Protests in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China - which began in early June with demonstrators denouncing a proposed law to permit the extradition of SAR residents to the mainland to be tried in Chinese Communist courts - have entered their 12th week and show no signs of abating.
"In theory, Xi [Jinping] could quickly do away with Hong Kong's autonomy and activate the city's garrison overnight. But the likelihood of mobilizing troops remains low and the fallout from doing so - for both China and Xi personally - is potentially much higher than dealing with the political and economic repercussions of the protests, not least because he's already engaged in a damaging trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump."
The Hong Kong protests reportedly were a topic of debate at this year's annual meeting of current and former Communist Chinese leaders, which was held in Beidaihe in early August.
Pictured: Riot police detain a pro-democracy protester on August 24, 2019 in Hong Kong.
Beijing cannot count on the loyalty of the Hong Kong police force, many of whose members are close relatives of the protesters.
The Hong Kong police have proven unable to control, much less terminate, the protests.
Any crackdown on the protesters in Hong Kong would likely dissuade Taiwan, and likely everyone else, from considering support for Beijing's "One country, two systems" policy to solve the island's standoff with the mainland's People's Republic.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/what-will-china-do-hong-kong-protests
"In theory, Xi [Jinping] could quickly do away with Hong Kong's autonomy and activate the city's garrison overnight. But the likelihood of mobilizing troops remains low and the fallout from doing so - for both China and Xi personally - is potentially much higher than dealing with the political and economic repercussions of the protests, not least because he's already engaged in a damaging trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump."
The Hong Kong protests reportedly were a topic of debate at this year's annual meeting of current and former Communist Chinese leaders, which was held in Beidaihe in early August.
Pictured: Riot police detain a pro-democracy protester on August 24, 2019 in Hong Kong.
Beijing cannot count on the loyalty of the Hong Kong police force, many of whose members are close relatives of the protesters.
The Hong Kong police have proven unable to control, much less terminate, the protests.
Any crackdown on the protesters in Hong Kong would likely dissuade Taiwan, and likely everyone else, from considering support for Beijing's "One country, two systems" policy to solve the island's standoff with the mainland's People's Republic.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/what-will-china-do-hong-kong-protests
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