Hong Kong: Mass protests turn violent but China says story is 'distorted...

Hong Kong: Mass protests turn violent but China says story is 'distorted' - BBC Newsnight, The extradition bill itself is no problem. The problem is a lack of trust in China from Hong Kong citizens. The root problem is Emperor Xi's iron grip over China and its citizens and a lack of democracy, constitutionalism, and human rights in China. Suppose China is a democratic country with a solemn constitution protecting fundamental human rights, then this bill would not have been an issue in the first place.

The Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, tells Mark Urban that China is upholding the principle of "one country, two systems" and that the British government has "no right to interfere with citizens of Hong Kong." Violent clashes have broken out in Hong Kong amid protests against a controversial extradition bill. Lawmakers have postponed the second reading of the bill, which would make it easier to send people to mainland China to stand trial. Our international editor Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Hong Kong. Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.