On February 28, Hong Kong authorities charged 47 pan-democratic activists with “conspiracy to subvert state power,” and Hong Kong people overseas wrote with emotion, “Some people give up freedom for Food and clothing, while others give up everything for freedom.”
Los Angeles Hong Kong member Su said, “We hope to keep these words permanently, to leave our blessings, our support for Hong Kong, and to pass this intention down.” Despite the bad situation in Hong Kong, people are not desperate because Hong Kong people are resilient and can “fight for their lives” against the Chinese Communist government, and perseverance is hope.
Su said, “We’ve said many times that this is the darkest day in Hong Kong, but it seems like there’s always something darker coming, but that doesn’t mean the sky won’t light up and the light won’t come.” Overseas Hong Kong people are still actively lobbying their own governments to support Hong Kong or to pass bills to help them immigrate; three Hong Kong-related bills are now being pushed through the U.S. Congress, Su said, adding that the pro-Hong Kong campaign has now entered a new phase, with many turning to quiet action to help Hong Kong people in a low-key way and avoid harassment of their own friends and relatives in Hong Kong by the Hong Kong police and the Chinese Communist Party.
We don’t dance to it,” Su said. But in the U.S., communists are illegal, and if they go too far, we’ll videotape it and report it directly to the FBI.”
The Hong Kong immigrant, who goes by the pseudonym Tian Liang, said it is not the Time to go about promoting oneself, but to do more practical work and for young people to preserve their strength. She called on Hong Kong youth to enrich and purify themselves more, and when the climax falls, they should learn to submerge, stay healthy, have enough knowledge, and have the energy to fight against tyranny in the future; she hopes that the current Hong Kong youth will not take to the streets to sacrifice again, she said, “Just because they don’t come out doesn’t mean they agree with the current situation, it’s just that the time has not yet come, and they don’t need to sacrifice unnecessarily, to be arrested and beaten. “
Tianliang believes that whether to stay in Hong Kong or choose to emigrate, as long as the Hong Kong people themselves think clearly, do not feel that they have failed their brothers and sisters, go anywhere can help Hong Kong. Just like when the Jews were scattered to various places, Hong Kong people can still do a lot no matter where they go. Tianliang said, “Democracy in Hong Kong is closely related to democracy in China, and if the Chinese Communist Party is not willing to implement a democratic system, there can be no real democracy and freedom in Hong Kong, and there is only hope for Hong Kong if the Chinese Communist Party has an internal solution.”
Many people visited the Freedom Sculpture Park over the weekend, some on a “pilgrimage” to learn about the current state of the Chinese people’s struggle for democracy and freedom, while others were curious to see the giant 64 statue, a group of Hong Kong protest activists, as they traveled along Highway 15.
Jeff, a member of the Los Angeles Hong Kong Forum, said, “More and more people are learning about what’s going on in Hong Kong now, and they’re stopping to cheer us on and cheer us on.” Although Hong Kong people don’t have a lot of resources to do publicity, Hong Kong people will persist in their own way and keep speaking out to the world. He hopes that Hong Kong people can find ways to break out inside this harsh environment, but more importantly, to protect their own safety, because protecting themselves is not giving in, but also the persistence of not forgetting the original intention.
Jeff said, “The Chinese Communist Party has gone so far as to silence the entire population, so that we have no place to speak out, and now people have to be smarter about how to make their voices heard.”
State Department spokesman Ned Price’s tweet said, “We join the international community in urging Beijing and Hong Kong authorities to release the detained pan-democratic candidates.” He added that the move by the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong government further confirms that the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law is indeed stifling dissent and undermining Hong Kong’s right to autonomy; and that U.S. lawmakers from both parties have urged the Biden administration to act swiftly to use its sanctioning powers under the Hong Kong Autonomy Law to pursue accountability against the Chinese Communist Party officials involved.
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