China has issued a strong warning to Hong Kong’s protesters, saying their attempts “to play with fire will only backfire”.
A spokesman for China’s top policy office in Hong Kong told protesters not to “underestimate the firm resolve [of] the central government”.
Anti-China forces are the “behind-the-scenes masterminds” of violence in the city, the spokesman claimed.
Hong Kong has seen nine consecutive weekends of anti-government protests. Read more