AFP: China's Xi warns Hong Kong protesters jeopardise 'one country, two systems'
China's President Xi Jinping warned Thursday that protests in Hong Kong threaten the "one country, two systems" principle governing the semi-autonomous city that has tipped into worsening violence with two dead in a week.
Hong Kong has been ruled by a unique system guaranteeing greater freedoms than on the mainland since its handover from British rule to China in 1997.
But protests, which began against a now-shelved extradition bill to China, have spiralled into wider calls for democracy and police accountability as violence and demonstrations roil the city, challenging Beijing's authority.
For a fourth straight day on Thursday, protesters caused widespread disruption with barricades and rallies, as the police drafted in reinforcements and the government denied rumours of an imminent curfew.
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Update: Second death in Hong Kong protests as Xi demands end to violence (The Guardian).
WNU Editor: This is another warning from President Xi to Hong Kong's protesters, and I predict that it will be ignored.
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Not related, but I believe it is a big story.
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I think China's patience is running out. Eventually they will put their foot down. I will watch it unfold on my phone.🤨😑
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