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What if China’s military enters Hong Kong?

By Tom Rogan

Published August 13, 2019 6:45pm ET

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What if China’s military enters Hong Kong? — Protesters use luggage trolleys to block the departure gates during a demonstration at the Airport in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Protesters severely crippled operations at Hong Kong's international airport for a second day Tuesday, forcing authorities to cancel all remaining flights out of the city after demonstrators took over the terminals as part of their push for democratic reforms. | (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

The deployment of Chinese military police forces to the city of Shenzhen, just outside of Hong Kong, indicates Chinese President Xi Jinping’s movement towards crushing the Hong Kong “Umbrella” protests. As I noted on Tuesday, the protesters’ seizure of Hong Kong’s international airport would appear to have crossed a red line for Beijing.

But what happens if Xi does send in the military? What will follow?

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