Foreign hand as always.

What else can China say at this crucial juncture in time and history?

Chinese economic successes worldwide make them jealous indeed...

China should grant full independence to Hong Kong.

China wants democratic Hong Kong that votes and elects its leader, to give up democracy, and accept autocratic communist rule. Autocratic communist rule were there is no voting, no criticism of any politicians or their faulty policies allowed. Where censorship runs deep and government own everything including your home. Hong kong doesnt want that, once people have tasted democracy, liberty and freedom you can never put them back in autocratic cage with taped lips. They will resist it. Blaming west for it is futile. Hong kong and Taiwan people dislike China

Stop blaming others.

Understanding today’s China is easy, it’s not a communist state the system though autocratic, but freedom of choosing profession is there, today numerous Chinese entrepreneurs have their Cos everywhere in world, Chinese are most prosperous today. There are some weak areas like Uighurs, HK, Macao, Taiwan, where people are hesitant to integrate in modern China system, but that the no big deal, they can continue free enterprise economy, and enjoy autonomous economy, but must not resort to violent protests, or destroy property, or take law into their hands, China is quite capable to move ahead in unison with all section of people,in harmony. The proof of China diversity is the highest numbers of branches, liaisons,affiliates, franchises, of world famous companies in the world, you name the Co, it’s there in China. Remember China is a biggest magnet for safe investments in trade zones.

@Bhaijan

Looks like you fancy Pakistan becoming a province in China and like to be treated like Uighurs. Good luck

China is not a civilized country. It is not even rich on per capita basis

It's very clear to all that the UK and USA are using covert strategies to destabilize Chinese presence and economic interests in Hong Kong. The UK is afraid of losing business after Brexit and wants to reassert its old colonial status in the Far East; while the USA is continuing its trade wars against China in a dirty way. Both these states are also afraid they will be totally marginalised in a global trade economy once the Chinese One Belt -Road system becomes fully operational. Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Central Asia and also the Far East will be effectively linked as the British and the Americans will become mere footnotes to history.

@M. Emad, I believe that China should stop considering what others think and crush any dissent in Hong Kong firmly and decisively. They can send the dissidents there to join the Uighurs in their 'reduction camps'. That would be the best course of action.

@Ifti Malik, apologist for totalitarianism! Well done, you must be so proud. Read some history now, as your education level stopped to low.

The people of Hong Kong have tasted Democracy and Freedom under the British Rule for so many decades. China is so naive as to not to understand this simple thing?

@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, You dont have to comment every time. When you say something it has to make sense. What do you mean by crucial juncture in time and history?

China will need mediation with HK. it should ask Trump for 3rd party intervention. poking its nose into neighbouring countries internal affairs, probably china didnt forsee it. Next for Taiwan and Tibet

@Swiss Neutral, He doesnt have to fancy that thought. once pak starts its interest payments for cpec in full, this will be reality. China will get its pound of flesh

Totalitarian governments always need someone to blame. Democracy is in peoples' hearts.

@Rubina, Looks like you are an expert on China but I would suggest to expand your knowledge by searching ‘nail houses’ in China which will totally negate of what you claimed about the government owning your hour house even.

@S Bara,
They have to blame someone. The West is an easy scapegoat. This will give the communist hardliners an excuse to use a heavy hand to deal with the protestors.

@Rubina, So true!

@Ifti Malik, "It's very clear"

And, how is that? The West doesn't have to interfere at all. The people of Hong Kong are already independent minded. 70 years of extremely successful self governance, and tremendous prosperity require no help whatsoever from outside democracies. They need no western guidance to figure out the difference between right and wrong. They are as Western as the West is. Taiwan has had the exact same kind of independence that Hong Kong is demonstrating for. Both Taiwan and Hong Kong have been immensely successful, both democratically and economically, and long, long before mainland China tasted any success. Mainland China was largely a peasant dominated country until they introduced western style economic reforms in the late seventies, mid eighties. China can't have it both ways. It's either communism or western style freedoms. Both Taiwan, and Hong Kong peoples know the difference, and will fight for their freedoms - it IS their mentality.

@Ifti Malik, You're grasping at straws!

@Ifti Malik, You would make one heck of a tyrant, a true Dear Leader!

@Gordon BS Talker,

Nice call out of Ifti Malik. He sounds like the leader of Wadiya!

China will step in, in a more vigorous fashion if it is pushed too far. This is not a weak country and is not afraid of the West... Hong Kong will do as it is told.

Gordon D. Walker

Canada

@Gordon D. Walker, " China is not afraid of the West... Hong Kong will do as it is told."

For someone who boasts of their Canadian citizenship, your words sure do always seem to contradict the most basic Canadian values. The very freedoms you take advantage of every day apparently, in your mind, aren't deserved by other human beings elsewhere. This is a strange way of demonstrating your allegiance to a Canadian (democratic) way of life.