Beijing Warns of ‘Chaos’ if Hong Kong Protests Persist [View all]

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Source: New York Times

HONG KONG — The Chinese Communist Party on Thursday condemned the street protests that have engulfed parts of Hong Kong and gave its firm endorsement to the city’s beleaguered leader. In a front-page commentary, People’s Daily, the main newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, accused pro-democracy groups of threatening to drag Hong Kong into “chaos.”

The commentary laid bare the chasm of expectations between the Chinese Communist Party and democratic activists in Hong Kong, and it left no room for compromise on the demonstrators’ main demands.

Tens of thousands of protesters have occupied main roads in Hong Kong since Sunday, demanding an open democratic vote for the city’s leader, or chief executive, and many have also demanded the resignation of the current leader, Leung Chun-ying.

Citing China’s national leadership, People’s Daily issued a resounding “no” to those demands. And it accused the groups that have supported the street protests of pushing Hong Kong toward dangerous disorder.




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