An anonymous White House official told journalists that they were monitoring a sudden build-up of military troops or armed police at the border between mainland China and Hong Kong.
The White House has said that it is monitoring a sudden 'congregation' of Chinese forces at the border of Hong Kong, according to reports, amid fears that Beijing could step up their control over the city's unrest which has escalated to unprecedented level.
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