French urban climber Alain Robert climbs the Cheung Kong Center building in Hong Kong, China, August 16, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
HONG KONG (Reuters) - French "spiderman" climber Alain Robert scaled a 68-storey skyscraper in Hong Kong on Friday to hoist a flag symbolising reconciliation between China and the territory as weeks of escalating pro-democracy protests show no signs of abating.
Using his bare hands and without a harness, Robert clambered up Cheung Kong Center located in the central business district and secured a large banner on the building's exterior.
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