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China Condemns Seizure of Hong Kong Legislature

Erin Hale

   HONG KONG - China is condemning Monday's violent protests in Hong Kong
   as an outright "challenge" to the "one country, two systems" formula
   under which the autonomous city is ruled by the mainland.

   Thousands of demonstrators used the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's
   reunification with China to break into the city's legislative building.
   Once inside, they roamed the hallways and defaced walls with spray
   paint and anti-Beijing graffiti. The break-in ended after riot police
   arrived on the scene and used tear gas to disperse the protesters.

   A statement by the Chinese government's Hong Kong affairs office
   released through state-run media said the protests "tramples the rule
   of law... undermines Hong Kong's social order" and harms the city's
   "fundamental interests."

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