Thousands of pro-Beijing protesters gathered outside Hong Kong’s parliament on Wednesday as an intensifying row over the former British colony’s relationship with China boiled over on to the streets. The pair have also found themselves at the centre of a ferocious propaganda campaign, in both Hong Kong and mainland China. “We are here to oppose the two running dogs in Hong Kong, who insulted all Chinese people around the world,” said another, named only as Ku, according to Now TV. Lo, the author of Hong Kong’s Indigenous Democracy, said he expected the conflict between pro- and anti-Beijing politicians to intensify over the coming months as Hong Kong prepared for the election of its new chief executive in March 2017. “I think the situation appears to be quite volatile … All in all the situation in Hong Kong needs to be monitored very carefully.”

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2016 06:19 UTC