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As President Trump sat down to dinner inside the White House with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, hundreds of human rights protesters demonstrated outside the White House. The protesters chanted for "Free Hong Kong" and "Freedom for political prisoners" loud enough to be heard inside the dinner party.
Several protests organized by Tibetan and Uyghur rights activists took place around Washington D.C. on Thursday to coincide with Chinese President Xi Jinping's first visit to the US capital. At some of the protests, pro-Communist counter-demonstrators have clashed with the human rights protesters.
The protests, which ran well into the evening, could still be heard above the band playing outside the White House to celebrate the state dinner.
"Let's hope that Xi Jinping will not continue to rule China as an Emperor and that he will grant Chinese people freedom, including freedom of speech and religion," said one protester speaking to Firstpost.
While the Tibetan and Uyghur groups participated in the protests, they were joined by a large number of protesters from Hong Kong. As one protester told Firstpost, "We are here to protest China's authoritarian rule of Hong Kong. We wish to remind the world of the slogan of the 2019/2020 pro-democracy uprising in Hong Kong: 'Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times'." The Beijing-controlled government of Hong Kong subsequently suppressed the uprising by imposing a national security law which outlaws almost all criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
Chants included "Xi Jinping, You're Not Welcome", "Free Hong Kong", "Keep Taiwan Free", and "China Sponsors Genocide".
For one group of activists, protesting the Chinese leader was a workout. They mixed in some vigorous aerobic exercise amongst their other methods of protest — slapping, punching, stomping, and clubbing a large dummy of Xi with "FREE PUNCH" written on the front of the shirt.
Some of the activists were dressed up in Winnie-the-Pooh costumes — a reference to the famous cartoon bear that Xi has tried to ban, in part because of their similar builds. A Pooh head was hoisted on a pole by marchers demanding "FREE TIBET," "FREE HONG KONG," "FREE UYGHURS," and "FREE JIMMY LAI."
China's repressive machinery remains in full force. One Chinese citizen at the protest said he was harassed by police after posting the "wrong thing" on WeChat.
"Once you post the wrong thing on WeChat they'll harass you until you leave the country," he said. "They'll threaten to arrest your spouse and your children too."
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Reported by Breitbart News
