JAKARTA – Chinese citizens have exploded in excitement after democracy in the United States was tarnished by the attitude of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump who urged the United States Capitol. They compared the unrest to the chaos of the anti-government protests in Hong Kong in 2019.
Quoting Channel News Asia, on Thursday January 7, 2021, Chinese state media tabloid Global Times published a comparison of photos of Hong Kong protesters occupying the Hong Kong Legislative Council compound in July 2019 with riots in Washington DC on Wednesday 6 January.
It appears that unbridled Trump supporters have stormed the US Capitol to protest the US electoral defeat. They took selfies, fought with security, and searched parts of the building.
“@SpeakerPelosi has already called the Hong Kong riots a ‘beautiful sight to see’,” the Global Times said in its download, referring to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments in June 2019 on pro mass protests. – democratic Hong Kong, mostly peaceful at the time.
“It remains to be seen if he will say the same about recent developments on Capitol Hill. “
[email protected] has previously called the Hong Kong riots a “beautiful sight to see” – it remains to be seen whether she will say the same about recent developments on Capitol Hill. pic.twitter.com/91iXDzYpcO
– Global Times (@globaltimesnews) January 7, 2021
The Chinese Communist Youth League also described the unrest as a “beautiful spectacle” on the Weibo platform. The hashtag “Trump supporters stormed the United States Capitol” was posted on Weibo, garnering 230 million views. Users compared the global support for protesters in Hong Kong to the outpouring of condemnation from the pro-Trump mob.
“Today all the leaders of European countries have shown double standards and condemned it (the Washington DC riots),” a Chinese citizen said on the Weibo platform who was appreciated by more than 5,000 users.
“I don’t know what kind of double standards the Hong Kong or Taiwanese media are reporting this time around. “
“What happened in the Hong Kong Legislative Council last year was repeated in the United States Capitol,” another user wrote in a comment and liked by more than 4,500 users.
Hong Kong protesters stormed parliament to demand democracy. The action was taken when China passed the National Security Law. The bill has drawn opposition figures and activists into mass arrests.
United States President-elect Joe Biden claims American rioters are undermining democracy by trying to reverse Mr. Trump’s defeat in the November 2020 election.
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