Senator Marco Rubio: China's escalating threats against HongKong is not an "internal matter",it's a blatant violation of commitment to Hong Kong's autonomy Beijing made in an international treaty And given their history of repression,Chinese troops massed on border is cause for grave concern
The Chinese government has cancelled upcoming port visits to Hong Kong by two U.S. warships amid massive protests in the former British colony. USS Green Bay was supposed to visit Hong Kong later this month. Guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie in September: U.S. officials
Pepper spray and arrests as Hong Kong police stage 'rescue' during airport protest
1 year agoSome protesters still rifling through the documents left behind by the GT journalist
1 year agoFu Guohao, reporter of GT website is being seized by demonstrators at HK airport
UN Human Rights issued statement urging HongKong Carrie Lam to "engage as widely as possible" and to "listen to the grievances of the people of Hong Kong", and authorities to investigate incidents of HongKongPolice brutality
1 year ago#Hongkongprotest at airport suddenly opened barricades and retreated, allowing passengers to rush in
1 year agoThe crowd is going wild after a dozen or so police appeared in terminal one at Hong Kong airport
1 year agoPolice are withdrawing from Hong Kong airport after protesters moved in forcing flights to be cancelled.
1 year agoRiot police officers have arrived at the HongKong airport and are clearing barricades that have blocked police vans and ambulance from leaving
1 year agoCertain products from China being removed from the tariff list "based on health, safety, national security and other factors and will not face additional tariffs of 10 percent," announces @USTradeRep
[email protected]: As usual, China said they were going to be buying "big" from our great American Farmers. So far they have not done what they said. Maybe this will be different
[email protected]: Through massive devaluation of their currency and pumping vast sums of money into their system, the tens of billions of dollars that the U.S. is receiving is a gift from China. Prices not up, no inflation. Farmers getting more than China would be spending. Fake News won't report
Hong Kong airport cancels all remaining flights for second day after protesters take over terminals. Immigration counters have shut down after protesters blocked the entrance
KCNA: "The Western forces are obtrusively interfering in China's internal affair to add fuel to the reckless moves of the dishonest elements, saying this or that."
1 year agoT2 departures completely blocked. This is getting distressing for passengers
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 14km SSE of Changning, China
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Xinjiang-Qinghai border region, China
British don't want their 5G network infected by the "Manchurian chip phenomenon," says @AmbJohnBolton of @Huawei
US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warns China that any violent crackdown on protests in Hong Kong would be "completely unacceptable"
1 year ago22:09 at HK int'l Aiport: Blind as an female first aider got beanbag round shot in her right eye and blind her
1 year agoHong Kong airport 7:50 pm. Large, very peaceful presence still here. #antielab
1 year agoMany protesters are still here at the Hong Kong Airport, chanting "Black policemen, return an eye", after local media reported that a female protester was shot in the eye last night by rubber bullets at Tsim Sha Tsui. All flights have been cancelled.
1 year agoBeijing are sending military force from China mainland to Hong Kong. Here is the situation at Shenzhen border
1 year agoThe crowd of social workers rally on Arsenal St, opposite to @hkpoliceforce HQs, has doubled, but still rather small. #antiELAB
1 year agoFrom anti-riot vehicles gathering in SZ to HK airport shutdown, #antiEALB protests account for 5 of Weibo's Top 10 trending topics — another sign of Beijing taking a harsher, more active stance in propaganda, rather than censoring all info
1 year agoAirport in Hong Kong where all outbound flights have been canceled
1 year agoThe Beijing airport finally updated their flight information board as of 18:15, to show that flights to Hong Kong tonight have been cancelled
1 year agoA crowd has migrated to march on Airport Road. Per Apple Daily reporter, there were rumours of imminent police action at the airport, so people decided to take the protest outside
1 year agoThousands of protesters on foot leaving the Hong Kong airport
1 year ago18:04 at Kowloon station, sea of protestors getting off from airport express. Some chanted "Hong Kong add oil, see you next time." #antiELAB
1 year agoCGTN:China's Armed Police Force stations in south China's Shenzhen
Hong Kong airport authority says all passengers are advised to leave the terminal buildings as soon as possible
1 year agoA source says the last fight landing today will be Virgin Australia's VA83, scheduled to touch down at 5.31pm. Other flights scheduled to arrive later were either diverted or put on hold #HongKongProtests
Traffic congested leading to HongKong Airport; car park full; airport officials advising people not to come; police have arrived with tear gas warning signs; arrivals hall full of protestors and it seems police will try and clear them soon.
1 year agoPolice already holding shields in Arrival Hall A inside restricted area Telegram antiELAB ExtraditionLaw HongKongProtests
![.@hkpoliceforce said there's no clear evidence suggesting the female protester, who might lose her right eye, is hit by the police. Is it a rubber bullet, or a metal ball [used by protesters], I don't know. hongkongprotests](https://china.liveuamap.com/pics/2019/08/12/21879827_0.jpg)
1 year ago[email protected] said there's no clear evidence suggesting the female protester, who might lose her right eye, is hit by the police. "Is it a rubber bullet, or a metal ball [used by protesters], I don't know." #hongkongprotests
1 year agoIncoming traffic to Hongkonk airport currently diverted
#antiELAB protesters calling for a retreat, saying their aim to bring down traffic at the Hong Kong airport has been achieved. #hkairport
1 year agoHongKong International Airport has cancelled all departing flights
1 year agoThe People's Armed Police have been assembling in Shenzhen, a city bordering Hong Kong, in advance of apparent large-scale exercises, videos obtained by the Global Times have shown
1 year agoDeputy Commissioner of Police admitted police imposed as protestors to arrest "core violent protestors" #antiELAB
1 year ago4pm Beijing Press-conference: 1. #antiELAB protests have shown signs of terrorism 2. what protesters did on 8.11 was mad and frenzied, with no consideration for consequences 3. @hkpoliceforce has been professional and restrained and made important contributions
1 year agoAll flights after 16:30 in @hkairport suspended #antiELAB
1 year agoChants of "dirty policemen, return the eye." are growing louder as protestors take over T2. Incidentally, here's a 7-11 at last that doesn't immediately close the shutters as protesters approach
All flights in and out of HKIA, besides those already boarding or en route to HK, reportedly cancelled
1 year ago13 professional groups in Hong Kong are holding a joint press conference tonight to announce follow-up actions in response to police brutality
1 year agoHong Kong: protesters are handing out city maps to tourists. But instead of the major sites it includes incidents of police violence and their location
Police invited lawmakers and press to monitor an anti-riot drill equipped with water cannons this morning. As they said road test was completed, the water cannons, which police term "specialised crowd management vehicles", is expected to be in use shortly. #antiELAB
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 54km S of Domartang, China
