Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam is condemning a Wednesday morning knife attack on a pro-Beijing legislator in Hong Kong, Julius Ho, who was wounded. Lam blamed the violence on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. And in China, the fast-reaction force called the People’s Armed Police is used against terrorists, separatists and extremists. But could they be used against Hong Kong demonstrators? The World’s Patrick Winn reports.
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