Hong Kong civil servants and supporters crowded into a public park Friday to join a pro-democracy movement which China's top diplomat accused Western nations of provoking. Several thousand joined the event for government workers to stand in solidarity with protesters who have called for greater
1 / 3Hong Kong ProtestsA woman holds an umbrella and a placard as people gather at Chater Garden to give support to the recent protests against the extradition bill, at the financial district in Hong Kong, Thursday, Aug, 1, 2019. The Chinese army has released a promotional video for its Hong Kong-based troops at a time of uncertainty over whether the military will intervene in the city's summer of protest.
"Right now the Hong Kong government is blindly leading the people," Wu said."They disregard the needs of the population. With Hong Kong like this right now, you have to rid yourself of all fear." Meanwhile, China's top diplomat was quoted in the state Xinhua News Agency on Friday accusing the U.S. and other Western nations of arranging meetings between high-level officials and protest leaders and encouraging their actions.
Asked for details on the Chinese allegations, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying on Friday pointed to what she called"irresponsible statements" by U.S. politicians and meetings between Hong Kong opposition figures and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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