The state news agency
Xinhua described the operation as a routine “rotation” of the low-key
force China has kept in Hong Kong since the city’s handover from Britain
in 1997. No mention was made of the anti-government protests that have
been shaking the metropolis since June.
It
was a plausible report: China has maintained a steady level of force in
the territory for years, regularly swapping troops in and out. And days
earlier, according to an audio recording obtained by Reuters, embattled
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam had told local businesspeople that China
had “absolutely no plan” to order the army to put down the
demonstrations.
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