Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday that ongoing protests in Hong Kong show the limitations of the territory’s “one country, two systems” framework, and expressed concern that China might not tolerate a further escalation. Mahathir, making a visit to Japan, said Beijing might use force to end the current impasse if it escalates or persists. “I never thought that a country with two different systems can really work for any length of the time, and sure enough this has happened,” Mahathir told an interview with NHK public television.
