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The Beijing government says Hong Kong protesters should not "play with fire" and confuse Beijing's moderation with weakness , reports Reuters. Also, the spokesman of the State Council (the Chinese Executive) for the Affairs of Hong Kong and Macao, Yang Guang, has warned protesters who took the streets of Hong Kong yesterday in a general strike that paralyzed the city that the Government and The local police are prepared to bring them to justice for their actions.

Yang has said that the actions of the "radicals" have gone beyond freedom of expression or the right to meet: "All those people who take the Police as their objective or who set fire to police stations are creating great damage to the society (...). This has to stop. "

"We have to pay attention to the extremists who threw the Chinese national flag into the sea, challenging the national sovereignty and the principle of 'one country, two systems'. This has gotten out of hand and must be brought to justice," he said. Threatened the spokesman in a press conference in which he has taken stock of the crisis in the former British colony, according to Efe.

He has accused protesters of believing that "only violence can bring Justice. They have even forced local residents to participate in their acts. We must stop this and restore order and law. We ask residents to say 'no 'If the protests continue, who do you think will pay the bill? "

Likewise, Beijing has reiterated its support for the Hong Kong Executive led by Carrie Lam, whom he sees "fully capable" of guaranteeing security and who has called for "measures" in what seemed like another step to pressure and intimidate protesters.

"We hope that the people of Hong Kong support Lam, the Government and the law, and that those who perpetrate these acts will be brought to justice. Not only the people who protest in the front line, but those who are behind the scenes, organize and support them," Yang said.

The spokesman has defended the Hong Kong Police when using "firm methods" to "bring order back," because "the violent are breaking the law. We will safeguard the rule of law," he said.

"Do not underestimate the determination of the central government to support and safeguard Hong Kong," said the spokesman, who did not want to answer a journalist who asked him whether or not China would renounce the use of force to solve the crisis.

What has transpired today is that more than 1,000 Chinese riot agents have arrived in the neighboring town of Shenzhen to participate in a mock protest dissolution with a view to celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, according to The police body has announced on the Weibo social network.

On Monday, thousands of people joined a historic general strike in Hong Kong to pressure the government to respond to a series of lawsuits that originally consisted only of the withdrawal of a controversial proposed extradition law that, according to lawyers and activists, would have allowed Beijing to access "fugitives" refugees in the city.

Current lawsuits include the complete withdrawal of the text, hitherto "suspended", an in-depth investigation into police brutality when repressing protests or the implementation of universal suffrage.

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