52 Hong Kong Groups Around the World Support China Protests

Chinese students held a rally in solidarity with the protesters in China, at Columbia University in New York on Nov. 28. New Tang Dynasty Television

After the deadly fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, angry crowds took to the streets in different cities in China, the largest wave of protests in three decades, protesting the stringent pandemic restrictions and chanting for the resignation of Xi Jinping.

52 Groups Signed the Statement

Including NY4HK, a New York organization that supports Hong Kong, 52 Hong Kong groups around the world signed a statement supporting the recent protests against the CCP, standing with them to demand freedom and justice.

The statement said, “As Hongkongers who strive for democratic rights and civil liberties for our people, we stand with our friends demanding freedom and justice from the CCP. We know well the courage and sacrifice required to oppose the CCP. We support you in any way we can and we call on all those in our communities to rise up together.”

The statement pointed to the CCP’s “horrific Zero-COVID policy” that claimed the lives of mostly Uyghur civilians trapped in an apartment building fire on Nov. 24 in Urumqi and the ZhengZhou Foxconn factory workers in lockdown. “In forced labor conditions without access to basic necessities, both events have demonstrated the CCP’s antipathy toward the most marginalized in society, and sparked intense protest across the country.”

Chinese protesters in many places held up blank sheets of paper symbolizing public grievances that “everyone knows the real stories,” to express their anger.

The “White Paper Revolution” has spread to a dozen cities around the world and to overseas Chinese student groups who encouraged the Chinese in China and abroad to be united. “Especially with the Sitong bridge protest during the 20th party congress, cross-border solidarity is more vital than ever, and we must work together to harness this unprecedented energy as people around the world activate for change.”

The statement said, “In 2019, as Hongkongers took to the streets, we said ‘Be water.’ The people of millions of individuals rising up, from different walks of life, with conscience and conviction, will never go unanswered.”

The groups that signed the statement included: Hong Kong Student Advocacy Group At NYU, Hong Kong Watch, Hong Kong Social Action Movements In Boston, Chicago Solidarity With Hong Kong, Hong Kong Forum, Los Angeles, Hong Kong Professional Network, Alliance Canad Hong Kong, Austria Capital Hong Kong Association, and Germany Stands With Hong Kong.

Rallies to Come

The Chinese and Chinese students in the Greater New York area will hold a rally at the Flushing Kissena Corridor Park from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 3. After the assembly, they will parade from Main Street to Northern Avenue. A rally will be held at Washington Square in Manhattan on Sunday, December 4 at 2 p.m.

Numerous upcoming vigils are planned around the world in support of China’s “White Paper Revolution.”