Protesters face off with police, challenging the Chinese Communist Party in a march days before Beijing's 70th anniversary celebration.
As China’s Communist Party prepares for its 70th anniversary of rule on Oct. 1, protesters in Hong Kong stepped on and, in some cases, stomped on printed images of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s face as they streamed up the stairs of a subway station Sunday to attend a pro-democracy rally.
Hundreds of thousands attended a rally for the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella Movement on Saturday, according to organizers, and thousands marched in a “global anti-totalitarianism” march Sunday. Both protests rejected Beijing’s influence and celebrated Hong Kong’s pro-democratic history.Both became violent, with flareups across the city.
A procession of protesters waved flags from the 17 countries and territories where solidarity marches also took place Sunday, including in rainy Taiwan, where more than 10,000 people marched in support of Hong Kong’s movement. “My father and grandfather, all the family members, shared what we had. Clothing, food, when they were in poor conditions, we shared [with] the countrymen in red China,” Yun said. “We helped — but now we are suppressed. It’s very unfair to the Hong Kong people.”
“The chief executive, Carrie Lam, has no way to make promises to Hong Kong people, because she has to ask for approval from the CCP,” he said. “We just want Hong Kong to be ruled by Hong Kong people.” But recent polling by the Chinese University of Hong Kong shows 69% of Hong Kong citizens blame the government and police for escalating violence. An additional 12% blame protesters, and 12% blame foreign forces.
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