Beijing folds on Hong Kong extradition law, but the genie is out of the bottle

American Thinker ^ | 09/04/2019 | Monica Showalter

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After lots of growling from Beijing about how the communist regime wouldn't 'sit on its hands' over the massive protests disrupting Hong Kong, and new threats to 'show no mercy' to the protesters, the Chicoms have folded. >

Hong Kong's Beijing-appointed puppet leader, Carrie Lam, has withdrawn the extradition bill that triggered the protests, the one that permitted Beijing to freely snatch back anyone who displeases Red China to face what passes for 'justice' in the communist dictatorship.

According to the New York Times:

HONG KONG — Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said Wednesday that the government would withdraw a contentious extradition bill that ignited months of protests in the city, moving to quell the worst political crisis since the former British colony returned to Chinese control 22 years ago.

The move eliminates a major objection among protesters, but it was unclear if it would be enough to bring an end to intensifying demonstrations, which are now driven by multiple grievances with the government.

“Incidents over these past two months have shocked and saddened Hong Kong people,” she said in an eight-minute televised statement broadcast shortly before 6 p.m. “We are all very anxious about Hong Kong, our home. We all hope to find a way out of the current impasse and unsettling times.”

Her decision comes as the protests near their three-month mark and show little sign of abating, roiling a city known for its orderliness and hurting its economy.

It is a striking concession from Beijing. But like most everyone analyzing this, it's probably too little, too late.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Did she officially withdraw the extradition bill or just say that she would? If she’s a Red Chinese puppet, you cannot trust her with a frozen won ton.

[Taipei]

While those of us here in Taiwan would very much like to see this murderer brought to justice, the example of the Hong Kong people against the CCP has been a greater boon that we could ever have hoped.

China is monsterous, in all ways. Standing up to China is good and moral and right. I wish more were being done around the world.

[ssfromla]

We should take to the streets and learn from those in Hong Kong.

For years we have sat behind closed doors while the left has taken away our God given rights and shunned us into submission.

We should also take clues from them and start praying and descending on DC en masse.

[ssfromla]

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