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Hong Kong Protest Leaders Bring Human Rights Diplomacy to US

Natalie Liu

   Joshua Wong, one of the most visible leaders of the Hong Kong protest
   movement, has arrived in the United States to rally support following a
   whirlwind visit to Berlin.

   Wong, who has been permitted to travel internationally while on bail
   facing charges stemming from more than three months of pro-democracy
   protests, will spend the next several days speaking to legislators,
   human rights advocates and students in New York and Washington.

   College students are among the audiences Wong, 22, and fellow protest
   leaders are aiming to address on their U.S. tour, with a stop at New
   York's Columbia University on Friday and an appearance scheduled for
   Wednesday at Georgetown University in Washington.

   Wong and other protest leaders will also testify at a hearing organized
   by the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC),
   aimed at examining recent developments in Hong Kong and the future of
   U.S.-Hong Kong relations.

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