China appears to be warning Hong Kong protesters that it will use the People's Liberation Army to ruthlessly crush protests, using the sophisticated weapons at its command.  As with the 1989 slaughter of democracy protestors in Tiananmen Square, China's ruling class is not about to let its dictatorial powers ("the dictatorship of the proletariat," praised by Marx and Engels) slip away.  Nor will China tolerate any breakaway moves in any territory it considers its own.  No amount of bloodshed is too much. YouTube screen grab. The video below was posted to the official Weibo (China's dominant social media platform) account of the PLA's Hong Kong Garrison. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports: The three-minute video posted on the Hong Kong garrison's official Weibo social media account late on Wednesday included footage of troops firing guns and rockets, and of light tanks, attack...(Read Full Post)