Times are tough for the Communist Party of China (CPC) to pacify the current civil unrest in Hong Kong, and Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) biased reportage seems to "fan the flames of chaos," a statement from read.

In the October 17 editorial, the Chinese gazette slammed WSJ for stirring events in civil disobedience instead of encouraging Hong Kong nationals to cooperate with their government. The China Daily commented that the editorial poses "like a guide book for encouraging social unrest."

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The article also persuaded protesters to change tactics such as "flash mobs" or "fluid occupation" and try reaching out to other sectors of society and expand activities off the streets to places like the Victoria Park.

The road to peace and order

After the peace talks held Tuesday, the Hong Kong government announced that it will send a formal report to Beijing but emphasized that it will not convince China to implement electoral changes and grant people their right of universal suffrage.

Thousands peacefully stood their ground outside the government offices Wednesday morning despite fears of street violence. The so-called "umbrella movement" urges the government to give Hong Kong citizens their right to publicly elect their chief executive in 2017.

The National People's Congress ruled that candidates running for Hong Kong government posts are pre-selected by a committee that is pro-CPC.

Hong Kong deputy official Carrie Lam admitted that the government representatives and the protesters were not able to come up with a mutual agreement saying that they "can only agree to disagree."

Both parties have not yet scheduled another meeting, but the activist group have convened Wednesday morning to discuss their next steps, said Yvonne Leung, a student from University of Hong Kong.

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