Hong Kong's police officers intervene in an altercation between Pro-China protesters and pro-independence representatives during President of China Xi Jinping's three-day visit to mark the 20th anniversary of the handover from Britain to China, in Hong Kong on June 30, 2017. Tight security contained protesters in Hong Kong Friday night as China's President Xi Jinping led lavish celebrations to mark 20 years since the politically divided city was handed back to China by Britain. A huge security operation has shut down large parts of Hong Kong, with thousands of police deployed to keep away demonstrators angry at Beijing's tightening grip on the freedoms of nearly eight million people. / AFP PHOTO / Jayne Russell (Photo credit should read JAYNE RUSSELL/AFP/Getty Images)
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