‘The protesters in the U.S. were termed by the media as ‘mobs’, while they had called the violent protesters in Hong Kong as democratic heroes,’ says China’s Foreign Minitry
Commenting on the violence in Washington and storming of the United States Capitol, China on Thursday said it “hopes the people in the U.S. can enjoy peace” as it compared Wednesday’s events with the protests in Hong Kong.
“We believe that the people of the United States want stability and peace, and hope they can soon enjoy security and stability, especially amid the grim situation brought about by the pandemic,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said.
The Foreign Ministry, as well as State media in China, compared the developments in Washington to protests in Hong Kong, where in 2019 protesters had stormed the legislative headquarters there. Ms. Hua tweeted a video of that incident on Thursday.
She said “while U.S. mainstream media denounced the protesters at the U.S….
