This past weekend was particularly violent in the district of Hong Kong, with protesters continuing to clash against the government and police since June this year. In one incident a man injured four pro democracy protesters with a knife, while in a separate incident a local Democratic Party politician Andrew Chiu had part of his ear bitten off by an attacker. The protesters of Hong Kong continue to show their support for the United States; utilizing American slogans and imagery to invoke a pro Hong Kong response from the US.
I believe it’s in the US’s best interest to openly support and defend Hong Kong from mainland China. In my recent blogpost I discussed how a simple pro democracy tweet from NBA General Manager Darrel Morey set off a swath of anger in China. Causing multimillion dollar contracts to be ripped up and the Chinese government demanding apologies from US companies. If China sees a single tweet as a threat to their way of life, how threatened do you think they are by “radical” western practices such as freedom of speech and personal liberty. Hong Kong needs to be preserved as a safe haven to not only the current population, but to future generations looking for an escape from the communist way of life.
Sources: https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/04/china-warns-hong-kong-after-weekend-of-violence/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2019/11/04/china-is-an-underrated-threat-to-the-world/#7efbf3476d8d