Hong Kong’s Mafia-Like “Triads” Are Terrifying Pro-Democracy Protesters

China’s Ministry of National Defense reminded Hong Kong residents Wednesday that the People’s Liberation Army could mobilize to “maintain social order” at the request of the island’s government. The statement serves as a warning to protesters who defaced China’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong on Sunday, at the end of yet another mass march against an extradition bill that could allow the Communist Party to undermine the island’s independent judiciary. China’s patience with protestors is wearing thin: The for