Chinese paramilitary forces have deployed to Shenzhen, just outside Hong Kong, since the protests began in June. Neither they nor the thousands of Chinese troops garrisoned in Hong Kong itself have so far been deployed to confront the protesters. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) says that Taiwan must be united with China, even if by force. That agreement allowed Hong Kong to keep its civil liberties, independent courts and capitalist system, although many in Hong Kong accuse Beijing of undermining those freedoms under Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). We’ll continue to send out goodwill gestures to China,” Wu said.
