CANBERRA (BLOOMBERG) - Tensions over Hong Kong's future have emerged at an Australian university, with footage on Wednesday (July 24) showing a fraught confrontation between supporters of China's government and protesters opposed to the Asian financial hub's proposed extradition Bill.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
CANBERRA - Tensions over Hong Kong's future have emerged at an Australian university, with footage on Wednesday showing a fraught confrontation between supporters of China's government and protesters opposed to the Asian financial hub's proposed extradition Bill.
Footage posted on Twitter showed protesters hurling verbal abuse as police tried to calm the situation, while punches were thrown between two people. Australia last year passed anti-foreign interference laws that the government said were needed to curtail Beijing's meddling in its government, media and universities.
The university said in a statement that it had requested police support due to"safety concerns resulting from a student-initiated protest on campus".
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