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Chinese tourists allegedly interrupted a protest in Taiwan held by Hong Kongers, knocked down several flags and shouted: “Taiwan and Hong Kong belong to China"

Hong Kong democracy activists were holding a demonstration as Tuesday was China’s National Day.

A video posted online by civic group Hong Kong Outlanders shows a couple, who are allegedly Chinese, during the demonstration.

“Today is China’s National Day, and I won’t allow the displaying of these flags,” the male yells in the video before pushing some demonstrators and knocking down a few flagpoles.

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“Today is to commemorate Hong Kong’s martyrs. We do not celebrate China’s National Day,” it quoted a demonstrator as saying. “We are in Taiwan, and people are free to express their opinion.”

Taiwanese independence advocate Lee Wen-pin (李文賓) and the man reportedly pushed and slapped each other.

“You cannot touch other people’s belongings… We are asking you to leave now,” Lee said, before he called the police.

The man refused to leave and kept saying that “China has sovereignty over Taiwan,” and that “Taiwan and Hong Kong belong to China.”

“Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, and Hong Kong belongs to Hong Kongers,” the demonstrators said in response.

Later, police officers arrived at the scene and persuaded the couple to leave.

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    • NateNate60@lemmy.worldEnglish
      65·
      1 month ago

      Chinese nationalists don’t try to persuade people. Their goal is to overpower you (physically or verbally) because they think it will force submission out of you.

      It’s called “Wolf Warrior diplomacy”, named after a popular Chinese military film franchise.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        41·
        1 month ago

        It’s known locally as the “Hexbear Technique.”

        Edit: To the person who flagged this as a low-effort joke, I can’t lie. But I did laugh out loud.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        211·
        1 month ago

        Doesn’t seem to have worked, either. FTA:

        Later, police officers arrived at the scene and persuaded the couple to leave.

        • NateNate60@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 month ago

          Well, nobody ever said Wolf Warrior diplomacy is successful in achieving one’s geopolitical objectives. But it does make the person doing it feel powerful.