Posted on Jun 16, 2019
With protests ramping up in Hong Kong, what are the chances China will send in the PLA to crack down on protesters?
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We all know what happened at Tienanmen Square, is there a chance of China reacting in a similar fashion if these protests continue to escalate?
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SPC Angela Burnham it is all speculation; but I don't think China wants the publicity of another Tienanmen Square especially with Social Media ready to explode with it.
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Not very likely.
Hong Kong is much easier to contain just due to geography, and China has tight control of media, online and conventional. Most Chinese probably don't even know there are protests, or that there were in Tianamen Square for that matter.
Thirty years ago, Tianamen Square was directly adjacent to the Chinese seat of power and a clear and present danger to the regime, hence the heavy response. At the time, I was surprised that it was allowed to play out as long as it was. The presence of Western media probably had something to do with that.
I think they let the Hong Kong protests fizzle out, then round up the trouble makers to disappear.
Hong Kong is much easier to contain just due to geography, and China has tight control of media, online and conventional. Most Chinese probably don't even know there are protests, or that there were in Tianamen Square for that matter.
Thirty years ago, Tianamen Square was directly adjacent to the Chinese seat of power and a clear and present danger to the regime, hence the heavy response. At the time, I was surprised that it was allowed to play out as long as it was. The presence of Western media probably had something to do with that.
I think they let the Hong Kong protests fizzle out, then round up the trouble makers to disappear.
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