Taipei — People from Tibet, Hong Kong, East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia and Taiwan protested against the Chinese Communist Party on the Chinese national day. They stated that the CCP violates the freedom, democracy and human rights of occupied peoples, oppresses its own people, colonises and extends its control over neighbouring countries and peoples. Therefore, the continued existence of the CCP regime poses a serious threat to the security and development of the global community.
People from Tibet, Hong Kong, East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia, and Taiwan gathered in front of the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, to protest against the CCP under the slogan "One Voice for Freedom and Justice". They stated: "On 1 October, the day of the so-called Chinese National Day, how many of its 1.4 billion people truly feel joy? And how many citizens of other nations sincerely celebrate this event? We, the non-governmental organisations from Tibet, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia, the Uyghur region, and Taiwan, have chosen to unite on this day and declare: Resist China, Oppose Oppression; Human Rights Will Not Yield."
The protest was organised by Tibetan, Hong Kong and Uyghur NGOs, as well as the following organisations: Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan, Hong Kong Outlanders, Taiwan East Turkestan Association,Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Koo Kwang-Ming Foundation, Covenants Watch, Taiwan Labour Front, Dr. Chen Wen-chen Memorial Foundation & Museum, Students for a Free Tibet - Taiwan, Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan, Taiwan Parliamentary Group for Hong Kong, Taiwan Parliamentary Group for Uyghurs and Taiwan Parliamentary Group for Tibet.
They released a statement and it said, "The establishment and continuation of the CCP regime is not a positive contribution to the international community, but a constant violation of freedom, democracy and human rights by exporting authority, oppressing its own people, colonizing and expanding surrounding countries and peoples. These violations are concrete and profound in different regions and pose serious challenges to the security and development of the global community."
“In Tibet, the Chinese Communist regime has long used colonial assimilation tactics to undermine cultural and religious traditions. Monasteries and monks are subject to strict surveillance, Tibetan-language education has been systematically reduced, and religious and cultural freedoms have been completely suppressed. In recent years, China has forcibly implemented a large-scale ‘boarding school’ system, forcing hundreds of thousands of Tibetan children to leave their homes. In this context of total surveillance, they receive an education focused on Mandarin and state ideology, leading to a profound disconnect from their language and family culture. At the same time, the CCP constantly interferes with Tibetan Buddhist traditions, denying the legitimate authority of the 14th Dalai Lama over the reincarnation system. It seeks to politically manipulate the selection of future religious leaders, further eroding the Tibetan people's freedom of belief and ethnic identity,” they added.
The statement explained, “In Hong Kong, the once-promised principle of “one country, two systems” has become an empty shell. China has taken a gradual approach to eroding the rule of law and freedoms, manipulating the social fabric through demographic policies, educational indoctrination, economic infiltration, cultural assimilation, and media control. When Hong Kongers realised the deception of the ‘one country, two systems’ principle and denounced it through collective resistance, the Chinese Communist Party abandoned all pretence, forcibly enacting the National Security Law in Hong Kong and imposing legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law. Pro-democracy figures were arrested one after another, civic organisations were forced to dissolve, and the media was silenced. The oppression did not stop there. Whether Hong Kongers chose to stay and fight on the ground or scatter abroad, they continued to suffer the shadow of China's cross-border abuses of law and repression.”
“In Xinjiang (East Turkestan), the Uyghur people and other Turkic-speaking minorities are victims of systematic persecution. International investigations and human rights organisations have revealed that large numbers of people are being forcibly detained in "re-education camps", where they are threatened with forced labour and ideological re-education, deprived of their language and religious practices, and even separated from their families, subjected to forced marriages and compulsory sterilisation. These practices have been widely condemned as constituting "ethnic cleansing" and "crimes against humanity," highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's flagrant violation of fundamental human rights,” it added.
“In southern Mongolia, linguistic and cultural spaces are gradually shrinking, traditional education systems are severely affected by Sinicisation policies, and ethnic identity is constantly marginalised. The fragile ecosystem of the grasslands is also suffering irreversible damage due to state and corporate development, with the effects of desertification persistently affecting neighbouring regions and nations,” the activists said.
They added by saying, “In Taiwan, the people continue to suffer from military threats and pressures related to international isolation. On the one hand, the Chinese Communist Party aggressively suppresses Taiwan's diplomatic space in various international fields, including diplomacy, public health, sports, and culture. On the other hand, it relentlessly attempts to erode Taiwan's democratic way of life and collective security through military air patrols around the island, maritime military exercises, grey zone warfare, and information warfare.”
The human rights activists said, “Looking back at China itself, recent years have seen numerous instances of its exporting authoritarianism and undermining international norms. Safeguard Defenders revealed in 2022 that the Chinese Communist Party has established over 100 overseas police stations across 21 countries, used to intimidate overseas Chinese and other ethnic communities opposing Chinese authoritarianism. Cases in Canada and Australia further demonstrate China's exploitation of diaspora groups to interfere in elections and even threaten foreign politicians critical of China. Freedom House further notes that since at least 2017, China has reshaped international media narratives through diplomats, state media, and capital infiltration to beautify its image and export its ideology. It has even blatantly attempted to alter international human rights discourse through its position on platforms like the UN Human Rights Council. The Chinese Communist Party asserts that the Taiwan Strait is not an international waterway, laying the groundwork for potential military aggression. Its actions in the South China Sea and East China Sea undermine regional peace and constitute flagrant violations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. These manoeuvres mirror Russia's invasion of Ukraine, establishing China as a significant disruptor of global peace.”
“To consolidate its authoritarian rule, China relies not only on political repression but also employs technological means to permeate society, extending even into economic and labour spheres. From its early days as a sweatshop world factory disregarding labour rights to recent instances of forced labour, Chinese products have long been subject to international sanctions. Even through ‘country of origin laundering’ to evade scrutiny, they continue to fuel exploitative production chains. Yet, despite such high-pressure conditions, voices of awakening and resistance persist within China. The 2015 “709 Crackdown on Rights Lawyers” demonstrated that despite suppression, activists within China's civil society persist in maintaining networks of action. The “White Paper Revolution” of late 2022 erupted from public discontent over pandemic lockdowns, with young people raising blank sheets of paper as a silent protest against censored speech, swiftly spreading nationwide. In 2025, Chinese student Tara Yadi Zhang was arrested while visiting family after supporting Tibetan and minority rights causes overseas. These examples remind us that even under the shadow of authoritarianism, we must choose to stand with the courageous, continuing to speak out and resist,” they added.
They concluded their statement by saying, “One Voice for Freedom and Justice—We must make it unequivocally clear to the world: in the face of China's comprehensive authoritarian oppression, governments, businesses and all sectors of civil society worldwide must stand united and unyielding. Only through global solidarity in resisting authoritarianism can we safeguard freedom, democracy, justice and human rights.”
