China bars Hong Kong's anti-govt candidates, activist calls it 'biggest crackdown'

In yet ar blow for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, China disqualified at least 12 anti-government candidates from standing in upcoming legislative elections including Joshua Wong who h acquired highest vote share in primaries. Wong, who got more than 30,000 votes in primary, lashed out on China for showing ‘total disregard’ to will of Hong Kong residents by invalidating candidates wanted by majority. Calling it ‘biggest-ever crackdowns’ on city’s election, former leer of 2014 Umbrella Movement said that Beijing disqualified pro-democracy candidates by citing ir disagreement with controversial national security law.

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After more than a year of unrest in Hong Kong, anti-government protesters first took blow of China’s national security law, that critics have said demeans city’s automy, and w barring of candidates who tirelessly led a movement in city. Often met with violence, pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong found hope when over 610,000 citizens went out to vote for primaries. 

According to Joshua Wong, Chinese Communist Party has removed anti-government runners in elections from young progressive groups to tritional moderate parties. This according to one of most prominent activists in city, is Beijing’s attempt to dismantle ‘last pillar’ of automy and keep city’s ministration under its control.  Joshua Wong, yet again pledged that activists across city ‘will t surrender’ and that resistance among citizens would grow more intense. 

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Joshua Wong called for global solidarity

Earlier this month,   23-year-old h said that entire world must stand in solidarity with former Britsih colony after China imposed controversial national security law threatening city’s automy. According to an international media ncy, at his appearance in court, 23-year-old pledged to continue campaigning for democracy in city while he along with or protesters are currently being prosecuted for involvement in civil unrest that prevailed in 2019 in Hong Kong. Wong said that this is ‘time to stand with Hong Kong’ with a stern belief that demonstrators ‘will never give up and surrender to Beijing’.

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