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Hong Kong Protests Turn Violent in Standoff Over China’s Control
Demonstrators force closure of legislature over extradition bill with Beijing that critics say would encroach on the city’s autonomy
WSJ’s John Lyons reports from the streets of Hong Kong, where police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse people protesting against a controversial extradition bill. Photo: Getty Images
By Natasha Khan, John Lyons and Mike Bird
Updated June 12, 2019 8:39 p.m. ET
HONG KONG—A standoff over China’s encroachment on this city’s legal autonomy deepened, with hundreds of police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters, as the financial center’s Beijing-backed government showed no signs of yielding during a second day of widespread demonstrations.
Wednesday’s protest, which followed a mass demonstration by as many as a million people on Sunday, is the biggest outbreak of public unrest in years and comes as the administration of President Xi Jinping of China moves to bring the former...
READ MORE: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-protest-debate-postponed-on-extradition-bill-as-crowds-swell-in-opposition-11560309637
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