BlizzCon 2019 With Hong Kong Affair Protests in the Background
BlizzCon 2019 is in full swing, but not everyone is celebrating together with Blizzard. A group of people demonstrating their for the protests in Hong Kong and their dissatisfaction with the recent actions of the American publisher gathered at the entrance to the building where the event is taking place.
It seems that nobody would be convinced that Blizzard's Overwatch or as Winnie the Pooh with the face of Chinese President Xi Jinping. There was also a truck with an LED screen displaying democratic slogans.
According to Hearthstone started. However, both the event itself and the demonstrations are calm, and the police - although on the spot - do not show much interest with the in fact modest group of protesters (previous reports say that there are no more than 50 people). This is partly due to the attitude of Blizzard, who allowed its staff to speak openly about the Hong Kong affair. One of the representatives even went so far as to say that the creators employed in the company may the demonstrators. A journalist from Kotaku also spotted a few individuals from Blizzard's team, openly distributing snacks and drinks among the protestors.
As you can easily guess, the main reason for the protests is the affair surrounding Chung "blitzchung" Ng Wai's Diablo IV a year ago and the recent censorship of eight old cards in Hearthstone.
The situation in Hong Kong is nothing new. After returning to the People's Republic of China, the city was to retain its autonomy until 2047. However, already in 2012 Xi Jinping started to interfere more and more in the affairs of the metropolis, which caused sharp protests of the inhabitants. These became particularly active at the beginning of 2019, when a law was promulgated to allow the extradition of Hong Kong citizens by the Chinese authorities. At the beginning of June, two out of city's seven million people took to the streets. The cancellation of the bill did not help and peaceful marches took place even in early October, quickly, however, they turned into clashes with the police.
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