<span style="color: #222222;">In Hong Kong, riot police fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters in the city today during a second consecutive night of clashes. Police said they had arrested 20 people for unlawful assembly and assault during the previous night's protests. <br />'' <br />'' The clashes were short-lived as protesters rushed into the subway and moved to a new location the bustling shopping district of Causeway Bay where multiple roads were occupied.<br />'' <br />'' The latest unrest came as China's official Xinhua news agency published a new commentary today saying, ugly forces were threatening the country's bottom line. The agency said, the central government will not sit idly by and let this situation continue.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The semi-autonomous southern Chinese city is reeling from two months of protests and violence triggered by opposition to a planned extradition law that has evolved into a wider movement for democratic reforms.</span>