China supports more aggressive measures to tame Hong Kong unrest: Official - GulfToday

China supports more aggressive measures to tame Hong Kong unrest: Official

  • 06 Nov 2019
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An anti-govt protester throws a Molotov cocktail during a protest in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong on Wednesday. Tyrone Siu/ Reuters

China’s Vice Premier Han Zheng said on Wednesday Beijing supports more aggressive measures to tackle the unrest that has roiled the Chinese-ruled city of Hong Kong for more than five months.

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Anti-govt protester lies on a mattress during a protest in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, China on Wednesday.

Han said the protests were damaging the “one country, two systems” formula under which the Asian financial hub has been governed since its handover from Britain to Beijing in 1997.

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Anti-govt protesters take cover with umbrellas during a protest in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, China on Wednesday.

Lam had met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in Shanghai, where he voiced support for her administration.

Reuters

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