About 50,000 people attend a large gathering in Taiwan Hong Kong demonstrators and solidarity September 29 20:36
While activities to show solidarity with Hong Kong demonstrators through SNS were called on to the world, a large gathering of tens of thousands of people participated in the call on civic groups in Taiwan on the 29th. “I want freedom”, etc.
At the rally held in Taipei, many young people and families wearing the same black shirts as the Hong Kong demonstrators gathered in the rain to fill the streets. “You shouldn't lack” or “You have freedom in Hong Kong. Taiwan is with Hong Kong.”
Between Taiwan and Hong Kong, since the “Umbrella Movement” five years ago, which demanded democratic elections, spread in Hong Kong, there has been a solidarity with Taiwan's younger generations who are far from China.
In Taiwan, the presidential election is scheduled for January next year, and interest in Hong Kong is gradually increasing in thinking about the relationship with the Chinese mainland. It means that I participated.
A woman in her 50s said, “What happens in Hong Kong can happen in Taiwan, so I want Hong Kong to do my best.”
On the other hand, before a rally, a Hong Kong singer who supported Hong Kong's protests responded to media coverage, and there was one act in which two men could be painted.
The Taiwanese media reported that one of the two was a member of a political organization advocating the unification of China and Taiwan, and the men were detained on the spot.