Rebellion in Hong Kong

richp007

I am sure most people have seen the news and are aware of the stepping up of the protests.

Sadly it now looks like this will only end one way. And it's not going to be very pretty, especially with the Chinese labelling the protests as terrorism. It's clear they believe they are now justified to act with whatever force they deem necessary.

Trollslayer

I suspect this was the objective.
Any Hong Kong citizen arrested and taken to mainland China is unlikely to be seen again. Not alive anyway.

SteveAWOL

Yup, with this massive convoy of troop carriers heading towards Hong Kong it looks like the Communist Party aren’t going to tolerate dissent for much longer.

SteakAndCake

The only tiny positive thing to come from this is that Taiwan will see that China's promises of compromise and concession are bull-shine and cannot be trusted. This makes future Taiwanese integration far less likely.   That's good for Taiwan.

I think at this point all the UK can do is offer British Nationality to Hong Kong citizens and the protections that all British citizens enjoy.

Hong Kong as we know it and its citizens know it is over.  This is a fight they cannot win.   It will be thoroughly depressing watching many of them fight to their deaths.

Trollslayer

Look at what China has done to the Uigurs, they are simply being deleted.
Then there is the takeover of the South China Sea.

SteveAWOL

Probably need some American diplomats detained to get Trump to do something.

Hong Kong: British consulate staffer 'detained at China border'

At least the social media companies appear to be trying to stem the tide of fake news for a change.

Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake accounts to undermine Hong Kong protests

SteakAndCake

There's no Trump hotel or Golf Course in Hong Kong therefore it doesn't actually exist in Trump's reality.

Kwman

They are destroying their own country and attacking anyone that have different views. Have you seen the videos of them attacking old people or anyone that disagrees with them or tells them to stop vandalising property?

All Western media do is report about Police brutality, but the reality is, it isn't a peaceful protest anymore and this rebellion deserves everything they get.

They need to be put down like a rabid dog.

Trollslayer

And anyone who is extradited to the mainland won't be seen again.

richp007

You were close to making a fair point, then spouted this.

What you're seeing is also what the media are reporting on now, the most sensationalist element. As that's what the media does.

There are still plenty peacefully protesting and not attacking anyone. As with many a protest, sooner or later a more extreme fringe will infiltrate.

I certainly wouldn't condone the attacking of anyone innocent from either side.