#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao

To Rule the Earth

(5 May) All the so-called "contradictions between China and Hong Kong" can be boiled down to a single word, "rule".

"Rule" is the first word of common knowledge in communist China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a tremendous ingrained "desire to rule the people". This fondness for ruling people stems from a strong desire for power. The pursuit of power is a desire of human nature, especially among remarkable people. Otherwise, there would not be any naturally talented leaders in this world.

//While the Communist Party enjoys ruling people, they also enjoy micro-managing*.

//In 1977, Deng Xiaoping's discovered that the Communist Party's pathological desire for power ruled the economy too strictly and the economy was not going to survive;

//Mao revealed that he "sought to rule the earth"

//constructing a "community with a shared future for mankind" requires the restructuring of the world's social order and international organisations, like WHO. The persistent desire that "sought to rule the earth" was there all along.

//The purpose of claiming back a territory is to rule its people.

Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/To-Rule-the-Earth-05-17

Source: Apple Daily

#CCP #RulePeople #WHO #Taiwan #MaoZedong #DengXiaoping #MircoManaging

#YellowEconomy #Censorship
Police Censors Pro-democracy Clothing Store's Decor, Citing #NationalSecurityLaw as Reason

In December 2020, several pro-democracy 'yellow' stores have been targeted by the Hong Kong police, and some store managers have even been prosecuted.

An environmental-friendly clothing store in Tai O named “EARTH.er” posted on Facebook on Dec 15 recounting that the police officers went to their store that afternoon.

The police claimed there was a complaint about their door slogan that read “Revolution is Not Guilty, Liberation is Justified”. The officers demanded the store to consider changing it.

The store manager repeatedly asked the police for more information of the complaint and how it is illegal. However, the officers asked the shop to check the National Security Law on their own, claiming that "it is written very clearly in the law".

The Police Public Relations Division replied to Stand News' inquiry, stating that no criminal liability is involved in the case so far, after their preliminary investigation.

The store owner said that the phrase was adapted from a quote by former CCP chairman Mao Zedong; yet it still “provoked” the police force to come to their store for an investigation. The store describes the incident as an example of “White Terror” .

Source: Stand News #Dec16

#Earther #TaiO #MaoZeDong #WhiteTerror

#TokyoOlympics
#IOC asks Chinese team for report on cyclists' #MaoZedong badges

The International Olympic Committee on August 3, 2021 asked the Chinese team for a report on why two of its medallists appeared on the podium wearing badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong.

Gold medal cyclists Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore the badges during a medal ceremony on Monday, August 2, 2021 in a potential breach of Olympic rules on the display of political paraphernalia.

"We contacted the Chinese Olympic Committee and asked them for a report on the situation," IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said. "We are looking into the matter."

Source: Reuters #Aug3

Read the full article:
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ioc-asks-chinese-team-report-cyclists-mao-zedong-badges-2021-08-03/

National Security Police Raids June 4 Museum in Hong Kong, Damaging Exhibits and Locking Out Owner

On September 9, 2021, the national security police in Hong Kong raided the already-closed June 4 museum in Mong Kok.

This is followed by the arrest of four core members of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.

Police carried off display boards, the museum's logo, material showing #XiJinping and #MaoZedong, 39 boxes of books, as well as other items, and took them away in a truck. Some exhibition panels were damaged in the process.

When a former member went to examine the museum site after the raid, he found that the security camera had been removed, and electric cable were damaged. The door lock had also been changed, and he could not enter the museum. On the gate, the national security police left a handwritten note: "'contact the Mongkok Police Station".

The Alliance had been the organizer of the annual June 4 candlelight vigil since 1990. The event as well as the museum aimed to remember the Tiananmen Massacre by the Chinese Communist Party on June 4, 1989.

Source: Stand News; InMedia #Sept9
https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx

https://thestandnews.page.link/9NC1ojPHxEenYJiNA

https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx

#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #NationalSecurityLaw

#Court #AntiELAB
Pro-democracy Engineer tells Hong Kong Court to "Return the Power to the Citizens"

Part 1:

[Editor's notes: On July 28, 2019, the police fired numerous #teargas canisters and #rubberbullets in #SheungWan in order to disperse the crowd. 44 people were arrested, 21 of them were charged for rioting. The Court extended the trial from November 13 to December 4, 2021.]

In Hong Kong, 20 civilians, including an 26-year old engineer who pleaded guilty earlier, were accused of the riot at the police-citizen conflict at #SheungWan on July 28, 2019.

On December 4, 2021, Kun Kit-Wang, a 26-year-old engineer, defended himself in court in Hong Kong over rioting charges in the 2019 AntiELAB Movement.

Kun pleaded guilty before the trial and was under detention since May when he revoked his bail.

In court, Kun thanked the magistrate for reminding him to find a legal representative in the previous trial, but he still hoped to defend himself.

Kun said that during the 2019 #AntiELABmovement, #July28 was nothing special originally, but because of the Police’s indulgence of the #July21 indiscriminate attack in #YuenLong, that night triggered the most anger from citizens, and resulted in much anger on the rally on July 28.

He used a quote from #MartinLutherKing, "Riot is a language of the unheard", saying that the #riot classification reflects the government’s negligence of the citizens' opinion.

As a result, he admitted to being part of the riot with no hesitation and indicated that the government should feel ashamed of their actions, not the citizens.

He said there were two #rallies with a million people on #Jun9 and #Jun16, 2019, demonstrating the vox populi. Although the peaceful demonstration gained international accreditation, the Hong Kong government still ignored the backlash and made the decision on their own.

He recalled a quote painted on the wall of the #LegCo chsmber on #Jul01, 2019, "It's you who taught me a peaceful rally can't change anything." It expresses the hopelessness, frustration and anger felt by #Hongkongers at the time.

As there had been magistrate that were unknowledgable concerning the protesters' demands, Kun said that the protesters only hoped for having a chance to participate in policy advocacy, which some regard as "returning the power to the people".

If the #HongKongLegCo does not gain authorisation of the people or does not have a peaceful system to resolve problems, it is suppression. #MaoZedong has said, "fight as there is suppression".

He also pointed out that the #ProvisionalLegislativeCouncil (#PLC) installed by the post-handover government in 1997 was not authorised by the citizens. The handpicked council revived the #PublicOrderOrdinance, which became the law behind the prosecution of many dissidents.

As a person bound by the law, he would like to ask, "do I have the responsibility to obey a contract that I disagree with to begin with?”

Continue with Part 2:


Source: Inmedia #Dec04
https://bit.ly/3ozeOIm

#Defence #PoliticalOppression