Editorial:The Legitimacy of the Regime decides the Rightfulness of the Enactment (Apple Daily HK)
The death of George Floyd caused by the U.S. police has led to protests and riots. As the U.S. descends into chaos, the communists in China and in Hong Kong take this opportunity to tarnish the reputation of Hong Kong protestors, and to question the U.S.’ choice to stand with Hongkongers. After the U.S. announced sanctions following the national security law, the communists seem so relieved still. That was probably because Hong Kong’s unique tariff status was not stripped away immediately and the potential sanction watch list was not released yet. The communists challenged the leader of the free world, "can there be double standards when it comes to protecting the security of the state"?
The U.S. government is monitored by the people
Formed without proper democratic election, the CCP regime and the Hong Kong government are illegitimate and are incomparable to the U.S. government where both the president and the congress are elected by their citizens. The legitimacy of the government decides the rightfulness of its effort in the enactment of legislation and the suppression of riots. Furthermore, a democratic government is monitored by the congressmen, the people and the media. Unlike the CCP regime that makes false promises, that spread lies, that tamper with history to covers the truths in the Tiananmen Square massacre for 31 years. Now they are going to ban the memorial of the massacre even in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong and China police could walk free under CCP’s protection. It is nearly impossible for them to kneel down with protesters hoping to reconcile.
While the protests and riots spread to over 40 cities in the U.S., the CCP takes pleasures in the situation and takes the chance to smear the U.S. government and Hong Kong protestors. They condemned the U.S. police force's recurring police brutality, while praising Hong Kong Police Force's questionable work ethics as being restraint and civilised. The CCP regarded the protests in the U.S. as anti-racism while claiming that the protests in Hong Kong are violent and unpatriotic. They accused the U.S. for making Hong Kong protesters heroes yet claiming local protesters to be rioters, while claiming that Hong Kong protesters are terrorists. Now, who has double standards?
Police brutality and racism has long been an issue found in the U.S. police force. Instead of rationalising it, they strive to attain the truth, punish those who deserve it. The government, congress, media and citizens learn from past mistakes and keep the police on a tight leash. However, in both Hong Kong and China, police brutality escalates as they increasingly abuse their power with the protection from the government.
P.R.C. foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said yesterday, black lives matter and their rights should be protected. It is so ironic, as the CCP never valued any rights or any human lives. They cared only for the stability of their regime. If they dare to silence a mis-spoken high-ranking politician, would they think twice about trampling on their citizen's rights?
CCP regime monitors and controls the people
Zhao even dared to doubt the mobilisation of the U.S. national guards in response to the ongoing riot, seemingly unknown of the fact that soon it will be the 31st year since the Tiananmen massacre. How does an illegitimate government, who mobilised troops to violently quell a peaceful protest has the audacity to question a judgement made by a democratic government? Besides, the decisions of the U.S. President Donald Trump and the decisions of every state government will be held accountable by its people, its journalists and its congress, unlike what happened to the Tiananmen massacre, the truth was being erased from history by the CCP. Unlike the United States, China monitors its citizens, but the citizens cannot monitor back.
Although the U.S. has many laws concerning national security, the ones who drafted the legislations are government and congressmen elected by the citizens, meaning that they have to balance between national security and people's freedom. Never in the U.S. history has one man been convicted simply because he or she criticised the government. Even before the Hong Kong national security law is in effect, the CCP has already threatened arrest on Hong Kong citizens for chanting anti-government slogans, forbidding the continuation of the yearly tradition Tiananmen massacre memorial. Is the Tiananmen square protest against the law, or the massacre that follows? And is the memorial illegal ? I believe readers will have their own judgement.
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