Hong Kong: what is the Lamcao movement?

Radical protestors warn China that ‘if we burn, you burn with us’

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Radical protestors warn China that ‘if we burn, you burn with us’

Desperate activists in Hong Kong are striking back against China’s tough new security laws in the territory by threatening “mutual destruction”.

The protest movement is known as Lamcao - which translates from Cantonese as “if we burn, you will burn with us”.

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