NARRATIVE – A violent attack took place on Sunday against a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester at the Chinese consulate in Manchester. For its part, Beijing blames “troublemakers” who entered “illegally” into its diplomatic enclosure.
Correspondent in London
Chinese diplomat and small strike. The violent actions of the Chinese consul-general in Manchester against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have moved the country and prompted an official reaction from the British government. An incident that will not improve the image of China in the United Kingdom.
The facts occurred on Sunday, the day of the opening in Beijing of the Chinese Communist Party Congress, during an authorized demonstration by Hong Kong activists outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester, in the north of England. They intended to protest against the increasingly brutal takeover of this territory.specialby Beijing. Videos show individuals emerging from the consulate compound to destroy protesters’ banners. Among them, the consul-general himself, Zheng Xiyuan, one of the highest-ranking Chinese diplomats in the country. Violent scuffles then occur. A protester was beaten up behind the…
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