In the past few weeks, as the protests against the extradition bill in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) have escalated, turning into a war against peace and law-based governance in Hong Kong, Chinese people from all walks of life have expressed strong support for the Hong Kong police, government, and Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

“Like Fu Guohao, I, too, support the Hong Kong police.”

Fu Guohao, a Global Times reporter who was illegally tied up, insulted and brutally beaten by a group of rioters in the Hong Kong International Airport on the evening of Aug. 13, has caused an online storm recently.

Before being surrounded and attacked by the mob, the young reporter provided the public with first-hand information and reports on the chaos in Hong Kong.

Besieged and with his hands and legs tied by the black-clad radicals, Fu said to the mob, “I support the Hong Kong police. You can beat me now.” The video clip went viral online, deeply affecting internet users across the country.

Fu’s remarks quickly became the hottest topic on one of China’s most popular social media platforms, Sina Weibo.

Then, on Aug. 14, the news “Fu was discharged from hospital” again became one of the most searched phrases on Sina Weibo, together with others including “Fu Guohao is the real man” and “I support the Hong Kong police.”

On the morning of the same day, the official Weibo account of People’s Daily launched an online campaign “I too support the Hong Kong police,” which was shared more than 5.7 million times within one day.

The online campaign “Like Fu Guohao, I, too, support the Hong Kong police” initiated by the People’s Daily app on Aug. 14 received 169,000 supporters within 2 hours.

Meanwhile, pictures of many Hong Kong residents and groups visiting Fu quickly swept social media platforms.

“We are all flag guardians.”

On Aug. 3 and Aug. 5, some rioters tore down the Five-Starred Red Flag from flagpoles and threw the flag into the sea, which was widely denounced across China.

Before dawn on Aug. 4, a dozen people who love China and Hong Kong SAR voluntarily came to the place where rioters tore down the national flag to raise it again. The scene was recorded by Global Times and touched the hearts of netizens.

An online discussion, “The Five-Starred Red Flag has 1.4 billion flag guardians”, hosted by CCTV news on Weibo, was viewed 5 billion times within a week, among which the post “The Five-Starred Red Flag has 1.4 billion flag guardians. Forward this post. I’m a flag guardian,” published on Aug. 4 was forwarded for more than 10.5 million times.

Many Hong Kong actors forwarded the post as soon as it was posted. Many people who forwarded the post, including public figures, also added the Five-Starred Red Flag logo after their Weibo names.

On the evening of Aug. 11, the new media center of People’s Daily organized a public drone show in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. Drones changed formation to present different words and pictures, including “I love Shenzhen,” “I love Hong Kong,” and “I love China.” Relevant videos of the magnificent show were forwarded more than 300,000 times and played over 70 million times on Sina Weibo.

“Stop the violence and end the chaos, return peace and stability to the Hong Kong residents.”

Since Aug. 12, Hong Kong International Airport, which was once “the best airport in the world,” has been paralyzed due to frequent disturbances and occupation by protesters.

Various circles in Hong Kong, including airlines and lawyers, voiced condemnation of the riots caused by the radicals.

On Aug. 13, 40 lawmakers of the pro-establishment camp jointly issued a statement, saying “only by stopping the violence and ending the chaos, can we return peace and stability to the Hong Kong residents.”

In addition, six major property developers in Hong Kong expressed their support via newspapers for the police to maintain law-based governance and restore the Hong Kong economy as soon as possible.

On Aug. 13, while meeting the press, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam asked, almost sobbing, “this city, this home, do you have the heart to push it into an abyss, see it smashed to pieces?”

“This question posed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam breaks our hearts. We feel deeply sorry for Hong Kong. The Pearl of the Orient should not be spoiled like this,” said CCTV news anchor Kang Hui in a short video.

“We support you, the Hong Kong police, Hong Kong SAR government, Chief Executive Carrie Lam. We are with you,” said Kang.