{"id":29963,"date":"2023-11-17T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=29963"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:06:01","slug":"demonstrators-greet-chinese-president-xi-jinping-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/11\/17\/demonstrators-greet-chinese-president-xi-jinping-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"Demonstrators greet Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"\" by\u00a0ANNIKA HOM<\/a><\/strong> NOVEMBER 15, 2023 (MissionLocal.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A protester holds a sign that reads, “Xi Jinping, give back my property, give back my home, give back my father.” Hundreds rally on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, to welcome the Chinese president to San Francisco for APEC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flying in from New York and Philadelphia, supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping waved red Chinese flags and greeted the president\u2019s motorcade on Tuesday, part of a hundreds-strong rally outside the St. Regis Hotel in downtown San Francisco, where Xi is reportedly staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just want to see him, even if it\u2019s probably just seeing his car going by with a tiny Chinese flag on it,\u201d said Lily Tan, a Chinese national who lives in San Francisco to attend language school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supporters flew in, usually in groups, to welcome Xi on his first U.S. visit in six years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lin and Wang, two women flying in from Philadelphia, said they are proud of the huge turnout of the supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen leaders from other countries come, there\u2019s nothing like this,\u201d said Wang. \u201cIt showed the strength of our country. When our country is strong, Chinese people overseas won\u2019t be bullied either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lin, who said she will stay until Xi leaves the U.S. on the 17th, said, \u201cWe really should be proud.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n