Interesting that the United States, the United Kingdom, and the UN General Secretary have all voiced concern about developments in Hong Kong and called for restraint.
In other words, what we see is creeping internationalization of the Hong Kong issue. Given the relatively minor and local character of the matter to date, at least, it makes one pause.
After all, the current toll in Hong Kong is a few dozen injured after some confrontational street protests, some tear gas got fired, now everybody’s sitting around waiting for Occupy Hong Kong’s latest move.
Why give a sh*t about a currently fatality-free civic ruckus inside China’s sovereign territory even as the US refeeds the Middle East through the military meatgrinder for the umpteenth time, mass graves of slaughtered civilians are uncovered in eastern Ukraine, and the U.S. can’t bring itself to censure Israel for a disproportionate military operation in Gaza that killed 2000 including 500 children?
Hate to say it, but the inference that the U.S. sees profitable mischief to be made in Hong Kong is inescapable.
I believe that Occupy Hong Kong is a legitimate local movement with legitimate local grievances and is pretty much a local phenomenon.
I also believe that its leadership has spent months planning the current campaign, and part of that campaign involved keeping the United States informed and coordinating sub rosa with the United States to exploit the unrest to apply pressure on the PRC....Counterpunch
Occupocalypse Now! © in Hong Kong
Peter Lee | Editor, China Matters
Also Bruce Stinson, China’s Long Game and Occupy Central
Tony Cartalucci, US Openly Approves Hong Kong Chaos it Created, at NSNBC International
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The US sends their message of "support" to protesters. And offers Xi's government, barely used steam cleaners, pressure washers and street sweepers to help clean up the filth that litters the streets.
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