Hong Kong Protest

An episode of the Quirky Japanese Podcast podcast, hosted by Yuto Ito, titled "Hong Kong Protest" was published on June 15, 2019 and runs 5 minutes.

June 15, 2019 ·5m · Quirky Japanese Podcast

Summary

People in Hong Kong are frightened by its Government. The controversial extradition bill wasn’t discussed as it was announced by the government. Now, their freedom is threatened. Do you expect this protest lasts as long as 2014 protests? There is a huge conflict between China and Hong Kong. Firstly, the language. When Hong Kong was handed over, Hong Kongese spoke Cantonese which is one of the two biggest Chinese languages. People could tell the Hong Kongese by its language difference from Mandarin Chinese. A Hong Kong student in a university in Melbourne, he said. “Mandarin speaker kind of look down Cantonese speaker” That’s how Hong Kongese feels uncomfortable. Now, you can see the protest everywhere online in English. The generational change caused in a decade. They use established English. I presume Honk Kong obtained a new personality in English. Sooner or later, this conflict should happen. Secondly, democracy. In 1994, the British government handed Hong Kong over its government on condition the democracy and independence remained safe from the Chinese government’s influence. But, the Chinese government’s power eroding Hong Kong’s independence. The government will ban whatever they believe that not good. New extradition bill will threaten the freedom of speech in Hong Kong. About 1 of six Hong Kongese joined the protest, yet the Government didn’t listen to their voice, even worse, they use a weapon to hurt its citizens. The Guardian's editorial said “For China, what is at stake is whether in future the rest of the world will be able to trust it to keep its word. If it breaks its commitment to Hong Kong, where else can it be trusted?” On Wednesday, In Shibuya, Japan, 2,500 people attended the protest against the extradition bill. Japanese Government yet remain silent. U.S, Canada and the British government published a critical comment on that incident. Behind the silence, G20 summit is coming next week in Japan, so far, Chinese president Xi Jinping is attending. The accusing must disgrace Chinese government. I think the Japanese government should make the statement that we have independence between law and government. Oh, mighty, That makes trouble, doesn't it? Our leader tries to change the constitution! He’s gonna make the defence army into troopers. Which government China and Japan have a better government? We can Tweet teddy-bear on Twitter. So, Japan is slightly better in that way. For my personal notes, I just understood the difference between the freedom and liberty by U.S Joe Biden’s tweet “The extraordinary bravery shown by hundreds of thousands in Hong Kong, marching for the civil liberties & autonomy promised by China is inspiring. And the world is watching. All of us must stand in support of democratic principles and freedom.” Yes, people are acting under the civil liberty. According to the guardian ”Media outlets, including the South China Morning Post, public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong and pro-Beijing Sing Tao newspaper, reported that Lam will hold a press conference to announce her plans on Saturday afternoon.” Situation is changing everyday. Keep our eye on them. This protest is very important for our future.

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