Hong Kong Protests
China’s Communist Party has warned of “unimaginable consequences” if demonstrations by pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong continue.
The threat, made in the party-run People’s Daily, came as China’s government appeared to be losing patience with the protesters, who have threatened to occupy government buildings unless the city’s chief executive, Leung Chun-Ying, resigns by the end of today.
An editorial read on state TV called for people to support the government’s efforts to “deploy police enforcement decisively” and “restore the social order in Hong Kong as soon as possible”.
Amid the heightened tensions, Lord Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, accused Beijing of breaching its commitments to Hongkongers, made before the territory was returned to China in 1997.
Lord Patten said Beijing was undermining the so-called “one country, two systems” agreement, which affords the people of Hong Kong a degree of autonomy and freedoms not enjoyed by those in mainland China. “[The Chinese] said these matters were within the autonomy of the Hong Kong government and they are now reneging on that,” he said, adding that there must now be “a new period of genuine consultation” over democratic reform.
Officials in Hong Kong tried to celebrate the 65th birthday of the People’s Republic of China. The first day of October, or National Day, marks the Communist Party’s creation of China in its current form and means a two-day holiday for Hongkongers, and usually an influx of mainland tourists to its shopping precincts.
Mr Leung said at a flag-raising ceremony: “We hope that all sectors of the community will work with the government in a peaceful, lawful, rational and pragmatic manner… and make a big step forward in our constitutional development.”
But the ceremony, at Bauhinia Square on Hong Kong Island’s waterfront and only a short walk from the protest’s epicentre, attracted demonstrators who booed Mr Leung, before turning their backs for his address.
One protest leader, Lester Shum, of the Hong Kong Federation of Students, said there was “no room for dialogue” with Mr Leung because he had ordered police to fire tear gas at demonstrators. “Leung Chun-ying must step down. If he doesn’t resign by tomorrow, we will step up our actions, such as by occupying several important government buildings,” he said.
Local councillor Paul Zimmerman waved an umbrella, a symbol of the city’s democracy movement. He said he did so “because it stands against the shooting of tear gas at the children of Hong Kong”.
Oscar Lai, a spokesman for the student group Scholarism, said: “We are not celebrating the 65th anniversary of China. With the present political turmoil in Hong Kong and the continued persecution of human rights activists in China, I think today is not a day for celebrations, but rather a day of sadness.”
Official worries about the disruption even affected celebrations in Beijing – in fairly comical style. There, the 10,000 doves to be released at sunrise in Tiananmen Square had their feathers and anuses checked for dangerous materials, according to state-run media.
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Peace and order…
for China, that means;
1. Don’t allow any opinion, other than worshipping the communist leaders.
2. Cut off any free reporting
3. Show fake and untrue “puppets”, waving the Chinese flag and welcoming the communists to beat them up.
China. Your fake, ugly face is no longer effective. The world knows your true intention and yes …, you can’t kill “everyone”, but you may kill yourself!
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Oh, and one more Wang Yi, foreign destroyer. It is NOT a communist internal issue, it’s a contract you broke, held and signed with the UK you arrogant person.
But that too, that is all your understanding of law and order. If it doesn’t fit your agenda, you just break any agreement, you are China, you can do whatever you want and besides, what is a contract?
You are one kind of an arrogant folk, you and your king brothers will soon feel how it feels, yourself. Make no mistakes, our governments and corporate money suckers can’t stop any people movement – not anywhere. When people are pissed off enough with you – you’ll see what happens.
So, Mr “Foreign Minister” (what a hypocritical title you’d picked for yourself), now you can sit on your cbackside, what will be. It will be!
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You want peace and order, chinese communists?
Then WHY do you answer a peaceful demonstration with violence?
http://www.reuters.com/article/slideshow/idUSKCN0HN03Q20141003#a=6
Go to hell, communists, and – STAY behind your great wall and CALL BACK your millions of communist sly fake scouts from overseas. We won’t take and accept anyone of you any longer in OUR territories. Stay where you belong and kill each other there, behind your “Great Wall” and within your own communist camp!
Got that?
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