HONG KONG – Hong Kong residents from across the political spectrum condemned mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, 18 months after protesters stormed their own legislature to demand greater democracy, not the overthrow of election results.Pro-democracy activists said America’s reputation and democracy were damaged by Wednesday's violence, in which supporters of President Donald Trump smashed their way into the U.S.
Capitol in an attempt to overturn America’s presidential election and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump. Those in Hong Kong's pro-Beijing establishment also denounced the violence, calling it a possible insurrection.