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Tourists look at the information panel that shows all flights canceled at Hong Kong International Airport during a demonstration on Aug. 12, 2019, in Hong Kong. As protests in the territory increase, so does the risk of direct intervention by mainland forces. 

As protests in the territory increase, so does the risk of direct intervention by mainland forces.

Will Beijing Intervene in the Hong Kong Unrest?

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With Beijing and Hong Kong refusing to yield to protesters' demands and Hong Kong police proving incapable of restoring calm so far, no resolution is on the horizon. And this raises questions about just what would induce the mainland government to intervene directly in the special administrative region.

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Will Beijing Intervene in the Hong Kong Unrest?

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