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How do People in China React to the Landslide Victory of the Pro-democracy Front in Hong Kong District Council Election?

Part 5/5: Chinese Netizens Condemn Demoncratic Practices in Hong Kong

Global Times editor Hu Xijin:
“The voting of the Hong Kong District Council election has ended at 10:30 pm on Sunday. The election results should be released at midnight. Because of Hong Kong’s special circumstance, the voter turnout rate is very high, I think such proactiveness is a good thing.”

Netizen #26 in reply to Global Times editor Hu Xijin:
“Chief Editor Hu, is this some sort of preventive vaccination for us? Face the reality!”

Reply to Netizen #26:
“The pro-establishment (camp) has completely fallen apart. Please stop saying "only a minor majority of activists are causing chaos in Hong Kong…" these are such self-deceptive words.”

Netizen #27 in reply to Global Times editor Hu Xijin:
“These are the classic self-comforting words. Of course, Hong Kong belongs to China! This is undeniable and there is no need to stress. In this "genuine" poll after the riot, if the pan-democrats win, this shows that there is an overwhelming ‘yellow’ force. This would strengthen the desire for separation and negatively impact the Hong Kong Legislative Council and Chief Executive election. The Chinese Central Government's control of Hong Kong will be obstructed and this would intensify the 'room' for international anti-China control. Someone needs to be responsible and immediately reflect on the government policy in the past five years since Occupy Central in 2014.”

Netizen #28 in reply to Global Times editor Hu Xijin:
“Chief Editor Hu you always have an excuse. This is your world and your rules. The Chinese National People's Congress has made it clear that they have crossed the line. Didn't the High Court also rule that the anti-mask regulation is unconstitutional? The pan-democrats' chances of winning are very high. Please face the reality. We need to reflect on our shortcomings for Hong Kong, the social commentaries, the legal system, education, etc. in order to have a future, not finding an excuse for everything and lie to ourselves. China is passive in many things because of people find excuses like you.”

Netizen #29 in reply to Global Times editor Hu Xijin:
“I believe this system is not suitable for China.”

Reply to Netizen #29:
“Elder Deng (Deng Xiaoping) had anticipated this a long time ago. Hence there has been no political reform, only economic reforms. Look at his classmate Chiang Ching-kuo (son of Chiang Kai Shek) who promoted political reform and had completely failed.”
(Another missing comment)
(Elections in countries with simple histories could still bring about rifts, and in a country with a complicated background in history, ethnicities, and religion such as China, what was brought about is catastrophe beyond recovery.)

Netizen #30 in reply to Global Times editor Hu Xijin:
“This is a poll conducted for the Chinese Government! The reality is that the majority of Hong Kong does not support the anti-extradition bill. They are not silent ones or afraid to speak up. They are against the extradition bill! The Chinese government should stop implementing policies that favour Hong Kong. There is no need to condone (Hong Kong's) behaviour. Raised wolves will eat people!”

Netizen #31 in reply to Global Times editor Hu Xijin:
“hey Hu, those who are elected in Hong Kong are horrible. The Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, the China Liaison Office, and the 22 tasks are all a complete failure. They need to revaluate and be held accountable. Apart from issuing press releases, these two departments have failed to impose any appropriate policies for Hong Kong. They are simply mantels and have dragged Hong Kong to this state. The US-China war has cause issues in Hong Kong and Taiwan issues. This is saddening.”

Source: https://chinaqna.com/a/100839

#HongKongElection #Sanction #GlobalTimes #HuXijin #China #Weibo

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(Absolutely shameless!) The CCP's mouthpiece is working at full capacity: "Before the outbreak in China, Covid-19 might have already begun spreading in Italy."

The Global Times stated that experts of a well-known medical institution in Italy found that as early as November and December last year, unknown pneumonia that highly resembles Covid-19 might have occurred in Italy.

Numerous of “Little Pink” (people who support and/or embrace the CCP) then left messages saying "it turns out that the United States was the culprit by spreading the virus and it has nothing to do with China", "Will Italy apologize to China?"

This is why China is disgraceful. It is clear that the Wuhan Coronavirus invaded the whole world but China kept pointing its finger to other countries and lied about the truth!

This fully reflects what a "Chinese virus" really is!

Image: Global Times Weibo
https://m.weibo.cn/status/4484967335326655

Source: 華爾街狠人 Facebook, (21-Mar)
shorturl.at/jpJ18

Further reading:
China uses an Italian doctor’s speech to propaganda
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18972

#ChinesePropaganda #VirusOrigin #Italy #Coronavirus #ChinaLiedPeopleDied #GlobalTimes

#Newspaper #NameOfVirus

China determined to eliminate the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’.  Allegedly removed the term from previous state media articles, including English manuscripts
 
(26 Mar) CNA quoted from a Twitter user that China’s state media has tampered with previous online English reports: the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ has been modified to ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’.
 
According to the report, if you searched for the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ on Weibo and Weixin, you won’t be able to find any results, except for a few on how foreign celebrities used this term, and were condemned by Chinese officials and netizens. You won’t be able to find any Chinese media referring the coronavirus to ‘Wuhan pneumonia’.
 
The twitter account, @LifetimeUSCN, posted on 25 Mar that CCP has begun to “revise” the history of the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic on a large scale. Recently, the Global Times English website was caught to have secretly changed the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ to ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’ in an article published on 18 Jan.
 
The twitter post showed a before and after screenshot of the Global Times article. Before editing, the title was “Wuhan pneumonia: China confirms 4 new cases, 2 deaths”. After editing, ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ became ‘novel coronavirus-related pneumonia’.
 
Another netizen also posted two screenshots of an article published on 22 Jan by Chinese state media Xinhua Net, which showed that the term ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ was removed from the title.
 
Although the state media can edit previously published news articles, it is difficult to erase online records completely. A netizen pointed out that the screenshot extension on Google Chrome still shows the old article, although the edited version appeared when the link is directly clicked.
 
In response, some netizens mocked the CCP: “Not only can they rewrite the history of a century ago, but also the history of a hundred days ago; Not only are they rewriting the history at home, but also the history abroad; Not only are they rewriting domestic history, but also foreign history.” A neitizen described this as the real life version of Orwell’s masterpiece “1984”. Another netizen posted a famous quote from this book: “Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.”
 
The CCP was extremely frustrated with the Wuhan-originated pandemic being called ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Chinese virus’. They have repeatedly quoted from WHO’s guidelines for naming the virus, condemning that the name should not be stigmatized or regionalized.
 
According to the report, WHO named the coronavirus as ‘COVID-19’ on 11 Feb. Prior to this, the vast majority of international media referred the coronavirus as ‘Wuhan pneumonia’ and ‘Wuhan Virus’.
 
CNA reported that the National Health Commission of China announced on 8 Feb, three days before WHO’s announcement, that Wuhan pneumonia would temporarily be named ‘Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia’ (NCP).
 
Source: Rfi
http://rfi.my/5cOj

#WuhanPneumonia #Weibo #Weixin #ChineseVirus #XinHuaNet #Google #ChinesePropaganda #GlobalTimes #WuhanVirus #CCP #WHO

#Newspaper

Australia requests an independent investigation on COVID-19. Hu Xijin, chief editor of the Global Times describes Australia as “a chewed gum sticking on China’s shoe sole”

(29 Apr) The COVID-19 outbreak leads to loss of lives and economic loss. Australia is now urging other countries to investigate the outbreak and hope to learn a lesson and to improve response to new diseases in the future. However, China does not agree to an independent investigation. On 27 April, Hu Xijin, chief editor of the Global Times (a newspaper under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party) posted an article on Weibo. He accused Australia of cooperating with the U.S. to blame China. He described Australia as “a chewed gum sticking on China’s shoe sole. Sometimes, you have to find a stone to remove it.” He also wrote that “after the pandemic, we should have greater risk awareness while we are doing business with Australia or sending our kids there to study.”

Reference: 9news

Source: Stand News, HuXijin’s Weibo

#Australia #HuXijin #GlobalTimes #Coronavirus #SharpPower #Censorship #Investigation

#Newspaper

Chinese Media Global Times Defames Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activists

(24 May) A Belizean man named Lee Henley Hu Xiang was sent to Guangzhou People's Procuratorate on suspicion of "financing activities that jeopardise national security".

The Chinese state-run Global Times implicated him with former Legislative Council member ["Long Hair"] Leung Kwok-hung and Alex Chow Wing-hong, the former secretary-general of the Hong Kong Federation of Students.

The newspaper claimed that the photos confirmed "the enemies' hands have long since overstepped ... our bottom line". The legislation of Hong Kong's National Security Law would crack down on funds coming from "financiers supporting Hong Kong independence" as it has reached a stage where it "must not be delayed, its annulment cannot stand".

The National People's Congress would review the bill's draft and bypass the Legislative Council to enact the National Security Law. Chinese state-run media continually promoted the bill's legislation over the last few days. On 23 May, a commentary on Global Times referenced "two deplorable photos to prove that implementing legislation for national security in Hong Kong must not be delayed!" The essay opened with how its enactment would incite opinions of "serious concern" both within and outside its borders. From top to bottom, the entire country would "overwhelmingly" support it.

Although the piece did not provide any evidence to show that external bodies instigated the "chaotic situation" in Hong Kong, it insisted that the two photos were proof of its funding through foreign capital.

The two photos appeared to be taken secretly and were not accompanied by details of time and location. Chow was referred to as a "Hong Kong independence lackey". The article branded him as the same as Demosistō's Joshua Wong, a "leading figure" advocating for Hong Kong independence in Hong Kong's younger generation. "Long Hair" Leung was presented as an oppositional "radical extremist" and a part of the "older generation" that "disrupted Hong Kong". Responding to Apple Daily's query, Leung said that he only met Lee by chance and did not have much recollection of the incident or when it happened. He asked Global Times to do better research before impugning others. Chow confronted the absurdity of discussing anti-government strategy in public.

The article alleged that Lee used the cover of being an affluent representative of a US company to frenetically profit off of China and sponsor activities to "disrupt Hong Kong". That he met the two Hongkongers incriminated his close ties with "Hong Kong independence" activities.

Although Lee was captured, an effective legal mechanism to crack down on "foreign sponsors of Hong Kong independence" was still lacking because the National Security Law had yet to be enacted. There was no way to handle actions that "clearly seek to divide the country" and "endanger national security" until then.

Source: Stand News

#GlobalTimes #ChinesePropaganda #AlexChow #LongHair #NationalSecurityLaw #Defame

#Smearing #CCPControl #FakeNews
The Hong Kong-America Centre Shuts Sown its Offices After Being Smeared by China-Controlled Media

Since the end of 2019, China-owned newspaper Ta Kung Pao and Global Times have been tirelessly reprimanding the Hong Kong-America Centre for being "lavishly backed with US fund" and “manipulating the University General Studies” via the Fulbright Program, one renowned academic exchange program led by the Center. The Center was also said to be “infiltrated” by “anti-China forces” and was acused of "brainwashing youngsters and subverting China".

Academia, however, pointed out that the Center has been driving academic exchange and coordination. The closure of the Center is a loss to both Hong Kong and China.

Apple Daily has looked into the accusations made by the CCP-controlled mouthpieces and found gaps:

- Ta Kung Pao’s accusation:
The Hong Kong-America Centre was funded by several heavy-weight organisations, including the Ford Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the East-West Centre. Among them, NDI allocated $524,000 to the Center from 2013 - 2018 under a “Young Female Leader Advocacy” program.

- Apple Daily’s findings:
Based on the Center’s Financial Statement, around 30-40% of the Center’s fund in the past 5 years came primarily from local universities averaging over hundreds of thousands a year. The remaining 60% came from the surplus of the Center’s operating projects, among which was connected to NDI. From 2014 – 2017, a total fund amounted $285,000 was received from NDI, after deducting expenses, a balance of $117,000 was recorded.

- Ta Kung Pao’s accusation:
The “Women’s Training Camp” organised for Mainland female leaders was funded and led by NDI.

The program invited former Commercial Radio Station Chief, Wong Wing to talk about leadership capabilities and PR tactics, which was actually intended to encourage candidates to learn from the Middle-East women to stand against their governments and subvert China.

- Apple Daily’s findings:
When being asked, Wong Wing clarified that he was invited to talk about the media landscape in Hong Kong and his work experience only.

- Ta Kung Pao’s accusation:
The Centre “routinely organizes anti-China brain-washing activities”, such as “Let’s Talk: Youth Summit on Hong Kong Elections” which was organised on the eve of the Umbrella Movement in 2014.

The program invited Anson Chan and Joseph Cheng as speakers and discussed “negotiating strategy for mass protest activities”, sowing seed for youngsters to aspire universal suffrage as the ultimate goal in a protest activity.

- Apple Daily’s findings:
Responding to the paper’s inquiries, both Joseph Cheng and Eric Heikkila, a Professor of International Public Policy at the University of Southern California, expressed that “I cannot recall a single incident or activity that I would in any way described as ‘anti-China’”.

- Ta Kung Pao’s accusation:
From 2006 – 2012, the US Consulate arranged 25 US academia to Hong Kong via the Fulbright Program.

The HK-America Center was the bridge connecting the academia to 8 universities in Hong Kong. They were involved in designing and teaching General Studies, in other words, "manipulating the curriculum" of the city’s higher education program.

- Apple Daily’s findings:
Wong Wai-Ho, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration said that the Center’s role was to facilitate academic exchange, involving in the coordination works between the US consulate and universities.

Editor’s note:
The Hong Kong-America Center was set up in early 2000 to advance educational exchanges between China and the United States over the bridge of Hong Kong.

Source: Apple Daily #Aug28
https://bit.ly/2ED7C9G

#PoliticalOppression #Education #Academia
#Fulbright #ExchangeProgram
#HKAmericaCentre #TaKungPao #GlobalTimes

Global Times Chief Editor: China to Sanction US Officials and Affiliated Companies for Visiting Taiwan

Speaking of senior US officials visiting Taiwan, chief editor of the state-owned Chinese tabloid Global Times Hu Xijin said Beijing authorities have sanctions in store for them and American companies with which they have ties.

The US health and human services secretary Alex Azar visited Taiwan last month. He became the first US cabinet member to do so in six years. According to the Global Times, Taiwan media have recently reported that the Taiwan authorities are actively bringing about a visit by the US commerce secretary John Ross and may even invite the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach.

“Based on what I know, China will sanction senior US officials who visit Taiwan, and American companies which they have ties with,” said Hu on Twitter. “They will never be allowed to enter Chinese mainland and US companies they have ties with will also lose Chinese mainland market.”

Source: Stand News #Sep09

#China #US #GlobalTimes #HuXijin #Sanction #Taiwan #AlexAzar #JohnRoss #KeithKrach

https://bit.ly/3bKEfii

Chinese State Media Claims PLA’s Exercises in Taiwan Strait “Drills for Actual Combat”, Warns of Fighters and Missiles over Taiwan If US State Secretary Pays Visit

As the US undersecretary of state Keith Krach visited Taiwan, China has responded with military actions with the eastern theatre command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) immediately beginning drills for actual combat near the Taiwan Strait. In an editorial published on 19 September, the Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times said this exercise was “no longer a warning” but “a drill for an actual conquest of Taiwan.” The exercise, it said, showed that the PLA was capable of organizing military actions against Taiwan within a very short period of time. “Though being a drill, it is more like an actual operation,” it said. It continued by saying that the PLA was “gaining experience for the conquest” through multiple exercises and that all it needed was a political reason to turn these exercises into an “actual battle,” “wiping off everything that has to do with the Taiwan independence movement.” The editorial warned Taiwan and the US not to see China as bluffing. If being foolhardy is what Taiwan and the US continue to be indulged in, it said, “war must be at the end of the road.”

The Global Times’s editor-in-chief Hu Xijin also shared his thoughts on China’s “national strategy” in a Weibo post. Being the world second-largest economy and a nuclear power, he said, China was “not an easy one to mess with.” This made China’s peaceful rise possible, he continued, but that did not mean it would shy away from war. Where China was left with no choice but to go to war, he wrote, direct conflict with the US should be avoided as far as possible, though “a particular lapdog that always joins America in provoking China and has crossed the line can use a good round of beating.” And if the US military went too far, said Hu, China “must be willing to fight and be good at it” and "must have the war near the coast of Chinese.”

Source: Stand News #Sep19

#US #Taiwan #China #KeithKrach #HuXijin #GlobalTimes #PLA #Military #Drill

https://bit.ly/3i0GQGd

China Bans Two Anti-China Australian Scholars from Entry, but the Co-Authors of The Silence Invasion said They Did Not Apply for a Chinese Visa

The Chinese state media, Global Times, quoted from the officials that China had already banned two Australian scholars from entering the country, presumably in response to the action from Australia in early September (Sept 9), when Australia cancelled the visas of two Chinese scholars.

The two banned scholars are Clive Hamilton and Alex Joske, a Professor of Ethics of Charles Sturt University and a researcher of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) respectively.

Clive Hamilton has been actively criticizing Chinese political infiltration of Australia. Besides, in 2018, he published The Silent Invasion, investigating Chinese influence on Australia.

Alex Joske, who grew up in Beijing and speaks fluent Mandarin, specializes his study on the Chinese military and the overseas penetration work from CCP. He also assisted in writing Silent Invasion and often addresses about the Chinese government's infiltration of local universities in Australia.

Source: Stand News #Sept24

https://bit.ly/2S7gQP7

#SilenceInvasion #GlobalTimes #China #Australia #CliveHamilton #AlexJoske

"Not a Bad Thing to Keep Outstanding Talents in China," said Hu Xijin after the US Immigration Ban towards CCP Members

On Oct. 2, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued policy guidance, that makes immigration application inadmissible to anyone who is, or has been a member of Communist Party or any other totalitarian party. Hu Xijin, the Chief Editor of Global Times, a tabloid backed by CCP, posted on Twitter that the decision of the U.S. has "taken out" the illusion of many people as most of the Chinese outstanding talents are CCP members. "Not bad", he wrote. He added that the interests of non-CCP members on immigrating to the U.S. had a significant decrease nowadays.

The U.S. was only reiterating the policy, that Chapter 3 of the original Policy Manual already have the immigration requirements and the corresponding procedures for the totalitarian party members. According to the Policy Manual, if totalitarian party members would like to immigrate, they have to prove themselves that they are the exceptions and waivers with evidence, and they do not pose a threat to the national safety in the US.

#China #US #CCP #Totalitarian #Immigration #HuXijin #GlobalTimes #USCIS #USChinaRelation

Source: Stand News #Oct04

https://bit.ly/33t3eUE

U.S. Politicians Blasted China to Launch a Biological Attack to President Trump, Interfering the Upcoming Election

When the news of a diagnosis of COVID-19 on Trump became public, many Chinese netizens described as a National Day gift, since he has been accusing China of inadequate effort to fight the pandemic in recent months, resulting in a global outbreak. However, the CCP and its official media rather kept a low profile. Numerous U.S. politicians pointed their fingers at China and said that the CCP intervened in the U.S. election through the pandemic. "China Have to be responsible for spreading the virus to our president..."

Some U.S. politicians began firing at China in the wake of the diagnosis on Trump. Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, on Twitter on Friday (9 October), blasted "Remember: China gave the virus to our president... We must hold them accountable”. Trump Campaign Fundraiser, Blair Brandt, said, "The Chinese Communist Party has biologically attacked our President". A member of the House Intelligence and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, Mark Walker, from the Republican Party, said, "Is it fair to make the assessment that China has now officially interfered with our election?”

Donald Trump has recently been accusing China of causing the pandemic. During the first presidential election TV debate at the end of last month, he also pointed out that "COVID-19 is China’s fault, it should have never happened," and even called it "China Virus". Therefore, when the Trumps were diagnosed, many Chinese netizens triumphed as retribution for Trump for criticizing China. Some even called the news a "National Day gift" and said, "Trump is in trouble, praise from all sides", mocking that "the virus has finally found its best host". Some netizens even thought "the debate does not need to be held anymore! Just give way to Biden!”. Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of Chinese official media Global Times, also stated the diagnosis on Trumps was made to “pay the price” for taking the epidemic lightly, but he deleted the post shortly afterwards.

Source: Apple Daily #Oct04

https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201004/XE5YU2S25BDJNAW3HKRTJ3O3DY/

#DonaldTrump #USPresidentialElection2020 #COVID19 #KellyLoeffler #BlairBrandt #MarkWalker #ChinaVirus #GlobalTimes #CCPinterference #HuXijin

#ChinaLogic #FailedState

Refused to show press ID, a man who claimed to be #GlobalTimes reporter said: “Wearing press vest will keep me safe.”

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Refused to show press ID, a man who claimed to be #GlobalTimes reporter said: “Wearing press vest will keep me safe.”

During one of the pro-democracy rallies at the Hong Kong International Airport last year, Fu Guo-hao wore a reflective press vest but refused to show his press credential. He was hemmed in by protesters at the scene. The agitated crowd suspected he was a fake reporter. They later found an “I love HK Police” T-shirt in his backpack, which triggered a round of interrogation where Fu challenged the crowd to “fight him” and “hit him”. He was allegedly assaulted.

Testifying at a hearing on October 21, Fu explained that at the time of the incident, he had been working for Global Times web media in Beijing for about a year. His main responsibility was editorial, although from time to time, he was also tasked to carry out reporting assignments. He did not see it necessary to apply for an official ID as the distinction between reporter and editor is not well defined in China.

Fu carried on saying before he was sent off to the Airport for filming, he asked his colleague for a Global Times work pass which could be used as an alternative documentation to prove his identity at times of emergency. Fu also said that his colleague gave him a green reflective vest with “Press” printed on it, which he put on believing that it could keep him safe.

Source: Stand News #Oct22

https://bit.ly/31zcvcE

BTS Supporters Counterattack after Chinese Netizens Sniped BTS,
Zhao Lijian Tried to Calm them Down along with the Deletion of the Provocative Report by Global Times

South Korean K-pop boy band BangTan Sonyeondan (BTS) has gained an award for their efforts to promote South Korea-US relations. However, their award-winning speech, relevant to the Korean War, caused dissatisfaction among Chinese netizens and being sniped, such as claiming not to buy the endorsed products. BTS supporters, on the other hand, fought back on social networking sites. A netizen said, “thanks to the 50 Cent Army and the Little Pink, Korea has become anti-communist now!" Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian then showed kindness, saying that "promoting friendship should be our (China and Korea) common pursuit". The Global Times also deleted its reports criticizing BTS. The Director of the Military Affairs Department of South Korea, Moo Jung-woo, responded yesterday (13 October) that the accusations made by Chinese netizens were "uncomfortable." The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea also stated that it would remain concerned about the situation.

Earlier, BTS gained the “James A. Van Fleet Award”. A member mentioned in their speeches that "we will always remember the painful history of our two countries and the countless sacrifices made by men and women". As a result, the Chinese netizens criticized BTS for not respecting the Chinese martyrs and not understanding the history of the anti-American war effort.

Global Times published a report on Monday (12 October), stating that "we cannot tolerate anything that involves our national dignity”. Chinese netizens urged not to purchase any BTS-endorsed product. Subsequently, a South Korean company Samsung removed the BTS-endorsed products from its Chinese online stores, and a manufacturer Hyundai and a sports brand FILA also removed BTS-relevant posts from their Chinese social media pages.

Source: Stand News #Oct14

https://bit.ly/3jdAGDf

#BTS #SouthKorea #Kpop #ChineseForeignMinistry #ZhaoLiJian #ChineseNetizens #GlobalTimes #China #JamesAVanFleetAward #Samsung #Hyundai #FILA

Chinese Agents Sued for Pursuing Dissidents in US, Beijing Mouthpiece Defends Hunt as Lawful Effort Against Corruption

Eight individuals, including seven people of Chinese origin, were charged by the US Department of Justice on 28 October with pursuing and forcing the return of Chinese dissidents in America in an effort known as “Operation Fox Hunt.” According to the US authorities, the defendants were engaged in locating the homes and whereabouts of their targets and their families. In one case, the target’s elderly father was forcibly taken from China to the US as a threat. In another instance, a note was posted at the target’s residence, saying that the target’s wife and children would be fine as long as he was willing to return to China and serve 10 years in prison.

Following the announcement of the charges, the state-run Chinese tabloid Global Times and its editor-in-chief Hu Xijin claimed that the “foxes” in question were “economic criminals” and that the pursuit was an anti-corruption effort. They criticized the US for coveting the money these criminals had brought with them and having no wish for their return to China. They further claimed that those involved in the operation had always abided by the law and that the prosecution was a “political attack.”

Source: Stand News #Oct29

#US #China #GlobalTimes #HuXijin #Dissident #OperationFoxHunt #Espionage

https://bit.ly/36kfRS3

The U.S. is Entering a Very Unusual Transition Period, said China state-owned media editor

The editor-in-chief of the China state-owned media Global Times, Hu Xijin, believes that the United States will enter a very unusual transition period and that China needs to develop ties with Biden's team, while not provoking Trump.

Hu said in a social media post that the U.S. is going into the most turbulent and uncertain transition period, and China must have bottom-line thinking, preparing for uncertainties. He added that China must develop contacts with Biden's team to explore the possibility of getting rid of the U.S.-China relation of extreme turmoil.

He further said that since Trump does not accept the election results, it is easier for him to vent all of the anger outside the U.S. than internally. The Chinese government should be conscious to avoid directing resentments over the defeat of the election in the Sino-U.S. relation. He suggested Chinese people should respect Trump himself, and there is no need to step on him or mock him.

Source: RTHK #Nov08

https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1558941-20201108.htm

#USPresidentialElection #Trump #Biden #HuXijin #USChinaRelation #US #China #SinoUSrelation #GlobalTimes