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Since this has been declared a riot, and that a riot is punishable with up to 10 years in prison, and the legislation their protesting about is about extraditing people with more than a seven year sentence...

It’s coming to the point where they’ve got nothing to lose.

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How is this being reported in mainland China?

If it starts to spark copycat riots there things could escalate.

i suspect its not being reported at all.

If this first-hand account from a person on twitter[0] is to be believed, it isn't.

This is a reply to a thread of photos from a WSJ journo on the ground from a few hours ago. The photos are interesting in themselves.

0: https://twitter.com/mbspinks/status/1138728407464796160

> How is this being reported in mainland China?

Nohow, at least in newspapers. Though, I see a lot of curious people checking out events on their phones. Most look at it with some bemusement.

That's the beauty of state controlled media and the Great Firewall of China. It doesn't get reported much, and the parts that are is only the pro-Beijing opinion. To appear to provide an unbiased opinion, they will quote pro-Beijing Hong Kong news sources.

This is how it's being reported if it's reported at all: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2019-06/10/content_37...

Weird question, maybe a coincidence, but does anyone know why most of the signs are blue? Is that significant at all?

During the 2014 Umbrella movement protests, blue came to represent supporters of the police and the government and yellow, the protestors.

Awesome, thanks for the context. That's really interesting.

It is probably being suppressed from news and public discussion.

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