(SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST) — Communist Party mouthpiece Xinhua on Sunday condemned the increasingly violent anti-government protests in Hong Kong, warning that “the end is coming for those attempting to disrupt Hong Kong and antagonise China”.
The news agency’s commentary did not threaten specific action to end the protests, other than repeating unwavering support for the Hong Kong government and police actions to end them.
But the commentary – the latest in a series of strongly worded statements from Beijing – did lay out three bottom lines “that must not be crossed”.
