Umbrella Movement · Full chronicle and history

A Kyodo News report on September 30 said that internal military documents obtained by Japanese scholar Takashi Suzuki record that Wei Liang, then political commissar of the Guangzhou Military Region, argued in a document dated November 2, 2014 that military operations should be prepared in response to Hong Kong's "extreme situation" during the 2014 Umbrella Movement. The military ultimately did not carry out a armed crackdown, and it is unclear whether the proposal was approved.

When members of China Action held a projection to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement outside the Chinese Consulate in New York, consulate staff were accused of shining high-intensity flashlights into the members' faces, pushing them, and attempting to drag one member into the consulate building.

On the evening of September 28, the China Action · Road of Light team projected images outside the Chinese consulate in New York to mark the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement. Someone tracked the projection with a light and shone a powerful flashlight into members' faces, leading to a standoff. A man shouting "Long live the Communist Party" grabbed a member, tearing the left sleeve of their yellow raincoat. After the action ended, several members reported dizziness and nausea, and one female member experienced blurred vision in one eye; she plans to seek medical examination.

On the evening of September 28, the China Action · Path of Light team held 12 yellow umbrellas outside the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in New York to the music of "Glory to Hong Kong," and projected onto the building's exterior wall an umbrella-shaped pattern formed by the names of 12 people, including Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai, marking the 12th anniversary of the Umbrella Movement.