Following demonstrations, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced the indefinite suspension of a controversial bill that would allow for suspects to be extradited to China. Photo: AP ImagesHONG KONG—Thousands of protesters besieged the city’s police headquarters, extending a political crisis in the city sparked by a proposed extradition law that the government has since put a stop to in an effort to ease unrest. Demonstrators—many young and including students—chanted Friday at police to take responsibility for the use of tear gas and projectiles to disperse demonstrators during one of a series of street rallies last week.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 21, 2019 10:44 UTC