Hong Kong Protests

“Hong Kong’s Airport Authority has canceled all flights not yet checked in by Monday afternoon, the agency said, as anti-government protesters peacefully demonstrated at the airport for a fourth day.” (Reuters)

The left supports the protesters and worries that without international pressure, escalation from China, including violence, is likely.

“At first glance, the intensifying protests in Hong Kong would appear to have little in common with Beijing’s escalating trade war with the United States… Yet both have similar roots, deep within Beijing’s view of the world: Fixated on promoting their...