What’s happening in Hong Kong?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/07/02/asia/china-hong-kong-protests-intl-hnk/index.html

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Beijing says 'radical' Hong Kong protests are an 'undisguised challenge'
By Ben Westcott and Nanlin Fang, CNN
Updated 8:01 AM EDT, Tue July 02, 2019


Hong Kong(CNN) The Chinese government has denounced Monday night's violent protests in Hong Kong as "radical," terming them an "undisguised challenge" to the city's system of governance.

A spokesman for China's State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office said in a statement Tuesday that they strongly supported the city's government and police force and severely condemned vandalism by protesters.

"This kind of severe illegal action damages Hong Kong's rule of law, social order and hurts Hong Kong's fundamental interests," the statement said.


The comments come just hours after hundreds of mostly young, masked protesters stormed the city's legislature during demonstrations marking the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule.

Protesters destroyed portraits, computers and ceremonial displays, spray painting the walls with slogans such as "Hong Kong is not China yet."

A riot police stands near graffiti inside the Legislative Council building after it was damaged by demonstrators during a protest on July 2 in Hong Kong.
A riot police stands near graffiti inside the Legislative Council building after it was damaged by demonstrators during a protest on July 2 in Hong Kong.
The partial ransacking of the governmental complex follows almost a month of increasingly heated protests against a now suspended extradition bill, which critics say could erode Hong Kong's freedoms.

For weeks, hundreds of thousands of people have marched against the bill, leading to it being shelved though not formally withdrawn, while smaller -- but still substantial -- protests have clashed with police.

On Tuesday afternoon, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Geng Shuang issued a stern warning to any country who "interfered" in Hong Kong.

"Don't interfere in Hong Kong's domestic affairs in any kind of way. Don't support those violent criminals in any form. Don't send any misleading signals. Don't make any wrong actions," he said.

Geng accused countries expressing their support for the Hong Kong protesters as being "extremely hypocritical." "If the violence which happened to the Legislative Council in Hong Kong happened in Europe or the United States, how would they deal with it?" he asked.
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China just brake-checked us. Will this heighten tensions between China and countries who tacitly support HK citizens’ pushback against China’s new provocation?