The people of Hong Kong, together with the peoples of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Republic and Tibet, are fighting for their independence, Rabiya Kadir, a leader of the Uyghur national movement says. If one succeeds so too will the others, thus "it is not excluded that in a short time China will suffer the fate of the USSR."
The Interpreter: China could suffer same fate as USSR, Uyghur leader says
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes China's Premier Li Keqiang (L) prior to their meeting in Moscow on Oct. 14, 2014.