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Biased Western media are fueling HK riots
Western media outlets have been reporting on the Hong Kong situation with bias in recent days. They are misleading the Western public’s understanding of the city’s situation, encouraging mobs, and fueling the riots in Hong Kong.
西方媒體這兩天對香港局勢發出了很不客觀的報道，它們在誤導西方公衆對香港局勢的認識，同時給香港暴徒們打氣，爲香港的動蕩局勢火上澆油。
A Hong Kong police officer was besieged by several rioters on Monday, with one of them attempting to snatch his gun. The police had to shoot him after his warning ended in vain. Many Western media outlets, however, neglected the rioter’s obvious intention and behavior to snatch the gun. The Guardian even shamelessly cut off the rioter’s move to seize the gun in a video it released. Western media have jointly portrayed a false image of police “abuse of force.”
星期一一名香港警察遭到多名暴徒的圍攻，暴徒還試圖奪走他的配槍，雖然現場亂聽不清聲音，但視頻中該警察的動作顯然在警告那名暴徒，後在警告無效的情況下開槍擊倒了該暴徒。但是西方媒體在報道中都回避了暴徒奪槍的明顯企圖和行爲，英國衛報網站發出的視頻還無恥地剪掉了暴徒試圖奪槍的動作。西方媒體共同描述了警方濫用武力的虛假畫面。
Is the real danger in Hong Kong the police’s “abuse of force?” The answer is apparently no. The true risk is that the situation is turning into a humanitarian disaster targeting an increasing number of innocent people.
香港當前局勢的真正危險點是警察濫用武力嗎？顯然不是。香港局勢的真正危險是它正在演變成針對越來越多無辜者的人道主義災難。
Also on Monday, a 57-year-old male Hongkonger was set on fire for saying “We are all Chinese.” This is the epitome of such a humanitarian tragedy.
同在星期一，一名在街頭表示“我們都是中國人”的男子被暴徒潑汽油焚燒，就是這種人道主義災難的縮影。
Multiple cases were seen on Monday where ordinary people were mauled in Hong Kong. It was shown in several videos that a young woman was beaten and humiliated by a group of black-clad rioters, a man was beaten up by several mobs, and a Japanese tourist was hit on the head. According to various sources, a passerby might be assaulted if he/she is suspected of taking pictures of protesters, expressing discontent with rioters who block the road, or even speaking Putonghua, the standard spoken Chinese.
星期一在多個地點發生了普通人遭暴打的情況。從視頻展示的情況看，一名年輕女子遭一群黑衣人毆打羞辱，一名男子被多名黑衣人打來打去，還有日本遊客被打得頭破血流。來自記者群體和民間的各種消息說，現在在街上一個人如果被懷疑拍了示威者的照片，對示威者堵路表達不滿，甚至說一句普通話，都有招來暴打的風險。
On Tuesday, masked black-clad rioters occupied university campuses, including those of the City University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mainland students in those schools are under additional pressure and afraid of becoming targets. Some have already left their schools, and those still on campus are hiding in dormitories and planning to run away. As a matter of fact, the specific group has been purged in such a turbulent political situation.
星期二，黑衣蒙面人又占領了香港城市大學、香港中文大學等多所高校。那些學校裏的內地學生受到額外壓力，他們普遍擔心成爲報複目標，一些學生紛紛逃離學校，仍在學校的人躲在宿舍裏不敢出來，很多人在計劃逃離學校。這客觀上是一個特定人群在動蕩的政治局勢中遭到清洗。
Riots in Hong Kong are still developing. The above-mentioned sufferings of ordinary people, plus experiences of many tourism workers who have completely lost their income, point to a humanitarian disaster.
香港的暴亂還在發展，普通人的上述遭遇加在一起，還有很多旅遊業者完全失去了收入，生活陷入困頓，顯示這座城市正在滑向一場人道主義災難。
However, the Western media has deliberately ignored these horrible matters, or touched on them lightly. Instead, they keep hyping the use of live ammunition by Hong Kong police. Where is their conscience?
但是西方媒體刻意忽略了這些可怕的表現，或對它們輕描淡寫，西媒繼續制造、聚焦圍繞香港警察開槍的爭議。我們要問：他們的良知去了哪裏？
It’s clear that masked black-clad rioters are increasingly brutal while Hong Kong police remain restrained. Otherwise, would the rioters dare to be so rampant? Western reports on Hong Kong affairs have made the Chinese people see clearly how these media outlets put their standpoint ahead of objectivity without regard for professional ethics. Their reports on Hong Kong issues are disappointing.
黑衣蒙面人越來越凶狠，香港的警察很克制，這是再清楚不過的事實。否則的話，那些暴徒們還敢這樣猖獗嗎？對香港事情的報道讓中國人看到了很多西方媒體用立場先行代替客觀報道、毫不顧及職業道德的真實樣子。他們的香港報道堪稱是西方新聞史上的恥辱。
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