China’s public security ministry warns its bureaus to be on guard against ‘political risks’ caused by influence of protest-hit Hong Kong
- According to internal document, mainland authorities held video conference as tens of thousands of protesters surrounded Hong Kong’s legislature
- US suppression was the greatest external factor affecting China’s ‘political security’, it said, highlighting message from public security vice-minister
The Ministry of Public Security in Beijing ordered all of its bureaus to guard against any influence from Hong Kong amid fears the anti-extradition bill protests “plotted by the United States” would escalate, the Post learned on Saturday.
The occupation in Admiralty ended in clashes between protesters and police, who fired tear gas, beanbag rounds and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd in the afternoon.
The document, highlighting the message from public security vice-minister Xu Ganlu at the meeting, said US suppression had become the greatest external factor affecting China’s “political security”.
It said that with the “intervention, plotting and support” of the US and other Western powers, Hong Kong’s opposition camp organised a large anti-extradition bill protest on June 9, which had considerable effect.