When rioters invaded and damaged HK Legislative Council building in 2019, USA and the West called it ‘democratic protect’ and condemned violent crack down

Now, let’s see whether democracy and freedom will be protected and respected by USA itself…
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US Congress in turmoil as violent Trump supporters breach building

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55555074

In dramatic scenes, demonstrators swarmed the building as Congress members were escorted out by police.

Mr Biden said it was an “insurrection”, and Mr Trump released a video message asking supporters to go home.

The joint session of Congress certifying Mr Biden’s win has been suspended and forced into recess.

There are reports of guns drawn in the building and at least one person shot. A woman was reported to be in a critical condition after receiving a neck injury.

There has been an armed confrontation at the doors of the House of Representatives. Tear gas has also been used.

Mr Trump recorded a video message on Twitter calling on supporters to leave the Capitol, but continuing to make unsubstantiated claims that Democrats had stolen the election.

“I know your pain, I know you’re hurt,” he said. “You have to go home now, we have to have peace… we don’t want anybody hurt.”

Mr Biden said the demonstration “borders on sedition and it must end now”.

“At this hour our democracy is under unprecedented assault,” he said.

Political figures across the world expressed shock. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned “disgraceful scenes” and called for a “peaceful and orderly transfer of power”.

US, Britain back protest but condemn violence

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/us-britain-back-protest-but-condemn-violence

US President Donald Trump , who said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked briefly about Hong Kong when they were in Osaka for the Group of 20 Summit, said the protesters were after democracy.

” They are looking for democracy . And I think most people want democracy. Unfortunately, some governments don’t want democracy ,” he said, calling the protests “very sad”.

“We in the UK condemn violence on all sides, and many people who strongly support the pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong will have been deeply dismayed by the scenes they saw on TV last night,” Mr Hunt told the BBC.

“But we urge the authorities not to use what happened as a pretext for repression, but rather to understand the root causes of what happened, which is a deep-seated concern by people in Hong Kong that their basic freedoms are under attack.”

The comments from the US and Britain drew sharp rebukes from China, which opposed the “gross interference” and said no country had a right to interfere in its internal affairs.

Police Violence Puts Hong Kong Government on Defensive

“The ugly scenes of police using tear gas and pepper spray against overwhelmingly peaceful protesters is a violation of international law,” Man-kei Tam, director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said in a statement on Wednesday. “Police have a duty to maintain public order, but in doing so they may use force only when strictly necessary.

Human Rights Watch also condemned what it called the use of “unnecessary and excessive force” in a statement on Wednesday.