不割席?從2024年台、美大選反思海外流散港人群體 Hong Kong Society and Electoral Divides in the US and Taiwan
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Do not Split?: Hong Kong Society and Electoral Divides in Taiwan and the US
In April 2023, President Tsai met with US House speakers Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles. Outside of the venue, an anti-racism coalition and anti-CCP Taiwanese activists clashed. The anti-racism coalition was formed by pro-CCP Chinese and local anti-racism, environmentalist, and peace movement activists, one of those wrote on social media, “Our lawmakers need to remember that China is not our enemy. For people and the planet, we need cooperation, not competition.” The post featured a picture of people raising the People’s Republic of China’s flag and holding a “China is not our enemy” banner.
(Social media post link: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqq6SRnqsCD/)
Why would progressive politics turn to pro-CCP Chinese to form a coalition, even though the CCP regime is notoriously bad in its human rights record? How should Taiwanese, Hongkongers, and other anti-CCP diasporas understand the US-China relations and the polarization of left and right, liberal and conservative politics in the West? In 2024, the United States and Taiwan will each have their own presidential elections. In the face of the tears between left and right, pro-communist and anti-communist in the resettled countries, where do overseas Hong Kong people go from here?
In this sharing, Kennedy Wong offers a few insights from his current research on Hongkonger diasporas in the US to discuss further the challenges for Hongkongers in navigating the ongoing political polarization in their resettled countries. In the US context, over the past few years, there have been tensions between the local Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) movement and the transnational advocacy work for a free Hong Kong. The confrontation between the two camps has become more evident, especially during President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to Los Angeles.
How can Hong Kong people abroad transcend these conflicts and continue to their voices after exit in the world? The event offers a space to discuss and reflect on the group tensions generated by the last U.S. presidential election and prepare for the challenges that lie ahead in 2024 in Taiwan.