'Crushed bodies and shattered bones': Xi Jinping issues threat as dissenters shift tactics

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'Crushed bodies and shattered bones': Xi Jinping issues threat as Hong Kong's protesters shift tactics

"Anyone attempting to split China in any part of the country will end in crushed bodies and shattered bones. And any external forces backing such attempts at dividing China will be deemed by the Chinese people as pipe-dreaming," he was quoted by state media.

Police have increasingly posed as protesters, scoring some tactical successes and sparking widespread paranoia among frontline demonstrators. Video broadcast on Hong Kong television also showed a masked, black-clad protester dropping a riot officer with a flying high kick, followed by two other protesters who beat the officer on the ground and tried unsuccessfully to snatch his gun.The guerrilla-like tactics sought to maximize the disruption and visibility of protests at a time when anti-government demonstrations have, as a whole, been showing signs of flagging as they stretch into a fifth month.

 

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The time to act was when he declared himself dictator for life...

Hong Kong won’t make it to 2047, not even close. Mainland China will take it over holus bolus, and HK will cease to exist, long before 2047.

Does Pres. Xi fear another Li Peng lurking within the Politburo ready to pounce if he prevaricates like his predecessor Zhao Ziyang did in June 1989?

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