Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 13 and a half months over protest
Source: The Guardian #Dec02
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 13 and a half months over protest
On December 2, Joshua Wong (24), Agnes Chow (24), and Ivan Lam (26) were sentenced to 13.5 months, 10 months, and 7 months, respectively for organizing, inciting and participating in an illegal assembly outside of the Wan Chai Police Headquarters in June 2019.
“The court has considered that the offending period of the three defendants lasted for around 15 minutes and all the facts of the case, including that they committed the offence in a joint enterprise under the prevailing circumstances of increasing incidents of social unrest and large-scale public protests, which in the court’s view, made the case more serious,” said Wong Sze-Lai, the judge presiding the case.
Their sentencing has received much international criticism. The UK Foreign minister, Dominic Raab, has urged “the Hong Kong and Beijing authorities to bring an end to their campaign to stifle opposition.”
Joshua Wong, despite his sentencing, remained resolute that “neither prison bars, nor election ban, nor any other arbitrary powers would stop us from activism,” and instead, urged people to focus on the 12 Hongkongers detained in China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec02
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/02/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-over-protest-police-hq?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#HongKong #HongKongProtest #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Democracy
On December 2, Joshua Wong (24), Agnes Chow (24), and Ivan Lam (26) were sentenced to 13.5 months, 10 months, and 7 months, respectively for organizing, inciting and participating in an illegal assembly outside of the Wan Chai Police Headquarters in June 2019.
“The court has considered that the offending period of the three defendants lasted for around 15 minutes and all the facts of the case, including that they committed the offence in a joint enterprise under the prevailing circumstances of increasing incidents of social unrest and large-scale public protests, which in the court’s view, made the case more serious,” said Wong Sze-Lai, the judge presiding the case.
Their sentencing has received much international criticism. The UK Foreign minister, Dominic Raab, has urged “the Hong Kong and Beijing authorities to bring an end to their campaign to stifle opposition.”
Joshua Wong, despite his sentencing, remained resolute that “neither prison bars, nor election ban, nor any other arbitrary powers would stop us from activism,” and instead, urged people to focus on the 12 Hongkongers detained in China.
Source: The Guardian #Dec02
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/02/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-jailed-over-protest-police-hq?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#HongKong #HongKongProtest #JoshuaWong #AgnesChow #IvanLam #Democracy
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 13 and a half months over protest
Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam also sentenced over pro-democracy protest at police HQ last year
UK and US lock in behind Australia in China row
Australia's allies aim for China's campaign of 'disinformation.'
Fake photo tweeted by the Chinese Foreign Minister Zhao Lijian has gotten the attention of Australia's international allies of the Five Eyes, namely the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand.
A spokesperson for the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said, "Disinformation is an issue we take extremely seriously and we will continue to coordinate closely with Australia and other international partners to ensure our citizens are protected."
The US ambassador to Australia, Arthur Culvahouse, also stated that "The world can only wish that the Chinese Communist Party were to bring the same degree of transparency and accountability to credible reports of atrocities against the Uighurs in Xinjiang."
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison reiterated, "The post of a false image of an Australian soldier does not diminish our respect for and appreciation of our Chinese Australian community or indeed our friendship with the people of China." He makes clear that the escalating tensions between the two governments were not a reflection on Chinese Australians.
Source: The Guardian #Dec02
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/02/uk-and-us-lock-in-behind-australia-in-china-row?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #China #Australia #FiveEye #CCP #UK
Australia's allies aim for China's campaign of 'disinformation.'
Fake photo tweeted by the Chinese Foreign Minister Zhao Lijian has gotten the attention of Australia's international allies of the Five Eyes, namely the US, UK, Canada, and New Zealand.
A spokesperson for the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said, "Disinformation is an issue we take extremely seriously and we will continue to coordinate closely with Australia and other international partners to ensure our citizens are protected."
The US ambassador to Australia, Arthur Culvahouse, also stated that "The world can only wish that the Chinese Communist Party were to bring the same degree of transparency and accountability to credible reports of atrocities against the Uighurs in Xinjiang."
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison reiterated, "The post of a false image of an Australian soldier does not diminish our respect for and appreciation of our Chinese Australian community or indeed our friendship with the people of China." He makes clear that the escalating tensions between the two governments were not a reflection on Chinese Australians.
Source: The Guardian #Dec02
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/02/uk-and-us-lock-in-behind-australia-in-china-row?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #China #Australia #FiveEye #CCP #UK
the Guardian
UK and US lock in behind Australia in China row
Australia’s allies take aim at China’s campaign of ‘disinformation’
Australia urges allies to drink its wine to counter China ‘bullying’
A global alliance of parliamentarians has urged people to buy a bottle of Australian wine during the festive season in a campaign designed to stand up against “bullying” by China.
The campaign follows Beijing’s imposition of punitive tariffs on Australian exports to China and the publication of an incendiary social media post last week by a senior Chinese diplomat.
Beijing imposed range of sanctions on Canberra after call for inquiry into Covid-19 origins.
“This isn’t just an attack on Australia. It’s an attack on free countries everywhere,” said Kimberley Kitching, an Australian senator, in the IPAC video.
Source: Financial Times #Dec02
https://www.ft.com/content/f95e1294-d93c-418c-afe3-1c23c2ea03c5
#AussieWine #Australia #China #AustraliaChina
A global alliance of parliamentarians has urged people to buy a bottle of Australian wine during the festive season in a campaign designed to stand up against “bullying” by China.
The campaign follows Beijing’s imposition of punitive tariffs on Australian exports to China and the publication of an incendiary social media post last week by a senior Chinese diplomat.
Beijing imposed range of sanctions on Canberra after call for inquiry into Covid-19 origins.
“This isn’t just an attack on Australia. It’s an attack on free countries everywhere,” said Kimberley Kitching, an Australian senator, in the IPAC video.
Source: Financial Times #Dec02
https://www.ft.com/content/f95e1294-d93c-418c-afe3-1c23c2ea03c5
#AussieWine #Australia #China #AustraliaChina
US House of Representatives Expected to Pass the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act to Delist Chinese Companies
Source: Stand News #Dec02
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US House of Representatives Expected to Pass the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act to Delist Chinese Companies
United States House of Representatives is going to consider the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act on Wednesday 2 Dec. The Act requires companies to disclose whether they are owned or controlled by a foreign government. The Act is expected to pass smoothly, indicating that China Concept Stocks or Chinese corporations listed in the US will further be regulated. Some companies that fail to comply with the rule will be suspended from trading or removed from the US market.
Republican Senator John Kennedy and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen introduce The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. The measure requires foreign companies to meet the auditing standards set up by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Companies will be forbidden from being listed on any US exchange if it has failed to comply with PCAOB’s audits for three years in a row. Besides, if companies fail to provide evidence showing that they are not controlled by a foreign government, they cannot be listed in the US market.
The Senate passed the bill in mid-May unanimously. Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act is scheduled for consideration in the House of Representatives on Wednesday 2 Dec. The bill is expected to be passed by both parties unanimously.
Source: Stand News #Dec02
#US #HouseofRepresentatives #HoldingForeignCompaniesAccountableAct #China #ChinaConceptStocks #Senate #PublicCompanyAccountingOversightBoard #PCAOB #JohnKennedy #ChrisVanHollen
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United States House of Representatives is going to consider the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act on Wednesday 2 Dec. The Act requires companies to disclose whether they are owned or controlled by a foreign government. The Act is expected to pass smoothly, indicating that China Concept Stocks or Chinese corporations listed in the US will further be regulated. Some companies that fail to comply with the rule will be suspended from trading or removed from the US market.
Republican Senator John Kennedy and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen introduce The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. The measure requires foreign companies to meet the auditing standards set up by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Companies will be forbidden from being listed on any US exchange if it has failed to comply with PCAOB’s audits for three years in a row. Besides, if companies fail to provide evidence showing that they are not controlled by a foreign government, they cannot be listed in the US market.
The Senate passed the bill in mid-May unanimously. Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act is scheduled for consideration in the House of Representatives on Wednesday 2 Dec. The bill is expected to be passed by both parties unanimously.
Source: Stand News #Dec02
#US #HouseofRepresentatives #HoldingForeignCompaniesAccountableAct #China #ChinaConceptStocks #Senate #PublicCompanyAccountingOversightBoard #PCAOB #JohnKennedy #ChrisVanHollen
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China poised to be first to distribute virus vaccine in Latin America, U.S. Official says.
Source: The New York Times #Dec02
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China poised to be first to distribute virus vaccine in Latin America, U.S. Official says.
While the US focuses on “taking care of the US first”, China is “likely to beat the United States in its own backyard through vaccine diplomacy” by starting clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines in South America. China has begun vaccinating citizens in Brazil and Mexico even neither country has an approved vaccine. The Mexican government has even signed an advance purchase agreement to supply 35 million single-dose immunizations.
Admiral Craig S. Faller, leader of the United States Military’s Southern Command, conceded that “We’re in a global pandemic and I’ve taken the approach here that any help is legitimate help is welcome help, so I don’t make any judgment on that. If the vaccine works, folks need to do what they need to do as a nation.”
China has already expanded its influence in the South American region through its Belt and Road Initiative, loans across Latin America, a space mission control station in Argentina, port deals around the Panama Canal, and most recently, shipments of medical supplies and vaccinations to curb the pandemic.
Source: The New York Times #Dec02
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/coronavirus-southern-command-china-latin-america.html?referringSource=articleShare
#Covid19Vaccine #China #US #South America
While the US focuses on “taking care of the US first”, China is “likely to beat the United States in its own backyard through vaccine diplomacy” by starting clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines in South America. China has begun vaccinating citizens in Brazil and Mexico even neither country has an approved vaccine. The Mexican government has even signed an advance purchase agreement to supply 35 million single-dose immunizations.
Admiral Craig S. Faller, leader of the United States Military’s Southern Command, conceded that “We’re in a global pandemic and I’ve taken the approach here that any help is legitimate help is welcome help, so I don’t make any judgment on that. If the vaccine works, folks need to do what they need to do as a nation.”
China has already expanded its influence in the South American region through its Belt and Road Initiative, loans across Latin America, a space mission control station in Argentina, port deals around the Panama Canal, and most recently, shipments of medical supplies and vaccinations to curb the pandemic.
Source: The New York Times #Dec02
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/us/politics/coronavirus-southern-command-china-latin-america.html?referringSource=articleShare
#Covid19Vaccine #China #US #South America
NY Times
China Poised to Be First to Distribute Virus Vaccine in Latin America, U.S. Official Says
China, which has been expanding its presence in the region, is likely to beat the United States in its own backyard with vaccine diplomacy as Washington looks “at taking care of the U.S. first.”
To stop China’s Arctic Gold Mining Acquisition, Canadian Military Veteran: China may repeat the Model for South Sea
Source: Apple Daily #Dec02
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Source: Apple Daily #Dec02
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