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Chinas attempt to blame U.S. and other foreign forces for Hong Kongs protests is merely a convenient excuse for Beijing to cover its shame for not granting the territory true democracy as it once promised, said Martin Lee, founding chairman of Hong Kong's Democratic Party.
With street sit-ins entering their second month and no resolution in sight, Lee, 76, said Tuesday that responsibility for ending the ongoing protests rests on the shoulders of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who recently has emphasized the necessity of the rule of law.
Lee, founder of one of Hong Kong's largest political parties, has been singled out by Chinas Communist Party for allegedly inviting outside interference in the territory's affairs. In April, the U.S. Congress revived an annual report on political developments in Hong Kong following a plea by Lee and former Chief Secretary Anson Chan. They have since been condemned in Chinas state-run media as "betraying" Hong Kong with their move.
Protesters in Hong Kong, a former British territory that returned to Chinese rule in 1997 under a framework known as one country, two systems, took to the streets in late September to denounce rules laid out by Beijing for the citys chief executive election in 2017. The rules would limit candidates to two or three people approved by a special committee expected to be packed with pro-establishment figures.
Protesters say that is tantamount to "fake democracy" and contravenes promises made with the 1997 handover. They are pressing for a more open, public nominations system.
A two-hour dialogue between protest leaders and five Hong Kong government officials last week yielded little common ground. The session was first of what is expected to be several rounds of talks aimed at resolving the political crisis, but a second session has yet to be scheduled.
In an interview with The Times, Lee said he did travel overseas frequently to met with government officials, lawmakers, the media and Chinese communities. But he said that his message has always been defending Hong Kong's core values and that he never accepts financial support from abroad.
"I never ask for money," said Lee, "and even if they offer, which they haven't, I wont touch it. Because I know, once I touch it, they will use it against us."
Lee denied allegations that protesters wanted to separate Hong Kong from mainland China. Rather, he said, demonstrators only want to hold Beijing to its promises made under the Basic Law, the legal framework of the 1997 handover, which promised Hong Kong a high degree of political autonomy for 50 years.
"We have never asked for independence. We have always accepted the 'one country, two systems' policy, said Lee. We just want to hold China accountable for its policy; we have never asked for more.
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Flag waving: Islamic State fighters waving the group's flag from a damaged display of a government fighter jet following the battle for the Tabqa air base, in Raqqa, Syria. Photo: Raqqa Media Centre of the Islamic State
A recruiter for the Islamic State militant group has described democracy as for "infidels" and asserted that a "real Muslim" is interested only in "what Islam says", in a rare interview with a German publication.
A 30-year-old man identified as Abu Sattar told Germany's Der Spiegel online: "Democracy is a hegemonic tool of the West and contrary to Islam. Why do you act as though the entire world needs democracy?"
Abu Sattar, based in Turkey, was recommended for the interview by a number of IS members, according to the German publication, which says the man was responsible for "several dozen" young men joining Islamic State, with men who had battlefield experience from conflicts such as Chechnya or Afghanistan who were "particularly highly valued".
"Democracy is for infidels," said the man, who identified himself as Arab but spoke with a British accent. "A real Muslim is not a democrat because he doesn't care about the opinions of majorities and minorities don't interest him. He is only interested in what Islam says," the publication reported.
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Asked if the typical recruit tended to be people who felt like they didn't belong and finally see an opportunity to live out their fantasies of power, the recruiter answered: "It is not true that only those people come to us who have experienced no success in life. Among them are many people who have university degrees, people who were well-established. But they all see the inequities that we Muslims have long experienced and want to fight against them."
The radical views expressed on democracy come days after a rally of thousands of right-wing German football hooligans against Islamic extremism in Cologne left 44 riot police injured. The rally, organised through social media, drew together skinheads and far-right football fans. Germany, Europe's largest democracy, has long been home to a large Turkish community.Earlier in October, German-based Kurds and radical Muslims clashed during protests in Hamburg.
Islamic State, also known as ISIL and ISIS, has dominated news in recent months after its military victories in central and northern Iraq and eastern Syria. The Sunni group combines terror tactics and military battlefield discipline with the stated goal of establishing a global caliphate, or state under Islamic rule headed by a "commander of the faithful".
When confronted with the notion that IS's extreme views on democracy and human rights were casting suspicion on "all Muslims" worldwide, Abu Sattar laughed and asked: "So? Are they speaking out against us? I think we enjoy much more support than you would like to believe."
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