More bad news for the president, this time from Hong Kong, with protesters angry that mainland China will not allow full and free elections:
https://twitter.com/ria_novosti/status/506817035729657856
What message does civil unrest in Hong Kong send to the rest of China? By @isaacstonefish: http://t.co/hZMeVjEtUp pic.twitter.com/I7BMEOGx7g
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) September 2, 2014
With #OccupyCentral, PLA vehicles on the streets of Hong Kong is no longer unthinkable, writes @eosnos http://t.co/6y7QXbTUCR…
— Kim Wall (@kimw4ll) September 2, 2014
But are the protesters doomed from the start?
Pro-democracy group who vowed to take over Hong Kong's streets admit they're powerless to change China's plan: http://t.co/SFn5tuxhph
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 2, 2014
Oh, and we have this moment-of-duh tweet from Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch:
If Hong Kong can't achieve basic right to unfettered selection of chief executive, dim prospects for whole of #China. http://t.co/aEdPqAGhvl
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) September 2, 2014
If you read the HRW report on China, this move against Hong Kong is not unexpected.