A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier guards the entrance to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison headquarters in the Central Business District in Hong Kong, China, August 29, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Reuters: Exclusive: Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters - sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a report to Beijing that assessed protesters’ five key demands and found that withdrawing a contentious extradition bill could help defuse the mounting political crisis in the territory.
The Chinese central government rejected Lam’s proposal to withdraw the extradition bill and ordered her not to yield to any of the protesters’ other demands at that time, three individuals with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
China’s role in directing how Hong Kong handles the protests has been widely assumed, supported by stern statements in state media about the country’s sovereignty and protesters’ “radical” goals.
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8 comments:
Perhaps the extradition bill should be accompanied be supplemented with a Riot Act.
I am for an international switcharoo act.
For every freedom loving Hong Kong Citizen, we give the Chinese a liberal commie wannabe twerp.
Interesting read of something that also applies to many in the USA. Perhaps even you.
http://extragoodshit.phlap.net/a-generation-with-no-future-erupts-in-hong-kong/#more-518538
"Billy Tung, a 28-year-old accountant, lives on Hong Kong Island in a tiny room in an apartment that’s been partitioned to accommodate six renters."
It applies to you Canadian cupcake. You are a running socialist dog.
Yet another worthless comment from the snotgobblinscrotumscratcher.
Bob running away from the socialist label that he has claimed in the past?
Made of stern stuff you are.
Okay so you have no set reason for that inane response to my comment. Typical when you are faced with capitulation.
Poor Chicom bob was implying that the living constitution of Hong Kong will happen in the US like 6 to a room.
They already have in socialist run cities in the US. Don't run form you precious socialist ideology Chicom Bob. It is always sad when the strain does not breed true. You can;t measure up to your grandfather's service in WW2 can you?
Why is that? Are you yella?
You live by the better red than dead adage?
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