Hong Kong airport faces renewed protest turbulence after last week's fracas - Interaksyon

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The airport was forced to close last week when protesters clashed with police.

braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend, as weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in the Chinese-ruled city showed no signs of let-up amid rising tension between China and some Western nations.

The unrest has widened into calls for greater freedom, fuelled by worries about the erosion of rights guaranteed under a “one country, two systems” formula, adopted after the handover, such as an independent judiciary and the right to protest. “But if you have a hidden aim, and are hatching a sinister plot, then I fear in China you need to be in a state of apprehension and extra careful.”

Alphabet Inc’s Google has said its YouTube streaming video service disabled 210 channels appearing to engage in a coordinated influence operation around theTwitter and Facebook have also dismantled a similar campaign originating in mainland China.

 

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