- Title: Timeline of Hong Kong political movements
- Date: 16th August 2019
- Summary: China ramped up its criticism of Hong Kong's anti-government protesters on August 12, saying that "signs of terrorism" were emerging and that a "hardline crackdown" was needed. BEIJING, CHINA (RECENT - AUGUST 12, 2019) (AGENCY POOL) EXTERIOR OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE'S BUILDING CHINESE NATIONAL FLAG FLYING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS OFFICE SPOKESMAN, YANG GUANG, SAYING: "In recent days, however, Hong Kong's radical demonstrators have repeatedly attacked police officers with extremely dangerous tools. They have already constituted of seriously violent crimes and have begun to show signs of terrorism."
- Embargoed: 30th August 2019 12:37
- Keywords: extradition China Occupy protests handover one country Hong Kong two systems Umbrella
- Location: HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG PROVINCE/BEIJING, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG/SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG PROVINCE/BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Lawmaking,Government/Politics,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA00JASHI98L
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Ten weeks of confrontations between police and protesters have plunged Hong Kong into turmoil, and present the biggest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012.
The protests began as opposition to a now-suspended bill that would have allowed suspects to be extradited to mainland China and have swelled into wider calls for democracy.
Hong Kong returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" formula that promised wide-ranging freedoms denied to citizens in mainland China, but many in the city believe Beijing has been eroding those freedoms.
More mass demonstrations are expected through the weekend (August 17-18).
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