BANGKOK/HONG KONG (REUTERS) - As Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates voiced support for Thai anti-government protests over the weekend, they used the hashtag #MilkTeaAlliance.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK/HONG KONG - As Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates voiced support for Thai anti-government protests over the weekend, they used the hashtag #MilkTeaAlliance.
"This is the first physical expression of the Milk Tea Alliance," said Thai student Akrawat Siripattanachok, 27, who helped organise the show of solidarity in Taipei joined by Hong Kong activists, a Chinese dissident and Taiwan students.A hashtag that began in April as a backlash to Chinese nationalist attacks on a Thai celebrity for a perceived slight to China shows signs of turning into a bigger movement uniting like-minded activists.
Wong tweeted support for the Thai protesters, while users on LIHKG, a social media forum used by Hong Kong demonstrators, also called on people to highlight the call of the Thai protesters for greater democracy and the departure of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a former junta leader. The Thai, Hong Kong, and Taiwan governments did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the alliance of activists and whether they were concerned about its impact."People who are pro-Hong Kong independence or pro-Taiwan independence often collude online, this is nothing new. Their conspiracy will never succeed," he said.
Use of the hashtag peaked in April when Chinese Internet users hit back against attacks on the Thai celebrities who had appeared to suggest that Hong Kong was a state and that Taiwan was not part of China.
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