Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1261-W877

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1261-W877

Release Date: November 16, 2019

发布日：2019年11月16日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng: US Attitude Pivotal to Outcome of the Hong Kong Movement (the Epoch Times report)

标题：魏京生：香港局势变化，美国态度是关键（大纪元报道）

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Wei Jingsheng: US Attitude Pivotal to Outcome of the Hong Kong Movement

-- By Olivia Li and Zhang Yi, Epoch Times

November 12, 2019 Updated: November 13, 2019

Famous Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng said that if Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement succeeds, it will spread to China, and the mainland could undergo a peaceful transition from Communist Party rule to a democratic political system. However, if Hong Kong's movement is quelled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the failure will also cause severe harm to the United States.

Wei participated in an event organized by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington D.C. on Nov. 8, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

During a panel discussion, Wei pointed out that former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was very wrong in his appeasement policy when a pro-democracy student movement was crushed in Beijing in 1989. His decision amounted to lending indirect support to China's massacre thirty years ago.

"Before Deng Xiaoping issued the order to open fire at protesters, his biggest concern was the attitude of the Western democratic camp. Chinese troops dispatched from other areas were located near Beijing for a long time but did not move, because Deng was hesitating-worried about how the United States would react," Wei said.

"President George Bush Sr.'s speech indicating he had no intention of interfering in China's internal affairs, and his replacement of the pro-democracy U.S. ambassador in China, sent a clear message to Deng, which was equivalent to supporting the Tiananmen massacre."

During an interview with the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times, Wei said he is deeply concerned about the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

"Hong Kong's situation is critical right now. The CCP is trying every means to defame the protesters and to create an excuse for using violent suppression."

He added that there is solid evidence indicating that the CCP has selected mainland police officers and sent them to Hong Kong to use violence against the protesters.

Wei believes that the United States and the international community are now facing a major test for a second time.

"Once again, Chinese people are risking their lives to fight for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong. The determination of the Hong Kong people and the stubbornness of the Communist Party are two factors that won't change. Among the variable factors, the most crucial element that will determine the final outcome, is the attitude of the United States and its Western allies."

Wei called on the U.S. government to make the correct choice this time, saying that Washington's attitude would have a miraculous effect, as described by a famous Chinese idiom- "tiny effort produces great accomplishment," because the attitude of the United States is pivotal to resolving the crisis in Hong Kong.

He also pointed out that today's Hong Kong is China's Berlin, and Hongkongers are at the forefront of China's democratic movement.

"If Hongkongers succeed in their democratic efforts, it will definitely spread to mainland China. That is why the CCP wants to suppress the protests at all cost."

According to Wei, Hong Kong protesters' victory would likely bring an enormous change to mainland China, even leading to a peaceful transition from a communist country to a democratic political system.

"However, if the CCP wins the battle, it will bring devastating harm to the United States, because the United States will lose its leadership authority in the world."

Link of the original report in English:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/wei-jingsheng-u-s-attitude-pivotal-to-outcome-of-the-hong-kong-movement_3144389.html

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Renowned Chinese pro-democracy activist Wei Jingsheng attends an event organized by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 8, 2019. (Zhang Yi/The Epoch Times)：

http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2019/newsletters2019-4/WeiJSonHongKong191108EpochTimes.jpg

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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1261-W877

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A1261-W877

Release Date: November 16, 2019

发布日：2019年11月16日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng: US Attitude Pivotal to Outcome of the Hong Kong Movement (the Epoch Times report)

标题：魏京生：香港局势变化，美国态度是关键（大纪元报道）

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魏京生：香港局势变化，美国态度是关键

更新: 2019-11-12 12:25 AM 标签: 香港, 反送中, 魏京生, 美国

【大纪元2019年11月11日讯】（大纪元记者张翼美国华盛顿DC报导）知名民主活动人士魏京生向大纪元记者表示，香港反送中亲民主运动如果赢了，会扩散到大陆，中国可能发生和平演变；但如果香港输了，也将会对美国造成重大伤害。

11月8日，魏京生参加华府共产主义受难者基金会纪念柏林墙倒塌30周年的系列活动。他在研讨会上表示，美国前总统老布什在30年前的八九学生运动上的绥靖政策是错误的，等于间接支持了中共当年的大屠杀。

他说，"邓小平（1989年）在出兵屠杀前最大的顾虑，就是西方民主阵营的态度。军队集结在北京附近很长时间没有动手，他在犹豫美国是什么态度。老布什总统不干涉中国内政的讲话，和临时替换支持民主派的驻华大使，给邓小平发出了很明显的信号，等于支持了屠杀。"

魏京生受访表示，香港现在局势危急，中共千方百计地要抹黑香港的抗议者，给动手镇压制造借口。

"已经有确凿证据证实，（中共）派了很多挑选出来的（警察），专门（在香港）使用暴力。"

据香港大纪元报导，10月31日中共四中全会全党"统一思想"结束，香港问题作为焦点议题，全会结束后中共港警暴力随即再升级，中共在港正实施"超限战"--强化"以暴制乱"，镇压全面升级，警暴免责。

魏京生认为，美国和国际社会现在再次面临重大考验。他表示，香港人民的抗争是被迫的选择。"香港人自己都说，已经退无可退了，不能再退了。" "香港人的反抗相当坚强。"

"今天在香港，人民再一次冒着生命的危险争取民主和自由。香港人民的决心和共产党的顽固是两个不变的定数。能够改变结果的那个最重要的变数，正是美国和西方大国的态度。"

他说，希望美国政府这一次作出正确的选择，"双方僵持不下的时候，恰恰是国际社会应该发挥重大作用的时候。所以，我们现在着力推动国际社会对共产党施加更大的压力，保护香港（民众的）这些反抗。"

魏京生表示，美国的态度可能对香港局势起到"四两拨千斤"的作用。"国际社会的态度可能会产生重要影响......非常关键。"

"......很多人说，现在的香港就是中国的'柏林'。""他们（香港）现在是中国民主运动的最前线。"

"香港如果成功了，肯定会扩散到大陆。这是共产党为什么不惜损失（代价）也要解决香港问题的一个原因。"

"他们（香港）胜利了，大陆就有可能有个巨大的改变，甚至可能和平演变。"

不过，魏京生认为，"这一次如果中国共产党成功了，对美国来说就是致命的伤害，美国将失去对世界的领导力。"

目前，外界聚焦美国联邦参议院是否就《香港人权与民主法案》尽快在全院投票。该法案10月15日已在联邦众议院全院一致通过。此前9月25日，也在参议院外交关系委员会通过。

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中文报道的原始链接：

http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/19/11/11/n11646423.htm