#BalochistanSolidarityDay

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Balochistan is not Pakistan

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RT @hafsa__baloch: #FreeBalochistan flag, Stop Pakistani war crimes in #Balochistan and End Pakistani occupation slogans raised during Refugee March protest in Seoul. #BalochistanSolidarityDay #BalochistanIsNotPakistan #14AugustBlackDay https://t.co/z6DhNChcWt

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Chinese military intervention in Hong Kong?

Video and satellite images released this week show Chinese military troops massing near the border with Hong Kong. Is it just an exercise in intimidation or is there a real threat of a Chinese military intervention?

Armoured personnel carriers are seen, one after the other, rolling along a Chinese highway. Their apparent destination is a sports stadium in the city of Shenzhen, just across the bay from Hong Kong.

The video of what appears to be the deployment of Chinese military personnel to within miles of the Hong Kong border were published by Chinese state media earlier this week.

That was followed by satellite images, taken on Monday but released on Wednesday by US-based Maxar Technologies, showing what looked to be Chinese military vehicles parked inside the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, a 20,000-seat arena that once hosted a concert by English pop singer Jessie J, but may now be the staging post for a military operation by the People’s Liberation Army.

The People’s Armed Police have been assembling in Shenzhen, a city bordering Hong Kong, in advance of apparent large-scale exercises, videos obtained by the Global Times have shown. https://t.co/3KgaXeHw3C pic.twitter.com/YXAORMay0W

— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) August 12, 2019

It is the latest sign that Beijing is prepared to take a more direct role in curtailing the ongoing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, or at least wants the main actors in those protests to believe it is willing to do so.

‘Psychological warfare’

State media claimed the troop movements were part of previously scheduled military drills, unrelated to events in Hong Kong.

Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute in London, says there is no doubt the release of the video was designed to deliver a message.

“It is clearly meant to intimidate people in Hong Kong and send a message that if the Hong Kong government can’t get things under control, they will intervene,” he told .

Beijing has mostly watched from the sidelines as the protests in Hong Kong, triggered by a controversial extradition treaty with China amid a perceived general erosion of freedoms since the territory was handed back to China in 1997, have grown increasingly violent.

Our Intelligence has informed us that the Chinese Government is moving troops to the Border with Hong Kong. Everyone should be calm and safe!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 13, 2019

However, as the Hong Kong government led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam seems increasingly unable to quell the unrest, China has stepped up its rhetoric and issued what to some are veiled threats of more direct action.

On Wednesday, following violent clashes at Hong Kong’s international airport, China’s Hong Kong Liaison office compared the protesters to “terrorists”. Earlier this month, another slickly produced video was released by the PLA garrison in Hong Kong, showing armed troops undergoing “anti-riot” drills.

“Beijing probably thinks the images constitute the resolute backings Carrie Lam badly needs to restore order,” Dr Kenneth Chan, associate professor in political science at Hong Kong Baptist University, told .

Business: Satellite photos show more than 100 Chinese military vehicles massed at a soccer stadium near the Hong Kong border https://t.co/GlZKD3hT02 @Portal4Nws #Business #Portal4News pic.twitter.com/jrhU42xNTA

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Satellite photos from Maxar’s WorldView-1 satellite show dozens of military vehicles parked in the Shenzen Bay Sports Center on the other side of #HongKong harbor. Photos were taken yesterday. image: @Maxar #HongKongProtests #HongKong pic.twitter.com/vrmd3986tk

— #BalochistanSolidarityDay (@Ruthlessindia) August 14, 2019

“Talks and images about the deployment of troops also serve as a typical communist-style psychological warfare to isolate and marginalise the more radical elements of the ongoing protest in Hong Kong,” added Chan, who is also a former Civic Party lawmaker in the Hong Kong legislature.

‘Not an empty threat’

Though Beijing’s goal may be primarily to intimidate, that does not mean it will not resort to military intervention if pushed to it, said Tsang.

“The Chinese would much prefer the protesters to simply go home. But if they think the authority of the Communist party is being challenged they will intervene,” he said.

“It is not an empty threat, it is a real threat.”

Escalating that threat is a potential flashpoint looming on the horizon.

October 1 will mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a day set to be celebrated with much pomp and ceremony on the mainland. If demonstrators in Hong Kong mark the occasion by taking to the streets in full force, it could prove a provocation too far for Beijing.

If China does intervene, that could mean troops pouring across the border, and also the deployment of the PLA garrison in Hong Kong, estimated at between 8,000 to 10,000 troops, which until now has remained firmly in its barracks.

Under the “one country, two systems” principle in which Hong Kong is granted a certain amount of political autonomy by the mainland, the PLA garrison can only intervene if requested to do so by the Hong Kong government.

However, such is the influence now exerted by Beijing, this legal hurdle is a mere technicality, according to Tsang.

“If the Chinese government wants the Hong Kong executive to request an intervention, then they will request it,” he said. “If China does intervene they (the troops stationed in China and the Hong Kong garrison) will be deployed together.”

Resistance

For China, however, such a move is fraught with risk, and viewed by most experts as a last resort option for Beijing.

A military intervention would almost certainly be a death knell for the one country, two systems policy, marking a seismic shift in the geopolitical status quo in the region.

The international fallout, along with the risk to Hong Kong’s status as a business and finance hub, of such a move means Beijing is likely to explore other options first.

“The total subjugation of the city by brute force will be fatal to both the city’s global financial status and China’s international standing,” believes Chan.

There is also the question of the resistance Chinese troops could face among a Hong Kong populace that has continued to take to the streets despite an often bloody security crackdown.

“It is all speculation but if they send in troops it could all be over in 24 hours, but it may not, there may be pockets of resistance that keep going,” said Tsang.

“A lot will depend on how much violence Chinese troops use in Hong Kong and that we don’t know.”

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#BalochistanSolidarityDay and #14AugustBlackDay trend on Pakistan's Independence Day

Aug 14, 2019

Current Balochistan

Pakistan was left red-faced after Balochistan, a province located on its southwestern borders, called for its freedom as the country observed 73rd Independence Day on Wednesday.

#BalochistanSolidarityDay and #14AugustBlackDay started trending on Twitter with more than 100,000 tweets and 54,000 tweets respectively.

Balochistan, the most volatile province in the southwestern borders of Pakistan has been struggling since 1948 against Pakistani occupation. The Baloch people say that they got independence from the British on August 11, 1947.

The province, rich in natural gas fields, has also accused China of plundering their economic wealth especially after the construction of modern transportation networks, numerous energy projects, and special economic zones under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

At a time when Islamabad has been urging the UN Security Council to take action over the plight of Kashmiris in the wake of changing status of Jammu and Kashmir.

http://cubalochistan.home.blog/2019/08/14/balochistansolidarityday-and-14augustblackday-trend-on-pakistans-independence-day/

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RT @nishantchat: People of Balochistan are fighting everyday.. Their resilience is their only hope.. This country is example of how terrorists move around in #PakArmy uniforms .. #14AugustBlackDay #BalochistanIsNotPakistan #BalochistanSolidarityDay

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RT @DrGPradhan: Dear Indians PAK will celebrate August 14th as Solidarity day for Kashmir I request all to tag #BalochistanSolidarityDay on August 14th as our sign of support to #Balochistan for their freedom struggle against illegal occupation by Pak? Let's make it International Jai Hind https://t.co/XA4q4oj5j9

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RT @GovindNamo: Dear Indians PAK will celebrate August 14th as Solidarity day for Kashmir I request all to tag #BalochistanSolidarityDay on August 14th as our sign of support to #Balochistan for their freedom struggle against illegal occupation by Pak? Let's make it International Jai Hind https://t.co/DuOVfNcVhZ

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RT @IndiaHistorypic: 1947 :: Baluchistan Opposed to Pakistan Demand For Plebiscite to Decide Question Nawab Jogazai , Khan Abdul Samad Khan and Moulvi Abdullah Jan Sent Telegram to Viceroy, Jinnah and Nehru Demanding #Plebiscite In #Baluchistan #BalochistanSolidarityDay https://t.co/S2zH8tU0NE

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RT @MehrwanBaloch4: Balochistan is suffering from grave human right violations,thousands of innocent Baloch are killed.Pakistani state abduct,torture,kill and dump the mutilated bodies of the #BalochMissingPersons @narendramodi @kakar_harsha @MehranMarri @AskAnshul #BalochistanSolidarityDay https://t.co/wyIaX28t5t

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RT @TIinExile: Coin of Arjuna. Ancient king of Balochistan c.150 CE He belonged to the dynasty of Paratararajas This was Balochistan before Pakistan. Observe: A portrayal of Arjuna. Reverse: A swastika #BalochistanSolidarityDay https://t.co/XEi26OoSVJ

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RT @SirJadeja: We stand in solidarity with our #Baloch brothers & sisters against gross Human Rights violations by Pakistan Army. #Balochistan was illegally occupied by Pak Army on 27 March 1948. We hope they get Freedom from Terrorist Nation soon. 🙏 #BalochistanSolidarityDay #14AugustBlackDay https://t.co/sPqA8SVh9L

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RT @AttaBalochAD: This is not Geneva or Germany. This is occupied Balochistan. Baloch women and children's chanting slogan of "AZADI" #14AugustBlackDay #BalochistanSolidarityDay https://t.co/DYZEgMsIcT

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RT @DrGPradhan: Balochistan is NOT Pakistan Pakistan illegally occupied Balochistan and butchered 1000s of innocent Balouch youth, Kids and Raped women Pakistan army is not a professional army it is a gang of rapiest #BalochistanSolidarityDay https://t.co/54NEa9Vt33

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RT @SwamiGeetika: #WednesdayThoughts #WednesdayWisdom Baluch in Germany protest against Pakistan Army's brutal atrocities & China's relentless economic plunder of Baluchistan Why UN remains a mute spectator to this gross human right violation? #BalochistanSolidarityDay #14AugustBlackDay https://t.co/Yc4H73LvKT

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RT @DrGPradhan: Folks Balouch people are looking for us. Today is #BalochistanSolidarityDay Raise your voice against the illegal occupation of Balouch Let's make it International. Tag all world power Let's expose the PIGs of Jihadi Army Balochistan is NOT Pakistan https://t.co/kOMfYTkb0I