#Newspaper
Rebellion? Chinese Official set up Twitter account, suspected to like a post “Xi Jinping step down”
(16 Feb) PRC Foreign Ministry spokeperson Hua Chunying set up a new Twitter account on Valentine's Day (14 Feb) and an incident already happened two days later.
A netizen found that Hua Chunying actually liked a post that asked the party leader Xi Jinping to step down. A screenshot of this incident was taken and caused an uproar among Chinese netizens. All "favorite content" related to this "liked" on the existing Hua Chunying account has, however, been deleted.
Since Hua Chunying’s Twitter account was set up, 18 posts have been posted in two days. This account was newly established and its officiality was reported by PRC state media Global Times. The official account from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also forwarded the news so it is definitely not a fake account.
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/2w4m468
A netizen did a clip recording showing that Hua liked a tweet which asked President Xi Jinping to step down.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1228909171875205120
#Xi #HuaChunying #Twitter #StepDown #CoronavirusOutbreak #Spokeperson
Rebellion? Chinese Official set up Twitter account, suspected to like a post “Xi Jinping step down”
(16 Feb) PRC Foreign Ministry spokeperson Hua Chunying set up a new Twitter account on Valentine's Day (14 Feb) and an incident already happened two days later.
A netizen found that Hua Chunying actually liked a post that asked the party leader Xi Jinping to step down. A screenshot of this incident was taken and caused an uproar among Chinese netizens. All "favorite content" related to this "liked" on the existing Hua Chunying account has, however, been deleted.
Since Hua Chunying’s Twitter account was set up, 18 posts have been posted in two days. This account was newly established and its officiality was reported by PRC state media Global Times. The official account from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also forwarded the news so it is definitely not a fake account.
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/2w4m468
A netizen did a clip recording showing that Hua liked a tweet which asked President Xi Jinping to step down.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1228909171875205120
#Xi #HuaChunying #Twitter #StepDown #CoronavirusOutbreak #Spokeperson
#Newspaper
Taiwan warned WHO of human-human transmission of COVID-19 in December 2019, WHO only replied “Received”
(24 Mar) Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, responded to Hua Chunying, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson for China, in a Twitter post, stating that Taiwan first tried to warn WHO of human-human transmission of Wuhan pneumonia on 31 December. This was confirmed by Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center, who revealed that they have sent a letter of enquiry to China and WHO regarding the collected data. The only reply from WHO was, “Received”.
Bob LJ Chen, Director General of Taiwan’s Department of International Organisations, also stated in a press conference that Taiwan was aware of the atypical pneumonia cases in Wuhan at the end of last year. The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control immediately contacted China and IHR from WHO on 31 December, hoping to confirm the relevant epidemic situation. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately requested the Taiwan Office in Geneva to contact the WHO Secretariat to request assistance for confirmation.
In a report last Friday, the Financial Times quoted from Taiwan officials that Taiwanese doctors learnt from Chinese colleagues that human-human transmission of the virus was observed, as local medics in China became ill. On 31 December, they reported the suspicious cases of Wuhan pneumonia to IHR and Chinese Health Authorities, who, unfortunately, did not share this warning to other countries. The report also quoted from Taiwan’s Vice President, Chen Chien-jen, “The IHR internal website has a platform for sharing epidemics information and responses for all countries, but the information shared by Taiwan was not uploaded to that platform.”
Source: HKCNews
https://bit.ly/3dDGzZ1
#Taiwan #WHO #HuaChunying #IHR #Coronavirus
Taiwan warned WHO of human-human transmission of COVID-19 in December 2019, WHO only replied “Received”
(24 Mar) Morgan Ortagus, Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, responded to Hua Chunying, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson for China, in a Twitter post, stating that Taiwan first tried to warn WHO of human-human transmission of Wuhan pneumonia on 31 December. This was confirmed by Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center, who revealed that they have sent a letter of enquiry to China and WHO regarding the collected data. The only reply from WHO was, “Received”.
Bob LJ Chen, Director General of Taiwan’s Department of International Organisations, also stated in a press conference that Taiwan was aware of the atypical pneumonia cases in Wuhan at the end of last year. The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control immediately contacted China and IHR from WHO on 31 December, hoping to confirm the relevant epidemic situation. In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately requested the Taiwan Office in Geneva to contact the WHO Secretariat to request assistance for confirmation.
In a report last Friday, the Financial Times quoted from Taiwan officials that Taiwanese doctors learnt from Chinese colleagues that human-human transmission of the virus was observed, as local medics in China became ill. On 31 December, they reported the suspicious cases of Wuhan pneumonia to IHR and Chinese Health Authorities, who, unfortunately, did not share this warning to other countries. The report also quoted from Taiwan’s Vice President, Chen Chien-jen, “The IHR internal website has a platform for sharing epidemics information and responses for all countries, but the information shared by Taiwan was not uploaded to that platform.”
Source: HKCNews
https://bit.ly/3dDGzZ1
#Taiwan #WHO #HuaChunying #IHR #Coronavirus
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台灣12月31日警告世衛武漢肺炎可能人傳人 世衛只答：收到了
美國國務院發言人奧特加斯在Twitter貼文，指台灣在12月31日首先試圖警告世衛武漢肺炎可能人傳人（Taiwan first tried to warn WHO of human-human transmission）。台灣防疫指揮中心承認有此事，透露是根據蒐集的情報，向中國及世衛去函提出詢問，當時世衛只回答說「收到了」。
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Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson joined the war of words on the origin of the COVID-19 Urging Pompeo to hire experts to investigate when the virus first appears in the US.
(29 Apr)The US government has publicly accused China of concealing the Wuhan Pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic a few times, while China has continuously responded to the US accusations through the diplomatic "war wolf." Earlier, Zhao, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson of China, claimed that the virus first appeared in the US and was brought to China by the US army. Recently, Hua, another spokesperson, repeatedly targeted Pompeo in her speech, urging US experts to look into when the deadly virus first appeared in the US, as US citizens have the right to know.
Since Wuhan Pneumonia started spreading in the United States, US Secretary Pompeo has criticized China for concealing the epidemic several times, be it in public speeches or during media interviews. Recently, he again called on China to be more transparent in the investigation of the origin of the virus.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Hua Chunying, has also targeted Pompeo in her recent speeches. In her tweet on Apr 27, Hua said Pompeo was accusing China of concealing the epidemic again in an interview with Fox and asked who is out there spreading false information. Hua also urged Pompeo to stop playing political tricks to save energy for saving lives.
Today, Hua retweeted Pompeo's tweet of requesting China to be more open and transparent in the investigation of the origin of the virus as US experts aren't allowed to investigate in China. Hua replied that "CPC is open, transparent & responsible in #COVID19 response. 2 US experts were in China on WHO-China joint mission in late Jan". Hua also countered Pompeo's query by stating that US experts should investigate when the virus first appeared in the US because Americans need to know and the world also has the right to know.
Source: Radio Taiwan International
bit.ly/2YR2OWa
#US #Coronavirus #ConcealEpidemic #VirusOrigin #Investigation #Pompeo #Twitter #HuaChunying
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson joined the war of words on the origin of the COVID-19 Urging Pompeo to hire experts to investigate when the virus first appears in the US.
(29 Apr)The US government has publicly accused China of concealing the Wuhan Pneumonia (COVID-19) epidemic a few times, while China has continuously responded to the US accusations through the diplomatic "war wolf." Earlier, Zhao, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson of China, claimed that the virus first appeared in the US and was brought to China by the US army. Recently, Hua, another spokesperson, repeatedly targeted Pompeo in her speech, urging US experts to look into when the deadly virus first appeared in the US, as US citizens have the right to know.
Since Wuhan Pneumonia started spreading in the United States, US Secretary Pompeo has criticized China for concealing the epidemic several times, be it in public speeches or during media interviews. Recently, he again called on China to be more transparent in the investigation of the origin of the virus.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Hua Chunying, has also targeted Pompeo in her recent speeches. In her tweet on Apr 27, Hua said Pompeo was accusing China of concealing the epidemic again in an interview with Fox and asked who is out there spreading false information. Hua also urged Pompeo to stop playing political tricks to save energy for saving lives.
Today, Hua retweeted Pompeo's tweet of requesting China to be more open and transparent in the investigation of the origin of the virus as US experts aren't allowed to investigate in China. Hua replied that "CPC is open, transparent & responsible in #COVID19 response. 2 US experts were in China on WHO-China joint mission in late Jan". Hua also countered Pompeo's query by stating that US experts should investigate when the virus first appeared in the US because Americans need to know and the world also has the right to know.
Source: Radio Taiwan International
bit.ly/2YR2OWa
#US #Coronavirus #ConcealEpidemic #VirusOrigin #Investigation #Pompeo #Twitter #HuaChunying
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China Spokesperson Calls 12 Hongkongers Secretly Detained by China "Elements attempting to separate Hong Kong from China"
On Friday, Sept 11, 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed his deep concern over 12 Hong Kong democracy activists being held in China. Pompeo stressed that they have been denied access to lawyers and the Chinese authorities have not provided information on their welfare or the charges against them.
The families of the 12 Hongkongers met the press on Saturday.
Watch our billingual video recap:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2785685381652930&id=2406628919558580
The relatives were tormented by the fact that they do not have news of their family members and that they cannot even know whether they are still alive. The relatives hoped the Hong Kong Government would seek their return and called for international attention to the legal and human rights violations in China.
One day after the statement made by the grieving families, the Chinese Central Government responded through Hua Chunying, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, by calling the 12 Hongkongers captured by China "elements attempting to separate Hong Kong from China."
Hua tweeted the following:
"Seriously?! Fact check: The 12 people were arrested for illegally crossing the border in waters. They are not democratic activists, but elements attempting to separate Hong Kong from China."
China, however, did not respond to the accusations regarding legal and human rights violation in China.
After detaining the 12 Hongkongers for 22 days, the Yiantian Branch of the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau announced on Sunday that 12 people were detained on suspicion for "trespassing the border".
Source: Stand News; Reuters #Sept13
https://bit.ly/3iunFWy
#HuaChunYing #ChinaPolice #PRCForeignMinistry #MikePompeo
China Spokesperson Calls 12 Hongkongers Secretly Detained by China "Elements attempting to separate Hong Kong from China"
On Friday, Sept 11, 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed his deep concern over 12 Hong Kong democracy activists being held in China. Pompeo stressed that they have been denied access to lawyers and the Chinese authorities have not provided information on their welfare or the charges against them.
The families of the 12 Hongkongers met the press on Saturday.
Watch our billingual video recap:
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2785685381652930&id=2406628919558580
The relatives were tormented by the fact that they do not have news of their family members and that they cannot even know whether they are still alive. The relatives hoped the Hong Kong Government would seek their return and called for international attention to the legal and human rights violations in China.
One day after the statement made by the grieving families, the Chinese Central Government responded through Hua Chunying, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC, by calling the 12 Hongkongers captured by China "elements attempting to separate Hong Kong from China."
Hua tweeted the following:
"Seriously?! Fact check: The 12 people were arrested for illegally crossing the border in waters. They are not democratic activists, but elements attempting to separate Hong Kong from China."
China, however, did not respond to the accusations regarding legal and human rights violation in China.
After detaining the 12 Hongkongers for 22 days, the Yiantian Branch of the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau announced on Sunday that 12 people were detained on suspicion for "trespassing the border".
Source: Stand News; Reuters #Sept13
https://bit.ly/3iunFWy
#HuaChunYing #ChinaPolice #PRCForeignMinistry #MikePompeo
Mocking Trump's Medical Privilege, Chinese Officials Humiliated Themselves when their Superior Privilege Exposed
U.S. President Trump was hospitalized for the treatment of COVID-19 infection, and the Chinese officials took advantage of the opportunity, viciously attacking Trump. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, said that Trump received medical treatment with privilege. The Chinese netizens, however, mocked that the Official-privilege feature is the most common in China, in which senior officials seized 80% of the medical resources in the country when the citizens could only fend for themselves.
After President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying posted on Twitter on Sunday (October 4) that "Yesterday, the U.S. reported 47,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 600 deaths. The suffering faced by these patients is heartbreaking. I sincerely hope that all American patients will receive 'first-class' treatment, like the president."
But the post immediately caused bombardment by Chinese netizens. They satirized Chinese officials for occupying medical resources.
Mr. Zhou, a legal profession, said Hua's remarks triggered a backlash from netizens, who were the most upset about the privileges of the Communist Party's bureaucracy. Mr. Zhou pointed out that the privileges of Communist Party officials actually covered all areas, including birth, old age, sickness, and death. Each province had jails just for the officials at the bureau level, and their treatment was far beyond the ordinary jails. Senior officials could even enjoy special care in prison. Including the privilege of medical resources, the feature of privilege began early since CCP's Yan'an times, and the state apparatus maintained the unjust system. The authority could suppress any criticism of this privilege.
Source: Radio Free Asia #Oct05
#China #CCP #Privilage #COVID19 #DonaldTrump #HuaChunying #ChineseNetizens #MedicalTreatment
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/hua-10052020064656.html?fbclid=IwAR3xa_qloARtsej9cYrAg2_eCQT4dXfkLTwCQKeHf5TLi9hC5-yQL7IcQYY
U.S. President Trump was hospitalized for the treatment of COVID-19 infection, and the Chinese officials took advantage of the opportunity, viciously attacking Trump. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying, said that Trump received medical treatment with privilege. The Chinese netizens, however, mocked that the Official-privilege feature is the most common in China, in which senior officials seized 80% of the medical resources in the country when the citizens could only fend for themselves.
After President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying posted on Twitter on Sunday (October 4) that "Yesterday, the U.S. reported 47,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 600 deaths. The suffering faced by these patients is heartbreaking. I sincerely hope that all American patients will receive 'first-class' treatment, like the president."
But the post immediately caused bombardment by Chinese netizens. They satirized Chinese officials for occupying medical resources.
Mr. Zhou, a legal profession, said Hua's remarks triggered a backlash from netizens, who were the most upset about the privileges of the Communist Party's bureaucracy. Mr. Zhou pointed out that the privileges of Communist Party officials actually covered all areas, including birth, old age, sickness, and death. Each province had jails just for the officials at the bureau level, and their treatment was far beyond the ordinary jails. Senior officials could even enjoy special care in prison. Including the privilege of medical resources, the feature of privilege began early since CCP's Yan'an times, and the state apparatus maintained the unjust system. The authority could suppress any criticism of this privilege.
Source: Radio Free Asia #Oct05
#China #CCP #Privilage #COVID19 #DonaldTrump #HuaChunying #ChineseNetizens #MedicalTreatment
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/hua-10052020064656.html?fbclid=IwAR3xa_qloARtsej9cYrAg2_eCQT4dXfkLTwCQKeHf5TLi9hC5-yQL7IcQYY
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Canada Confirmed Detained Citizens Not Been Trial in China, Despite Confusing Message from China's Spokesperson
Canada said it has confirmed with China that the former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, who had been detained by China for 2 years, have not brought to trial, contrary to statements made by spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry.
During a media briefing on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said the two men had been "arrested, indicted and tried" by Chinese authority. This was the first time China has publicly claimed to have taken the two to court.
Hua did not provide more information during the briefing. The Canadian Department of Global Affairs issued a statement on Thursday, saying that the Canadian Embassy in Beijing had spoken with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and confirmed that both have not been put on trial. The statement said Chinese officials “confirmed that the confusion was caused by an inaccurate characterisation of the process made by the Chinese MFA spokesperson”
Source: Apply Daily #Dec11
#Canada #China #ChineseForeignMinistry #HuaChunYing #Misinformation #MichaelKovrig #MichaelSpavor
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201211/EKPEKEA7UZF2JEP3WOGDA3EYGI
Canada said it has confirmed with China that the former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor, who had been detained by China for 2 years, have not brought to trial, contrary to statements made by spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry.
During a media briefing on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said the two men had been "arrested, indicted and tried" by Chinese authority. This was the first time China has publicly claimed to have taken the two to court.
Hua did not provide more information during the briefing. The Canadian Department of Global Affairs issued a statement on Thursday, saying that the Canadian Embassy in Beijing had spoken with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and confirmed that both have not been put on trial. The statement said Chinese officials “confirmed that the confusion was caused by an inaccurate characterisation of the process made by the Chinese MFA spokesperson”
Source: Apply Daily #Dec11
#Canada #China #ChineseForeignMinistry #HuaChunYing #Misinformation #MichaelKovrig #MichaelSpavor
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201211/EKPEKEA7UZF2JEP3WOGDA3EYGI
US Sanctions a Chinese Tech Company for Helping Venezuela to Suppress Dissents
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against on a Chinese technology company on Monday (November 30), accusing the company of helping Venezuelan President Maduro to undermine democracy. On the other side, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on Tuesday (December 1) that U.S. action was simply an excuse to suppress the Venezuelan and related Chinese firms.
The Treasury Department has frozen the assets of China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC) in U.S., restricting America companies from conducting business with it, but allows a buffer period for U.S firms and individuals to wind-down pre-existing business with CEIEC until 14 January. The Treasury Department has also frozen assets of any company in which CEIEC holds more than 50% of shares.
A statement from the Treasury Department indicates that CEIEC is a “commercial version of Beijing firewall”, providing specialized technology to block the live streams of independent media and the opposition leader Juan Guaido. The statement also pointed out that CEIEC supports Maduro government in restricting internet services, conducting digital surveillance and cyber operation to target political dissident.
#China #Venezuela #US #America #CEIEC #TreasuryDepartment #HuaChunying #Maduro #JuanGuaido #PressFreedom #Trading #AssetsFreezing
Source: Apple Daily #Dec01
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201201/APVAZ3AKQFDLBAC3ZVJQ2QH5HU/
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against on a Chinese technology company on Monday (November 30), accusing the company of helping Venezuelan President Maduro to undermine democracy. On the other side, the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a regular press conference on Tuesday (December 1) that U.S. action was simply an excuse to suppress the Venezuelan and related Chinese firms.
The Treasury Department has frozen the assets of China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC) in U.S., restricting America companies from conducting business with it, but allows a buffer period for U.S firms and individuals to wind-down pre-existing business with CEIEC until 14 January. The Treasury Department has also frozen assets of any company in which CEIEC holds more than 50% of shares.
A statement from the Treasury Department indicates that CEIEC is a “commercial version of Beijing firewall”, providing specialized technology to block the live streams of independent media and the opposition leader Juan Guaido. The statement also pointed out that CEIEC supports Maduro government in restricting internet services, conducting digital surveillance and cyber operation to target political dissident.
#China #Venezuela #US #America #CEIEC #TreasuryDepartment #HuaChunying #Maduro #JuanGuaido #PressFreedom #Trading #AssetsFreezing
Source: Apple Daily #Dec01
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201201/APVAZ3AKQFDLBAC3ZVJQ2QH5HU/
Twitter Bans Trump but Condones China's Propaganda, Netizens Say
Twitter announced on Friday (January 8) that it has permanently blocked Donald Trump's personal account (@realDonaldTrump) with the concerns of the risks of further incitement to violence. The practice has aroused heated debate among netizens, many of whom say that banning speech is a common tactic used by the Chinese Communist Party, criticizing Silicon Valley for turning into the Chinese Communist Party. Twitter has not seen any major action even when Chinese official media and Foreign Ministry spokesperson use the platform to make propaganda or even send out fake news.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying posted a short video about COVID-19 on her Twitter account (@SpokespersonCHN) on Friday (January 8), saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words. Fighting #COVID19, a memory that will not be forgotten.” The video was viewed more than 7,000 times in just two hours, with more than 300 people giving Like and more than 50 comments. Most of the comments praised China for its greatness, happiness for its people and rejuvenation for its nation. Some even thanked China for "leading the world" in the fight against the virus. But Twitter does not put on the fact-check tag in the feed.
Another Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, became notorious last May when his Twitter account (@zlj517) cited a report from the official media Global Times that the U.S. military brought the COVID-19 into China. Twitter added a fact-check tag to it without deleting the post or the Global Times report. In last December, Zhao further antagonized China-Australia relation by uploading a fake picture of an Australian soldier. But his Twitter account is still up and running.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20210109/Q573KZC75VGWHK5HM46WDQW5VU/
#Twitter #TwitterCensorship #PoliticalCensorshipinUS #USPresident #DonaldTrump #ChinesePropaganda #CCPPropaganda #ChineseForeignMinistry #HuaChunying #ZhaoLijian #COVID19 #GlobalTimes
Twitter announced on Friday (January 8) that it has permanently blocked Donald Trump's personal account (@realDonaldTrump) with the concerns of the risks of further incitement to violence. The practice has aroused heated debate among netizens, many of whom say that banning speech is a common tactic used by the Chinese Communist Party, criticizing Silicon Valley for turning into the Chinese Communist Party. Twitter has not seen any major action even when Chinese official media and Foreign Ministry spokesperson use the platform to make propaganda or even send out fake news.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying posted a short video about COVID-19 on her Twitter account (@SpokespersonCHN) on Friday (January 8), saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words. Fighting #COVID19, a memory that will not be forgotten.” The video was viewed more than 7,000 times in just two hours, with more than 300 people giving Like and more than 50 comments. Most of the comments praised China for its greatness, happiness for its people and rejuvenation for its nation. Some even thanked China for "leading the world" in the fight against the virus. But Twitter does not put on the fact-check tag in the feed.
Another Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, became notorious last May when his Twitter account (@zlj517) cited a report from the official media Global Times that the U.S. military brought the COVID-19 into China. Twitter added a fact-check tag to it without deleting the post or the Global Times report. In last December, Zhao further antagonized China-Australia relation by uploading a fake picture of an Australian soldier. But his Twitter account is still up and running.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20210109/Q573KZC75VGWHK5HM46WDQW5VU/
#Twitter #TwitterCensorship #PoliticalCensorshipinUS #USPresident #DonaldTrump #ChinesePropaganda #CCPPropaganda #ChineseForeignMinistry #HuaChunying #ZhaoLijian #COVID19 #GlobalTimes
Twitter Deletes Post by Chinese Embassy Saying Uyghur Women Have Been “Liberated”
A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in US saying Uyghur women had been “liberated” under Beijing’s administration has been taken down by Twitter. Claiming that “progress has been made in terms of gender equality” under Beijing’s Xinjiang policy, the tweet came with an article by the Chinese state media saying that women in the region are no longer birth-giving machines and enjoy greater independence. A day after the tweet was deleted, the embassy shared a post by China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying containing the same article.
The BBC reported that the embassy posted on January 7 a tweet praising Beijing’s Xinjiang policy for “liberating the minds” of Uyghur women and females of other ethnic minorities and bringing the community closer to gender equality. The tweet came with a China Daily article titled “Women Are Having Greater Autonomy Thanks to the Defeat of Extremism, Says Research”, which claims that studies have shown a decrease in birth rate and a slowdown in natural population growth in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region following the elimination of religious extremism. Being no longer discouraged from planned parenthood by religious extremism, the article claims, local women are no longer treated as birth-giving machine and have become more confident and independent. The article takes on Western scholars and politicians that are critical of the changes for being the result of forced sterilization by the state, saying that the accusations are completely false and that family planning policy in the region is completely legal.
The tweet and the article provoked outrage on the Internet, where the Chinese authorities were slammed for lying. Critcs said the tweet proves exactly that Uyghur women have been subjected to forced sterilization. Twitter has since deleted the post, stating that it was against the platform’s rules. No further explanation was given for its move to take down the tweet.
Source: Stand News #Jan11
#Xinjiang #China #Uyghur #ForcedSterilization #Genocide #Twitter #ChineseEmbassy #HuaChunying
https://bit.ly/3rgMn0Q
A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in US saying Uyghur women had been “liberated” under Beijing’s administration has been taken down by Twitter. Claiming that “progress has been made in terms of gender equality” under Beijing’s Xinjiang policy, the tweet came with an article by the Chinese state media saying that women in the region are no longer birth-giving machines and enjoy greater independence. A day after the tweet was deleted, the embassy shared a post by China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying containing the same article.
The BBC reported that the embassy posted on January 7 a tweet praising Beijing’s Xinjiang policy for “liberating the minds” of Uyghur women and females of other ethnic minorities and bringing the community closer to gender equality. The tweet came with a China Daily article titled “Women Are Having Greater Autonomy Thanks to the Defeat of Extremism, Says Research”, which claims that studies have shown a decrease in birth rate and a slowdown in natural population growth in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region following the elimination of religious extremism. Being no longer discouraged from planned parenthood by religious extremism, the article claims, local women are no longer treated as birth-giving machine and have become more confident and independent. The article takes on Western scholars and politicians that are critical of the changes for being the result of forced sterilization by the state, saying that the accusations are completely false and that family planning policy in the region is completely legal.
The tweet and the article provoked outrage on the Internet, where the Chinese authorities were slammed for lying. Critcs said the tweet proves exactly that Uyghur women have been subjected to forced sterilization. Twitter has since deleted the post, stating that it was against the platform’s rules. No further explanation was given for its move to take down the tweet.
Source: Stand News #Jan11
#Xinjiang #China #Uyghur #ForcedSterilization #Genocide #Twitter #ChineseEmbassy #HuaChunying
https://bit.ly/3rgMn0Q
#MisInformation
China Misuses Photo of US Prisoners to Attack International #Boycott over #XinjiangCotton
China’s state media and Chinese netizens have been attacking multiple global fashion brands, which have decided to stop buying cotton from Xinjiang after concerns over reportedly forced labour in the industry.
In a press meeting on Mar 25, 2021, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Hua Chunying, displayed a photo showing what she claimed to be “forced labour in America picking cotton”.
It was later discovered that the workers in the photo, taken at a cotton field in Texas in 1968, were prisoners. The intention of the shot, however, seemed to be more about concerns on the correctional system and racial discrimination in the US than “forced labour” as described by Hua.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
https://bit.ly/3rxFyHw
#Xinjiang #ConcentrationCamp #ForcedLabour #HuaChunying #US #China #ChineseNetizens
China Misuses Photo of US Prisoners to Attack International #Boycott over #XinjiangCotton
China’s state media and Chinese netizens have been attacking multiple global fashion brands, which have decided to stop buying cotton from Xinjiang after concerns over reportedly forced labour in the industry.
In a press meeting on Mar 25, 2021, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Hua Chunying, displayed a photo showing what she claimed to be “forced labour in America picking cotton”.
It was later discovered that the workers in the photo, taken at a cotton field in Texas in 1968, were prisoners. The intention of the shot, however, seemed to be more about concerns on the correctional system and racial discrimination in the US than “forced labour” as described by Hua.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
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