'Make Hong Kong great again': Hong Kong protesters ask Trump for help

In Hong Kong, members of the democratic movement gathered at the American Consulate building and turned to President Donald Trump for help, writes Air force.

Photo: Facebook /The White House

Some of them are holding banners with the inscriptions “President Trump, save Hong Kong” and “Make Hong Kong great again.”

The protests, which have been going on for 13 weeks already, have not subsided, despite the fact that the Hong Kong administration agreed with one of the main demands of the opposition and withdrew the controversial bill on the extradition of defendants to the PRC.

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Beijing has repeatedly warned external forces from interfering in its internal affairs.

Protesters gathered outside the American consulate waved American flags and called on the United States to “liberate Hong Kong from China.”

They are asking the United States to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act proposed by Democratic senators.

People in #Hong Kong have directly called on Americans to act. From president #Trump to the rest of us, we must now do all we can for those on freedom's front line. https://t.co/V07cXiD6nP

- Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) September 8, 2019

This law, if passed, will require the US administration to annually confirm the autonomous status of this former British colony in order to maintain special terms of trade with Hong Kong.

It also provides for the imposition of sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for the suppression of civil liberties in Hong Kong.

What exactly do demonstrators demand?

A protest campaign for democracy began in Hong Kong with a demand to revoke a bill from the Legislative Council that would extradite suspected criminals from Hong Kong to mainland China, which has a different jurisdiction and criminal law system.

After the demonstrations, which was attended by hundreds of thousands of people, Hong Kong authorities suspended the process of discussing the bill in June, and last week abandoned it altogether.

Hong Kong protesters are grabbing the CS Gas grenades fired at them by Chinese state enforcers and rendering them useless in liquid nitrogen canisters. This is what happens when you have chemistry grads fighting against tyranny. pic.twitter.com/Q7Jb3a9rOx

- Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 2, 2019

However, the protests did not stop - participants in the democratic movement put forward new demands, which boil down to four points:

• the authorities’ refusal to label protests with the term “mass riots”;
• amnesty for all detained protesters;
• conducting an independent investigation into the facts of police brutality against protesters;
• introduction of democratic elections of heads of administration and legislative council.

Some opposition figures also demand the resignation of the current head of administration, Kerry Lam, accusing her of acting on orders from the Beijing authorities.

At some points, the protests took on a fierce character and were accompanied by acts of violence.

On Saturday this week, some members of the democratic opposition tried to break into the Hong Kong International Airport. However, the police introduced control of all trains and buses heading to the airport, allowing access only to passengers who have tickets for the flight.

Towards late Saturday evening, clashes erupted between protesters and police, and tear gas was used to disperse demonstrations in the city.

Does the US intervene?

Some in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement are counting on U.S. support, even though President Trump has described Chinese President Xi Jinping as "a great leader who enjoys the great support of his people."

“I have no doubt that if President Xi wants to resolve Hong Kong quickly and humanely, he can do it,” President Trump tweeted in mid-August.

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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Saturday that China should exercise restraint in this situation.

He called on the Chinese authorities to negotiate with the protesters to overcome the differences.

However, the PRC authorities not only warn against outside interference in Chinese internal affairs, but directly accuse the United States and Britain of pandering to protests.

Previously, the US State Department issued an advisory to American citizens traveling to Hong Kong, noting that “US citizens and diplomats are being targeted in a government propaganda campaign by Chinese authorities who falsely accuse the US of inciting protests in Hong Kong.”

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