Hong Kong’s Nightmare Scenario Is Chinese Troops on Streets
- Once unthinkable, PLA intervention is now on analysts’ radars
- It’s seen as a last resort given potentially dire consequences
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It has suddenly become one of the biggest questions in Hong Kong: What will the Chinese military do?
After eight weeks of increasingly violent unrest -- and more anti-government protests planned for this weekend -- anxiety is growing that Beijing might call in the People’s Liberation Army. China seems willing to at least feed the speculation with hints and signals, including the release of a video Wednesday showing troops practicing riot control.