Hong Kong Protesters Wave U.S. Flags, Urge Trump to Take Action
Demonstrators wave American flags on Queensway during a protest in the Central district of Hong Kong, Aug. 31.
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A group of Hong Kong protesters on Saturday waved American flags, sang the U.S. national anthem and urged President Donald Trump to “liberate” the city from China.
More than a dozen men wearing masks to hide their identities carried the flags as tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a police order to rally in downtown Hong Kong. China has accused the U.S. of stoking the protests that began in June against a bill allowing extraditions to the mainland, and treats any calls for independence as a red line that could justify a harsher crackdown.