China sent soldiers to a Hong Kong protest site—with brooms and buckets

China sent soldiers to a Hong Kong protest site—with brooms and buckets

As China attempts to stamp out Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, demonstrators have endured tear-gassings and beatings from riot police. There have even been a few deaths during the violent clashes. Victor Ting, a reporter for South China Morning Post, shared a clip of the soldiers returning to their Hong Kong barracks later in the day.