Vandals spray-painted “Liberate Hong Kong” and a white flower that resembles Hong Kong’s flag on Warren Towers and Boston University Hillel on Friday.
The buildings surrounding Beijing Cafe were also marked with “Xinnie the Pooh” — in reference to the president of China — and “Save the Uyghers.” The sidewalk in front of the restaurant has the phrases “Tiananmen Square 2.0 in Hong Kong,” “5 Demands, not 1 less” and “Hong Kongers add oil. Resist. Revenge.”
This comes after multiple protests in Hong Kong and other cities including Boston which began against a proposed amendment to allow the arrest and extradition of Hong Kong residents to mainland China.