作者：吕小静
2026年9月24日上午，多个团体在中国驻旧金山总领馆前举行抗议集会，随后游行前往旧金山市政厅。（本文照片由关永杰提供）
【旧金山讯】2026年9月24日，在中国国家主席习近平访问华盛顿、与美国总统特朗普在白宫举行会晤之际，旧金山多个关注中国人权、香港、西藏及民主自由议题的团体，在中国驻旧金山总领事馆前举行抗议活动，并随后游行前往旧金山市政厅，通过集会、公共发声及行为艺术等方式，表达对中国人权状况及跨国镇压等问题的关切。
此次活动由中国民主党旧金山党部、中国民主教育基金会、美国香港人会馆、北加州香港会、撑港会｜支持香港自由协会 AHKF、华语青年挺藏会，以及 SFRTYC 北加州藏人青年议会等七个团体联合主办，召集人为方政、郑云、胡丕政。
中领馆前：“当世界谈外交，我们要谈人权”
上午10时30分左右，参与者陆续聚集在中国驻旧金山总领事馆前。主持人崔允星、罗艳丽以中英文介绍当天活动背景、联合主办团体以及从中领馆前往旧金山市政厅的游行路线。
主持人在开场中表示，当国际社会的目光集中在美中关系、外交和国家利益之际，抗议者希望另一个议题同样受到关注——人权。
“我们要让被掩盖的现实被看见，让被压制的声音被听见，让世界看见宣传背后的真相。”
现场同时以英文表达活动诉求：
“Today, we are here for human rights, for freedom, and for truth. We are here to tell the truth.”
北加州藏人青年议会主席 Lobsang Dorjee 随后发言，将焦点指向西藏的人权、文化、语言及宗教问题。
他表示：“西藏人民不是一个需要被解决的问题。我们是一个拥有自己的历史、文化、语言和信仰的民族，并且有着不可动摇的自由愿望。”
Dorjee呼吁美国民众及国际社会继续关注西藏议题。现场西藏参与者随后高呼“西藏自由”“Free Tibet”等口号。
从中领馆走向市政厅 人权口号响彻街头
中领馆前的集会结束后，游行队伍正式出发，沿旧金山市区街道向市政厅前进。
由于当天正值星期四，中国驻旧金山总领事馆仍处于正常办公时段。游行开始前，来自不同团体的参与者和民主人士在领馆办公区域门外高呼口号，表达对中国人权状况及习近平访美的抗议诉求。
现场可见，在口号持续不到一分钟后，领馆办公区域一侧的卷帘门被拉下。参与者随后继续在领馆外高呼口号，并按照原定路线向旧金山市政厅进发。
队伍中可以看到西藏旗帜、美国国旗、中国民主党相关横幅以及不同人权诉求的标语。参与者沿途呼吁关注西藏人、维吾尔人、香港活动人士、人权律师、异议人士以及法轮功学员等群体的处境，并要求停止跨国镇压。
队伍中有人背着扩音设备，一路以英文播放：
“Human rights are universal. Freedom belongs to everyone.”
“人权是普世的，自由属于每一个人。”
扩音器同时传出释放政治犯和良心犯、停止迫害及反对跨国镇压等诉求。游行途中，也有经过车辆鸣笛回应队伍。
撕开“中国梦” 压迫“OPPRESSION”出现在市政厅前
抵达旧金山市政厅后，活动进入行为艺术环节。
中国民主党旧金山党部活动部副部长、当天行动策划人李小林首先介绍巨型“中国梦”装置的设计理念。
他表示，参与者特意制作这一大型装置，并从中国领事馆一路抬至市政厅，希望将官方宣传与抗议者所批评的现实放在同一个公共空间中。
“我们不是来庆祝‘中国梦’的。我们要把它撕开，让人们看见宣传背后那些被压迫、被噤声、被剥夺自由的人。”
随后，参与者撕开巨型“中国梦”装置外层，里面巨大的“压迫／OPPRESSION”字样逐渐显露出来。部分参与者随后踩在被撕下的“中国梦”牌面上，以表达对官方政治宣传的不满。
李小林将整场行动概括为：
“从宣传走向真相，从沉默走向发声，从恐惧走向自由。”
另一组行为艺术中，多名参与者嘴上贴着胶布，象征被迫沉默，随后同时撕下封口胶布。
中国民主党奥克兰支部主任高志彬则以锁链套住身体和颈部，之后挣脱锁链，以象征摆脱噤声与束缚。
整组行为艺术以“中国梦”压迫“OPPRESSION”、封口胶布和锁链等视觉元素，表达主办方所强调的“从宣传到现实、从沉默到发声、从束缚到自由”。
行为艺术结束后，中国民主党旧金山党部主席方政发表讲话。
他表示，抗议者希望通过撕开“中国梦”装置，象征性地打破政治宣传的表象，让外界看到宏大叙事之下普通人的处境。
方政在发言中提到高智晟、许志永，以及香港的李卓人、黄之锋、邹幸彤等人，并以这些人的处境追问：“中国梦”背后究竟还有哪些声音没有被看见。
“中国梦是假的，我们已经把它打碎了。”他说。
方政同时表达“我们不欢迎习近平”的抗议立场，并在发言结束时带领现场参与者高呼口号。
从香港、西藏到跨国镇压 不同群体接连发声
中国民主党旧金山党部组织部部长周云龙随后以“悲剧，就是把美好的事物打碎”开场，谈到香港近年来的政治与社会变化。
他回顾香港曾被称为“东方明珠”，并提到香港支联会及其他民主团体过去长期声援中国民运、纪念六四。
他说：“现在是我们站出来声援香港的时候。”
现场随后响起“Free Hong Kong！”的呼喊。周云龙并表达了要求释放邹幸彤、李卓人和黄之锋等人的诉求。
美国香港人会馆成员 Jenny 施随后从1997年香港主权移交及“一国两制”谈起，并谈到2020年香港国安法实施后香港政治及公民空间的变化。
她提到黎智英、邹幸彤、黄之锋等人，呼吁美国社会持续关注香港政治犯以及海外港人所关注的跨国镇压问题。
法轮功学员代表 Eric 和 Jessie 则从中国历次政治运动谈起，呼吁美国和国际社会在讨论外交、贸易与合作时，不应让人权和人的尊严从议程中消失。
两人也谈到跨国镇压问题，表示一些人在来到美国后，仍担忧因批评中国政府或参与和平抗议而受到监视、骚扰或威胁，也担心身在中国的家人承受压力。
他们强调，无论支持还是反对中国政府，在美国都应享有和平表达自身观点的权利。
“不能只看到廉价商品，也要看到人”
中国民主党萨克拉门托支部主任卫仁喜随后发言，将焦点放在经贸与人权之间的关系上。
卫仁喜表示，世界在关注中国商品和贸易利益的同时，也应关注人权以及海外镇压等问题。
他认为，美中往来不能只讨论商品和经济利益，也应将人的自由与尊严纳入议程。
此后，多名民主人士继续从政治自由、人权、宗教信仰及跨国镇压等不同角度发言。
中国民主党旧金山党部副秘书长任梦醒以一句“人民不是权力的奴隶，国家不是独裁者的私产”开场。
她批评不受监督的权力可能侵蚀人民发声、选择信仰以及决定自身未来的权利，并表示，一个人不应因为说出自己的观点或坚持信仰而生活在恐惧之中。
她表示，人民的声音应当被听见，权利应得到保障，国家未来应由人民自己作出选择。
中国民主党宣传部副部长吕小静在发言中提到，她从社交媒体上看到华盛顿等地抗议习近平的现场视频。
她表示，看到不同城市的民主人士举起标语、高喊口号，让她感到“热血澎湃”，而自己未能前往华盛顿与当地抗议者一起参加活动，是此次最大的遗憾之一。
她同时谈到网络视频中出现的抗议者遭喷洒辣椒水、抗议标语被撕扯等情况。
吕小静表示，无论政治立场如何不同，都不应以暴力、威胁或恐吓的方式压制他人和平表达的权利。
对于个别施袭者的身份及其是否与中国官方存在关联，她在现场表达了个人质疑。
不同诉求汇聚到同一个问题：人权是否会被听见？
当天的发言者来自不同团体，关注的问题也各不相同。
有人谈西藏，有人谈香港；有人关注政治犯及良心犯，有人谈宗教信仰；有人强调言论自由，也有人将焦点放在跨国镇压以及海外人士家属可能面临的压力上。
这些不同诉求最终汇聚到一个共同的问题：
当外交、贸易与国家利益成为国际政治的重要议题时，那些无法坐到谈判桌前的人，他们的声音是否同样能够被听见？
这也是当天巨型“中国梦”装置试图呈现的对比——一边是国家层面的政治与外交叙事，另一边则是抗议者希望国际社会关注的个人权利与处境。
《We Shall Overcome》为活动收尾
随着最后一轮发言和口号结束，市政厅前的活动逐渐进入尾声。
主持人宣布，以一首与美国民权运动历史密切相关的歌曲《We Shall Overcome》（《我们终将胜利》）作为当天活动的结尾。
从中国驻旧金山总领事馆走向市政厅，参与者抬着巨大的“中国梦”装置穿过旧金山街头；抵达终点后，他们撕开装置外层，露出“OPPRESSION”；有人撕下封嘴胶布，有人挣脱象征束缚的锁链。
最后，参与者以歌声结束当天的活动。
对现场参与者而言，《We Shall Overcome》也被赋予对未来的象征意义。一名参与者在现场表示：“我们民主事业也终将会胜利！”
从“Free Tibet”到“Free Hong Kong”，从要求关注政治犯和良心犯，到反对跨国镇压，当天旧金山街头出现了来自不同群体的不同诉求，而贯穿整场活动的共同主题，是希望人权问题在国际政治及经贸往来中继续被看见和讨论。
除台前发言者外，当天活动的组织、现场协调及后勤工作也由多名参与者共同完成。
据主办方提供的名单，参与当天组织、协调及后勤工作的人员包括：李小林、崔允星、罗艳丽、范国林、周小俊、姚荣涛、周云龙、任梦醒、吕小静、高志彬、张鹏展、赵明、关永杰、杨朝全、周祺禄、高俊影等人。
活动现场剪影：
编辑：黄吉洲 校对：毛一炜 翻译：戈冰
Multiple Groups Rally and March in San Francisco to Protest Xi Jinping’s US Visit
By Lyu Xiaojing
On the morning of September 24, 2026, multiple groups held a protest rally in front of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco and subsequently marched to San Francisco City Hall. (Photos for this article provided by Guan Yongjie)
[San Francisco Dispatch] On September 24, 2026, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Washington to hold a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, multiple groups in San Francisco concerned with human rights in China, Hong Kong, Tibet, and issues of democracy and freedom held a protest activity in front of the Chinese Consulate-General in San Francisco. They subsequently marched to San Francisco City Hall, expressing their concerns regarding human rights conditions in China and transnational repression through rallies, public speeches, and performance art.
This event was jointly organized by seven organizations: the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters, the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation, US HongKongers Club, Northern California Hong Kong Club, Stand With Hong Kong | Association for Hong Kong Freedom (AHKF), Chinese Youth Stand for Tibet, and SFRTYC (San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress). The conveners were Fang Zheng, Zheng Yun, and Hu Pizheng.
In Front of the Chinese Consulate: “When the World Speaks Diplomacy, We Must Speak Human Rights”
At around 10:30 AM, participants gathered one after another in front of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco. Emcees Cui Yunxing and Luo Yanli introduced the background of the day’s event, the joint host organizations, and the parade route from the Chinese Consulate to San Francisco City Hall in both Chinese and English.
In their opening remarks, the emcees stated that as the international community’s focus was centered on US-China relations, diplomacy, and national interests, the protesters hoped another issue would receive equal attention—human rights.
“We want the concealed reality to be seen, the suppressed voices to be heard, and the world to see the truth behind the propaganda.”
At the same time, the event’s demands were expressed on-site in English:
“Today, we are here for human rights, for freedom, and for truth. We are here to tell the truth.”
Lobsang Dorjee, President of the San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, spoke next, turning the focus to human rights, culture, language, and religious issues in Tibet.
He stated: “The Tibetan people are not a problem to be solved. We are a nation with our own history, culture, language, and faith, and we possess an unshakeable desire for freedom.”
Dorjee called on the American public and the international community to continue paying attention to Tibetan issues. Tibetan participants at the scene then chanted slogans such as “Free Tibet” in both Chinese and English.
From the Chinese Consulate to City Hall: Human Rights Slogans Resound Through the Streets
After the rally in front of the Chinese Consulate concluded, the march officially set off, advancing along the streets of downtown San Francisco toward City Hall.
Since that day was a Thursday, the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco was still during regular business hours. Before the march began, participants from various groups and pro-democracy figures chanted slogans outside the doors of the consulate’s office area, expressing their protest demands regarding human rights conditions in China and Xi Jinping’s US visit.
It could be seen on-site that after less than a minute of continuous slogan-chanting, the roller shutter door on one side of the consulate’s office area was pulled down. Participants then continued to chant slogans outside the consulate and proceeded toward San Francisco City Hall along the preplanned route.
Tibet flags, US flags, banners related to the China Democracy Party, and placards with various human rights demands could be seen within the procession. Along the route, participants called for attention to the plight of groups including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kong activists, human rights lawyers, dissidents, and Falun Gong practitioners, demanding an end to transnational repression.
Someone in the procession was carrying amplification equipment on their back, playing in English along the way: “Human rights are universal. Freedom belongs to everyone.” “Human rights are universal, and freedom belongs to every single person.”
At the same time, demands for the release of political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, an end to persecution, and opposition to transnational repression emanated from the loudspeaker. Along the march, passing vehicles also honked their horns in response to the procession.
Tearing Open the “Chinese Dream”: “OPPRESSION” Appears in Front of City Hall
Upon arriving at San Francisco City Hall, the event entered its performance art segment.
Li Xiaolin, Deputy Director of the Events Department of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters and organizer of the day’s action, first introduced the design concept of the giant “Chinese Dream” installation.
He stated that participants had specially made this large-scale installation and carried it all the way from the Chinese Consulate to City Hall, hoping to place official propaganda and the reality criticized by protesters within the same public space.
“We are not here to celebrate the ‘Chinese Dream.’ We want to tear it open, allowing people to see those behind the propaganda who are oppressed, silenced, and deprived of their freedom.”
Subsequently, participants tore open the outer layer of the giant “Chinese Dream” installation, gradually revealing the huge words “OPPRESSION / 压迫” inside. Some participants then stepped on the torn-down “Chinese Dream” panel to express their discontent with official political propaganda.
Li Xiaolin summarized the entire action as: “Moving from propaganda to truth, from silence to speaking out, and from fear to freedom.”
In another piece of performance art, multiple participants had duct tape stuck over their mouths, symbolizing forced silence, before simultaneously tearing off the tape sealing their mouths.
Gao Zhibin, Director of the Oakland Branch of the China Democracy Party, bound his body and neck with iron chains before breaking free from them, symbolizing breaking away from being silenced and restrained.
The entire suite of performance art used visual elements such as the “Chinese Dream” OPPRESSION, mouth-sealing duct tape, and iron chains to express what the organizers emphasized as “from propaganda to reality, from silence to speaking out, and from restraint to freedom.”
After the performance art concluded, Fang Zheng, Chairman of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters, delivered a speech.
He stated that protesters hoped that by tearing open the “Chinese Dream” installation, they would symbolically shatter the facade of political propaganda, allowing the outside world to see the plight of ordinary people beneath grand narratives.
In his speech, Fang Zheng mentioned Gao Zhisheng and Xu Zhiyong, as well as Lee Cheuk-yan, Joshua Wong, and Chow Hang-tung from Hong Kong, using their circumstances to ask: which voices behind the “Chinese Dream” have ultimately still not been seen?
“The Chinese Dream is false, and we have already shattered it,” he said.
At the same time, Fang Zheng expressed the protest stance that “we do not welcome Xi Jinping,” and led the participants at the scene in shouting slogans as he concluded his speech.
From Hong Kong and Tibet to Transnational Repression: Different Groups Speak Out One After Another
Zhou Yunlong, Director of the Organizational Department of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters, subsequently opened with “Tragedy is taking beautiful things and shattering them,” speaking on the political and social changes in Hong Kong in recent years.
He recalled that Hong Kong was once known as the “Pearl of the Orient,” and mentioned that the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China and other pro-democracy groups had long supported China’s democracy movement and commemorated June 4th in the past.
He said: “Now is the time for us to step forward and support Hong Kong.”
Shouts of “Free Hong Kong!” then resounded at the scene. Zhou Yunlong also expressed demands for the release of Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Joshua Wong, and others.
Jenny Shi, a member of the US HongKongers Club, subsequently spoke beginning with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong’s sovereignty and “One Country, Two Systems,” before addressing the changes in Hong Kong’s political and civic space following the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020.
She mentioned Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Joshua Wong, and others, calling on American society to maintain continuous attention on Hong Kong’s political prisoners as well as the issue of transnational repression concerned by overseas Hong Kongers.
Falun Gong practitioner representatives Eric and Jessie spoke starting from China’s successive political campaigns, appealing to the United States and the international community not to allow human rights and human dignity to disappear from the agenda when discussing diplomacy, trade, and cooperation.
The two also spoke on the issue of transnational repression, stating that after arriving in the United States, some individuals still worry about facing surveillance, harassment, or threats due to criticizing the Chinese government or participating in peaceful protests, and also worry about their family members in China bearing pressure.
They emphasized that whether supporting or opposing the Chinese government, everyone in the United States should enjoy the right to peacefully express their own viewpoints.
“One Cannot Just See Cheap Goods, One Must Also See People”
Wei Renxi, Director of the Sacramento Branch of the China Democracy Party, spoke next, focusing on the relationship between trade and human rights.
Wei Renxi stated that while the world pays attention to Chinese goods and trade interests, it should also pay attention to issues such as human rights and overseas repression.
He maintained that exchanges between the US and China cannot solely discuss goods and economic interests, but must also incorporate human freedom and dignity into the agenda.
Thereafter, multiple pro-democracy figures continued to speak from various angles including political freedom, human rights, religious faith, and transnational repression.
Ren Mengxing, Deputy Secretary-General of the San Francisco Headquarters of the China Democracy Party, opened with the line, “The people are not slaves to power, and the nation is not the private property of a dictator.”
She criticized that unmonitored power can erode the people’s rights to speak out, choose their faith, and determine their own future, stating that no one should live in fear simply for voicing their opinions or adhering to their faith.
She expressed that the voices of the people should be heard, rights should be protected, and the nation’s future should be chosen by the people themselves.
Lyu Xiaojing, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the China Democracy Party, mentioned in her speech that she had seen on-site videos on social media of protests against Xi Jinping in Washington and other places.
She expressed that seeing pro-democracy activists in different cities holding up placards and shouting slogans made her feel “her blood boiling,” and that her inability to travel to Washington to participate in the activities together with local protesters was one of her biggest regrets this time.
At the same time, she spoke about situations appearing in online videos where protesters were sprayed with pepper spray and protest banners were torn up.
Lyu Xiaojing stated that no matter how different political stances may be, violence, threats, or intimidation should never be used to suppress others’ rights to peaceful expression.
Regarding the identities of individual attackers and whether they had connections to official Chinese entities, she raised her personal doubts at the scene.
Different Demands Converge on the Same Question: Will Human Rights Be Heard?
The day’s speakers came from different groups, and the issues they focused on were varied as well.
Some spoke of Tibet, while others spoke of Hong Kong; some paid attention to political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, while others spoke of religious faith; some emphasized freedom of speech, while others placed their focus on transnational repression and the pressure that family members of overseas individuals might face.
These varied demands ultimately converged on a common question:
When diplomacy, trade, and national interests become prominent issues in international politics, can the voices of those who cannot sit at the negotiating table still be heard just the same?
This was also the contrast that the giant “Chinese Dream” installation of the day attempted to present—on one side stood political and diplomatic narratives at the national level, while on the other were individual rights and plights that protesters hoped the international community would focus on.
“We Shall Overcome” Concludes the Event
As the final round of speeches and slogan-chanting came to an end, the event in front of City Hall gradually reached its conclusion.
The emcees announced that the song “We Shall Overcome”—closely tied to the history of the American Civil Rights Movement—would serve as the conclusion to the day’s event.
From the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco to City Hall, participants carried the giant “Chinese Dream” installation through the streets of San Francisco; upon reaching their destination, they tore open the outer layer of the installation to reveal “OPPRESSION”; some tore off the duct tape sealing their mouths, while others broke free from iron chains symbolizing restraint.
Finally, participants concluded the day’s event with song.
For the participants on-site, “We Shall Overcome” was also endowed with symbolic meaning for the future. One participant stated at the scene: “Our cause of democracy shall ultimately overcome as well!”
From “Free Tibet” to “Free Hong Kong,” and from demanding attention for political prisoners and prisoners of conscience to opposing transnational repression, diverse demands from different groups appeared on the streets of San Francisco that day. The common theme running through the entire event was the hope that human rights issues continue to be seen and discussed in international politics and economic and trade exchanges.
In addition to the speakers on stage, the organization, on-site coordination, and logistical support for the event were also jointly completed by numerous participants.
According to the list provided by the organizers, personnel involved in the day’s organization, coordination, and logistics included: Li Xiaolin, Cui Yunxing, Luo Yanli, Fan Guolin, Zhou Xiaojun, Yao Rongtao, Zhou Yunlong, Ren Mengxing, Lyu Xiaojing, Gao Zhibin, Zhang Pengzhan, Zhao Ming, Guan Yongjie, Yang Chaoquan, Zhou Qilu, Gao Junying, among others.
Snapshots from the Event:
Editor: Huang Jizhou Proofreader: Mao Yiwei Translator: Ge Bing
