Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump clash with police and security forces as they storm the barricades on their way to the US Capitol in Washington on January 6. Photo: AFP
Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump clash with police and security forces as they storm the barricades on their way to the US Capitol in Washington on January 6. Photo: AFP
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Letters | US Capitol 2021, Hong Kong 2019: what goes around comes around

  • The similarities between the attack on the US Capitol and the storming of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong in July 2019 are as stark as are the differences in the response of US politicians to the two events

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Updated: 6:55am, 9 Jan, 2021

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Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump clash with police and security forces as they storm the barricades on their way to the US Capitol in Washington on January 6. Photo: AFP
Supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump clash with police and security forces as they storm the barricades on their way to the US Capitol in Washington on January 6. Photo: AFP
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