[Berlin 3 Reuters]-Mr. Huang, who is a leader in the 2014 “Umbrella Movement” in Hong Kong and plays an active role in protests over the revision of the current escape crimes ordinance He called on Prime Minister Merkel to attend the meeting with caution.
A letter from Mr. Huang et al. Addressed to Prime Minister Merkel was released by German newspaper Bird on the 4th.
Mr. Huang said in a letter, “You grew up in East Germany. You are directly experiencing the fear of the dictatorship. We had the courage for the dictatorship and unfair system that urged Germany and Europe before the end of the Cold War. I hope you can show my determination. "
He said, “Germany should be cautious about doing business with China. China does not keep international law and breaks promises over and over.”
In addition to Mr. Huang, the letter was signed by two artists from Hong Kong who live in Germany.
Merkel, who was born in East Germany under the Communist Party administration and was a scientist until the reunification of Germany in 1990, cited the collapse of the Berlin Wall as an important turning point in his life.
The philosophy advocated by democratization activists in Hong Kong has gained support in Germany. Merkel is faced with the difficulty of stealing business partnerships while keeping a distance from Hong Kong's democratization movement and the Chinese government's response to repressing ethnic minorities.
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