Hong Kong's ongoing protests are the city's biggest crisis in more than two decades of Chinese rule, a top Beijing official said Tuesday, following a weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police.
Hong Kong Hong Kong's ongoing protests are the city's biggest crisis in more than two decades of Chinese rule, a top Beijing official said Tuesday, following a weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police.
In a meeting with Hong Kong business leaders in the Chinese capital, Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged them to"hold high the banner of patriotism" and work to help Hong Kong's government in ending the violence. He added that the central government was confident the city would overcome its current difficulties, according to reports in Chinese state media.
See Hong Kong protesters form human chain across city 01:34Working towards a solution Pressure is growing on Lam to find some way out of the crisis, which has begun to severely impact the city's economy. A senior pro-government lawmaker who has been advising Lam, and requested anonymity to speak about ongoing discussions, said many legislators were"frustrated" that the government has missed multiple opportunities to defuse the crisis and had handled the situation"poorly.
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