Hong Kong is not its backyard, and the US should know that

That some demonstrators in Hong Kong are hell-bent on violating laws and disrupting normal life was on display again on Monday when thousands of them formed "human chains" outside schools to push for their so-called democratic demands following a weekend of violent clashes and a march urging the US president to "liberate" Hong Kong.

The fact that violence and demonstrations have continued despite the Special Administrative Region government withdrawing the bill aimed at amending the extradition law shows the protesters have been hypnotized into believing the unbelievable - that they can "liberate" the city.

What they may not have realized is that the central government under no circumstances will allow China's sovereignty over Hong Kong to be compromised.