The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, on behalf of the EU, called for dialogue in Hong Kong on Wednesday 2 October, saying that the escalation of violence and continued unrest, including the use of live ammunition, were "deeply troubling".
On Tuesday 1 October, despite the ban on demonstrations, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to defy China, which was celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the...