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the mainland voices of the #HongKongProtests, as translated from @midwaydude | views are not ours — we just translate!
Feb 7, 2020 18 tweets 4 min read
Note from Feb 6
(link to FB post: bit.ly/2tCWCEd)

“I support HK, but…”

"Hello!
I am a mainland student who is studying abroad. Since June, I’ve been watching the anti-ELAB movement with interest.

1/17 "In September, I even gathered some HK classmates to work on protest-related projects together. I helped them keep an eye on the actions of mainland students on campus, to prevent the Hk students from being photographed or reported.

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Dec 8, 2019 24 tweets 5 min read
Note 75: The mainland frontliner

"On Oct 1, I was sitting at the storefront of a 'yellow' shop with my friends, sipping kumquat tea made by the shop keeper, watching them calmly tell some black-clad protestors - ‘I want to see you back again soon, ok?’ I wanted to cry.

1/23 "After the meal, we found a place to change, don our goggles and respirators, and we melted into the sea of black-clad frontliners.

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Dec 4, 2019 11 tweets 2 min read
Note 27: I was a 'little pink', until the HK protests...

" Hi, I want to talk about how the protests in HK has affected me.

I grew up on the mainland, used to be a ‘little pink’, a wumao, full of pride.

1/11 "When I was really young, a textbook at a conference didn’t have the Chinese flag on it; it just wouldn’t do, so I used a red tablecloth to improvise one - I did dumb stuff like that.

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Dec 3, 2019 13 tweets 3 min read
Note 18: I am just brokenhearted

"Hello, I am a 4th year university student in the mainland. I want to submit a piece about what I’ve experienced emotionally since I started to follow the news about Hong Kong.

1/13 "I started to follow the HK issue since summer began. Apart from sadness, I am also full of respect for Hong Kongers.

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