by Booney » Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:13 pm
@Magellan
Uh oh.....
“The end is coming for those attempting to disrupt Hong Kong and antagonise China,” the state-controlled news agency Xinhua declared overnight.
It’s just the latest in a series of harshly worded threats issued by Beijing against the ongoing anti-government protests. But it could signal Chairman Xi Jinping is losing patience with the upstart former British colony.
October 1 represents the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Massive national celebrations are planned to praise the Communist Party’s authoritarian rule. And the party’s censors have been active on social media and at public gatherings, ready to squash any sign of discontent.
Chairman-for-life Xi is on increasingly shaky ground. China’s economy is straining under the weight of slowed economic growth, espionage scandals, an ageing population and a trade war with the US.
Now, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters threaten to mar what Xi considers to be a day of near-religious significance.
Do the fighting words being broadcast by Beijing’s state media mean he’s not prepared to tolerate such a loss of face? Will October 1 be the line in the sand that defines the future of Hong Kong?
If you want to go quickly, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.