TAIPEI, Taiwan—The ongoing protest in Hong Kong against the government’s extradition bill has drawn support from around the world.

Opponents of the controversial extradition bill that sparked mass protests in Hong Kong have called for the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam to scrap the bill entirely and resign, after she announced the proposed legislation would be suspended indefinitely

"The extradition bill imperils the strong U.S.-Hong Kong relationship that has flourished for two decades," Pelosi said.

As the pro-establishment and pro-democracy camps within Hong Kong’s legislature continue to battle over an extradition bill that would allow any individual to be extradited to China for criminal prosecution, the Hong Kong government announced that it

The group also called on foreign countries to support their demand that the extradition bill be scrapped. If passed, it would allow mainland China to seek extradition of anyone wanted by the Chinese regime.

The extradition bill, which would allow any country, including mainland China, to seek extradition of criminal suspects, has drawn widespread opposition.

After the United States and European Union publicly expressed concerns that the controversial Hong Kong extradition bill could impact the city’s status as an international financial hub, the Chinese regime increased tariffs by 4 to 10 times on U.S. and

The bill, first proposed in February, would allow any country, including mainland China, to seek extradition of suspects.

Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen told media on June 13 that she would not accept the murder case as an excuse for the extradition bill to go through.

Public discontent against Lam’s pro-Beijing government has been building since it first proposed the controversial extradition bill in February.

Protesters rally against a controversial extradition bill in the arrivals hall at the international airport in Hong Kong on July 26, 2019.

An online petition urging Congress to revoke the U.S. citizenship and visas of Chinese and Hong Kong officials who support a controversial extradition bill has collected over 200,000 signatures in just two days.

Three men from the United Kingdom who were extradited to Canada last year to face charges after a deadly confrontation with an Ontario restaurant owner over an unpaid bill pleaded guilty on Friday.

The law was imposed by Beijing on June 30, 2020, following protests against a controversial extradition bill.

The Extradition Bill proposed in April 2019 would have allowed crime suspects to be sent from Hong Kong to mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan for legal assistance.

These protests intensified in 2019, triggered by a proposed extradition bill seen as eroding Hong Kong's judicial independence.

Photographer Michiko Kiseki, who shot the 2019 anti-extradition bill movement and published a photo book, "VOICE Hong Kong 2019," was also denied entry.

During Hong Kong's anti-extradition bill movement in 2019, he participated in demonstrations, and during this time, his contract with TVB was not renewed.

Protests peaked and successfully prevented a legislative meeting to vote on an extradition bill backed by the CCP.

Massive Voter Surge Sparked by Anti-Extradition Bill Movement In comparison, the number of voters rose in 2018 from approximately 3.8 million to exceeded 4.13 million in 2019, when the anti-extradition law movement was in full swing (see table above).

Sze, Secretary for Constitutional Affairs and Secretary for the Civil Service, while Lord Patten was the Governor, was also one of the few government officials in Hong Kong who openly opposed the extradition bill during the 2019 protest.

The anti-extradition movement began on June 9, 2019, when over one million people took to the streets to protest against the proposed extradition bill by the Hong Kong government. However, the regime refused to withdraw the bill.

That day was the fifth anniversary of a demonstration in which thousands of people surrounded the city's legislative council complex to protest a now-withdrawn extradition bill.

Lee, secretary for security, was also responsible for the introduction of the Extradition Bill and the clamping down on pro-democracy protests, the report said.

Threats Against Dissidents Hong Kong authorities formally withdrew the proposed extradition bill in October 2019.

The incursion into the seat of government for the Chinese Special Administrative Region followed a protest march against a proposed extradition bill that would have allowed authorities to send individuals to mainland China for trial.

He also publicly supported the pro-democracy movement against the extradition bill in 2019. In November of that year, he attended the "Support Hong Kong, Demand Freedom Concert" in Taipei.

On June 9, 2019, she participated in an anti-extradition bill protest in Hong Kong, along with over 1 million people, and shared her experience online.

This period also saw significant historical events, such as the Hong Kong protests against the extradition bill in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Chen, noting also the controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong that led to protests. She noted that Falun Gong has also been peaceful. To oppose the CCP’s persecution, Falun Gong has spurred wave after wave of grassroots resistance in China.