Escalation of China-backed violence in Hong Kong parallels gang violence in Taiwan in recent years
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/07/25
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Triad gang members confront protesters in Hong Kong (By Associated Press)
In a Facebook post Thursday (July 25), AIT shared a Washington Post article discussing the links between Hong Kong’s triad gangs and agents of the Chinese Communist Party. The article notes the increasing worry of Hong Kong residents and activists that fear things may be moving towards a more violent confrontation that the ones seen this past weekend.
This week China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) released a White Paper which insists that Beijing is prepared to use violence to quell dissent in Hong Kong and that the CCP is also willing to attack to Taiwan to defeat “separatist” elements. The military spokesman, Wu Qian (吳謙), also indicated that the PLA garrison in Hong Kong is ready to move on protestors if the city government requests their assistance.
There is already speculation that some PLA troops disguised as triad thugs may already be preparing to coordinate offensive attacks on pro-democracy protestors in the city in the coming days or weeks. [FULL STORY]
