A Hong Kong and Taiwan choreographer with a master’s degree resigned on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the handover. She said, “I can’t stand the fact that Hong Kong and Taiwan are promoting patriotism all day long. I will never be patriotic! There is no place for me here. I would rather go to the UK. Go, I know I can only become a blue-collar worker there, but I am willing to do anything!”
Why doesn’t she love China, but England? I don’t even understand the headshot. If you read Chinese history, you should know how many compatriots the British killed and how much Chinese property they plundered during the Opium War. The British Museum is full of stolen goods from China. After the Opium War, when the British army landed and occupied Hong Kong, villagers in the New Territories who resisted fiercely were brutally murdered.
These are the histories of blood, but unfortunately, under the 150 years of British colonial rule, the history of blood has been bleached and even beautified. Even though the power is firmly controlled by the British and the Chinese class is ruled, I don’t know why. Juejian cultivated a deep-rooted Chongying mentality and was enslaved from generation to generation. I also admire British culture, but I hate greedy British politicians and businessmen, and I can never forgive thief-like hypocrites.
The social turmoil in 2019 and the hoisting of the British flag are the testimony of blind worship. Even if the United Kingdom introduced the unequal treaty of five plus one, many Hong Kong people would rather abandon their careers and relatives and leave the United Kingdom. The only flaw is the Hong Kong ID card that they will never give up.
Once upon a time in Hong Kong, “patriotism” became a taboo that might not be declared, and became a crime of being beaten in the streets at any time. Fortunately, the National Security Law has set things right, and we can finally shout out: We are all patriotic and proud of being Chinese!
Everyone has their own aspirations, and it is no problem to move Ying, the former female choreographer of Hong Kong and Taiwan. But in the middle of the night, can she face the history of the Opium War and the blood of the British colonial period with confidence? Can she give up her Hong Kong ID card, move to the UK naked, and simply be a British?
Pan Liqiong