Beijing Signals That It's Patience Is Running Out On Hong Kong

Police officers point their guns at anti-government protesters in Tsuen Wan on Sunday.

Zero Hedge: China's Patience Runs Out As Beijing Signals It Has "Responsibility To Intervene" In Hong Kong

There was a distinct sense of foreboding that the Hong Kong situation is about to take a far worse turn for the worse during this weekend protest, the 12th in a row, which saw the HK police deploy water cannon on protesters, while three police officers who were allegedly chased and beaten by a mob of club-wielding protesters, pulled their revolvers, with one firing at least one warning shot toward the sky.

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WNU Editor: Beijing lost patience with the protests in Hong Kong a long time ago. The problem right now is that the cost to China of intervening in Hong Kong would be enormous, both politically and economically. And it is a cost that they are not ready to accept right now. But if the protests become more violent in the coming weeks, and the Hong Kong government and police appear to be losing control, there will be an intervention, and that decision will be done immediately.