On the wall of the League of Social Democrats office, the Chinese characters for freedom are spelt out with court admission slips.

Members of the party take turns speaking into a microphone connected to a loudspeaker. They stand in front of a banner that reads “rather be ashes than dust”, written in Chinese. Founded close to 20 years ago, the party is known as the last protest group in Hong Kong.

“The red lines are now everywhere,” Chan Po Ying, the chair of the party, tells the BBC. “Our decision to disband was because we were facing a lot of pressure.”

  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    China doesnt want to murder them, but America would sacrifice every person on the island if needed. They are separate points.

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        5 hours ago

        My head is spinning from how fast we pivot from jokes about American “freedom” invasions to full throated support of Chinese freedom invasions

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          5 hours ago

          Those who support China (and Russia) because they are against American imperialism, are just supporting another imperialists.