中国政府拒绝了香港抗议者的五项要求，而特别行政区的警察已经开始围捕民主派领导人。

　　根据路透社援引了三位知情人士的话，中共命令香港首席执行官Carrie Lam不屈服于任何抗议者的要求，包括全面和最后撤出有争议的引渡法案，这引发了3月份的动乱。

　　起初，北京对抗议活动的反应相对克制，抗议活动使数百万人走上香港街头。但随着这场运动的持续，中国政府对其所描述的骚乱的声音越来越响亮。近恐怖主义."

　　然而，路透社指出共产党被认为一直在指导香港政府应对动荡。

　　据路透社援引其三个消息来源中的两个消息，6月16日Lam宣布暂停拟议的撤军议案，并于6月16日提交了有关抗议的报告。

　　中国政府官员在8月7日在边境城市深圳的一次会议上分析了拉姆的报告。中国军队和准军事部队最近几周聚集在那里。路透社社报道称，中国知悉习近平主席的报告和会议进行了讨论。

　　抗议者有五个主要要求：引渡法案全面撤退，对抗议活动进行独立调查，全面民主选举，描述抗议活动的“暴动”一词被删除，以及对迄今为止被捕的所有人的大赦。

　　香港政府的一位高级政府官员告诉路透社，该法案的撤回和一项独立调查也将被认为是更可行的，共产党官员拒绝了所有的请求。

　　另一位与香港高级官员关系密切的官员告诉该机构：“他们说不……情况比大多数人意识到的要复杂得多。”路透社社说，中国政府命令Lam不要撤回这项法案，也不要对抗议展开调查。

　　引渡法案将允许该地区政府将罪犯引渡到中国受审。反对者担心它会允许北京打击香港的政治对手，并破坏“一国两制”协议，该协议自1997从英国移交给中国统治以来，一直在该岛管辖。

　　Jacques deLisle是宾夕法尼亚大学法学院教授和中国法律和政治专家。新闻周刊如果证实了中国拒绝抗议者要求的消息“并不令人惊讶。”

　　德利尔解释说，中央政府“在七月的大部分时间，尤其是8月初”对抗议活动采取了越来越强硬的态度，例如“官方提及”。颜色革命或“恐怖主义”的指控。

　　他还说：“这也是习近平执政风格的主要特征。”无论你是否承认他是一个不安全的领导人，他不可能表现出软弱或是在大陆引起民主的传染，或者你是否认为他是一个几乎像毛一样的强有力的领导人，他能够并且选择不去理会香港的反对和国外的批评，这种模式是妥协和拒绝妥协的一种。

　　与此同时，香港警方已逮捕多元民主人士当他们为连续的第十三个周末做准备的时候。被扣留的是Joshua Wong，他在2014次伞运动抗议中崭露头角，其中积极分子要求在该地区进行全面民主选举。

　　星期五，Wong和其他活动人士Agnes Chow一起被捕。两个都属于民主民主运动，现在已经有了。保释该组织说。

　　保释后，Wong在推特上写道我的逮捕表明政府回应了我们与警棍、催泪瓦斯、橡皮子弹和大规模逮捕对话的请求。我们的集会自由和其他基本权利受到侵蚀。

　　尽管警方将逮捕行为定性为例行公事，但德利尔表示，这一解释与抗议者及其支持者无关。逮捕行动是在周末的抗议之前进行的，这一计划将标志着中国拒绝民主改革到香港政治进程的第五周年纪念日。“时机至少是可疑的，”德利尔建议。

　　自六月大规模示威活动开始以来，警方已经逮捕了超过900人。美国有线电视新闻网报道。随着骚乱的持续，警察之间的冲突偶尔会被指控。亲北京帮派反政府积极分子变得越来越暴力。

　　警方试图用催泪瓦斯、橡皮子弹、豆袋子弹、水枪和警棍冲锋来清除人群。上周末，一名警官现场直播这是自示威开始以来第一次，作为示威者回击示威者。

　　游行者用头盔、防毒面具、临时盾牌和棍棒武装自己，而其他人则使用投射物，包括指控。摩洛托夫鸡尾酒-与军官发生冲突。

 

CHINA REJECTS ALL HONG KONG PROTESTER DEMANDS AS PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS ARE ARRESTED

The Chinese government has rejected all five demands of the Hong Kong protesters, while police in the special administrative region have begun rounding up pro-democracy leaders.

According to Reuters—which cited three people with direct knowledge of matter—the Chinese Communist Party has ordered Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam not to bow to any of the protesters' demands, including the full and final withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill that sparked the unrest in March.

Beijing was initially relatively restrained in its reaction to the protests, which have seen millions take to Hong Kong's streets. But as the movement persisted, the Chinese government has become more vocal regarding what it has described as riots and "near terrorism."

Nonetheless, Reuters noted that the Communist Party is believed to have been directing the Hong Kong's government's response to the unrest.

Lam submitted a report on the protests some time between June 16—when Lam announced the suspension of the proposed withdrawal bill—and August 7, Reuters reported citing two of its three sources.

Chinese government officials analyzed Lam's report at a meeting on August 7 in the border city of Shenzhen, where Chinese military and paramilitary troops have been gathering in recent weeks. Reuters reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping was aware of the report and the meeting to discuss it.

The protesters have five central demands: the full withdrawal of the extradition bill, an independent inquiry into the protests, fully democratic elections, dropping of the term "riot" in describing protests, and a general amnesty for all those so far arrested.

One senior government official in the Hong Kong administration told Reuters that the withdrawal of the bill and an independent inquiry—which would also consider allegations of police brutality—were seen as the more feasible, Communist Party officials rejected all of the requests.

Another officials, with close ties to senior Hong Kong official, told the agency: "They said no...The situation is far more complicated than most people realize." The Chinese government instead ordered Lam not to withdraw the bill nor to launch an inquiry into the protests, Reuters said.

The extradition bill would have allowed the region's government to extradite criminals to China for trial. Opponents feared it would allow Beijing to target political opponents in Hong Kong and undermine the "one country, two systems" accord under which the island has been governed since it was transferred from British to Chinese rule in 1997.

Jacques deLisle, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and an expert in Chinese law and politics, told Newsweek that—if confirmed—the news that China has rejected the protesters' demands is "not very surprising."

DeLisle explained that the central government has been "taking an increasingly tough line toward the protests through much of July and especially in early August," for example official references to a "color revolution" or allegations of "terrorism."

"It is also broadly characteristic of Xi Jinping's style of governance," he continued. "Whether you subscribe to the theory that he is an insecure leader who cannot afford to show weakness or invite a democratic contagion in the mainland, or whether you think he is an almost Mao-like strong leader who can—and chooses to—disregard opposition in Hong Kong and criticism from abroad, the pattern is one of intransigence and rejection of compromise."

Meanwhile, Hong Kong police have arrested multiple pro-democracy figures as they prepare for what will be the thirteenth weekend of consecutive marches. Among those detained was Joshua Wong, who came to prominence during the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests, in which activists demanded full democratic elections in the territory.

Wong was arrested alongside fellow activist Agnes Chow on Friday. Both belong to the pro-democracy Demosisto movement, and have now been released on bail, the organization said.

Following his release on bail, Wong wrote on Twitter: "My arrest shows the government answers our request for a dialogue with batons, tear gas, rubber bullets and mass arrest. Our freedom of assembly and other fundamental rights are eroded."

Though the police have characterized the arrests as routine, deLisle said this explanation has "fallen on deaf ears" with the protesters and their supporters. The arrests were made ahead of the weekend protests, which is scheduled to mark the fifth anniversary of China's rejection of democratic reforms to the Hong Kong political process. "The timing is, at the very least, suspicious," deLisle suggested.

Police have arrested more than 900 people since the mass demonstrations began in June, CNNreported. As the unrest wears on, clashes between police—occasionally backed by alleged pro-Beijing gangs—and anti-government activists have become increasingly violent.

Police have attempted to clear crowds using tear gas, rubber bullets, bean bag rounds, water cannons and baton charges. Last weekend, a police officer fired a live round for the first time since the demonstrations began, as a warning shot to push back protesters.

Marchers have been arming themselves with helmets, gas masks, makeshift shields and clubs, while others have used projectiles—including accusations of Molotov cocktails—in clashes with officers.

This article has been updated to include reaction from Joshua Wong and comments from Jacques deLisle.