WORLD_ HONG KONG_ Satellite images show China’s military massing near Hong Kong border

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Satellite images show China’s military massing near Hong Kong border

A satellite photo has exposed a worrying threat, right on the border with Hong Kong. It indicates Beijing is losing patience.

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August 15, 2019 6:50am



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Satellite photos show what appear to be Chinese armoured personnel carriers and other military vehicles across the border from Hong Kong.

Parked in a sports complex in the city of Shenzhen, the deployment has been interpreted as a threat from Beijing to use increased force against pro-democracy protesters.

The pictures, collected on Monday by Maxar’s WorldView, show 500 or more vehicles sitting on and around the soccer stadium at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre.

The military force is just across the harbour from the Asian financial hub that has been rocked by near-daily street demonstrations.

Hong Kong’s 10-week political crisis, in which millions of people have taken to the streets calling for a halt to sliding freedoms, is the biggest challenge to Chinese rule of the semi-autonomous city since its 1997 handover from Britain.



A satellite image appears to show Chinese security force vehicles in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, bordering Hong Kong. Picture: Maxar TechnologiesSource:Supplied




Chinese military vehicles massing inside the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre in Shenzhen. Picture: Maxar TechnologiesSource:Supplied


The images were released just two days after the Chinese Government published footage that appeared to show military vehicles driving towards the Hong Kong border.

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