Trump signs, Pepe the Frog graffiti and British, American and Hong Kong colonial-era flags have become common sights at Hong Kong protests, as the anti-government movement enters its eighth month.
FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, pro-democracy protesters wear masks including those for Pepe the frog during a march in Hong Kong.
Many of Hong Kong’s hardcore protesters are working-class construction workers and hairstylists battling an establishment government dominated by business interests and real estate tycoons. Some wave U.S. and other flags to appeal to the rest of the world for support. But basic disagreements bubble beneath the surface: What do the protests stand for? Who are they for, and who are they against? How do you save a city caught in a growing confrontation between the U.S. and China?
The protests started in June to oppose a bill that would have allowed the city to extradite suspected criminals to China and rapidly snowballed into a full-blown defense of the city’s semi-autonomy under Beijing’s rule. “Dear President Trump, communism is AIDS,” he said in a December tweet. “Where’s your cocktail therapy & shock therapies for communist China?”
Cedric, a 30-year-old former construction worker turned front-liner, is somewhat indifferent towards Trump, whom he calls “just a businessman.” Nor does he think the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, passed by Congress as a rebuke to Beijing and Hong Kong’s leadership, has had much impact so far.
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