#WhiteTerror #Regime
Beijing-funded Media Launch
#CulturalRevolution-style Attack on Hong Kong Government Officials
China mouthpieces Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po ran front page article on February 27, 2021 in which it questioned if the newly appointed Secretary of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Vivian Lau Lee-kwan met the requirement of “patriots governing Hong Kong”, a principle described by President Xi Jinping as a bottom line for ensuring the city’s stability.
Lau was accused of having double standards for tolerating political placards made by “black-clad rioters” while quickly removing similar “patriotic” placards from pro-China individuals. The paper also accused Lau’s husband, Chua Hoi-wai, chief executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, for opening its venues to anti-government protesters to take a rest in during 2019’s mass protests.
Executive councilor Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, a former Administrative Officer, defended Lau against pro-Beijing criticism, likening it to criticisms that prevailed the Cultural Revolution in China.
She called for “Cultural Revolution-style denunciations” to be stopped, urging Beijing loyalists to direct criticisms at issues, and not people.
Source: Stand News, #Feb27
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B8%85%E7%AE%97%E5%85%AC%E5%8B%99%E5%93%A1-%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%AC%E6%96%87%E5%8C%AF%E7%8B%99%E6%93%8A%E6%96%B0%E4%BB%BB%E9%A3%9F%E8%A1%9E%E5%B8%B8%E7%A7%98-%E8%91%89%E5%8A%89%E7%B1%B2%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%E5%81%9C-%E6%96%87%E9%9D%A9%E5%BC%8F-%E6%89%B9%E9%AC%A5/
#LipService #Patriot #Xi
Beijing-funded Media Launch
#CulturalRevolution-style Attack on Hong Kong Government Officials
China mouthpieces Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po ran front page article on February 27, 2021 in which it questioned if the newly appointed Secretary of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Vivian Lau Lee-kwan met the requirement of “patriots governing Hong Kong”, a principle described by President Xi Jinping as a bottom line for ensuring the city’s stability.
Lau was accused of having double standards for tolerating political placards made by “black-clad rioters” while quickly removing similar “patriotic” placards from pro-China individuals. The paper also accused Lau’s husband, Chua Hoi-wai, chief executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, for opening its venues to anti-government protesters to take a rest in during 2019’s mass protests.
Executive councilor Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, a former Administrative Officer, defended Lau against pro-Beijing criticism, likening it to criticisms that prevailed the Cultural Revolution in China.
She called for “Cultural Revolution-style denunciations” to be stopped, urging Beijing loyalists to direct criticisms at issues, and not people.
Source: Stand News, #Feb27
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B8%85%E7%AE%97%E5%85%AC%E5%8B%99%E5%93%A1-%E5%A4%A7%E5%85%AC%E6%96%87%E5%8C%AF%E7%8B%99%E6%93%8A%E6%96%B0%E4%BB%BB%E9%A3%9F%E8%A1%9E%E5%B8%B8%E7%A7%98-%E8%91%89%E5%8A%89%E7%B1%B2%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%E5%81%9C-%E6%96%87%E9%9D%A9%E5%BC%8F-%E6%89%B9%E9%AC%A5/
#LipService #Patriot #Xi
#AsiasFinest #Court
Police Charges Contain Rookie English Mistakes; Magistrate Calls It International Laughing Stock
Source: Apple Daily #Feb25
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Police Charges Contain Rookie English Mistakes; Magistrate Calls It International Laughing Stock
Source: Apple Daily #Feb25
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Police Charges Contain Rookie English Mistakes; Magistrate Calls It International Laughing Stock
In Hong Kong, a Polytechnic University (#PolyU) student was charged with possession of firearms, strategic commodities and offensive weapons without a license for allegedly possessing a pepper bullet pistol and a saber in his apartment.
The case was being trialed at the Fanling Magistrates’ Court on February 25, 2021.
The magistrate Kenneth Chan Ping-Chau pointed out errors in the English version of the charge sheet provided by the police. He read the content out loud on the spot, as it was written “one number of Pepper Ball”, “two numbers of Pepper Ball”.
The magistrate said, “even primary school students will know that it is ‘one apple two apples’, when this case reaches the Court of Final Appeal, I don’t want this to become the laughing stock of foreign courts.”
The magistrate urged the prosecution to amend the English version of the charges written by the Hong Kong police.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb25
https://bit.ly/37L4cNS
#English #HongKongPolice #LaughingStock
Police Charges Contain Rookie English Mistakes; Magistrate Calls It International Laughing Stock
In Hong Kong, a Polytechnic University (#PolyU) student was charged with possession of firearms, strategic commodities and offensive weapons without a license for allegedly possessing a pepper bullet pistol and a saber in his apartment.
The case was being trialed at the Fanling Magistrates’ Court on February 25, 2021.
The magistrate Kenneth Chan Ping-Chau pointed out errors in the English version of the charge sheet provided by the police. He read the content out loud on the spot, as it was written “one number of Pepper Ball”, “two numbers of Pepper Ball”.
The magistrate said, “even primary school students will know that it is ‘one apple two apples’, when this case reaches the Court of Final Appeal, I don’t want this to become the laughing stock of foreign courts.”
The magistrate urged the prosecution to amend the English version of the charges written by the Hong Kong police.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb25
https://bit.ly/37L4cNS
#English #HongKongPolice #LaughingStock
Lexbase: Canadian Government Drafting Evacuation Plan Over Concerns of China Rejecting Dual Citizenship in Hong Kong
Regina Ip, the Chairperson of New People’s Party and a member of the Executive Council, has previously suggested that the authorities forbid Hong Kong citizens from holding dual citizenship in an article. Chief Executive Carrie Lam afterwards clarified that no related policy has been discussed in the council. According to SingTao and MingPao, Lexbase, a Canadian emigration consultant professionals newsletter, revealed in their latest January issue that in the light of the National Security Law, the Chinese government might deny the recognition of dual citizenship of Hong Kong people, and even restrict Hong Kong citizens to leave the city. The newsletter also mentioned that the Canadian government is drafting up an “emergency plan” for evacuating Canadian citizen from Hong Kong.
#Canada #HongKong #DualCitizenship #NationalSecurityLaw #Lexbase
Sources: StandNews #Jan15
https://bit.ly/3eaU6tK
Regina Ip, the Chairperson of New People’s Party and a member of the Executive Council, has previously suggested that the authorities forbid Hong Kong citizens from holding dual citizenship in an article. Chief Executive Carrie Lam afterwards clarified that no related policy has been discussed in the council. According to SingTao and MingPao, Lexbase, a Canadian emigration consultant professionals newsletter, revealed in their latest January issue that in the light of the National Security Law, the Chinese government might deny the recognition of dual citizenship of Hong Kong people, and even restrict Hong Kong citizens to leave the city. The newsletter also mentioned that the Canadian government is drafting up an “emergency plan” for evacuating Canadian citizen from Hong Kong.
#Canada #HongKong #DualCitizenship #NationalSecurityLaw #Lexbase
Sources: StandNews #Jan15
https://bit.ly/3eaU6tK
Refusing coal from Australia, China eventually buy Australian coal indirectly from other countries at high price
Source: Stand News #Jan15
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Refusing coal from Australia, China eventually buy Australian coal indirectly from other countries at high price
As China-Australia relation getting strained, China imposed trade restriction towards Australia, preventing Australian coal vessels with coal from unloading in China. Local news outlet News.com.au quoted coal mining company Whitehaven Coal's quarterly report, which said that while China purchase coal from other countries, what it gets is still Australian coal.
The company noted in its quarterly report that China has banned Australia coal but “has supplemented its domestic production with higher cost coal from alternative countries such as Russia, Indonesia and South Africa,” which in effect subsidizes China's domestic coal production. The report also said as China experienced a cold winter this year, domestic coal demand is rising, and China had to raise total coal import quota late in 2020.
The report further to point out that, Australian coal has found new markets. “Instead of being delivered to China, Australian coal is now finding customers in alternative destinations, including India, Pakistan and the Middle East, and traded coal historically delivered into these markets is finding its way into China.”
#Australia #China #Coal #TradeDisputes
Source: Stand News #Jan15
https://bit.ly/3bkzltx
As China-Australia relation getting strained, China imposed trade restriction towards Australia, preventing Australian coal vessels with coal from unloading in China. Local news outlet News.com.au quoted coal mining company Whitehaven Coal's quarterly report, which said that while China purchase coal from other countries, what it gets is still Australian coal.
The company noted in its quarterly report that China has banned Australia coal but “has supplemented its domestic production with higher cost coal from alternative countries such as Russia, Indonesia and South Africa,” which in effect subsidizes China's domestic coal production. The report also said as China experienced a cold winter this year, domestic coal demand is rising, and China had to raise total coal import quota late in 2020.
The report further to point out that, Australian coal has found new markets. “Instead of being delivered to China, Australian coal is now finding customers in alternative destinations, including India, Pakistan and the Middle East, and traded coal historically delivered into these markets is finding its way into China.”
#Australia #China #Coal #TradeDisputes
Source: Stand News #Jan15
https://bit.ly/3bkzltx
India to clear 45 investments from China, likely to include Great Wall, SAIC - sources
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India to clear 45 investments from China, likely to include Great Wall, SAIC - sources
Government and industry sources said to clear 45 investment proposals which had been held up since last year after Indian tightened controls Chinese investment in the country n retaliation against alleged Chinese troop incursions in the western Himalayan region. China blamed Indian troops for the standoff. Those investment included those from Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp
About 150 investment proposals from China worth more than $2 billion were stuck in the pipeline. Companies from Japan and the U.S. routing investment through Hong Kong were also caught in the cross-fire as an inter-ministerial panel led by the interior ministry increased scrutiny of such proposals.
SAIC, which started selling cars in India in 2019 under its British brand MG Motor, has invested around $400 million of the nearly $650 million it has committed to India and would need approval to bring more investment.
Great Wall plans to invest $1 billion in India over the next few years and had planned to start selling cars in India from this year.
Source: Reuters #Feb22
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-investment-exclusive/exclusive-india-to-clear-45-investments-from-china-likely-to-include-great-wall-saic-sources-idUSKBN2AM0T4
#India #ChinaInvestment
Government and industry sources said to clear 45 investment proposals which had been held up since last year after Indian tightened controls Chinese investment in the country n retaliation against alleged Chinese troop incursions in the western Himalayan region. China blamed Indian troops for the standoff. Those investment included those from Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp
About 150 investment proposals from China worth more than $2 billion were stuck in the pipeline. Companies from Japan and the U.S. routing investment through Hong Kong were also caught in the cross-fire as an inter-ministerial panel led by the interior ministry increased scrutiny of such proposals.
SAIC, which started selling cars in India in 2019 under its British brand MG Motor, has invested around $400 million of the nearly $650 million it has committed to India and would need approval to bring more investment.
Great Wall plans to invest $1 billion in India over the next few years and had planned to start selling cars in India from this year.
Source: Reuters #Feb22
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-investment-exclusive/exclusive-india-to-clear-45-investments-from-china-likely-to-include-great-wall-saic-sources-idUSKBN2AM0T4
#India #ChinaInvestment
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Exclusive: India to clear 45 investments from China, likely to include Great Wall, SAIC - sources
India is set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, which are likely to include those from Great Wall Motor and SAIC Motor Corp, government and industry sources told Reuters, as military tensions between the two countries ease at the disputed border.
Number of Hong Kong residents moving to Taiwan nearly doubles in 2020
The Taiwan government issued 10,813 residence permits and 1,576 settlement permits to people from Hong Kong in 2020, double that of 2019. Taiwan is popular choice.
Hong Kong’s population released mid of Feb to be 7,474,200 at the end of 2020, 0.6% drop from the previous year.
Numerous new pathways for Hongkongers to leave city have been created in response to authorities’ efforts to crush dissent and erase opposition movement. Australian data from January showed 2,500 Hong Kong nationals in the country had their visa extended and more than 500 hand applied for visas to resettle. In the UK, hundreds of thousands are expected to move via a program to resettle people with British National (Overseas) passport.
Source: The Guardian #Feb25
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/25/number-of-hong-kong-residents-moving-to-taiwan-nearly-doubles-in-2020?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#LifeBoatScheme #Taiwan #HongKong #Hongkonger
The Taiwan government issued 10,813 residence permits and 1,576 settlement permits to people from Hong Kong in 2020, double that of 2019. Taiwan is popular choice.
Hong Kong’s population released mid of Feb to be 7,474,200 at the end of 2020, 0.6% drop from the previous year.
Numerous new pathways for Hongkongers to leave city have been created in response to authorities’ efforts to crush dissent and erase opposition movement. Australian data from January showed 2,500 Hong Kong nationals in the country had their visa extended and more than 500 hand applied for visas to resettle. In the UK, hundreds of thousands are expected to move via a program to resettle people with British National (Overseas) passport.
Source: The Guardian #Feb25
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/25/number-of-hong-kong-residents-moving-to-taiwan-nearly-doubles-in-2020?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#LifeBoatScheme #Taiwan #HongKong #Hongkonger
#AsiasFinest #PoliceBrutality
Hong Kong Police Force Food Deliverer to Read Out Government-banned Protest Slogan
Source: Apple Daily, #Feb27
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Hong Kong Police Force Food Deliverer to Read Out Government-banned Protest Slogan
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Hong Kong Police Force Food Deliverer to Read Out Government-banned Protest Slogan
In Hong Kong, the police reportedly "forced" a take-away food deliverer to read out protest slogans from some cards found by the police inside the civilian's wallet.
The food deliverer surnamed Chiu, working for #FoodPanda, revealed to the media that the "trap" set by the police can potentially incriminate him under the #NationalSecurityLaw.
In a video Chiu provided to Apple Daily, four police officers surrounded him, while one of them was holding his wallet. The police took out two cards printed with the slogans “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times” and “Five demands not one less.”
The police officer then ordered Chiu to read out the slogans, to which Chiu refused fearing that it may violate the national security law for "promoting independence" according to the authorities.
Chiu told Apple Daily that the police officers' behavior was problematic and accused him of "knowingly violating the law" to incite him to read out the slogans, so that he would breach the national security law for subversion.
Source: Apple Daily, #Feb27
https://bit.ly/3dUIKd4
#PoliceState #PoliticalOppression
Hong Kong Police Force Food Deliverer to Read Out Government-banned Protest Slogan
In Hong Kong, the police reportedly "forced" a take-away food deliverer to read out protest slogans from some cards found by the police inside the civilian's wallet.
The food deliverer surnamed Chiu, working for #FoodPanda, revealed to the media that the "trap" set by the police can potentially incriminate him under the #NationalSecurityLaw.
In a video Chiu provided to Apple Daily, four police officers surrounded him, while one of them was holding his wallet. The police took out two cards printed with the slogans “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times” and “Five demands not one less.”
The police officer then ordered Chiu to read out the slogans, to which Chiu refused fearing that it may violate the national security law for "promoting independence" according to the authorities.
Chiu told Apple Daily that the police officers' behavior was problematic and accused him of "knowingly violating the law" to incite him to read out the slogans, so that he would breach the national security law for subversion.
Source: Apple Daily, #Feb27
https://bit.ly/3dUIKd4
#PoliceState #PoliticalOppression
#University #Censorship
#HKU Denies Contract Renewal for Renowned & Outspoken Hepatologist
Source: Apple Daily, #Mar2
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#HKU Denies Contract Renewal for Renowned & Outspoken Hepatologist
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#HKU Denies Contract Renewal for Renowned & Outspoken Hepatologist
At the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the Faculty of Medicine's Professor of Medicine and Hepatology, Lai Ching-lung, rejected from renewing his contract.
This decision of the University management will possibly lead to the departure of Lai as early as in June 2021.
It was reported that the HKU's Faculty of Medicine had already recommended Lai to have his contract renewed, but the recommendation was not taken by the University Selection and Promotion Committee.
The 72 year-old professor is socially conscious, and had participated in a sit-in during the 2019 anti-ELAB movement wearing a black mask, holding a slogan condemning the police for "obscuring the truth".
In 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, Lai also appeared at the rally for healthcare professionals fighting to lock Hong Kong's borders with China.
Source: Apple Daily, #Mar2
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210302/X7FFHG4DWBCCVL4MZEU5U4FNFQ/
#LaiChingLung #Scholar #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech
#HKU Denies Contract Renewal for Renowned & Outspoken Hepatologist
At the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the Faculty of Medicine's Professor of Medicine and Hepatology, Lai Ching-lung, rejected from renewing his contract.
This decision of the University management will possibly lead to the departure of Lai as early as in June 2021.
It was reported that the HKU's Faculty of Medicine had already recommended Lai to have his contract renewed, but the recommendation was not taken by the University Selection and Promotion Committee.
The 72 year-old professor is socially conscious, and had participated in a sit-in during the 2019 anti-ELAB movement wearing a black mask, holding a slogan condemning the police for "obscuring the truth".
In 2020, at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, Lai also appeared at the rally for healthcare professionals fighting to lock Hong Kong's borders with China.
Source: Apple Daily, #Mar2
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210302/X7FFHG4DWBCCVL4MZEU5U4FNFQ/
#LaiChingLung #Scholar #AcademicFreedom #FreeSpeech
The President of Poland signed the “Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement”, becoming the first European country to cooperate on legal matter including extradition and prisoner transfer
Source: The Stand News #Feb01
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The President of Poland signed the “Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement”, becoming the first European country to cooperate on legal matter including extradition and prisoner transfer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan announced that Poland President Andrzej Duda has signed the “Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” on 28th February and became the first European country to sign such agreement with Taiwan, which covers mutual assistance with criminals, extradition, and transfer of criminals. The agreement was approved unanimously by the Polish Sejm (lower house) and the Senate (upper house) and will take effect after the President signs the agreement.
“Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” was co-signed by the representatives of two countries in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan in June 2019. After the coordination between the two governments, the Taiwan Legislative Council completed the third reading of the agreement in December 2019 and notified the Poland side. Poland went through the legal process, including unanimous approval by the Polish Sejm and the Senate, official sign-off by the president Andrzej Duda on 28th January 2021, and finally its announcement. The agreement will take effect as soon as Taiwan receives formal notification from Poland.
Source: The Stand News #Feb01
https://bit.ly/3c0scxC
#Poland #Taiwan #AndrzejDuda #Agreement #Europe #Extradition
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan announced that Poland President Andrzej Duda has signed the “Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” on 28th February and became the first European country to sign such agreement with Taiwan, which covers mutual assistance with criminals, extradition, and transfer of criminals. The agreement was approved unanimously by the Polish Sejm (lower house) and the Senate (upper house) and will take effect after the President signs the agreement.
“Taiwan-Poland Criminal Justice Cooperation Agreement” was co-signed by the representatives of two countries in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan in June 2019. After the coordination between the two governments, the Taiwan Legislative Council completed the third reading of the agreement in December 2019 and notified the Poland side. Poland went through the legal process, including unanimous approval by the Polish Sejm and the Senate, official sign-off by the president Andrzej Duda on 28th January 2021, and finally its announcement. The agreement will take effect as soon as Taiwan receives formal notification from Poland.
Source: The Stand News #Feb01
https://bit.ly/3c0scxC
#Poland #Taiwan #AndrzejDuda #Agreement #Europe #Extradition
'Endure, everyone': final messages from Hong Kong democracy figures before detention
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'Endure, everyone': final messages from Hong Kong democracy figures before detention
On Sunday (28 Feb), 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion over accusations of participating in or organising an unofficial primary election last year. All face terms of up to life in prison if convicted. Before they reported to police stations across the city to be detained, some sent messages to their supporters about justice, hope and endurance.
Fergus Leung Fong-wai, 23, district councillor and student, “continue to hold on. Remember the reasons why we chose to stand out.”
Owen Chow Ka-shing, 24, intended to run in the elections, “whether we are in the streets, in prison or overseas, hope will always be needed for us to keep fighting this endless battle ... Good luck to all of you out there.”
Lester Shum Ngo-fai, 27, district councillor, disqualified in July 2020, “do not feel demoralised, this road is our own. It is for Hong Kong people to choose together, it is the one we must walk together. History has no turnback points, only predecessors.”
Source: The Guardian #Mar01
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/01/endure-everyone-hong-kong-democracy-figures-messages-detention?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#HongKong #HKNationalSecurityLaw #HKNSL #MassArrest
On Sunday (28 Feb), 47 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion over accusations of participating in or organising an unofficial primary election last year. All face terms of up to life in prison if convicted. Before they reported to police stations across the city to be detained, some sent messages to their supporters about justice, hope and endurance.
Fergus Leung Fong-wai, 23, district councillor and student, “continue to hold on. Remember the reasons why we chose to stand out.”
Owen Chow Ka-shing, 24, intended to run in the elections, “whether we are in the streets, in prison or overseas, hope will always be needed for us to keep fighting this endless battle ... Good luck to all of you out there.”
Lester Shum Ngo-fai, 27, district councillor, disqualified in July 2020, “do not feel demoralised, this road is our own. It is for Hong Kong people to choose together, it is the one we must walk together. History has no turnback points, only predecessors.”
Source: The Guardian #Mar01
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/01/endure-everyone-hong-kong-democracy-figures-messages-detention?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#HongKong #HKNationalSecurityLaw #HKNSL #MassArrest
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'Endure, everyone': final messages from Hong Kong democracy figures before detention
Politicians and campaigners - facing up to life in prison - sent messages of hope, justice and unity before reporting to police
Can China Change the Definition of Human Rights?
A Chinese government official addressed for the first time at the 46th of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. The speech of Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister, included that Beijing’s attempt to remake the very concept of human rights to suit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) better.
The CCP has been accused of large-scale human rights abuse since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, including the crackdown in Tibet in 1959, the bloodshed of the Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square massacre 1989 and ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.
Wang’s proposition of “people-centered” human rights posits “people’s sense of gains, happiness and security” as “the fundamental pursuit of human rights.” He reformulated human rights that economic prosperity and the nebulous concept of “happiness” replaced racial and gender equality or freedom of religion, and security.
Source: The Diplomat #Feb23
https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/can-china-change-the-definition-of-human-rights/
#UNHumanRightsCouncil #UnitedNations #ChinaRedefineHumanRights #China
A Chinese government official addressed for the first time at the 46th of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. The speech of Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister, included that Beijing’s attempt to remake the very concept of human rights to suit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) better.
The CCP has been accused of large-scale human rights abuse since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, including the crackdown in Tibet in 1959, the bloodshed of the Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square massacre 1989 and ongoing genocide in Xinjiang.
Wang’s proposition of “people-centered” human rights posits “people’s sense of gains, happiness and security” as “the fundamental pursuit of human rights.” He reformulated human rights that economic prosperity and the nebulous concept of “happiness” replaced racial and gender equality or freedom of religion, and security.
Source: The Diplomat #Feb23
https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/can-china-change-the-definition-of-human-rights/
#UNHumanRightsCouncil #UnitedNations #ChinaRedefineHumanRights #China
The Diplomat
Can China Change the Definition of Human Rights?
In a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council, China’s foreign minister gave China’s preferred spin to the concept.
Hong Kong democrat faints in court after protesters gather for landmark subversion hearing
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Hong Kong democrat faints in court after protesters gather for landmark subversion hearing
On March 2, a Hong Kong court adjourned after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion
Following over 12 hours of submissions from defence lawyers on bail applications that ran deep into the night, democrat and district councillor Clarisse Yeung fainted in the courtroom and had to be sent to hospital by ambulance.
The magistrate, Victor So, adjourned proceedings to later on March 2 with around half the defendants’ applications yet to be heard.
The activists are accused of organising and participating in an unofficial primary poll last July aimed at selecting the strongest candidates for a legislative council election that the government later postponed, citing the coronavirus.
Many people outside the court were dressed in black, the colour associated with the 2019 anti-government protests, while some chanted: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” and “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” popular slogans during the unrest.
Source: Reuters #Mar01
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security/security-tight-as-crowds-gather-outside-hong-kong-court-for-subversion-hearing-idUSKCN2AT10D
#HongKong #HKNationalSecruityLaw #NSL #MassArest #LiberateHK
On March 2, a Hong Kong court adjourned after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion
Following over 12 hours of submissions from defence lawyers on bail applications that ran deep into the night, democrat and district councillor Clarisse Yeung fainted in the courtroom and had to be sent to hospital by ambulance.
The magistrate, Victor So, adjourned proceedings to later on March 2 with around half the defendants’ applications yet to be heard.
The activists are accused of organising and participating in an unofficial primary poll last July aimed at selecting the strongest candidates for a legislative council election that the government later postponed, citing the coronavirus.
Many people outside the court were dressed in black, the colour associated with the 2019 anti-government protests, while some chanted: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” and “Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong,” popular slogans during the unrest.
Source: Reuters #Mar01
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security/security-tight-as-crowds-gather-outside-hong-kong-court-for-subversion-hearing-idUSKCN2AT10D
#HongKong #HKNationalSecruityLaw #NSL #MassArest #LiberateHK
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Hong Kong democrat faints in court after protesters gather for landmark subversion hearing
A Hong Kong court adjourned early on Tuesday after a democracy activist fainted during a marathon hearing of 47 people charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the opposition.