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“As world leaders congratulated #China on its Oct. 1 National Day, protesters gathered in cities around the world to protest against the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities and dissidents.” https://t.co/vZnjA0GKw5
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 3, 2022
… as Russian president Vladimir Putin, Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni added their congratulations, according to state news agency Xinhua.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 3, 2022
A protester surnamed Wong, who emigrated to the U.K. two months ago, said she had taken part in the protest with three generations of her family president.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 3, 2022
"The CCP hasn't just harmed Hong Kong, but the whole country," she said. "It is also exploiting freedoms around the world … for example abstaining from the U.N. vote on Russia."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 3, 2022
"We want a Hong Kong with freedom, democracy and the rule of law like we had in the past," Tse told RFA. "Hong Kong people should have the final say in [how to run] the place, not the country next door."
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 3, 2022
Hong Kong's freedoms and democracy have been destroyed, and Uyghurs have suffered genocide, including the mass incarceration of Uyghurs in their homes for more than a month without food as part of CCP leader Xi Jinping's zero-COVID policy, she told the crowd.
— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) October 3, 2022
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