Why Hong Kong Protesters Wave the American Flag
Yuichiro Kakutani
Posted: Jul 30, 2019 3:45 PM
Source: AP Photo/Vincent Yu
In Hong Kong, a few protesters are rallying to a flag — the American flag.
Since starting their demonstrations seven weeks ago against a controversial extradition bill that threatened to undermine the city-state’s democracy, the protesters in Hong Kong have raised many different flags to represent their cause. Often times those are variants of the flag of the city-state — a stylized, white five-petal flower from the Hong Kong orchid tree on a red background. One commonly used variant is the same flag but with wilted petals behind a black background, threatening imagery of democracy under attack.
But on rare occasions, the protesters raised the Star-Spangled Banner while marching through the streets of Hong Kong.
i spoke to some of the hong kong protesters waving american flags. (they are a very, very small minority, ignored by most protesters, but nonetheless get a lot of attention from the media.) pic.twitter.com/NstLabMwWP
— wilfred chan (@wilfredchan) July 28, 2019
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— Jay Yates (@lazydjay) July 30, 2019
The Hongkongers are raising the Stars-and-Stripes to appeal to the United States to take action, according to a few of the flag-carriers.
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READ MORE: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/yuichirokakutani/2019/07/30/why-hong-kong-protesters-wave-the-american-flag-and-raise-the-union-jack-n2550918
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