At British Standard Time (BST) 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 16, about 60 Hongkongers held a peaceful rally outside the Chinese Consulate at 71 Denison Road, Manchester, England. A number of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) consulate staff wearing protective equipment suddenly rushed out of the Consulate to snatch the large-scale cartoon used at the rally, they surrounded and beat the protesters who held the cartoon painting.
Oct. 16 was the first day of the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress, and the theme of the rally was to object to the re-election of Xi Jinping. The spokesperson of the conference was harassed by the Chinese consulate staff members less than two minutes into his speech….