Chinese government is like something out of 1984
The Chinese Communist government increasingly poses an existential threat not just to its own 1.4 billion citizens but to the world at large.
To impress the world, this premodern authoritarian society leaps wildly into the brave new world of high-tech science in a single generation. It created from nothing high-speed rail, solar farms, shiny new airports, and gleaming new high-density apartment buildings.
But how can they achieve it?
To make China instantly rich and modern, the Communist hierarchy — the same government that once caused the deaths of some 60 million innocents under Mao Zedong — ignored property rights. It crushed individual freedom. It embraced secrecy and bulldozed over any who stood in its way.
Central Party officials run the government, military, media, and universities collectively in a manner reminiscent of the science-fiction Borg organism of Star Trek, which was a horde of robot-like entities all under the control of a central mind.
China seems confident that it will soon rule the world, given its huge population, massive trade surpluses, vast cash reserves, and industries that produce so many of the world’s electronic devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods.
It seems that no one could say no to such a Orwellian style dictatorship government.
More than 1 million Uighur Muslims have been imprisoned in “re-education camps”. While in Hong Kong, which is supposed to enjoy autonomy under the "One Country, Two Systems" principle, millions of people have had battles with the puppet Hong Kong government to fight for basic human rights for a year.
Western nations would rather keep their profitable investments inside China by keeping their mouths shut about those issues. It’s exactly what Beijing expects. Only few Western companies complain that Chinese society is surveilled, regulated, and controlled in a nightmarish fashion that George Orwell once predicted in his dystopian novel, 1984.
But the world is learning that China does not just move mountains for new dams or bulldoze ancient neighborhoods that stand in the path of high-speed rail. It also hid the outbreak and the mysterious origins of the deadly coronavirus from its own people and the rest of the planet as well — a more dangerous replay of its earlier effort to mask the spread of the SARS virus. The result was that thousands of unknowing carriers spread the viral plague while the government covered up its epidemic proportions.
No wonder Internet conspiracies speculate that the virus was either a rogue product of the Chinese military’s bioengineering weapons lab or originated from bats, snakes, or pangolins and the open-air markets where they are sold as food.
All of these recent scandals should remind the world that China got rich by warping trade and stealing technology in much the same way that it deals with epidemics and dissidents. That is, by simply ignoring legitimate criticism and crushing anyone in its way.
If the Chinese Communist Borg is willing to put millions of its own citizens at risk of infection and death, why would it care about foreigners’ complaints that China is getting rich and powerful by breaking international trade rules?
#China #CommunistParty #HumanRight
Further reading:
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/china-communist-government-technological-revolution-orwellian-dictatorship/
The Chinese Communist government increasingly poses an existential threat not just to its own 1.4 billion citizens but to the world at large.
To impress the world, this premodern authoritarian society leaps wildly into the brave new world of high-tech science in a single generation. It created from nothing high-speed rail, solar farms, shiny new airports, and gleaming new high-density apartment buildings.
But how can they achieve it?
To make China instantly rich and modern, the Communist hierarchy — the same government that once caused the deaths of some 60 million innocents under Mao Zedong — ignored property rights. It crushed individual freedom. It embraced secrecy and bulldozed over any who stood in its way.
Central Party officials run the government, military, media, and universities collectively in a manner reminiscent of the science-fiction Borg organism of Star Trek, which was a horde of robot-like entities all under the control of a central mind.
China seems confident that it will soon rule the world, given its huge population, massive trade surpluses, vast cash reserves, and industries that produce so many of the world’s electronic devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods.
It seems that no one could say no to such a Orwellian style dictatorship government.
More than 1 million Uighur Muslims have been imprisoned in “re-education camps”. While in Hong Kong, which is supposed to enjoy autonomy under the "One Country, Two Systems" principle, millions of people have had battles with the puppet Hong Kong government to fight for basic human rights for a year.
Western nations would rather keep their profitable investments inside China by keeping their mouths shut about those issues. It’s exactly what Beijing expects. Only few Western companies complain that Chinese society is surveilled, regulated, and controlled in a nightmarish fashion that George Orwell once predicted in his dystopian novel, 1984.
But the world is learning that China does not just move mountains for new dams or bulldoze ancient neighborhoods that stand in the path of high-speed rail. It also hid the outbreak and the mysterious origins of the deadly coronavirus from its own people and the rest of the planet as well — a more dangerous replay of its earlier effort to mask the spread of the SARS virus. The result was that thousands of unknowing carriers spread the viral plague while the government covered up its epidemic proportions.
No wonder Internet conspiracies speculate that the virus was either a rogue product of the Chinese military’s bioengineering weapons lab or originated from bats, snakes, or pangolins and the open-air markets where they are sold as food.
All of these recent scandals should remind the world that China got rich by warping trade and stealing technology in much the same way that it deals with epidemics and dissidents. That is, by simply ignoring legitimate criticism and crushing anyone in its way.
If the Chinese Communist Borg is willing to put millions of its own citizens at risk of infection and death, why would it care about foreigners’ complaints that China is getting rich and powerful by breaking international trade rules?
#China #CommunistParty #HumanRight
Further reading:
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/china-communist-government-technological-revolution-orwellian-dictatorship/
National Review
China’s Government Is Like Something out of 1984 | National Review
The Chinese technological revolution is overseen by an Orwellian dictatorship.
A short video summarizing Hongkongers' 10-month struggle for human rights and the rule of law
Watch it to understand the story behind Hong Kong, and how the people of the Pearl of the Orient fight against the tyranny.
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https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=923268771452641
Hong Kong has been a wrestling arena for China and Britain for more than a century. It is, more accurately, a battleground between the #authoritarian and the #democratic world.
In 2019, the HK government insisted on passing a controversial extradition amendment bill, causing thousands of young people assembled to thwart it, and leading to marches which at the peak gathered 2 million citizens. Over these 10 months, riot police has fired over 10 thousand canisters of tear gas, conducted forced entries into university campuses, and used disproportionate armed force to disperse protesters.
An unidentifiable number of missing #Hongkongers , many of whom were still in their teens, tragically ended up as corpses on the sea, while the police considered the deaths unsuspicious.
Both the HK government and the Chinese central government have never ceased eroding Hongkongers' liberty. The HK government is planning to implement the notorious "Article 23 (of the Basic Law)" which empowers the same to enact laws to arrest anyone on the grounds of treason, secession, sedition, or subversion against the Chinese government.
By witnessing what has happened to numerous human rights activists in Mainland China, no one in Hong Kong should feel safe. What can we do to protect Hong Kong people from the autocracy?
#HKprotests #HumanRight #China #BasicLaw #StandWithHK #FightForFreedom
Watch it to understand the story behind Hong Kong, and how the people of the Pearl of the Orient fight against the tyranny.
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https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=923268771452641
Hong Kong has been a wrestling arena for China and Britain for more than a century. It is, more accurately, a battleground between the #authoritarian and the #democratic world.
In 2019, the HK government insisted on passing a controversial extradition amendment bill, causing thousands of young people assembled to thwart it, and leading to marches which at the peak gathered 2 million citizens. Over these 10 months, riot police has fired over 10 thousand canisters of tear gas, conducted forced entries into university campuses, and used disproportionate armed force to disperse protesters.
An unidentifiable number of missing #Hongkongers , many of whom were still in their teens, tragically ended up as corpses on the sea, while the police considered the deaths unsuspicious.
Both the HK government and the Chinese central government have never ceased eroding Hongkongers' liberty. The HK government is planning to implement the notorious "Article 23 (of the Basic Law)" which empowers the same to enact laws to arrest anyone on the grounds of treason, secession, sedition, or subversion against the Chinese government.
By witnessing what has happened to numerous human rights activists in Mainland China, no one in Hong Kong should feel safe. What can we do to protect Hong Kong people from the autocracy?
#HKprotests #HumanRight #China #BasicLaw #StandWithHK #FightForFreedom
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The #UK Government’s new global human rights regime will see the introduction of ‘Magnitsky-style’ sanctions. The legislation will soon be placed before parliament. Such sanctions will allow the UK to impose restrictions on those individuals responsible for egregious human rights abuses across the world. This may include imposing sanctions on senior police and administration figures in Hong Kong, to protect the rights and safety of #Hongkongers as well as the #autonomy and #freedom of its people.
#HumanRight #Sanction
Source:
https://davidalton.net/2020/05/05/the-uks-foreign-secretary-dominic-raab-is-to-be-congratulated-for-making-it-clear-that-the-uk-will-not-be-indifferent-to-those-who-abuse-human-rights-in-hong-kong/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
#HumanRight #Sanction
Source:
https://davidalton.net/2020/05/05/the-uks-foreign-secretary-dominic-raab-is-to-be-congratulated-for-making-it-clear-that-the-uk-will-not-be-indifferent-to-those-who-abuse-human-rights-in-hong-kong/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Britain has obligation to denounce the abuse of colonial laws
Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong, states that the law would be used in contravention of the UN Covenant, and the Hong Kong government should explain why it does not abide by the UN Convention. He also urges Britain to step in on the deteriorating political situation in Hong Kong on 30 April, as Beijing representatives and supporters have alarmed observers with intrusions on the city’s semi-autonomy. Why would he say so? It is because Britain has legal obligation to maintain Hong Kong’s legal and judicial system unchanged for 50 years after 1997.
The Chinese government has failed to honour the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Would those convicted activists be released from jail once the colonial laws are removed? Will Hong Kong remain unchanged at least until 2047?
Lastly, the author wishes to quote some words from Edward Leung, one of our prescient activist: "Hong Kong now faces a much harsher political prosecution with elected legislators being disqualified and protestors getting multi-year jail sentencing. We urge the international community not to stand by and abandon the brave, dedicated and courageous individuals who have made enormous personal sacrifices for a better Hong Kong."
#HongKong #Britain #China
#democracy #BasicLaw #HumanRight
Source:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1775169645834528&id=1360351810649649
https://www.ft.com/content/d66d69aa-6ef4-11e8-8863-a9bb262c5f53
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/chris-patten-urges-uk-investigate-coronavirus-origins-china
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1277294/hong-kong-protests-pro-democracy-movement-police-abuse-uk-inquiry
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/05/lord-alton-uk-must-impose-sanctions-on-hong-kong-officials-for-human-rights-violations/
Chris Patten, former governor of Hong Kong, states that the law would be used in contravention of the UN Covenant, and the Hong Kong government should explain why it does not abide by the UN Convention. He also urges Britain to step in on the deteriorating political situation in Hong Kong on 30 April, as Beijing representatives and supporters have alarmed observers with intrusions on the city’s semi-autonomy. Why would he say so? It is because Britain has legal obligation to maintain Hong Kong’s legal and judicial system unchanged for 50 years after 1997.
The Chinese government has failed to honour the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Would those convicted activists be released from jail once the colonial laws are removed? Will Hong Kong remain unchanged at least until 2047?
Lastly, the author wishes to quote some words from Edward Leung, one of our prescient activist: "Hong Kong now faces a much harsher political prosecution with elected legislators being disqualified and protestors getting multi-year jail sentencing. We urge the international community not to stand by and abandon the brave, dedicated and courageous individuals who have made enormous personal sacrifices for a better Hong Kong."
#HongKong #Britain #China
#democracy #BasicLaw #HumanRight
Source:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1775169645834528&id=1360351810649649
https://www.ft.com/content/d66d69aa-6ef4-11e8-8863-a9bb262c5f53
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/chris-patten-urges-uk-investigate-coronavirus-origins-china
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1277294/hong-kong-protests-pro-democracy-movement-police-abuse-uk-inquiry
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/05/lord-alton-uk-must-impose-sanctions-on-hong-kong-officials-for-human-rights-violations/
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Britain has obligation to denounce the abuse of colonial laws
In Hong Kong and elsewhere, these legal relics are being put to tyrannical ends
US Senator Jim DeMint: I’ve changed my mind about China, America should too
“I’ve changed my mind about China,” said former US senator Jim DeMint, “America should too.” Having belief in free enterprise, markets and trades, DeMint supported George Bush’s agenda of letting China into #WTO, which according to him, was a hard but right vote as he had believed. However, never would he realize was that the dictators of China were so capable of corrupting the world into their benefit. Instead of playing under the rule they prey on America, and the rest of the world alike. Human right in China remains a disaster, but international organizations and #US congress are too intertwined with it to make any move. And eventually, it leads to the loss of American sovereignty and interest. America cannot be truly free nor safe if it continues to depend its necessities on a hostile adversary.
this pandemic has given its warning. The question is, how far can #America get away with blaming them, be it #China or international bureaucrats, who have no reason to serve America’s interest by definition? Letting these people get away with their shady business is an indisputable failure of the government that Americans need to wake up into and call a change on.
#Dictatorship #HumanRight
#corruption
Further reading:
https://www.newsweek.com/ive-changed-my-mind-about-china-america-should-too-opinion-1504210?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR22eW80zooaW6GBsdiB0RE2wiH-eFIs-8zWrs4eQMYmF_7iWau4N1N2yGY
“I’ve changed my mind about China,” said former US senator Jim DeMint, “America should too.” Having belief in free enterprise, markets and trades, DeMint supported George Bush’s agenda of letting China into #WTO, which according to him, was a hard but right vote as he had believed. However, never would he realize was that the dictators of China were so capable of corrupting the world into their benefit. Instead of playing under the rule they prey on America, and the rest of the world alike. Human right in China remains a disaster, but international organizations and #US congress are too intertwined with it to make any move. And eventually, it leads to the loss of American sovereignty and interest. America cannot be truly free nor safe if it continues to depend its necessities on a hostile adversary.
this pandemic has given its warning. The question is, how far can #America get away with blaming them, be it #China or international bureaucrats, who have no reason to serve America’s interest by definition? Letting these people get away with their shady business is an indisputable failure of the government that Americans need to wake up into and call a change on.
#Dictatorship #HumanRight
#corruption
Further reading:
https://www.newsweek.com/ive-changed-my-mind-about-china-america-should-too-opinion-1504210?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR22eW80zooaW6GBsdiB0RE2wiH-eFIs-8zWrs4eQMYmF_7iWau4N1N2yGY
Newsweek
I've changed my mind about China. America should too. | Opinion
A conservative former U.S. senator argues that America must change its approach to China.
International Assistance Sought to Relieve Hong Kong's Plight
China's undertaking of "one country, two systems" and high degree of autonomy are gone as the National People's Congress (NPC) has introduced a draft decision of national security law for Hong Kong.
Once passed, the decision would allow the NPC's Standing Committee to entirely bypass the local legislative process in Hong Kong.
Joshua Wong has been exerting unwavering effort in seeking international assistance to Hong Kong's democratic movement.
He has talked about how China revealed the truth of COVID-19, whereas Hong Kongers have been standing at the forefront against China's #totalitarianism.
Joshua hopes that the international community would not, just for the economic benefits that China has to offer, indulge China in trampling further on human rights.
He urges the U.S government to execute the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, to impose sanctions on China, and to include human rights terms in relation to Hong Kong into trade treaties it is about to conclude with China.
Joshua asks again the international community to stand with Hong Kong on the issues of #democracy and human rights.
#StandWithHK #freedom #HumanRight #China #NationalSecurityLaw
Further reading:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/24/this-is-final-nail-coffin-hong-kongs-autonomy/
China's undertaking of "one country, two systems" and high degree of autonomy are gone as the National People's Congress (NPC) has introduced a draft decision of national security law for Hong Kong.
Once passed, the decision would allow the NPC's Standing Committee to entirely bypass the local legislative process in Hong Kong.
Joshua Wong has been exerting unwavering effort in seeking international assistance to Hong Kong's democratic movement.
He has talked about how China revealed the truth of COVID-19, whereas Hong Kongers have been standing at the forefront against China's #totalitarianism.
Joshua hopes that the international community would not, just for the economic benefits that China has to offer, indulge China in trampling further on human rights.
He urges the U.S government to execute the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, to impose sanctions on China, and to include human rights terms in relation to Hong Kong into trade treaties it is about to conclude with China.
Joshua asks again the international community to stand with Hong Kong on the issues of #democracy and human rights.
#StandWithHK #freedom #HumanRight #China #NationalSecurityLaw
Further reading:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/24/this-is-final-nail-coffin-hong-kongs-autonomy/
Uighur exiles in Turkey persecuted by CCP's long arm
Istanbul has become the largest diaspora hub for Uighurs in exile. Uighurs and Turks share close linguistic, religious and cultural ties. For decades, Turkey has supported Uighur refugees fleeing from China.
Over the past few years, however, Turkish government's attitude towards #Uighur diaspora has changed due to China's growing diplomatic and economic influence over the country.
A dossier obtained by Axios dated from 2016 to 2017 provides rare proof that China is putting direct pressure on the Turkish government. According to these documents, the Chinese government accused Enver Turdi, a Uighur man fled to Turkey in 2014, of creating a pro-Islamic State website and participating in terrorism. China requested Turkey to arrest and extradite him. Turkey accepted the request and initiated criminal proceedings.
According to Turdi, what he did before escaping from China was just passing along information about China's abuses to the media and some overseas Uighur organisations. After his passport had expired, the #Turkey authorities placed him in a deportation facility and sent him to trial. A decision on his fate is still pending.
For the Chinese government, terrorism and extremism are just a convenient way to frame the religious and cultural activities of Uighurs. Signs of "religious extremism" include such behaviours as wearing long beards or refusing alcohol. This is why Hong Kong people are against the extradition bill and national security legislation.
Counter-terrorism and national security are often used as a pretext by #China to persecute dissidents, locally and abroad.
If the world does not stand up to China, the #CCP will extend its meddling hands beyond its boundaries and arrive on everyone's doorstep sooner or later.
#HongKong #HumanRight
Sources:
Axios, 20 May
https://www.axios.com/documents-chinas-secret-extradition-request-uighur-turkey-6d5ba886-c22c-47e8-b970-804fae274e2d.html
The Guardian, 24 May
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/24/fearful-uighurs-celebrate-eid-in-exile-in-turkey
NPR, 13 Mar
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/800118582/i-thought-it-would-be-safe-uighurs-in-turkey-now-fear-china-s-long-arm
Istanbul has become the largest diaspora hub for Uighurs in exile. Uighurs and Turks share close linguistic, religious and cultural ties. For decades, Turkey has supported Uighur refugees fleeing from China.
Over the past few years, however, Turkish government's attitude towards #Uighur diaspora has changed due to China's growing diplomatic and economic influence over the country.
A dossier obtained by Axios dated from 2016 to 2017 provides rare proof that China is putting direct pressure on the Turkish government. According to these documents, the Chinese government accused Enver Turdi, a Uighur man fled to Turkey in 2014, of creating a pro-Islamic State website and participating in terrorism. China requested Turkey to arrest and extradite him. Turkey accepted the request and initiated criminal proceedings.
According to Turdi, what he did before escaping from China was just passing along information about China's abuses to the media and some overseas Uighur organisations. After his passport had expired, the #Turkey authorities placed him in a deportation facility and sent him to trial. A decision on his fate is still pending.
For the Chinese government, terrorism and extremism are just a convenient way to frame the religious and cultural activities of Uighurs. Signs of "religious extremism" include such behaviours as wearing long beards or refusing alcohol. This is why Hong Kong people are against the extradition bill and national security legislation.
Counter-terrorism and national security are often used as a pretext by #China to persecute dissidents, locally and abroad.
If the world does not stand up to China, the #CCP will extend its meddling hands beyond its boundaries and arrive on everyone's doorstep sooner or later.
#HongKong #HumanRight
Sources:
Axios, 20 May
https://www.axios.com/documents-chinas-secret-extradition-request-uighur-turkey-6d5ba886-c22c-47e8-b970-804fae274e2d.html
The Guardian, 24 May
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/24/fearful-uighurs-celebrate-eid-in-exile-in-turkey
NPR, 13 Mar
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/800118582/i-thought-it-would-be-safe-uighurs-in-turkey-now-fear-china-s-long-arm
Axios
Documents show China's secret extradition request for Uighur in Turkey
Beijing is pushing foreign governments to do its bidding
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
IPAC, comprised of global legislators including U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Bob Menendez, and others from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the U.K. and the European Parliament, announced its formation on Friday (5th June 2020).
It is an international cross-party group of legislators working towards reform on how democratic countries approach China.
Some of the goals of the group, as stated on its website, are to (a) coordinate responses in order to maintain a free, open, and rules-based international order that supports human dignity, (b) uphold human rights, and (c) promote national integrity.
#HumanRight #IPAC
https://twitter.com/ipacglobal/status/1268678597868388358
Website
https://www.ipac.global/
Source
https://www.facebook.com/108032190900473/posts/129741082062917/
IPAC, comprised of global legislators including U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Bob Menendez, and others from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the U.K. and the European Parliament, announced its formation on Friday (5th June 2020).
It is an international cross-party group of legislators working towards reform on how democratic countries approach China.
Some of the goals of the group, as stated on its website, are to (a) coordinate responses in order to maintain a free, open, and rules-based international order that supports human dignity, (b) uphold human rights, and (c) promote national integrity.
#HumanRight #IPAC
https://twitter.com/ipacglobal/status/1268678597868388358
Website
https://www.ipac.global/
Source
https://www.facebook.com/108032190900473/posts/129741082062917/
Twitter
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
Today we launch #IPAC #standtogether
Hong Kong human rights activists are seeking YOUR shelter
Since the protests started last year, close to 9,000 pro-democracy protesters have been arrested and some of them have been charged with rioting which carries a maximum of 10-year prison sentence. “Rioting” means a noisy, violent and uncontrolled public meeting. There is no denying that there is violence in the pro-democracy movement of Hong Kong, in fact violence is used by both the police and protesters. Having said that, protesters resort to violence as defence against indiscriminate and arbitrary arrest that would be followed by trampling on human dignity, torture, or sexual assault; reports also claim that there are dissidents and their family members and friends missing, abducted, or even killed.
Is it fair to label pro-democracy activities as "riots" when protesters use bricks, sticks, and their bodies to protect others and their belief whereas riot policemen use rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas or even live rounds? Furthermore, those injured protesters, some of them were either shot by guns or tortured by riot policemen, have been charged as rioters. Is there still “justice” in our society?
In fact, there is only social injustice in Hong Kong nowadays. Therefore, according to official figures, at least 62 Hong Kong SAR passport holders have applied for temporary protection visas onshore since November last year. Also, dozens have fled to Canada, while hundreds to Taiwan which has just drawn up a plan to provide humanitarian support to Hong Kongers. Those countries chosen by protesters are classified as pro-democracy “shelters”. In contrast, Hong Kongers do not believe in the Basic Law and CCP anymore. Honestly, they do not think that they could get fair trials in Hong Kong courts as the judiciary has been totally ruined by the political problems. The rule of law has disappeared in Hong Kong since #CCP interrupted the internal affairs of Hong Kong, the day when the “high degree of autonomy” was deteriorated.
Hong Kong is now in an abysmal condition due to police violence and the implementation of the national security law. Thanks for various countries that support Hong Kongers in different platforms and advocating the faith of the movement. Yet, there is no time for protesters who have been suffering to wait for the bright shines on Hong Kong. Those targeted protesters might be in danger as they are targeted by the local government or Beijing. No one knows what their consequences would be. So, I am here to ask pro-democracy countries to provide humanitarian assistance to Hong Kongers. I am sure most protesters are unwilling to leave Hong Kong as they care deeply about the place where they were born and raised. Sadly, they have no choice under the tyranny.
Your decision is about their life and death. Act now to help save lives.
//To be , or not to be? That is the question- Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune/ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles”/ And by opposing, end them? (Hamlet, William Shakespeare)
#HongKongProtesters #HumanRight #InternationalSupport #StandWithHongKong #Asylum
Videos and further reading:
ABCNews
SBSNews
Since the protests started last year, close to 9,000 pro-democracy protesters have been arrested and some of them have been charged with rioting which carries a maximum of 10-year prison sentence. “Rioting” means a noisy, violent and uncontrolled public meeting. There is no denying that there is violence in the pro-democracy movement of Hong Kong, in fact violence is used by both the police and protesters. Having said that, protesters resort to violence as defence against indiscriminate and arbitrary arrest that would be followed by trampling on human dignity, torture, or sexual assault; reports also claim that there are dissidents and their family members and friends missing, abducted, or even killed.
Is it fair to label pro-democracy activities as "riots" when protesters use bricks, sticks, and their bodies to protect others and their belief whereas riot policemen use rubber bullets, water cannons, tear gas or even live rounds? Furthermore, those injured protesters, some of them were either shot by guns or tortured by riot policemen, have been charged as rioters. Is there still “justice” in our society?
In fact, there is only social injustice in Hong Kong nowadays. Therefore, according to official figures, at least 62 Hong Kong SAR passport holders have applied for temporary protection visas onshore since November last year. Also, dozens have fled to Canada, while hundreds to Taiwan which has just drawn up a plan to provide humanitarian support to Hong Kongers. Those countries chosen by protesters are classified as pro-democracy “shelters”. In contrast, Hong Kongers do not believe in the Basic Law and CCP anymore. Honestly, they do not think that they could get fair trials in Hong Kong courts as the judiciary has been totally ruined by the political problems. The rule of law has disappeared in Hong Kong since #CCP interrupted the internal affairs of Hong Kong, the day when the “high degree of autonomy” was deteriorated.
Hong Kong is now in an abysmal condition due to police violence and the implementation of the national security law. Thanks for various countries that support Hong Kongers in different platforms and advocating the faith of the movement. Yet, there is no time for protesters who have been suffering to wait for the bright shines on Hong Kong. Those targeted protesters might be in danger as they are targeted by the local government or Beijing. No one knows what their consequences would be. So, I am here to ask pro-democracy countries to provide humanitarian assistance to Hong Kongers. I am sure most protesters are unwilling to leave Hong Kong as they care deeply about the place where they were born and raised. Sadly, they have no choice under the tyranny.
Your decision is about their life and death. Act now to help save lives.
//To be , or not to be? That is the question- Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer / The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune/ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles”/ And by opposing, end them? (Hamlet, William Shakespeare)
#HongKongProtesters #HumanRight #InternationalSupport #StandWithHongKong #Asylum
Videos and further reading:
ABCNews
SBSNews
www.abc.net.au
Tommy should be studying in Hong Kong. Instead, he fled to Australia seeking political asylum
At 22, Tommy should be enjoying his social science classes at university. Instead, he's seeking asylum as a political refugee in Australia. After being on the front line of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, he's fled political unrest and hopes Australia…
#OpinionArticle #YoyoKo
What's with the apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross?
(27 Jun) When the police held a blood drive with the Red Cross in Hong Kong, one of the Red Cross personnel wore an anti-police brutality ornament on his chest much to the displeasure of the crowd of police. The police asked the organiser for the implicated person's name due to their "lack of integrity" but it was in vain. As a result, the blood drive was cut short.
Originally, the issue would have ended there but to illustrate the Hong Kong Police Force's [HKPF] "lack of integrity", they had to meddle with even how Hongkongers accessorize themselves, infringing on human rights and freedoms. Rather than seeking justice for their staff member and defending his human rights, who knew that the Red Cross would actually apologise to the police force? As a humanitarian institution, this is a deplorable act.
The apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross stated that one of its staff members "did not have an ideal attitude, which led to unease in some blood donors." The Red Cross may as well disclose the details. How was his attitude not ideal? If he treated all blood donors equally and provided professional service, and the only problem was a donor discriminating against him for wearing a certain accessory, shouldn't they be the one apologising to the staff member instead? Which Hong Kong law states that Hongkongers cannot wear accessories at work? If my memory serves me well, some police officers have worn stuffed toy accessories while on patrol. Why does the privilege of the HKPF outweigh that of other citizens? The HKPF can do as they please accessorise how ever way they want, but not others?
As for the symbolism and meaning behind these small ornaments upon a person's body, they are completely up for individual interpretation; the only restriction is one's imagination. People like to take things personally. If their heart of glass breaks, what can the others do? If every time we wear an ornament when we go out, we have to worry that dark-skinned people might not be happy, light-skinned people might not like it, overweight people might get sensitive, LGBTQ people might get triggered... how can we even get out the door?
Source: Apply Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Police refuse to donate blood as phlebotomists concern about police brutality
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22847
#Kowtou #RedCross #PoliceState #HumanRight #Freedom #GlassHeart #NGO
What's with the apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross?
(27 Jun) When the police held a blood drive with the Red Cross in Hong Kong, one of the Red Cross personnel wore an anti-police brutality ornament on his chest much to the displeasure of the crowd of police. The police asked the organiser for the implicated person's name due to their "lack of integrity" but it was in vain. As a result, the blood drive was cut short.
Originally, the issue would have ended there but to illustrate the Hong Kong Police Force's [HKPF] "lack of integrity", they had to meddle with even how Hongkongers accessorize themselves, infringing on human rights and freedoms. Rather than seeking justice for their staff member and defending his human rights, who knew that the Red Cross would actually apologise to the police force? As a humanitarian institution, this is a deplorable act.
The apology from the Hong Kong Red Cross stated that one of its staff members "did not have an ideal attitude, which led to unease in some blood donors." The Red Cross may as well disclose the details. How was his attitude not ideal? If he treated all blood donors equally and provided professional service, and the only problem was a donor discriminating against him for wearing a certain accessory, shouldn't they be the one apologising to the staff member instead? Which Hong Kong law states that Hongkongers cannot wear accessories at work? If my memory serves me well, some police officers have worn stuffed toy accessories while on patrol. Why does the privilege of the HKPF outweigh that of other citizens? The HKPF can do as they please accessorise how ever way they want, but not others?
As for the symbolism and meaning behind these small ornaments upon a person's body, they are completely up for individual interpretation; the only restriction is one's imagination. People like to take things personally. If their heart of glass breaks, what can the others do? If every time we wear an ornament when we go out, we have to worry that dark-skinned people might not be happy, light-skinned people might not like it, overweight people might get sensitive, LGBTQ people might get triggered... how can we even get out the door?
Source: Apply Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Police refuse to donate blood as phlebotomists concern about police brutality
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22847
#Kowtou #RedCross #PoliceState #HumanRight #Freedom #GlassHeart #NGO
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Canada says yes to considering Magnitsky Sanctions
Special thanks to Minister Champagne for showing his support for Hong Kong by considering Magnitsky sanctions, which sustains human rights globally.
Hong Kong needs such support in order to survive the state terrorism crisis. We will never give up until victory comes!
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZjdHJhwMl/?igshid=1ikkda3ja14yd
Video:
https://www.facebook.com/102603047790210/posts/299104391473407/?d=n
#HumanRight #MagnitskySanctions #HongKong #Canada #GlobalSupport
Special thanks to Minister Champagne for showing his support for Hong Kong by considering Magnitsky sanctions, which sustains human rights globally.
Hong Kong needs such support in order to survive the state terrorism crisis. We will never give up until victory comes!
Source:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZjdHJhwMl/?igshid=1ikkda3ja14yd
Video:
https://www.facebook.com/102603047790210/posts/299104391473407/?d=n
#HumanRight #MagnitskySanctions #HongKong #Canada #GlobalSupport
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Thank you @garnettgenuismp for your important question about sanctions and @fp_champagne for saying yes to considering Magnitsky sanctions and standing up for human rights! Our team has handed in a sanction list of PRC and Hong Kong officials directly responsible…
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Nathan Law: Meeting with Pompeo, Call for International Solidarity Against CCP
I met Pompeo on 21 July afternoon in London. We discussed the situation in Hong Kong after the implementation of the National Security Law, the CCP’s policies for Hong Kong in recent years, and the international community's policies towards China in the future.
I mentioned that 610 000 Hongkongers stood up to vote in the first pan-democratic primary election despite the white terror, showing that Hongkongers will continue to fight for democracy and freedom. However Beijing chose to ignore the people's mandate, and was even planning to disqualify candidates by made-up reasons, perhaps even cancelling the LegCo election in September. This kind of disqualification would be treated as a severe election fraud by any international standard, challenging the core values of democracy. I urged the international society to take a strong stance against such behaviour.
I also mentioned that it has been 1 year since the 7.21 incident. I believe with the terror of the National Security Law and Wuhan Pneumonia, Hong Kong is quietly waiting for a better time to start another round of large-scale protest.
The CCP tends to persecute its fringe regions to win support from the majority of its people. Therefore the International community should continue to observe the human rights situation in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. We exchanged our thoughts on CCP's policies, and how the world should restructure its strategies against China in order to secure the fruits of our democratic system.
I met Pompeo last time in May 2019 in Washington, along with pan-democratic leaders Martin Lee and Margaret Ng. One year has passed, and the world and Hong Kong have changed drastically. I thank the US Embassy in London and Hong Kong Watch for arranging this meeting.
When Pompeo representing Kansas in early 2015, he was one of the few representatives who supported the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. During this meeting, I told him frankly about the situation of Hongkongers who were forced to leave their hometown. I hope that Pompeo can understand better the challenges faced by the young people of Hong Kong. I hope for more opportunities to meet with American politicians, and press for a stronger international response against the expanding authoritarian powers of the Chinese Communist Party.
Source:
https://t.me/HKinternationalfront
#NathanLaw #Pompeo #HumanRight #Democray #Freedom #US #HK #CCP
Nathan Law: Meeting with Pompeo, Call for International Solidarity Against CCP
I met Pompeo on 21 July afternoon in London. We discussed the situation in Hong Kong after the implementation of the National Security Law, the CCP’s policies for Hong Kong in recent years, and the international community's policies towards China in the future.
I mentioned that 610 000 Hongkongers stood up to vote in the first pan-democratic primary election despite the white terror, showing that Hongkongers will continue to fight for democracy and freedom. However Beijing chose to ignore the people's mandate, and was even planning to disqualify candidates by made-up reasons, perhaps even cancelling the LegCo election in September. This kind of disqualification would be treated as a severe election fraud by any international standard, challenging the core values of democracy. I urged the international society to take a strong stance against such behaviour.
I also mentioned that it has been 1 year since the 7.21 incident. I believe with the terror of the National Security Law and Wuhan Pneumonia, Hong Kong is quietly waiting for a better time to start another round of large-scale protest.
The CCP tends to persecute its fringe regions to win support from the majority of its people. Therefore the International community should continue to observe the human rights situation in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong. We exchanged our thoughts on CCP's policies, and how the world should restructure its strategies against China in order to secure the fruits of our democratic system.
I met Pompeo last time in May 2019 in Washington, along with pan-democratic leaders Martin Lee and Margaret Ng. One year has passed, and the world and Hong Kong have changed drastically. I thank the US Embassy in London and Hong Kong Watch for arranging this meeting.
When Pompeo representing Kansas in early 2015, he was one of the few representatives who supported the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. During this meeting, I told him frankly about the situation of Hongkongers who were forced to leave their hometown. I hope that Pompeo can understand better the challenges faced by the young people of Hong Kong. I hope for more opportunities to meet with American politicians, and press for a stronger international response against the expanding authoritarian powers of the Chinese Communist Party.
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13 tonnes of human hair was found on a US-bound ship.
//It follows a huge US Customs seizure of human hair products believed to have been taken from Muslim Uyghurs, more than a million of whom have been detained in vast indoctrination camps in China’s western Xinjiang province
//US Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner Brenda Smith said the production of the weaves and other hair products found onboard the ship “constitutes a very serious human rights violation”.
//Mia Hasenson-Gross, director of René Cassin, said: “A trade in forcibly removed human hair has chilling and obvious resonances.
//the Uyghurs’ suppression already includes mass internment, “re-education,” slave labour, forced sterilisation, organ-farming and other abuses.
//“The Chinese Communist Party is engaged in genocide in Xinjiang, attempting to wipe out an entire culture, language and way of life,” she said. “It is time for the world to take a stand against such inhumanity. There can be no ‘business as usual’ with a government that abuses its own citizens on such a scale.”
//Dr Edie Friedman, director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE), said the report “naturally rings alarm bells for those concerned with human rights and will arouse particular emotions for Jewish people given the Nazi resonances”.
Full article: (16-Jul)
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/13-tonnes-of-hair-taken-from-chinas-uyghur-muslims-has-nazi-resonance/
Video:
https://twitter.com/Uyghur_American/status/1284564730523332608?s=19
#HumanRight #UyghurMuslims #CCP #NaziResonances #HumanHair
13 tonnes of human hair was found on a US-bound ship.
//It follows a huge US Customs seizure of human hair products believed to have been taken from Muslim Uyghurs, more than a million of whom have been detained in vast indoctrination camps in China’s western Xinjiang province
//US Customs and Border Protection assistant commissioner Brenda Smith said the production of the weaves and other hair products found onboard the ship “constitutes a very serious human rights violation”.
//Mia Hasenson-Gross, director of René Cassin, said: “A trade in forcibly removed human hair has chilling and obvious resonances.
//the Uyghurs’ suppression already includes mass internment, “re-education,” slave labour, forced sterilisation, organ-farming and other abuses.
//“The Chinese Communist Party is engaged in genocide in Xinjiang, attempting to wipe out an entire culture, language and way of life,” she said. “It is time for the world to take a stand against such inhumanity. There can be no ‘business as usual’ with a government that abuses its own citizens on such a scale.”
//Dr Edie Friedman, director of the Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE), said the report “naturally rings alarm bells for those concerned with human rights and will arouse particular emotions for Jewish people given the Nazi resonances”.
Full article: (16-Jul)
https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/13-tonnes-of-hair-taken-from-chinas-uyghur-muslims-has-nazi-resonance/
Video:
https://twitter.com/Uyghur_American/status/1284564730523332608?s=19
#HumanRight #UyghurMuslims #CCP #NaziResonances #HumanHair
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13 tonnes of hair taken from China’s Uyghur Muslims has ‘Nazi resonance’
Influential MP on human rights speaks of 'many distressing echoes' for Jews over China's 'brutal suppression' of Muslim minority, as communal figures call on the UK to do more