People Protest Outside San Francisco Chinese Consulate to Mark 76 Years of CCP Rule

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SAN FRANCISCO—About 80 people protested on Oct. 1st in front of the San Francisco Chinese Consulate against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) 76 years in power.

Protesters held banners with messages such as “Take Down the CCP,” “No National Day, Only National Death,” and “The CCP does not equal China.”

The CCP took power in mainland China and declared the establishment of the “People’s Republic of China” on Oct. 1, 1949, beginning a period of brutal repression.

The regime’s continuous repressive policies both on the mainland and abroad are causing serious human rights disasters and geopolitical crises, protesters said.

Protesters called upon international organizations, governments, and individuals around the world to join the fight against the CCP’s long history of human rights violations and territorial aggression.

Cong He, one of the event’s organizers, said the People’s Republic of China cannot represent China’s 5,000 years of civilization, adding, “under the CCP’s rule, people lost freedom, dignity, and their right to vote.”

“As long as the CCP continues to exist, the Chinese people will suffer more,” he said.

Junhong Zhou,, a former lawyer from Shenzhen, China, said at the rally, “Chinese law nominally guarantees freedom of speech and association, but in reality, there are restrictions everywhere.”

She called on people overseas to stand up and speak out for those who have been wronged by the Chinese regime.

Jack Duong, founder of Asians Alliance Against China Occupation and Repression, made a speech titled Death by China, “a phrase that encapsulates the devastating impact of China’s actions on our economies, industries, and values,” he said.

The CCP’s economic warfare has caused millions of job losses in the United States and other countries, Dương added.

The regime is seeking to expand its global influence and control via its Belt and Road Initiative, which threatens the sovereignty of other nations and undermines the international order, he added.

Protesters condemned the CCP’s oppression and persecution of Uyghurs, Tibetans, HongKongers, Cantonese, Mongolians, and other ethnic minorities in China.

Tibetan Youth Congress San Francisco regional representative Lobsang Dorji said in a speech, “Today ... we remember the families separated, the religious groups persecuted, and the ethnic minorities—especially in Tibet and Inner Mongolia—whose languages, identities, and freedoms are under siege.”

Ken Chan, a member of The Hong Kong Association of Northern California, said that after the anti-extradition law amendment bill movement in 2019, more than 1,900 people were sent to prison for their political views, making up about a quarter of incarcerated people in Hong Kong.

These political prisoners are facing systematic persecution, said Chan.

“Not only political prisoners, but also pro-democratic people have a hard time finding a job; authorities intervened in their business brutally,” Hong Kong human rights activist Zhenying Shi said.

The CCP engages in transnational repression against individuals exercising free speech outside of Hong Kong, said Shi.

Those who are not Hong Kong citizens but participated in the Hong Kong Parliament were issued arrest warrants or bounties by the Hong Kong government after it was taken over by the CCP, Shi added.

“We must come together as a global community to stand up to China’s aggression, to hold them accountable for their actions, and to demand change,” Duong said.