Hong Kong singer Denise Ho spoke at the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum in New York. In her speech, she said those protesting the China extradition bill in Hong Kong have been suppressed, and urged the world to stand and fight with Hong Kongers in the name of freedom and human rights. .
Just as Hong Kongers have shown the world the smallest action from the individual has the power to create tsunamis of changes.
Hong Kong singer Denise Ho spoke during the 2019 Oslo Freedom Forum in New York. She spoke about the situation in Hong Kong during the past four months, saying Hong Kong has changed greatly as a result of the anti-extradition bill protests.
(Jimmy Sham was) hit with a metal hammer. And even myself, in Taiwan. These attacks aim to intimidate and silence people. By punishing and condemning supporters of the Hong Kong movement, these companies are turning their backs against these very communities and freedoms which they flourish on.
Ho also claimed that many global brands, such as the NBA and Blizzard Entertainment, are censoring themselves because of Chinese pressure. She went on to say that this has made everyone realize that the Chinese Communist Party already has its hands in the free world. She called on everyone to take a stand and fight for freedom and human rights. Meanwhile, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. will stand with Hong Kong in light of China's efforts to be more aggressive and sow chaos in the past year, such as its actions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
It's even more deadly than SARS. Its name is street violence. The true motive of the opposition in Hong Kong and the foreign forces behind them is to mess up the city and ultimately destroy one country, two systems by turning Hong Kong into an independent or semi-independent political entity.
Xie Feng, commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, added that any external pressure will not be able to overwhelm the 1.4 billion Chinese people that include Hong Kongers.
In August, the U.S. Department of State issued a Level 2 travel advisory to Hong Kong. It recently updated the advisory to say that although the demonstrations are largely peaceful, they can turn violent and disrupt public transportation. It also said U.S. citizens and Consulate General employees have been subject to a Chinese propaganda campaign accusing the U.S. of fomenting unrest in Hong Kong.