News Analysis
The situation in Hong Kong is becoming more intense after violent gangster attacks against peaceful protesters on July 21. A Chinese analyst says it’s a reflection and manifestation of internal power struggles in Beijing, and Xi Xinping is at another crossroad.
Who Organized the White-Shirt Attacks?
During the night of July 21, after 430,000 Hongkongers had finished their peaceful march, hundreds of men wearing white shirts and masks suddenly started to randomly attack civilians, journalists and Legislative Council members of the pro-democracy camp at a subway station in Hong Kong’s northwestern district of Yuen Long. Forty-five people, including several journalists, were injured, with one being in critical condition.
