Catalan protesters and secessionists are using similar tactics as Hong Kong rioters in the past few months on the streets, burning facilities in Catalan towns, paralyzing the airport in Barcelona and wearing masks to avoid arrest, which Chinese experts said would backfire on political elites of the West in their cities even as they continually voice support for Hong Kong rioters and separatists.
Some 10,000 people, according to Spain's interior ministry, blocked access to Barcelona airport for hours on Monday, heeding widespread calls on social media to "Turn Catalonia into the new Hong Kong," reported The Local, a multi-regional English-language digital news publisher.
More than 1,100 people have been arrested since the start of Extinction Rebellion's protests this week in London, including 50 detained at City airport on Thursday, the Guardian reported.
Last week a Catalan protest of the government for independence became remarkably similar to that of Hong Kong.
Some 10,000 people, according to Spain's interior ministry, blocked access to Barcelona airport for hours on Monday, heeding widespread calls on social media to "Turn Catalonia into the new Hong Kong," reported The Local, a multi-regional English-language digital news publisher.
More than 1,100 people have been arrested since the start of Extinction Rebellion's protests this week in London, including 50 detained at City airport on Thursday, the Guardian reported.