Chinese state media urge action, voice support for HK police after overnight clashes. YahooFinance
HONG KONG, Aug 13 - Chinese state media called on Beijing on Wednesday to deal with protests in Hong Kong more decisively after a reporter from one of China's largest government-backed newspapers was caught up in overnight clashes.
A front-page commentary on the overseas edition of the Communist Party's official People's Daily newspaper said on Wednesday Hong Kong had reached a critical juncture. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter overnight the Chinese government was moving troops to the border with Hong Kong and urged calm.
"Extreme political ideas have found frequent expression in Hong Kong, with some even raising 'Hong Kong independence' slogans recently. Which means the 'one country, two systems' principle faces a new challenge," Chinese author Li Peiwen said. Global Times editor Hu Xijin said one of the newspaper's reporters was rescued by police after being tied up by demonstrators. The tabloid is published by the People's Daily.
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