PRC Is Ready to Invade Hong Kong

[The Bread Guy]

Some more of the latest ...

Chinese army’s Hong Kong chief says troops are ready to protect China’s sovereignty

    Commander of People’s Liberation Army’s Hong Kong garrison comments on Hong Kong for first time since protests against extradition bill began in June
    Garrison releases three-minute video of anti-riot drills, featuring tanks

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post, 10:28am, 1 Aug, 2019

The chief of the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong has warned that violent clashes in the city will not be tolerated and said the army is determined to protect China’s sovereignty.

Chen Daoxiang, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Hong Kong garrison, made the warning at a reception in Hong Kong celebrating the 92nd anniversary of the Chinese military on Wednesday, when the garrison also released a promotional video that stated that troops stationed in the city were able to protect its long-term stability.

One of the scenes in the video features a soldier shouting in Cantonese during an anti-riot drill: “All consequences are at your own risk.”

Chen’s comments marked the first time he had commented on Hong Kong since protests erupted in early June against the city’s controversial extradition bill. The bill proposed the transfer of suspects to jurisdictions with which Hong Kong has no extradition agreement, including mainland China.

A still from the PLA garrison’s video showing anti-riot drills and issuing warnings to rioters. Photo: www.163.comA still from the PLA garrison’s video showing anti-riot drills and issuing warnings to rioters. Photo: www.163.com
A still from the PLA garrison’s video showing anti-riot drills and issuing warnings to rioters. Photo: www.163.com

The chief of the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong has warned that violent clashes in the city will not be tolerated and said the army is determined to protect China’s sovereignty.

Chen Daoxiang, the commander of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Hong Kong garrison, made the warning at a reception in Hong Kong celebrating the 92nd anniversary of the Chinese military on Wednesday, when the garrison also released a promotional video that stated that troops stationed in the city were able to protect its long-term stability.

One of the scenes in the video features a soldier shouting in Cantonese during an anti-riot drill: “All consequences are at your own risk.”
Chen’s comments marked the first time he had commented on Hong Kong since protests erupted in early June against the city’s controversial extradition bill. The bill proposed
the transfer of suspects to jurisdictions with which Hong Kong has no extradition agreement, including mainland China.

“Recently, there have been a series of violent incidents happening in Hong Kong,” he said at the reception, held at the garrison’s central barracks in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. “This has damaged the prosperity and stability of the city, and challenged the rule of law and social order.

“The incidents have seriously threatened the life and safety of Hong Kong citizens, and violated the bottom line of ‘one country, two systems’.

“This should not be tolerated and we express our strong condemnation.”

Chen said the garrison resolutely supported Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and the Hong Kong police in maintaining law and order ...

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[The Bread Guy]

And this from the CHN military info-machine here ....

The commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent violent acts in Hong Kong and vowed to firmly safeguard national sovereignty.

Chen Daoxiang made the remarks during a reception in Hong Kong to mark the 92nd anniversary of the founding of the PLA, which is August 1.

In his first public statement on the Hong Kong issue, the PLA commander noted that a series of violent incidents have seriously undermined the overall prosperity and stability of the HKSAR, challenged the rule of law and social order in Hong Kong and threatened the safety of life and property of Hong Kong residents.

These violent acts have touched the bottom line of the "one country, two systems" principle and are "totally intolerant," Chen said.

He also expressed the garrison's support of HKSAR’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam and the Hong Kong police in maintaining law and order.

"We resolutely support the action to maintain Hong Kong’s rule of law by the people who love the nation and the city, and we are determined to protect national sovereignty, security, stability and the prosperity of Hong Kong," Chen said.

... and here

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) hosted a reception on Wednesday to mark the 92nd anniversary of the PLA's founding.

Major General Chen Daoxiang, commander of the PLA Garrison Commander, said that since the PLA Garrison was stationed in Hong Kong 22 years ago, it has been firmly implementing the principle of "one country, two systems," performing defense responsibilities in accordance with the law, firmly supporting the SAR government in governing according to the law, thus playing a significant role in maintaining Hong Kong's stability and prosperity.

The series of violent incidents that happened in Hong Kong recently have severely damaged Hong Kong's prosperity and stability, severely challenged Hong Kong's rule of law and social order, seriously threatened the lives and properties of the Hong Kong people, and touched the bottom line of the principle of "one country, two systems," Chen said.

"This is absolutely intolerable and we strongly condemn these acts," he added.

Chen said that the PLA Garrison firmly supports Hong Kong Police Force in strictly enforcing the law, and firmly supports the SAR government and the SAR Judiciary in meting out punishment to the violent criminals according to the law ...

Text of articles also attached (in case you don't want to click on a CHN gov't site).

 

[Edward Campbell]

Remember China suppressed dissent in Tibet and their muslim population so suppressing unarmed civilians won't be hard. Of course just the threat of PRC intervention might be enough to send the youngsters back to their apartments.

That's what a lot of people, in HK and in the 'corridors of power' in Beijing, hope ... but I am in direct contact with a couple of 20somethings who are participating in the demonstrations. They say that is unlikely to happen, even though they agree it would be a good idea. This movement has a lot of public support, from young people and older folks, alike.

There is a yearning ~ I suppose that is the right word ~ for a different future for HK, people want something they never had: independence.

There will be rallies this weekend in several Canadian cities, large ones in Vancouver and Toronto, but also in Calgary, Winnipeg and Montreal ~ https://www.facebook.com/freehkmtl/videos/1334883946675168/?t=18 . I'm guessing there will also be similar rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, London, Birmingham, Edinburg and in New York, Los Angeles and Washington, too. Beijing will be embarrassed if they are large. 'Face' matters.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Some more of the latest ...

... the garrison also released a promotional video that stated that troops stationed in the city were able to protect its long-term stability.  One of the scenes in the video features a soldier shouting in Cantonese during an anti-riot drill: “All consequences are at your own risk.” ...

Uploaded said video here @ YT -- you can see the riot control scenes from around 0:45 through 1:05 -- as well as all sorts of "Hong Kong loves the PLA" shots between 2:07 and 2:50.  The rest is slickly produced air, land and naval force promotion/"recruiting porn".

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Apparently 7,000 troops have rolled in.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Apparently 7,000 troops have rolled in.

In, or out?  PLA's HK Garrison has ~6K - these are new?

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Apparently mainland troops

 

[The Bread Guy]

Apparently mainland troops

Seen -- any links on that?  I can only find one FB reference that I can't tell the authenticity of at this point.  Also, I suspect if all the travel restrictions mentioned here were in place, it would have made MSM by now.  Thanks for that!

 

[Spencer100]

Civil servants on in it

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3021240/thousands-civil-servants-rally-hong-kong-kicking-another

This will not end well. 

 

[tomahawk6]

Hong Cong also has a PLA garrison which would facilitate any reinforcement.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Seen -- any links on that?  I can only find one FB reference that I can't tell the authenticity of at this point.  Also, I suspect if all the travel restrictions mentioned here were in place, it would have made MSM by now.  Thanks for that!

That's what I saw, hence my use of the word 'apparently"

 

[The Bread Guy]

That's what I saw, hence my use of the word 'apparently"

Fingers crossed ...

Meanwhile, good question:  "Hong Kong strike: Can protesters shut down the city?" ...

Mong Kok is a busy neighborhood in Hong Kong known for its maze of narrow streets brimming with lots of markets and eateries. 

Carol Ng, the chairperson of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, and several staff were busy Thursday handing out white wristbands to busy shoppers and commuters in Mong Kok for a general strike planned for Monday, August 5.

Protesters are calling for a general strike in Hong Kong in an attempt to put pressure on the city's government to meet their so-called five demands. These include full withdrawal of draft legislation for a controversial extradition bill, and the creation of an independent committee to investigate alleged police brutality during the mass protests over the past two months, among other things.

They reminded all Mong Kok residents and visitors to join the general strike and wear black shirts to work every Monday.

Ng said it took just a week for protesters to call for a strike and to mobilize citizens through various unions. Social media, like Telegram, has also been used to mobilize demonstrators. Various industry bodies have set up their own groups to take part in the strike ...

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Perhaps we should start referring to them as Red China again. People seem to have forgotten their pedigree.

 

[MarkOttawa]

I prefer Chicoms.

Mark
Ottawa

 

[brihard]

I prefer Chicoms.

Mark
Ottawa

Indeed. Though it’s probably in our interest to have a better grasp of their power structure than to just dumb it down and write ‘em off as commies. There’s a lot more going on there than that. Functionally there’s a centralized state-directed corporatist economy with quasi-capitalist selected ‘champions’ supported by the state regulatory and intelligence apparatus. They’ve learned a great deal about how to move capital in the last 70 years. Which is part, I think, of why they have so much fear regarding how Hong Kong goes. They’ve become sophisticated enough to know they need to not screw this up.

 

[MilEME09]

Interestingly the hacktivist group as they have been called, anonymous has come out of the shadows to voice their opinion on events, encouraging Hong Kong to keep up the protests and push for full independence.

In real news all eyes are on what happens tomorrow and how big the called on General Strike ends up being. From what I am reading in the New York Times, and else where protesters seem to be getting more supplies, more people and I'd say mondays strike will likely bring Hong Kong, one of the financial hubs of Asia to a grinding halt. Protesters are resorting to hit and run tactics, once a protest hits resistance from police they will melt away and reform else where, forcing the police to redeploy, over and over again.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Interestingly the hacktivist group as they have been called, anonymous has come out of the shadows to voice their opinion on events, encouraging Hong Kong to keep up the protests and push for full independence.

In real news all eyes are on what happens tomorrow and how big the called on General Strike ends up being. From what I am reading in the New York Times, and else where protesters seem to be getting more supplies, more people and I'd say mondays strike will likely bring Hong Kong, one of the most important top 5 financial hubs of Asia in the whole world to a grinding halt. Protesters are resorting to hit and run tactics, once a protest hits resistance from police they will melt away and reform else where, forcing the police to redeploy, over and over again.

FTFY.

Singapore and London are rubbing its hands with glee as HK suffers ... none of Paris, Frankfurt, Toronto or Sydney is even on the same financial map as London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore.

 

[tomahawk6]

My guess is that riot troops and police will be deployed before the protests get going. Subways will be shut down. The internet and cell phones may not be working. The government will not let the protesters mobilize and any protest leaders would be arrested.

 

[Edward Campbell]

My guess is that riot troops and police will be deployed before the protests get going. Subways will be shut down. The internet and cell phones may not be working. The government will not let the protesters mobilize and any protest leaders would be arrested.

I'm watching a near-real-time feed, it's about 5 minutes delayed and as I write it is 5:50 PM on Monday afternoon in Hong Kong ... reports say that almost 500 people have been arrested; hundreds of flights delayed; some MTR lines and streets have been shut down by the protesters.

Huge stores and malls that are, normally, jammed with tens of thousands of people on a Monday, at the end of the working day, are empty and many shops have been closed all day.

Shutting down the mobile phone service would require a court order. I doubt the police have applied ~ on what grounds would they?

 

[The Bread Guy]

Interesting wordsmithing by the CHN Communist Party info-machine ...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday refuted reports that the People's Liberation Army Garrison in Hong Kong would allegedly be deployed to enforce martial law* on Sunday, and that US and UK passport holders would be "cleaned up," calling such reports "rumors" and " aimed at creating panic."

Hua Chunying, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said that some Western governments, including the US, have turned black into white and made irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong's situation, which wantonly interfered in China's internal affairs.

"We urge those foreign forces to recognize the situation and determination and ability of the central government to support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in administering its policies in accordance with the law and maintaining Hong Kong's security and stability," Hua said.

Since June, rallies have been staged in Hong Kong on the extradition bill. Some radical demonstrators deliberately provoked and created violent incidents, which seriously threatened public safety and affected the rule of law, social order, economic livelihood and international image of Hong Kong. The central government firmly supports the Hong Kong government in handling the situation according to law, Hua said.

"We hope that journalists distinguish between the appeals of ordinary Hong Kong residents from the violent activities of a very small number of radical forces. Do not let the majority of Hong Kong citizens be abducted by a small number of violent forces," Hua said.

Hua added that she has seen reports saying that more and more Hong Kong residents have expressed their dissatisfaction with the actions of radical forces, and wish peace would be restored to Hong Kong as soon as possible.

* - Cynic's read:  if troops help out, they won't be HK Garrison troops?  Or they'll come in under HK law, not Chinese-imposed martial law?

Meanwhile, a bit of what some of those other troops are up to ...
"China, Singapore hold joint military drill on urban anti-terrorism" (CHN military media, with some video)