Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Tuesday 2 Jul 2019

1. China says Hong Kong protests are ‘totally intolerable’

The Chinese government has condemned the “excessive violence” of pro-democracy protesters who stormed and vandalised Hong Kong’s parliament yesterday, calling their actions “totally intolerable”. Chinese state media is running footage showing police clearing demonstrators from the city’s streets, ending weeks of silence over the protests against a bill that would allow China to extradite Hong Kong citizens.

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