Tara is my friend, although we never met in person. In our Chinese diaspora communities this is common: we often find each other through activism long before we meet face to face.

We want to make a simple and human demand: do not let Tara disappear into silence.

To the UK public and to everyone listening: there are things each of us can do.
•Share Tara’s story—speak her name.

•Write to your MP and ask them to raise her case.

•Write to your universities and ask them to stand with Tara.

And look after one another. Authoritarian pressure isolates; solidarity makes us brave.

For those of us in the Chinese diaspora, this is personal. Many of our friendships begin online, in messages sent across borders and time zones, in small acts of mutual care. We build community before we ever share a room. We know what it is to plan for a meeting that never comes. But we also know how to keep showing up—how to turn absence into presence, fear into courage, and grief into a promise.

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