Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong criticized the protests in Hong Kong, prompting Chinese media and social media users to praise him.

"The protesters' requests are not intended to solve Hong Kong's problems. They are only intended to insult and topple the government," Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the National Union Congress. Singapore (NUTC) on October 16, referring to the 4-month protest in Hong Kong.

He also asserted that Singapore would collapse if faced with similar protests, warning of the risk of division in its society. "We will suffer the same consequences as elsewhere, but the level is much worse because Singapore is vulnerable," Singapore's Prime Minister added, referring to protests against the government in France, the US and Hong Kong.

The comments of the Singapore leader were quickly re-reported by the Chinese media. The Global Times newspaper of People's Daily, the Communist Party's mouthpiece, published the article with a quote from Mr. Li's speech on his official Twitter account.

A series of articles about the Prime Minister of Singapore also appeared on China's largest social network Weibo. Many people expressed concern that Singapore may fall into chaos like Hong Kong, others praised the tough management of the Singapore government.

Protests against a revised extradition bill in Hong Kong broke out in early June. The bill allows suspects to go to trial in jurisdictions without extradition treaties, including China. continent. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Carrie Lam announced in early September a complete withdrawal of the bill, but protesters continued to take to the streets.