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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Verna Yu

‘This feels so much like Hong Kong’: territory’s solidarity with Chinese uprising

Protest at University of Hong Kong
A protest at the University of Hong Kong on Tuesday in solidarity with demonstrators on the Chinese mainland. Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

Jack*, a Hongkonger, used to have a grim view of mainland Chinese people, but the protests over anti-Covid restrictions that exploded across China last weekend changed his view.

“Before, I thought they were mostly the arrogant and nationalistic people who just cared only about safeguarding ‘one China’ and the [Communist] party, and who boasted about the superiority of China,” said the 35-year-old IT professional, who did not want to give his real name for fear of repercussions from Beijing.

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