#France suggests #China should halt nuclear reactor after problems
//French power group #EDF (EDF.PA) said on July 22, 2021 that it would halt the Taishan nuclear reactor it operates with a Chinese partner if similar problems around fuel rod seals were to occur in France, suggesting the plant should hit pause.
The state-controlled French group stopped short of directly calling on China to stop operations, and said the venture it runs with China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), the majority shareholder in the plant, should decide.
China said there was no leak, and refuted a report that it has raised limits on permissible levels of radiation outside the plant.//
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https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/edf-says-partners-must-decide-taishan-reactor-shutdown-2021-07-22/
Source: Reuters #Jul22
#CCPRules #MadeinChina #Taishan #NuclearPlant
//French power group #EDF (EDF.PA) said on July 22, 2021 that it would halt the Taishan nuclear reactor it operates with a Chinese partner if similar problems around fuel rod seals were to occur in France, suggesting the plant should hit pause.
The state-controlled French group stopped short of directly calling on China to stop operations, and said the venture it runs with China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), the majority shareholder in the plant, should decide.
China said there was no leak, and refuted a report that it has raised limits on permissible levels of radiation outside the plant.//
Read more:
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/edf-says-partners-must-decide-taishan-reactor-shutdown-2021-07-22/
Source: Reuters #Jul22
#CCPRules #MadeinChina #Taishan #NuclearPlant
#PoliceState #Censorship
HK Government Cut Ties with Professional Teachers' Union After China Calls it "Cancer"
On the morning of July 31, 2021, China's state media People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency published opinion pieces against the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (#HKPTU), calling it "a cancer that must be removed".
By the afternoon, the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong government announced it
that it is terminating its working relationship with the local teachers' Union.
The union responded to the opinion pieces by saying it has always promoted professional growth of teachers and advocating for their rights, giving attention to the development of the country and its people, as well as being "against Hong Kong independence".
The Education Bureau sent out a sternly-worded press release a mere half hour later, outlining its policy towards the Union:
-No further collaboration with the Union;
-No more meetings with the Union
-No consulting with the Union regarding education matters
-No processing of referred cases or topics of concern raised by the Union
The Bureau said that it would fully review its consultation groups, and would consider terminating the terms of any HKPTU members that hold committee positions or have other duties, and not recognize their status as committee members.
Furthermore, the government would be refused entry into the Bureau's office building or the Bureau's meetings.
Also, the Education Bureau will no longer recognize professional development courses hosted by HKPTU, and schools are not to count the Union's courses toward their teachers' professional development requirements of 150 hours in 3 years.
The Bureau further criticizes the union for its pro-democracy stance and activities in recent years, claiming that they are not in line with the professionalism of educators, even claiming that the Union is effectively no different from a "political group".
The government's spokesperson also criticized the Union for being actively involved in the matters with the Civil Human Rights Front and the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, as well as for "bringing politics into schools" by organizing teachers' strikes.
[Editor's Note: Founded in 1973, the HKPTU is Hong Kong's largest teacher's union with over 90,000 members. The other major union is the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, which claims over 40,000 members, though some member categories are not required to be in the education sector.
The Federation's vice-chairperson, Nicolas Muk, recently made the news for criticizing Olympic badminton player Angus Ng Ka-long for wearing a black jersey. The ensuing controversy led to Ng switching to a different jersey in the next match, which he lost, drawing further public anger against Muk.]
#WhiteTerror #Education #EducationBureau #CCPRules #FailedState
Source: In-Media HK #Jul31
https://bit.ly/2WHR6yj
HK Government Cut Ties with Professional Teachers' Union After China Calls it "Cancer"
On the morning of July 31, 2021, China's state media People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency published opinion pieces against the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (#HKPTU), calling it "a cancer that must be removed".
By the afternoon, the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong government announced it
that it is terminating its working relationship with the local teachers' Union.
The union responded to the opinion pieces by saying it has always promoted professional growth of teachers and advocating for their rights, giving attention to the development of the country and its people, as well as being "against Hong Kong independence".
The Education Bureau sent out a sternly-worded press release a mere half hour later, outlining its policy towards the Union:
-No further collaboration with the Union;
-No more meetings with the Union
-No consulting with the Union regarding education matters
-No processing of referred cases or topics of concern raised by the Union
The Bureau said that it would fully review its consultation groups, and would consider terminating the terms of any HKPTU members that hold committee positions or have other duties, and not recognize their status as committee members.
Furthermore, the government would be refused entry into the Bureau's office building or the Bureau's meetings.
Also, the Education Bureau will no longer recognize professional development courses hosted by HKPTU, and schools are not to count the Union's courses toward their teachers' professional development requirements of 150 hours in 3 years.
The Bureau further criticizes the union for its pro-democracy stance and activities in recent years, claiming that they are not in line with the professionalism of educators, even claiming that the Union is effectively no different from a "political group".
The government's spokesperson also criticized the Union for being actively involved in the matters with the Civil Human Rights Front and the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, as well as for "bringing politics into schools" by organizing teachers' strikes.
[Editor's Note: Founded in 1973, the HKPTU is Hong Kong's largest teacher's union with over 90,000 members. The other major union is the pro-Beijing Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, which claims over 40,000 members, though some member categories are not required to be in the education sector.
The Federation's vice-chairperson, Nicolas Muk, recently made the news for criticizing Olympic badminton player Angus Ng Ka-long for wearing a black jersey. The ensuing controversy led to Ng switching to a different jersey in the next match, which he lost, drawing further public anger against Muk.]
#WhiteTerror #Education #EducationBureau #CCPRules #FailedState
Source: In-Media HK #Jul31
https://bit.ly/2WHR6yj
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教協遭人民日報、新華社批是「毒瘤」 教育局即日終止合作 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
【獨媒報導】內地《人民日報》和新華社在7月30日分別發表評論，指教協是毒瘤必須剷除。教育局今日下午隨即宣布，終止與教協的工作關係。 教協下午曾回應《人民日報》和新華社的評論，稱組織一直促進教育專業發展和維護教師權益，關心國家民族的發展，和反對港獨。 提四不政策 禁教協成員進局方辦公大樓 教育局在半小時後立刻
#CCPRules #PoliceState #Sanction
#China delays implementing Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in Hong Kong
Source: Stand News
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#China delays implementing Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in Hong Kong
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#China delays implementing Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in Hong Kong
The 4-day meeting of China's CCP Standing Committee of the National People's Congress was ended on August 20, 2021. It was reported earlier that the Committee will deliberate over adding the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law into the Annex III of the Hong Kong Basic Law in the Congress meeting.
The decision, however, has been delayed.
Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post (#SCMP) cited sources who said the sudden decision to postpone the deliberation was that the Committee "could consider more views".
The Pro-Beijing newspaper Sing Tao Daily slso published an "analysis” based on an internal memo of #XinHua news agency, a CCP mouthpiece. It hinted that including the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law into the Annex III of the Hong Kong Basic Law “may not be among motions to be passed.”
Responding to media inquiry, Hong Kong senior delegate Tam Yiu-chun, a pro-Beijing figure, said that the Stand Committee did review the agenda item, but decided not to take a vote on it.
The Hong Kong SAR Government issued a statement stating that the Central People's Congress is "concerned about the well-being of Hong Kong people". The statement continued saying decisions of the Standing Committee on Hong Kong matters are "based on local interests", and the SAR Government is determined to give its full support.
#CCP #1C1S #AntiSanctionsLaw
Source: Stand News; #Aug20
https://www.thestandnews.com/china/%E5%8F%8D%E5%A4%96%E5%9C%8B%E5%88%B6%E8%A3%81%E6%B3%95%E7%B4%8D%E5%85%A5%E9%99%84%E4%BB%B6%E4%B8%89%E7%8F%BE%E8%AE%8A%E6%95%B8-%E8%AD%9A%E8%80%80%E5%AE%97%E6%8C%87%E4%BA%BA%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%B8%E5%A7%94%E6%8A%BC%E5%BE%8C%E8%A1%A8%E6%B1%BA
#China delays implementing Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in Hong Kong
The 4-day meeting of China's CCP Standing Committee of the National People's Congress was ended on August 20, 2021. It was reported earlier that the Committee will deliberate over adding the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law into the Annex III of the Hong Kong Basic Law in the Congress meeting.
The decision, however, has been delayed.
Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post (#SCMP) cited sources who said the sudden decision to postpone the deliberation was that the Committee "could consider more views".
The Pro-Beijing newspaper Sing Tao Daily slso published an "analysis” based on an internal memo of #XinHua news agency, a CCP mouthpiece. It hinted that including the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law into the Annex III of the Hong Kong Basic Law “may not be among motions to be passed.”
Responding to media inquiry, Hong Kong senior delegate Tam Yiu-chun, a pro-Beijing figure, said that the Stand Committee did review the agenda item, but decided not to take a vote on it.
The Hong Kong SAR Government issued a statement stating that the Central People's Congress is "concerned about the well-being of Hong Kong people". The statement continued saying decisions of the Standing Committee on Hong Kong matters are "based on local interests", and the SAR Government is determined to give its full support.
#CCP #1C1S #AntiSanctionsLaw
Source: Stand News; #Aug20
https://www.thestandnews.com/china/%E5%8F%8D%E5%A4%96%E5%9C%8B%E5%88%B6%E8%A3%81%E6%B3%95%E7%B4%8D%E5%85%A5%E9%99%84%E4%BB%B6%E4%B8%89%E7%8F%BE%E8%AE%8A%E6%95%B8-%E8%AD%9A%E8%80%80%E5%AE%97%E6%8C%87%E4%BA%BA%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%B8%E5%A7%94%E6%8A%BC%E5%BE%8C%E8%A1%A8%E6%B1%BA
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Hong Kong Stock Market Plummets as #Beijing Issues New Mandates to "Regularize" Real Estate Firms
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the Hong Kong stock market plummeted following the order released by the Chinese Communist Part Government before the weekend, to have more control over the real estate firms.
The potential collapse of property developer China Evergrande in China has triggered concern.
The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong has plunged 3.3 percent (821 points) within a day.
The real estates firms owned by Hong Kong tycoons #LeeKaShing, #LeeSiuKi, #WongChiCheung and the Kwok's brothers among others have suffered a 8-10% liquidization within just one day.
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Sept20
https://www.thestandnews.com/finance/%E5%82%B3%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%90%91%E5%9C%B0%E7%94%A2%E5%95%86%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A8%E8%A7%A3%E6%88%BF%E5%B1%8B%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C-%E6%81%92%E5%9F%BA%E6%96%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E7%80%89%E9%80%BE%E4%B8%80%E6%88%90-%E6%81%92%E6%8C%87%E8%B7%8C%E9%80%BE-800-%E9%BB%9E
#StockMarket #HSIndex #Evergrande #CCPRules #Finances #Economy
On Monday, September 20, 2021, the Hong Kong stock market plummeted following the order released by the Chinese Communist Part Government before the weekend, to have more control over the real estate firms.
The potential collapse of property developer China Evergrande in China has triggered concern.
The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong has plunged 3.3 percent (821 points) within a day.
The real estates firms owned by Hong Kong tycoons #LeeKaShing, #LeeSiuKi, #WongChiCheung and the Kwok's brothers among others have suffered a 8-10% liquidization within just one day.
Source: Stand News; RTHK #Sept20
https://www.thestandnews.com/finance/%E5%82%B3%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E5%90%91%E5%9C%B0%E7%94%A2%E5%95%86%E4%B8%8B%E6%97%A8%E8%A7%A3%E6%88%BF%E5%B1%8B%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C-%E6%81%92%E5%9F%BA%E6%96%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E7%80%89%E9%80%BE%E4%B8%80%E6%88%90-%E6%81%92%E6%8C%87%E8%B7%8C%E9%80%BE-800-%E9%BB%9E
#StockMarket #HSIndex #Evergrande #CCPRules #Finances #Economy
#CCPRules
Hong Kong critics warned by #UK to avoid #extradition locations
Source: The Strait Times; Bloomberg #Sept22
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Hong Kong critics warned by #UK to avoid #extradition locations
Source: The Strait Times; Bloomberg #Sept22
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Hong Kong critics warned by #UK to avoid #extradition locations
//The UK government is alerting people in Britain who were named in a Hong Kong national security case to avoid travelling to countries that have extradition treaties with the Chinese territory...
The warnings underscore concern among US allies that China might reach beyond its borders to prosecute people for crimes under a Beijing-drafted national security law imposed on Hong Kong last year.
The sweeping legislation asserts global jurisdiction for cases involving terrorism, secession, subversion and collusion with foreign powers, which carry sentences as long as life in prison
Nine countries, including Germany, the UK and the US, suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong following the imposition of the sweeping legislation in June 2020.
Still, China has almost doubled its extradition treaties to more than 50 since 2012, as the country pursued fugitives overseas as part of a years-long graft crackdown under President #XiJinping.
Beijing ratified an extradition pact with #Cyprus last year, and approved a similar one with Belgium earlier this year.//
Source: The Strait Times; Bloomberg #Sept22
Read full article:
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/hong-kong-critics-warned-by-uk-to-avoid-extradition-locations
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Hong Kong critics warned by #UK to avoid #extradition locations
//The UK government is alerting people in Britain who were named in a Hong Kong national security case to avoid travelling to countries that have extradition treaties with the Chinese territory...
The warnings underscore concern among US allies that China might reach beyond its borders to prosecute people for crimes under a Beijing-drafted national security law imposed on Hong Kong last year.
The sweeping legislation asserts global jurisdiction for cases involving terrorism, secession, subversion and collusion with foreign powers, which carry sentences as long as life in prison
Nine countries, including Germany, the UK and the US, suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong following the imposition of the sweeping legislation in June 2020.
Still, China has almost doubled its extradition treaties to more than 50 since 2012, as the country pursued fugitives overseas as part of a years-long graft crackdown under President #XiJinping.
Beijing ratified an extradition pact with #Cyprus last year, and approved a similar one with Belgium earlier this year.//
Source: The Strait Times; Bloomberg #Sept22
Read full article:
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/hong-kong-critics-warned-by-uk-to-avoid-extradition-locations
#Crackdown
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Hong Kong critics warned by UK to avoid extradition locations
China has almost doubled its extradition treaties to more than 50 since 2012.
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#ReportersWithoutBorders and 44-NGO coalition urge Chinese President #XiJinping to release #Covid19 reporter on #hungerstrike
//On September 17, 2021, Reporters Without Borders (#RSF) and a coalition of 44 human rights NGOs urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to exonerate and release Covid-19 reporter #ZhangZhan, who has been on hunger strike since May 2020, for which she was forced-fed.
“Zhang Zhan did not commit any crime but instead courageously risked her life to inform the public on the health crisis. She should never have been arrested, let alone subjected to a harsh prison sentence”, says the head of RSF East Asia bureau, Cédric Alviani, who urges President Xi Jinping to “ensure that Zhang Zhan is released before it’s too late.”//
Source: RSF #Sept17
https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-and-44-ngo-coalition-urge-chinese-president-xi-jinping-release-covid-19-reporter-hunger-strike
Related news:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28615
#PoliticalProsecution #PressFreedom #Regime #CCPRules
//On September 17, 2021, Reporters Without Borders (#RSF) and a coalition of 44 human rights NGOs urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to exonerate and release Covid-19 reporter #ZhangZhan, who has been on hunger strike since May 2020, for which she was forced-fed.
“Zhang Zhan did not commit any crime but instead courageously risked her life to inform the public on the health crisis. She should never have been arrested, let alone subjected to a harsh prison sentence”, says the head of RSF East Asia bureau, Cédric Alviani, who urges President Xi Jinping to “ensure that Zhang Zhan is released before it’s too late.”//
Source: RSF #Sept17
https://rsf.org/en/news/rsf-and-44-ngo-coalition-urge-chinese-president-xi-jinping-release-covid-19-reporter-hunger-strike
Related news:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28615
#PoliticalProsecution #PressFreedom #Regime #CCPRules
#CCPRules #Infiltration
Concern over ‘#censorship’ rules of New Zealand-Chinese news site Skykiwi.com
Source: Newsroom #Sep20
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Concern over ‘#censorship’ rules of New Zealand-Chinese news site Skykiwi.com
//An influential Chinese-language media outlet in #NewZealand warned its users their information could be shared with 'relevant state agencies' if they violated #ChineseLaws.
Skykiwi.com promotes itself as New Zealand’s “most influential” Chinese-language media outlet, with half a million ‘daily average user visits’ to its multi-platform website. Besides providing news coverage, the site also runs message boards where a variety of topics, including current affairs, are discussed. It claims to have 81,000 daily forum users.
...Until July, the terms of service for these forums contained clauses forbidding speech on a range of topics and said that users who violate Chinese laws in their postings could have their information shared with “relevant state agencies,” indicating China’s intelligence apparatus would be able to potentially identify them. It also meant criticism of China’s ruling Communist Party was all but banned.
...A list of forbidden conduct on the forum, as seen last month, includes “leaking state secrets”, “damaging national honour and interests”, “undermining national unity”, inciting “subversion of state power”, "undermining national policies" and promoting “cults”. Virtually identical wording was discovered on the terms of service for China’s state-backed social media platform #WeChat and a list of “prohibited content” outlined by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.//
Source: Newsroom #Sep20
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/concern-over-censorship-rules-of-nz-chinese-news-site
#CCP #PRC #UnitedFront
Concern over ‘#censorship’ rules of New Zealand-Chinese news site Skykiwi.com
//An influential Chinese-language media outlet in #NewZealand warned its users their information could be shared with 'relevant state agencies' if they violated #ChineseLaws.
Skykiwi.com promotes itself as New Zealand’s “most influential” Chinese-language media outlet, with half a million ‘daily average user visits’ to its multi-platform website. Besides providing news coverage, the site also runs message boards where a variety of topics, including current affairs, are discussed. It claims to have 81,000 daily forum users.
...Until July, the terms of service for these forums contained clauses forbidding speech on a range of topics and said that users who violate Chinese laws in their postings could have their information shared with “relevant state agencies,” indicating China’s intelligence apparatus would be able to potentially identify them. It also meant criticism of China’s ruling Communist Party was all but banned.
...A list of forbidden conduct on the forum, as seen last month, includes “leaking state secrets”, “damaging national honour and interests”, “undermining national unity”, inciting “subversion of state power”, "undermining national policies" and promoting “cults”. Virtually identical wording was discovered on the terms of service for China’s state-backed social media platform #WeChat and a list of “prohibited content” outlined by the Chinese Ministry of Culture.//
Source: Newsroom #Sep20
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/concern-over-censorship-rules-of-nz-chinese-news-site
#CCP #PRC #UnitedFront
Newsroom
Concern over ‘censorship’ rules of NZ-Chinese news site
An influential Chinese-language media outlet in New Zealand warned its users their information could be shared with 'relevant state agencies' if they violated Chinese laws A popular news site could be exposing New Zealanders to Chinese state surveillance…