Hong Kong is not spiraling out of control
- Hong Kong protesters have been dogged but pragmatic.
- Beijing has little to gain from using military force to conquer a city it already occupies.
- There is room for a creative solution on Beijing’s part to resolve the current impasse.
The first live rounds of ammunition were fired during this week’s latest round of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and Hong Kong police. Extending the logic of their “eye for an eye” mantra, the young self-described revolutionaries began chopping down alleged…
