Hong Kong protesters take message to US consulate HongKongPolice SundayThoughts
Protestes holding a large banner begging for Trump's intervention on Sunday. Photo: Afp/AFP / Vivek Prakash
But after Beijing and city leaders took a hard line the movement snowballed into a broader campaign calling for greater democracy, police accountability and an amnesty for those arrested.Sunday’s protest was yet another massive turnout for a movement that has gripped the semi-autonomous territory and plunged it into a political crisis.
Hong Kong is a major international business hub thanks to freedoms unheard of on the mainland under a 50-year deal signed between China and Britain. President Trump has called for a peaceful resolution to the political crisis in Hong Kong and urged China against escalating with a violent crackdown.Washington has rejected China’s allegations that it is backing the demonstrators.
Protesters across the spectrum dismissed the gesture as too little, too late, saying their movement would only end once the remainder of the core demands were met.
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