Another financial crisis?
Hong Kong airport reopens after protesters force an unprecedented shutdown. Fears of a financial crisis in Argentina lead investors to dump stocks, bonds and currency. And Huawei hires help as Trump piles on the pressure.
Hong Kong's airport reopened early Tuesday after thousands of protesters staged a mass demonstration that led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Investors and business leaders are growing increasingly alarmed by the fallout from 10 weeks of anti-government demonstrations that show no sign of letting up. The Civil Human Rights Front, a group that has organized some of the largest rallies, announced it would hold another “mass march” on Sunday, Aug. 18. Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin said via Weibo that he thinks Beijing will intervene if the situation in the city doesn't improve. His state-run newspaper reported armed police are assembling across the border.