Thread: Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up

A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester on Sunday and beaten up.

Unidentified men came out of the consulate and forced a man inside the compound, before he escaped with the help of police and other demonstrators.

The protester told the BBC: "They dragged me inside, they beat me up."

A consulate spokesperson said protesters had displayed an insulting portrait of China's president.

The Foreign Office said it was urgently seeking clarity on the incident. Greater Manchester Police has launched an investigation.

Speaking after the incident, the protester, called Bob, told BBC Chinese that "mainlanders" - people from mainland China, as opposed to Hong Kong - came out of the consulate and destroyed their posters.

"As we tried to stop them, they dragged me inside, they beat me up," he said, adding that he was then pulled out by the UK police.

"It's ridiculous. They [the attackers] shouldn't have done that. We are supposed to have freedom to say whatever we want here [in the UK]."

After the incident, the crowd remained angry. Protesters shouted at the men from the consulate and the British police, arguing they could have done more.

Consulate staff had previously asked the protesters to move to the opposite side of the street.

There were two police officers at the protest, but several more appeared within minutes of the altercation beginning.

They gathered at the gates of the compound trying to break up the fighting and move protesters back.

One police officer entered the consulate grounds and pulled the man who had been dragged inside back out.

At least eight men - some of whom were wearing helmets and protective vests - then returned to the consulate building.

The consulate is on UK soil, but cannot be entered without consent. Any offence committed on diplomatic premises is subject to UK law, but employees may hold diplomatic immunity.

Reacting on Twitter, former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said the UK government should demand a full apology from the Chinese ambassador, and that those involved should be sent back to China.

The demonstrators were protesting as the Communist Party congress began in Beijing.

President Xi Jinping, who is set to secure a third term in power, said he had turned the situation in Hong Kong from "chaos to governance", referring to China's suppression of pro-democracy protests there.

A spokesperson for the consulate said the protesters had "hung an insulting portrait of the Chinese president at the main entrance".

"This would be intolerable and unacceptable for any diplomatic and consular missions of any country. Therefore, we condemn this deplorable act with strong indignation and firm opposition," the spokesperson added.

A spokesperson said Greater Manchester Police was aware of the incident.

"Officers were present and responded immediately to defuse the situation," they said.

"Enquiries are ongoing at this time to understand the full circumstances."


Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up - BBC News

Originally Posted by Shutree

A spokesperson for the consulate said the protesters had "hung an insulting portrait of the Chinese president at the main entrance".

"This would be intolerable and unacceptable for any diplomatic and consular missions of any country.


Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up - BBC News

No, it really wouldn't be.

lucky for him it wasnt the saudis he annoyed. he would have been hacked into little pieces and quietly disposed of.

Lucky he didnt get his wallet lifted as well.

Thing about this Chow Mainland Chinese takeaways , you grab one and 2 hours later you want another..


Peeking Poo's Garden Menu recommend the no 69 with shavingsavoid Juancake rolls.

So...Manchester will have a couple of chinese less in 48 hours.

A lot of publicity for the demonstrators.

Not hard to figure out that match score

^ could turn into a sport, pitch up with a banner wait for the Chinks and kick the fok oot them

Originally Posted by malmomike77

could turn into a sport, pitch up with a banner wait for the Chinks and kick the fok oot them

Close to Old Trafford ?

everyone loves a Chinese takeaway

Define love

Originally Posted by helge

Define love

Some Dim in daegli Damark today?


The anticipation of a sweet and sour suck

Or an unrequited pork ball in moister sauce will serve as shorthand

Try the plum sauce on your tool sure to get you noticed at Silkeborg Senior Slappers Grab a granny night Disco, any man not redolent of bacon or minx will be a new sensation unseen at the Rose Kilt Fustyval.

Originally Posted by david44

Senior Slappers Grab a granny night Disco

?

Like the Widows' Ball ?

Hmm

Why not !

Legoland tomorrow, but then...

Originally Posted by Shutree

Consulate staff had previously asked the protesters to move to the opposite side of the street.

Yea . . . nah. Not their place to ask. Gutsy policeman entering consulate property, surely he'll get into hot water for it otherwise Xi will threaten to invade Taiwan. Well, any reason will do to issue threats

Unbelievable.

Originally Posted by Shutree

Reacting on Twitter, former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said the UK government should demand a full apology from the Chinese ambassador, and that those involved should be sent back to China.

Good luck with that.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Gutsy policeman entering consulate property, surely he'll get into hot water for it otherwise Xi will threaten to invade Taiwan. Well, any reason will do to issue threats

Yep.

an insulting portrait of the Chinese president

Come on, where is it?

S'OK, found it.

Mr. Shithole must have found out it had Winnie the Pooh on it or something and got enraged.

Looks like the chinkies came out to nick it, one of them still wearing his covid protection helmet.

I was really hoping that it was this one!

Interestingly there are other versions of this story going around. The theme is that the BBC got it all wrong, that consular staff started to take down posters from their fence (their property, seems fair) which provoked a tussle and the protester went into the compound when he did not let go of a poster. What followed, this version alleges, is that the protester grabbed one of the consular staff and that the video actually shows consular staff trying to get him off.

There were a couple of elements of the BBC story that seemed very unusual and I'm not at all certain where the truth lies.

Originally Posted by Shutree

The theme is that the BBC got it all wrong, that consular staff started to take down posters from their fence (their property, seems fair) which provoked a tussle and the protester went into the compound when he did not let go of a poster. What followed, this version alleges, is that the protester grabbed one of the consular staff and that the video actually shows consular staff trying to get him off.

There were a couple of elements of the BBC story that seemed very unusual and I'm not at all certain where the truth lies.

We'll have to wait for the actual police report to know what occured.

In the meantime I'll go with this...

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Interestingly there are other versions of this story going around. The theme is that the BBC got it all wrong, that consular staff started to take down posters from their fence (their property, seems fair) which provoked a tussle and the protester went into the compound when he did not let go of a poster. What followed, this version alleges, is that the protester grabbed one of the consular staff and that the video actually shows consular staff trying to get him off.

There were a couple of elements of the BBC story that seemed very unusual and I'm not at all certain where the truth lies.

Very unusual.

Originally Posted by Shutree

BBC story

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

Very unusual.

Not if by the BBC.

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

We'll have to wait for the actual police report to know what occured.
l.

harry has already posted the initial response from Greater Manchester Police, which you managed to miss. However, you did somehow then mix shutree's post up with harry's in your quote - and ended up posting shutree's post twice.

I presume you're getting good gear in Canada at the moment?

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

Very unusual.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Not if by the BBC.

The BBC is 100 years old

Kinda like Biden

Dementia ?

Originally Posted by hallelujah

harry has already posted the initial response from Greater Manchester Police, which you managed to miss. However, you did somehow then mix shutree's post up with harry's in your quote - and ended up posting shutree's post twice.

I presume you're getting good gear in Canada at the moment?

Nah, he's just a blithering, semiliterate fuckwit with a penchant for hiding the truth.

Originally Posted by Shutree

The protester told the BBC: "They dragged me inside".
Due to the protester wearing an Al Pacino mask and a Man U scarf, it is still to be determined if he was Hong Kong protester and/or already beaten up at last weekend's Newcastle draw

I don't know