China warned Hong Kong's protesters that 'those who play with fire will perish by it,' a day after the most widespread unrest of the two-month crisis
An anti-extradition bill protester protects himself from falling tear gas canisters using an umbrella in Harcourt Road, Admiralty, in Hong Kong, China, August 5, 2019.
Yang said the government still "firmly supports" both the Hong Kong police force — which has been criticised for its handling of the protests — and Carrie Lam, the city's pro-Beijing leader who protesters want to resign. Hong Kong police said 148 people were arrested during running battles with protesters on Monday as the city buckled under a general strike followed by the most widespread and sustained clashes so far at more than a dozen locations.
In Beijing, the press conference held by China's cabinet-level State Council was the second about the unrest in as many weeks, highlighting concern in the capital. The protests on Monday paralysed the subway system during morning peak hour, led many shops to close and delayed scores of international flights.
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