Hong Kong’s ‘pro-democracy’ movement allies with far-right US politicians that seek to crush Black Lives Matter
As a Hong Kong protest leader promotes far-right condemnations of US anti-racism demonstrations and activists shut down a Black Lives Matter rally in the city, Hong Kong organizers forge close ties with hardline Republicans in Washington. by Ajit Singh Part 2 - Hong Kong “pro-democracy” leader denounces George Floyd protests As Dan Cohen reported for The Grayzone , Jimmy Lai is a billionaire media tycoon widely referred to as “ the Rupert Murdoch of Asia ” who is a major financial and media backer of Hong Kong’s protest movement. In addition to pouring millions of dollars into Hong Kong’s opposition in recent years, the self-described “ head of opposition media ” and founder of the anti-government Apple Daily tabloid has provided protesters with “ unswervingly favorable coverage, ” according to The New York Times . Lai has received glowing coverage in the US and Western media, with the oligarch often being praised as a “ ‘troublemaker’ with a clean conscience ” wh