China's Hong Kong PLA garrison commander warns against violence | DW news

The commander of the Chinese army's Hong Kong garrison has spoken out in strong terms against months of street protests in the territory. Chen Daoxiang said there had been "a series of extremely violent incidents" that challenged "the rule of law and social order," the South China Morning Post quoted him as saying. This should not be tolerated, he said. Raising fears of military intervention, he gave his support to rigorous law enforcement.
His comments were echoed by Hong Kong's former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa, who said the protests were being orchestrated by the US and Taiwan and added that whatever violence was being deployed by protesters should be stopped.
As the South China Morning Post reported, the Chinese People's Liberation Army's garrison in Hong Kong also released a 3-minute video showing footage of an "anti-riot" drill, in which troops with shields and truncheons advance on protesters. "All consequences are at your own risk," one soldier shouted in Cantonese, the main Chinese dialect in Hong Kong, during the video clip, which was posted on the garrison's official Weibo social media account.
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