Hong Kong police end 12-day siege of university.
President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday strengthening the position of pro-democracy protestors, and China's government was outraged.
The standoff at Hong Kong Polytechnic University was one of the most dramatic episodes in nearly six months of unrest that began in June with a huge march against an extradition bill seen as an erosion of freedoms promised when the former British colony returned to Chinese control in 1997.s and an investigation into police use of tear gas, rubber bullets and other force to suppress the demonstrations. Police have arrested 5,890 people since June, ranging in age from 11 to 83.
They were the holdouts from perhaps 1,100 who had retreated inside after the battles with police. A few escaped the cordon, but police say they arrested 810 people and recorded the details of 300 minors who could face charges later.A university official estimated it would take five to six months to repair the damage to the campus.
Hundreds of people chanted pro-democracy slogans at lunchtime rallies around Hong Kong on Friday. Some carried posters featuring U.S. PresidentProtesters disrupted traffic in at least two places, but they dispersed after police issued warnings.
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