Hong Kong Protests

Protesters occupied the Legislative Yuan. (Source: Wikipedia)

Image: Pope Francis (left) is greeted by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo (right), the Archbishop of Yangon, as the Pope arrived for a visit to Myanmar on November 27, 2017 (Source: Vatican News). Cardinal Maung Bo, who is also head of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, is one of a number of Roman Catholic leaders in Asia who have been more outspoken than the Vatican in expressing concerns over police brutality and other matters surrounding the crisis in Hong Kong.

Image: Zhang Xiaoming (center), Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the PRC State Council, presiding over a meeting of “patriotic” Hong Kong community leaders held in Shenzhen on August 7. Zhang warned about the need to “stop the turmoil and control the chaos” in Hong Kong. Wang Zhimin (right), Director of the PRC Central Liaison Office in Hong Kong, was also present. (Source: China News)