Hong Kong Protesters Beaten up by CCP Staff in UK When Protesting Xi Jinping’s Re-election

At British Standard Time (BST) 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 16, about 60 Hongkongers held a peaceful rally outside the Chinese Consulate at 71 Denison Road, Manchester, England. A number of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) consulate staff wearing protective equipment suddenly rushed out of the Consulate to snatch the large-scale cartoon used at the rally, they surrounded and beat the protesters who held the cartoon painting.

Oct. 16 was the first day of the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th National Congress, and the theme of the rally was to object to the re-election of Xi Jinping. The spokesperson of the conference was harassed by the Chinese consulate staff members less than two minutes into his speech.

When the CCP consulate staff members snatched the large-scale cartoon, the protesters tried to stop them, but they were attacked by the consulate personnel. Bob, who was holding the cartoon painting, was forcibly pulled into the consulate and was beaten and kicked by seven or eight Chinese consulate personnel. The large-scale cartoon satirizes Xi Jinping “in the emperor’s new clothes.”

Upon seeing this, the British police rushed into the consulate and rescued Bob, who was besieged. Afterwards, a number of British police officers lined up in front of the consulate to separate the protesters and consulate staff members. The injured Bob, accompanied by some of the protesters was taken to a nearby hospital. He was admitted to the hospital to check his injuries.

The personnel of the Chinese Consulate pulled several protesters into the Consulate area and pushed them down. (Screenshot of video)

“This attack in broad daylight is beyond reason. The claws of CCP are upon newcomers to the UK residing on BNO visas. This happened in a land that respects liberty and emphasizes freedom of speech,” Bob said.

“If the British police had not intervened today, or if the assembly had taken place in Hong Kong or in mainland China, I’m afraid our group of peaceful demonstrators would have been made to ‘disappear’ or would have been arrested and detained on any false charged made by the CCP,” he said.

The staff from the Chinese Consulate (right) pulled the anti-CCP protesters from outside the Consulate to inside the consulates iron gate. (Screenshot of video) Staff from the Chinese Consulate tried to steal the protester’s poster and pull it into the consulate grounds, and the protesters trying to resist were also dragged into the Consulate. (Screenshot of video) The Chinese Consulate staff in bulletproof vests walked out of the Consulate and fought with the protesters. He fell to the ground in the chaos, and the helmet fell off. (Screenshot of video) An injured protesters were covered in scars. (Courtesy of Hong Kong Indigenous Defence Force) An injured protester was covered in marks. (Courtesy of Hong Kong Indigenous Defence Force) The helmet of the staff of the Chinese consulate fell to the ground. It had the Chinese character “American Shield” and a number on it. (Screenshot of video) Outside the Chinese Consulate, the CCP staff walked outside the gate to try to steal the poster from the protesters. The yellow arrow points to the guy who lost his helmet. The red arrow points to the CCP staff who was being pulled aside by the British police. (Screenshot of video) Consulate staff some with helmets (red arrow), walked outside the gate of the Chinese Consulate. (Screenshot of video) The red and yellow arrows refer to the two Chinese Consulate staff who first ran out of the Chinese Consulate gate. They later returned to the Consulate and beat a protester who was knocked to the ground. (Screenshot of video) A reporter pointed toward the poster inside the Chinese Consulate and explained he was almost dragged into the Consulate. (Screenshot of video)