On the weekend at the end of September, Chinese American reporter Fan Jiayang spoke Mandarin during interviewing Hong Kong to protest the demonstration, and was besieged and harassed.Some people insult her in the words of racism, and some people accused her of being a communist agent.She sent Twitter: My Chinese face became a burden on hellip; hellip; I just questioned that since I am from the United States and a reporter, why is there a Chinese face?
A few days before, on the day of the 88th anniversary of the Japanese invasion of China, a poster that celebrated September 18 appeared on the democratic wall of the University of Hong Kong.A reporter commented on Twitter: This is the first time I have seen people pursuing democracy by beautifying the invasion of World War II.
RecentWhen he responded in Mandarin, we were all Chinese, and a man with a mask punch him with black clothes and fell off his glasses.Two months ago, when the demonstrators occupied Hong Kong airports and blocked international passengers, the two mainlanders were suspected of being undercover public security and beaten and humiliated by criminals.
All of these show a complex and ignored problem to some extent: Behind the protest described as a war that is non -black and white, the battle of democracy and authoritarianism, Hong Kong society has become more and more intense for ordinary Chinese people.Trust, even generalization of hatred.
With the increasingly tough Chinese government in the past few years, Hong Kong people feel that the freedom they originally enjoyed faced the threat of being swallowed.Unfortunately, this kind of resentment over the authorities overflows, and it is not directly vented on the ordinary mainlanders, and even affects more Chinese people and speak Mandarin, including Chinese tourists in Singapore and Malaysia, Taiwanese, American Chinese journalists, etc.wait.
In fact, those who pay attention to and help Hong Kong demonstrators to pass information and coordinate action at the Lian Deng forum have long been familiar with this naked hatred of hatred.In the past few years, on campuses in major universities in Hong Kong, the mainland was abused by the dog, and incidents called rolling back to China repeatedly occurred.
Roll back hellip; hellip; does it sound familiar?In the past few years, in the United States, with the rise and anti -immigrant mood, foreign immigrants from China, and even the second and third -generation immigrants born in the United States have increasingly heard similar words in the United States.This happens not only in the United States.As localism swept the world, new immigrants on all continents have become more or less of the sinful sheep of almost all local people. From buying milk powder to luxury bags, from stealing work to wealth and opportunities.
As the demonstration of anti -repair examples in Hong Kong enters the fourth month, localism and ectopic emotions are becoming more and more similar to the United States.Some local people in Hong Kong feel that investment and immigrants from the mainland make Hong Kong overwhelmed. Mainlanders of all classes are targeted: the accusations of the rich class are the culprits that cause living expenses, especially the high housing prices;Xiaojia and Zhang Xiang, president of the University of Hong Kong, who have been educated in European and American elite education, just because of the original sin of the mainland, facing hostility and suspicion; grassroots tourists and new immigrants have been abused in the past few years.Locusts and barbarians.
At the same time, rehabilitation Hong Kong became a slogan that must be shouted when the rally. Hong Kong's concept of China is not always through the movement.The demonstrator PEPE The Frog, which is widely used in the United States, is an important element of their protest culture.On the streets of Hong Kong, the British American Banner is commonplace, but people who raise the Chinese flag will be beaten.
Recently, from Bank of China to China Mobile, from Youpin 360 Supermarket to Meixin Catering Group.Cerelery, and even their customers are harassed and bullied.
In a academic papers two years ago, Hong Kong scholar Fang Zhiheng created an interesting concept. A country. Two nationalism was obviously inspired by a framework for the framework to ensure that Hong Kong's return to maintain a high degree of autonomy. There are two types of two types.system.Since 2012, as China has become stronger in the fields of military, diplomacy, economy, and technology in the international stage, young people in the mainland have become more and more embarrassed by nationalism.At the same time, Hong Kong's unique national -style system and unique identity as Hong Kong people have also made more and more locals embrace the emotions of nationalism, especially young people.
The superiority of Hong Kong people's superiority of mainlanders seems to be a public secret that everyone knows. In their eyes, the mainlanders are poor, closed, and brainwashed.As the British colonies in the past, many Hong Kong people still retained some feelings. The flags of the colonial era often appeared on the street, although most of the demonstrators today grew up or even born after returning in 1997.
As the author of the South China Morning Post column, Eriksro pointed out, many videos show that radical demonstrators will magically quiet and rational when Westerners involve their brutes.Whether it is smashing subway stations, blocking roads, occupying airports, or in a video, a white woman to tear off the poster on the Lennon Wall, these originally angry violent demonstrators will surprisingly show respect and obedience.Essence
In the words of Fang Zhiheng, Beijing failed to successfully integrate Hong Kong people into China, instead inspiring their resistance localism.This is the fact. Sadly, the anger of localism and the innocent ordinary mainland individuals have not made any condemnation of this kind of violence that is very close to hate crimes so far.
Blind hatred and tribalism, who are tearing the Shenzhen River, are those who are compatriots, and even those who are also born in Hong Kong, but they have become incredible families and friends because they accept the identity of the Chinese.
Just like the complex racial relationship between the United States, it is quite pessimistic about whether my tear in Hong Kong society can be brought into improve.This racial centerism that leads to narrow and hatred has unfortunately spreading the burning at the same time on both sides. Although sad, whether it is Hong Kong or the mainland, everyone belongs to the same race.
The author is a Chinese media
