https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/24/asia/hong-kong-protests-yuen-long-junius-ho-intl-hnk/ A pro-Beijing lawmaker who has become a figure of hate among pro-democracy circles in Hong Kong has issued a direct threat to his opponents after vandals attacked his office and the graves of his parents. "Today, I want to tell you very clearly," Junius Ho said, in Cantonese in a video posted on Facebook late Tuesday. "The paths before you? One is a path of being alive, one is a path of not being alive. You must choose which path to take. Decide soon." A longtime critic of the pro-democracy movement, Ho has come under pressure after a video emerged of him appearing to congratulate men who allegedly attacked protesters in the far north of Hong Kong on Sunday. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...sts-china-blames-black-hands-of-us-for-unrest Beijing has blamed political unrest in Hong Kong on “black hands” from the US, advising America to remember that “Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong”. “We can see that US officials are behind such incidents. Can US officials honestly tell the world what role they played and what are their aims?” said, Hua Chunying, a ministry of foreign affairs spokeswoman, on Tuesday. “We advise the US to withdraw their black hands,” she said. “The US should know one thing, that Hong Kong is China’s Hong Kong and we do not allow any foreign interference,” she said. On Wednesday, the People’s Daily, the official mouthpiece of the ruling Chinese Communist party, echoed Hua’s comments, adding: “Violent incidents have happened in Hong Kong and throughout it all the US has encouraged it. Some Americans say they want to help Hong Kong, but really they want to bring chaos to Hong Kong and will not be satisfied until Hong Kong has collapsed.” Some observers believe China’s escalated language and circulation of news of the “riots” in Hong Kong may be preparation for stronger actions against the city. Chinese leaders also blamed “foreign interference” for pro-democracy protests in China in 1989, before cracking down on demonstrators.