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China Rotates Fresh Troops into Hong Kong Amid Political Turmoil

VOA News

   China has deployed a fresh contingent of troops into its military base
   in Hong Kong amid the territory's worst political crisis since
   returning to Chinese rule in 1997.

   State-run Xinhua news agency described Thursday's deployment as a
   routine rotation of personnel and equipment into the People Liberation
   Army's garrison in the financial hub. State television aired footage of
   armored personnel carriers and trucks entering the garrison after
   crossing the border from the neighboring city of Shenzhen.

   Hong Kong has been gripped by nearly three months of heated and often
   violent protests that began as demonstrations against a controversial
   extradition bill, but have since evolved into calls for greater
   democracy and an independent probe into allegations of police
   brutality.

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