Mass protests vs. massive celebrations: Hong Kong and Beijing were two very different cities as China celebrated the 70th anniversary of Communist rule on October 1 https://bloom.bg/2paZ6qP (via Bloomberg TicToc).
As thousands of performers took part in a stunning, highly coordinated display in Tiananmen Square on Tuesday -- half ultra-patriotic Olympics opening ceremony, half Chinese New Year's gala -- Hong Kong was in chaos, with fires set, buildings vandalized, and protesters clashing with police and residents.
【10.1 平行時空】
昨日（1日）是中共建國七十年，除了上午有大型閱兵儀式，各地亦舉辦多場慶祝活動。中共總書記習近平晚上發表講話時提及，會繼續貫徹一國兩制、港人治港、高度自治等方針，又說港澳明天會更好；
同一日，香港卻猶如戒嚴，近50個地鐵站關閉，數十間商場停止營業，多區爆發激烈警民衝突，多人受傷送院；有中五學生更左肺中實彈危殆。原本的煙花匯演，變成催淚彈、橡膠子彈、海綿彈放題，政府與民間矛盾進一步加劇...
在十一國慶前一天，法國《回聲報》刊文指出，香港的抗爭、中美貿易糾紛和增長的放緩使今年的中國國慶十分掃興。多倫多大學研究員佩耶特( Alex Payette)表示，習近平本可以利用國慶70周年的慶祝活動，充分體現黨內團結和“中國夢”掀開新篇章的氛圍，但可惜的是他沒能抓住好時機。
In Tiananmen, where Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, President Xi extols the "Chinese dream" before huge military parade marking 70 years of Communist Party rule.
"There is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation," Xi says, wearing a "Mao suit" while standing alongside party leaders in Tiananmen Square.
"No force that can stop the Chinese people and the Chinese nation forging ahead," the country's most powerful leader since Mao says before riding in an open-roof car to review troops.
"No force that can stop the Chinese people and the Chinese nation forging ahead," the country's most powerful leader since Mao says before riding in an open-roof car to review troops.
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Hong Kong protesters have targeted the Chinese Communist Party with displays likening China’s government to Nazis.
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