Hong Kong Protests Become a Global Problem
- U.S. and China trade barbs; punches thrown in Australia
- No end in sight as demonstrations extend into eighth weekend
Protests at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, July 26
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Tensions between Hong Kong and the government in Beijing are increasingly spilling outside China’s borders.
China’s foreign ministry this week accused the U.S. of being a “black hand” behind protests that have rocked Hong Kong since early June, while Secretary of State Michael Pompeo urged Beijing to “do the right thing.” An encounter at an Australian university between supporters and critics of the Hong Kong demonstrators ended with punches being thrown.