Beijing says Hong Kong protests 'trample on the rule of law'

China's state media was silent about the mass demonstrations in Hong Kong on Monday. But Beijing spoke up on Tuesday, denouncing the protests as "radical" and accusing the protesters of trampling on the rule of law. Monday's demonstrations, which are part of a series of protests sparked by a controversial bill proposal that would allow extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China, coincided with the 22nd anniversary of the day Britain ceded the city to China. A group of mostly young activists sm...