Chinese soldiers stationed in Hong Kong are not there merely for symbolic purpos...
SHANGHAI - Chinese soldiers stationed in Hong Kong are not there merely for symbolic purposes and they will have “no reason to sit on their hands” if the situation in the city worsens, an editorial in the China Daily newspaper said on Friday.
China on Thursday completed what it called a routine rotation of the air, land and maritime forces stationed in the former British colony, which has been rocked since June by a wave of sometimes violent demonstrations. The possibility of their deployment to quell the protests has hung over Hong Kong, but the city’s government, which ultimately answers to Beijing, has repeatedly said it can handle the situation.
“While the SAR government has so far not felt the need to call on the garrison, that does not mean it will not do so should the situation demand it,” the China Daily editorial said.
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