China’s Army Garrison in Hong Kong Releases Video With ‘Anti-Riot’ Scenes

China’s Army Garrison in Hong Kong Releases Video With ‘Anti-Riot’ Scenes
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers take part in a performance during an open day of Stonecutters Island naval base, in Hong Kong, China on June 30, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG—As Hong Kong’s political crisis simmers amidst heated protests, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Hong Kong released a video showing footage of “anti-riot” exercises and its top brass warned violence is “absolutely impermissible.”

The three-minute video posted on the Hong Kong garrison’s official Weibo social media account late on July 31 included footage of troops firing guns and rockets, and of light tanks, attack helicopters and missile launchers.