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Demonstrators staged a silent stand-in downtown Vancouver Sunday to continue protesting a Chinese extradition bill in Hong Kong.

The bill would have forced Hong Kong citizens to face criminal charges in mainland China, and was seen by many as a sign of the Chinese government’s growing influence.

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While Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam had suspended the bill amid massive protests, pro-democracy demonstrators continue to push for the bill’s permanent withdrawal and her resignation. Millions have rallied in recent weeks around the world including in Vancouver.

On Sunday, demonstrators gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery, hoisting signs that read “Stand with Hong Kong at G20” or “Save Hong Kong at G20.” The signs were ads printed in Thursday and Friday’s copies of the Globe and Mail, and paid for by a crowdfunded campaign that reached $1 million CAD in under 11 hours. The fund also bought similar ads in newspapers around the world.

The silent stand-in comes as the 2019 G20 Summit takes place in Osaka, Japan, where world leaders — including politicians from Canada and China — have gathered.

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