make waves 興風作浪

make waves
繁：興風作浪
简：兴风作浪

身兼港澳工作領導小組常任副組長的港澳辦主任夏寶龍說，反中亂港分子之所以能在一國兩制下的香港興風作浪、坐大成勢，原因是多方面的，其中一個直接原因，就是愛國者治港的原則還沒有得到全面落實。

夏寶龍稱愛國者治港是一國兩制方針核心要義（2021年2月22日）。rthk，取自https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1576768-20210222.htm

Xia said in an interview the lack of a “stable situation” in which “patriots govern Hong Kong” in areas such as education and the media allowed “opposing forces” to make waves in the city.

Hong Kong media and education sectors should also be ‘governed by patriots,’ top Beijing official says. (2021, March 2). Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved from https://hongkongfp.com/2021/03/02/hong-kong-media-and-education-sectors-should-also-be-governed-by-patriots-top-beijing-official-says/