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Sunday, Jan 17, 2021

Hong Kong 'heroes’ and American ‘terrorists’: Hypocrisy of US government’s war on its own protesters

SCMP Chief News Editor Yonden Lhatoo exposes the double standards as he contrasts Washington’s unrelenting support for Hong Kong’s social unrest while suppressing American anti-racism protests.

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