The author recounts the distressing experience of having their parents taken by national-security police in Hong Kong due to their advocacy for democracy. After a brief release, the parents faced media humiliation, symbolizing the intense governmental oppression. This ordeal underscores the personal cost of their activism, as the author reflects on their own exile after becoming a prominent voice for Hong Kong's freedom. The narrative showcases the clash between personal convictions and governmental oppression, highlighting the erosion of freedoms stemming from China's control over Hong Kong.
I didn't know I'd watch my homeland disappear behind layers of silence - just as Beijing has erased pro-democracy voices in China since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
My face - along with those of 18 other Hongkongers abroad - is plastered across news bulletins around Hong Kong.
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