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China Would Pay a Catastrophic Price Should There Be a Hong Kong Massacre
by Art Harman

Commentary

Reports of mainland Chinese students being evacuated from Hong Kong and of Chinese troops in the streets are ominous signs that the Chinese communist regime may be preparing for a Tiananmen Square-like massacre or some other military assault to crush the peaceful rallies that Hong Kong citizens have been holding to try to preserve their freedom.

A brutal Chinese military response has been predictable since mass demonstrations began in June, particularly given the remarkable stamina of the demonstrators to date.

However, what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may intentionally ignore or not fully comprehend is that the CCP and China’s economy would pay a terrible price for a brutal assault.

China has carefully invented a brand image as a business-friendly “panda,” supposedly light-years removed from its Tiananmen Square Massacre past, but the moment that troops start killing Hongkongers, that image will shatter in the world’s eyes and morph into a rabid lion.

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https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-would-pay-a-catastrophic-price-for-a-hong-kong-massacre_3148817.html

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