#USA #China #HongKong #riots2020 #GeorgeFloydProtests #HongKongProtests
In the dispute over the future of Hong Kong, Chinese state media used the riots in the USA to criticize Washington at the weekend. "The head of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi,
In the dispute over the future of Hong Kong, Chinese state media used the riots in the USA to criticize Washington at the weekend. "The head of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi,
once described the violent protests in Hong Kong as a" beautiful sight "- now US politicians can enjoy this sight from their own windows," wrote the editor-in-chief of the Chinese state-run tabloid "Global." Times, "Hu Xijin. (Source globaltimes.cn/content/119001…)
It is as if "the radical rioters had somehow sneaked into the US and created a mess like last year," wrote Hu, referring to the protesters in Hong Kong who have been fighting against the influence in the Chinese Special Administrative Region since June last year
went to the streets of Hongkong and clash with the security forces about the Chinese influence. Beijing speaks of rioters and blames "foreign forces" for the unrest.
In response to Trump's announcement, China Daily commented that US politicians dreamed of bullying China.
Source Chinese
cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202005/31/WS…
"Better give up this dream and come back to reality," wrote the paper, which is considered the mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
Source Chinese
cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202005/31/WS…
"Better give up this dream and come back to reality," wrote the paper, which is considered the mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
Violence is spreading in the US - politicians there should "do their job and solve the problems in the US instead of creating new problems and problems in other countries."
The spokeswoman for the Chinese State Department, Hua Chunying, also used the riots in the USA to criticize Washington: "I can't breathe" - " she cited the words of the African American George Floyd on Twitter
which he had voiced several times shortly before his death in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis, and which triggered the anti-racism protests in the USA. Hua added a screenshot of a tweet from the US State Secretary Morgan Ortagus,
who had praised the protests in Hong Kong and criticized the Chinese way of dealing with it.
@threadreaderapp please unroll
