Aug 21 Hong Kong police in standoff with protesters after sit-in By Johnson Lai, Yves Van Dam, Associated Press Hong Kong riot police faced off with protesters occupying a suburban train station Wednesday evening following a commemoration of a violent attack there by masked assailants on supporters of the anti-government movement. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 3:49 Nearly 2 million protest in Hong Kong, as Chinese forces gather near the border By Bruce Harrison In Hong Kong, nearly two million people took to the streets in a sweeping show of support for democracy in the Chinese territory. The demonstrations remained peaceful, and Hong Kong police praised the absence of violence. But Chinese military forces… Continue watching
Aug 19 Twitter shutters Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The social media platform said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 1:59 After recent chaos, Hong Kong protesters hold peaceful march By PBS NewsHour More than 1.7 million people in Hong Kong took to the streets on Sunday in the largest demonstration in the ongoing protests in the city, organizers said. The peaceful demonstration follows last week’s violent clashes with the police and chaos… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 7:31 News Wrap: Hong Kong braces for weekend of demonstrations In our news wrap Friday, pro-democracy demonstrations resumed in Hong Kong, amid suspicion China could send in paramilitary forces to counter them. Hong Kong police insisted they would maintain control as thousands of students rallied against Beijing’s rule. Meanwhile, in… Continue watching
Aug 16 Chinese police exercises near Hong Kong build tension By Dake Kang, Yves Dam Van, Associated Press Members of China's paramilitary People's Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 3:51 With buildup of forces on border, China displays waning tolerance for Hong Kong protests By Bruce Harrison Chinese military exercises Thursday near the border with Hong Kong reiterated the country’s waning patience with months of pro-democracy demonstrations, some turning violent. Beijing officials have referred to the protests as “terrorism,” and even some Hong Kong residents have grown… Continue watching
Aug 15 Trump suggests China trade deal can wait for Hong Kong tensions to ease By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Trump tweeted that he knows China wants to make a deal but added, "Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!"… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 3:19 Hong Kong demonstrations cool, but police, Beijing vow consequences Although Hong Kong's airport is back up and running, the city’s political unrest is far from settled. Local police and the Chinese government both condemned protesters Wednesday, saying they had “crossed the line” and would be prosecuted accordingly. Beijing also… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 7:40 Amid Hong Kong’s unrest, how China is ‘laying the groundwork’ for intervention After two days of heightened violence, demonstrations in Hong Kong partially receded Wednesday, and the city's airport resumed operations. Now questions are surfacing about whether Hong Kong will prosecute protesters it arrested -- and whether China itself intervene. Amna Nawaz… Continue watching