Sometimes aggressive tactics by expat Chinese marching against the Hong Kong protests threaten a backlash in the West and raise questions about Beijing’s soft-power approach
In Toronto, Chinese flags flutter out the side of pricey convertibles, engines revving loudly. In Edinburgh, Beijing backers belt out lyrics from a Taiwanese pop song to exhort Hong Kong to listen to its “mother”—the Chinese Communist Party, in this version.
And in Vancouver, about 60 pro-China demonstrators surround a quiet suburban church where churchgoers have gathered to pray for the protesters in Hong Kong.What started off as a demonstration against a controversial extradition bill has become a series of massive protests with broad political demands. Here is why so many Hong Kongers keep taking to the streets in a leaderless movement and whether their goals can be achieved.
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