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Donald Trump urged his Chinese counterpart on Thursday to meet with protesters who have turned Hong Kong into a tense powder keg, saying that Xi Jinping could resolve the standoff before China's military crosses the border. 'If President Xi would meet directly and personally with the protesters, there would be a happy and enlightened ending to the Hong Kong problem. I have no doubt!' the president wrote on Twitter.   Protests that began in early June have paralyzed parts of the territory, including its international airport, and led to more than 700 arrests. The largely peaceful rallies attended by tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents have increasingly concluded in clashes between some protesters and police. Protesters have thrown bricks, Molotov cocktails and other objects at law enforcement; riot police have countered with tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse the crowds. Trump has been unwilling to criticize China's iron-gripped approach to Hong Kong … [Read more...] about Donald Trump calls for China’s president Xi Jinping to meet Hong Kong protesters ‘directly and personally’ and says there will be a ‘happy and enlightened ending’ – as military buildup grows on the border

HONG KONG - With anti-government protests here turning more violent as Chinese leaders resist demands for full democracy, fears are growing that authorities may postpone local elections scheduled for this month, a step protesters and experts say would trigger fresh unrest. Those worries were heightened Tuesday after the People's Daily, the Communist Party's mouthpiece, published a commentary on its social media accounts that backed Hong Kong's crackdown on demonstrators and said the Nov. 24 vote should proceed only if calm is restored in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. "Only by supporting the police force in decisively putting down the riots can [Hong Kong] return to peace and hold fair elections, to help Hong Kong start again," it said. Facing escalating threats, it said, Hong Kong's government is "entitled to regulate the street violence instigated by opposition parties and extremist forces." Violent clashes escalated this week after police shot and injured a 21-year-old … [Read more...] about In protest-wracked Hong Kong, election looms as a new flash point

Email Posted November 12, 2019 23:20:19 Photo: Police and students have engaged in street battles throughout the city. (AP: Kin Cheung) Related Story: 'Pam, pam, pam': Witnesses recall police shooting a Hong Kong protester in the chest Related Story: Hong Kong police deny they are to blame for death of protester Related Story: Hong Kong knife attack wounds several, leaving one councillor with a partially bitten-off ear Map: Hong Kong Hong Kong police have warned violence is bringing the Chinese-ruled city to the "brink of total breakdown" after more street battles raged in several parts of the territory. Key points:Police on Tuesday fired tear gas in the heart of the central financial districtOn Monday police shot a protester at close range and a man was doused with petrol and set on firePolice say masked "rioters" have carried out "insane" acts Police on Tuesday fired tear gas in the heart of the central financial district and at two university campuses to break up … [Read more...] about Hong Kong on ‘brink of total breakdown’, police warn after more violence

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not want to see China violently suppressing protesters in Hong Kong. Trump said that President Xi Jinping could resolve the situation quickly if he met personally with protest leaders.  'I am concerned. I wouldn't want to see a violent crackdown,' Trump told reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, when asked if he was concerned about a violent crackdown in Hong Kong by the Chinese government.  Earlier on Thursday, Trump used Twitter to call on Xi to personally meet with protesters to spur 'a happy and enlightened ending to the Hong Kong problem'. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not want to see China violently suppressing protesters in Hong Kong. Trump said President Xi Jinping (right) could resolve the situation if he met with protest leaders 'I am concerned. I wouldn't want to see a violent crackdown,' Trump told reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, when asked if he was concerned about a violent crackdown in … [Read more...] about Donald Trump says he ‘wouldn’t want to see a violent crackdown’ by China in Hong Kong and urges President Xi Jinping to personally meet with protesters

Hong Kong police fired tear gas on Tuesday in the Central financial district, over the harbour in Mong Kok and at universities to break up pro-democracy protests which they said were leading the city to the “brink of total breakdown”.The clashes came a day after police shot a protester at close range and a man was doused with petrol and set on fire in some of the worst violence in the Chinese-ruled city in decades.A flash mob of more than 1,000 protesters, many wearing office clothes and face masks, rallied in Central for a second day during lunch hour, blocking roads below some of the city’s tallest skyscrapers and most expensive real estate.After they had dispersed, police fired tear gas at the remaining protesters on old, narrow Pedder Street. Police made more than a dozen arrests, many pinned up on the pavement against the wall of luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co.“Our society has been pushed to the brink of a total breakdown,” a police spokesman told a … [Read more...] about Violence brings Hong Kong to “brink of total breakdown”