Before attending a rally, giving a speech on stage, or giving an interview to the media, he always tried his best to keep himself tidy and clean. But even at this time she still tried her best to comb her hair, wash her face, and keep herself clean and dignified.Ĭheng Nien’s experience inspired Alex.
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Therefore, Alex got his laser surgery for free to save his right eye.Īt the airport, Alex read Cheng Nien (鄭念)’s book “Life and Death in Shanghai (上海生死劫).” The book mentions that Cheng’s daughter was persecuted and died during the “Cultural Revolution,” and the writer herself was imprisoned. He tried all the methods he could, and finally got help from a local doctor with the recommendation of a girl. But after a few seconds, I told myself, It’s fine, I still have my left eye,” Alex said. But he only had about HK$20,000 (USD2,978) at the time. There he had stayed for more than a month.ĭuring this period, Alex learned from a doctor that his right eye was at risk of retinal detachment, and the cost of the treatment could reach HK$100,000 (USD12,740). With not much money left to get by, he decided to move into the Hong Kong Airport and sleep in the waiting area. Not long after he arrived in Hong Kong, some of his money was stolen when he was resting on a park bench. It is of course just a joke, but it does reflect Alex’s urgent need at the time. If I knew where was a CIA agent, I would just go and get some cash,” Alex said. I stayed in Hong Kong for 3 months, but I couldn’t find any CIA agent. “At that time in Mainland China, the Communist Party told everyone that if you participate in the Hong Kong protests, the CIA would give you money. On May 14, he was interviewed by The Epoch Times in Cambridge, Mass. This caused him a bit of pain, because the stitches around his wound used soluble lines, which were not supposed to touch salty water.Īlex Lee (featured in photo) cycled across the US to express his ideas of freedom and support for Hong Kong. Because of his eye injury, First Aid persons at the scene thought he had been hit by tear gas, and rushed to spray saline solution on his eyes. Both were arrested by police.īeing judged to be a victim who practiced self-defense, Alex was quickly released. In a “bloody battle,” the attacker wounded Alex’s right eye, and in retaliation he bit off a piece of the attacker’s ear. On the morning of his arrival, he was attacked by a person who hated democratic protesters.
However, what surprised him was that the expected danger would come so quickly. “I had thought about it for three months at home, thinking about one question, should I go to Hong Kong?” Alex said, “I finally made a decision: Let God guide my way.”
But he was also very clear that as a mainland Chinese, participating in the Hong Kong protests was dangerous. He wanted to do something in this “era of change” to help those who seek democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. It all started from the second half of 2019, when the “anti-Extradition” movement in Hong Kong was a mighty one, and the contest between autocracy and freedom was also raging among the Chinese communities in the world.Īlex was then an international student, studying sociology in Japan. It was this belief, “The rights to live freely,” that propelled him into all the actions and sacrifices, according to Alex. “I think the most important thing is, you have this belief to defend your most precious value, and you should convince yourself to do something,” Alex said.
There he proudly, and quite rightly so, declared, “I have accomplished ‘a mission,’” and, at the same time, unexpectedly inspired some friends and even passers-by. The 6,000-mile trip brought him to Boston on May 13, 2022. He had endured moments of bitter embarrassment, and even narrowly escaped ‘the call of heaven’ in a car accident. Starting from Los Angeles, California, the cyclist carried a “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong” banner all the way through the harsh winter and scorching deserts. What hasn’t changed was his determination to ride to Boston, the birthplace of American freedom. One morning in early October 2021, Alex Lee woke up from an intensive care unit (ICU) in a North Dakota hospital with one less tooth, one less spleen, but several more scars.
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