Feature: Thousands gather in Sydney calling for end to violence in China's Hong Kong

A participant holds a banner during the Stop Riots in Hong Kong rally in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 17, 2019. Around 3,000 people marched peacefully through the streets of Sydney on Saturday to call for an end to the violence which has gripped China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) in recent weeks. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)