Chinese President Hu Jintao's Hostile Hong Kong Reception
The harder Hong Kong officials try to show mainland leaders how patriotic and happy the city is, the more it angers the inhabitants. The police presence to protect President Hu Jintao, not from harm but from the sight of protesters, was on a scale that might have been expected for President Obama visiting Kabul.
Hu’s aides doubtless advised him of events…
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