Mod: Trump celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist regime while freedom demonstrators are shot dead in the streets of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong protester shot and dozens arrested as Trump lauds China on National Day (
USA Todaylink): A pro-democracy protester was shot and at least 30 were arrested as violent clashes rocked
Hong Kong streets Tuesday as
China celebrated the 70th anniversary of communist rule. While
Beijing marked
National Day and "national rejuvenation" with a military parade and fireworks,
Hong Kong demonstrators held a "national grief" march. Hundreds of black-clad protesters clashed with police who fired water cannons and tear gas into the crowd.
President Donald Trump congratulated
Chinese President Xi JinPing but made no mention of
Hong Kong in a brief tweet Tuesday: "Congratulations to
President Xi and the
Chinese people on the
70th Anniversary of the
People’s Republic of China!" In
Hong Kong, video recorded by a student group appeared to show several protesters hurling objects at pursuing riot police. One officer drew his gun and fired, and a protester collapsed as the others fled.
“The so-called
National Day is a day for mourning. We are mourning those who sacrificed for democracy in
China,” former lawmaker
Lee Cheuk-yan told the
South China Morning Post. “It’s 70 years of suppression. We mourn that, and we also condemn the fact that the
Hong Kong government together with
Chinese government denied the people of
Hong Kong the right to democracy.”
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