China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children
Over the past two years, the Chinese authorities have repeatedly promised to help trace any children reported to be missing in Xinjiang, to prove that they haven't been forcibly separated from their parents. Those promises have not been met, reports John Sudworth.
The first time China made a public promise to help find Kalbinur Tursan's children was in 2019.
"If you have people who have lost their children, you give me the names," China's then-ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, told the BBC in a live television interview in July that year.
Source: BBC #Jun22
https://t.co/0lM86wKncr
#China #Xinjiang #Children
Over the past two years, the Chinese authorities have repeatedly promised to help trace any children reported to be missing in Xinjiang, to prove that they haven't been forcibly separated from their parents. Those promises have not been met, reports John Sudworth.
The first time China made a public promise to help find Kalbinur Tursan's children was in 2019.
"If you have people who have lost their children, you give me the names," China's then-ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, told the BBC in a live television interview in July that year.
Source: BBC #Jun22
https://t.co/0lM86wKncr
#China #Xinjiang #Children
#PoliceState #WhiteTerror
HK Police Intercept #Elderly in Wheelchair
On July 1, 2021, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man, #LeungKinFai, passed away after kniving a policeman and stabbing himself in Causeway Bay. One week after, police were still stationed in the area, in order to stop citizens from paying tribute to Leung.
On July 7, 2021, an elderly lady in wheelchair was selling some small packets of white champaca outside the Sogo Department Store. She told InMedia that she has "read the news" and felt sorry for the incident. She said Leung died innocently and his sacrifice was in vain.
The elderly lady said she is not afraid of the police, "The police should be fear of the citizens, but not the other way round."
She said, "Hong Kong is getting worse and worse". She hoped that the city can "become as free as before" and encouraged Hongkongers to hang on and persevere, in order to welcome hope.
Source: InMedia #Jul7
https://bit.ly/3qPubvK
#AsiasFinest
HK Police Intercept #Elderly in Wheelchair
On July 1, 2021, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man, #LeungKinFai, passed away after kniving a policeman and stabbing himself in Causeway Bay. One week after, police were still stationed in the area, in order to stop citizens from paying tribute to Leung.
On July 7, 2021, an elderly lady in wheelchair was selling some small packets of white champaca outside the Sogo Department Store. She told InMedia that she has "read the news" and felt sorry for the incident. She said Leung died innocently and his sacrifice was in vain.
The elderly lady said she is not afraid of the police, "The police should be fear of the citizens, but not the other way round."
She said, "Hong Kong is getting worse and worse". She hoped that the city can "become as free as before" and encouraged Hongkongers to hang on and persevere, in order to welcome hope.
Source: InMedia #Jul7
https://bit.ly/3qPubvK
#AsiasFinest
#PublicSentiment
HK Man Can't Stand "Police Harbouring Criminals" Knifes Officer and Kills Himself
#LeungKinFai is the man who passed away on July 1, 2021. It was reported that he knifed a policeman before stabbing himself on the right chest. He died at around 23:20.
According to sources, he was a merchandizing manager in a big firm Vitasoy and lived with his parents. He has no record of mental history nor debt.
According to the police, he left behind a usb stick which contains documents regarding his funeral preparation, handover of job responsibilities, and the arrangement of his assets.
Other files documented his discontent towards the Hong Kong Police Force. These include the police harbouring the criminals.
Source: Stand News #July2
https://thestandnews.page.link/6iUMZfQH8rCsaMuD8
#Hongkongers #July1Protest #Sacrifice #Martyr #Death
HK Man Can't Stand "Police Harbouring Criminals" Knifes Officer and Kills Himself
#LeungKinFai is the man who passed away on July 1, 2021. It was reported that he knifed a policeman before stabbing himself on the right chest. He died at around 23:20.
According to sources, he was a merchandizing manager in a big firm Vitasoy and lived with his parents. He has no record of mental history nor debt.
According to the police, he left behind a usb stick which contains documents regarding his funeral preparation, handover of job responsibilities, and the arrangement of his assets.
Other files documented his discontent towards the Hong Kong Police Force. These include the police harbouring the criminals.
Source: Stand News #July2
https://thestandnews.page.link/6iUMZfQH8rCsaMuD8
#Hongkongers #July1Protest #Sacrifice #Martyr #Death
The break up with its student union reminds of changes of University of Hong Kong in 10 years
A lot can change in 10 years.
Ten years ago in 2011, I just became a student at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
Like other students, we looked forward to the university life. We wanted to grow in knowledge and complete “the five things of university life”. To fully utilise the time in university to live another future might well be the hopes of many youngsters at the time.
Read our fully translated article here:
https://telegra.ph/The-break-up-with-its-student-union-reminds-of-changes-of-University-of-Hong-Kong-in-10-years-06-22
Source: Stand News #May02
#AlexChow #freedom #persevere #HKU #HKUSU
A lot can change in 10 years.
Ten years ago in 2011, I just became a student at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
Like other students, we looked forward to the university life. We wanted to grow in knowledge and complete “the five things of university life”. To fully utilise the time in university to live another future might well be the hopes of many youngsters at the time.
Read our fully translated article here:
https://telegra.ph/The-break-up-with-its-student-union-reminds-of-changes-of-University-of-Hong-Kong-in-10-years-06-22
Source: Stand News #May02
#AlexChow #freedom #persevere #HKU #HKUSU
How China bought Cambridge
One of the first places Professor Stephen Toope visited as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University was the Chinese embassy in London. He posed for photographs with ambassador Liu Xiaoming and the two men discussed furthering the ‘golden era’ of China-UK relations. Shortly after that 2017 meeting, Toope told Xinhua, China’s state news agency: ‘There will be more opportunities to engage actively with China, a country with an extraordinarily growing influence which a university like Cambridge must pay attention to.’
Source: Spectator #Jul10
https://t.co/oTtNBzFPAt
#China #British #Cambridge
One of the first places Professor Stephen Toope visited as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University was the Chinese embassy in London. He posed for photographs with ambassador Liu Xiaoming and the two men discussed furthering the ‘golden era’ of China-UK relations. Shortly after that 2017 meeting, Toope told Xinhua, China’s state news agency: ‘There will be more opportunities to engage actively with China, a country with an extraordinarily growing influence which a university like Cambridge must pay attention to.’
Source: Spectator #Jul10
https://t.co/oTtNBzFPAt
#China #British #Cambridge
Honoring Jimmy Lai
The Committee to Protect Journalists was founded 40 years ago to fight for journalists who are “attacked, imprisoned or killed.” In this spirit, the CPJ on Monday announced it is honoring Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai with its 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award. Mr. Lai, the founder, owner and contributor to the Apple Daily newspaper, won’t be able to accept the award in person because he sits in prison in Hong Kong.
The CPJ honor comes after another police raid on the newsroom last week. Five Apple Daily execs were arrested, and two—editor-in-chief Ryan Law and chief executive officer Cheung Kim-hung—were charged under the new national security law and thus denied bail. The CPJ notes that Mr. Lai “fights for the right of his Apple News organization to publish freely, even as China and its backers in Hong Kong use every tool to quash them.”
Source: WSJ #Jun21
https://www.wsj.com/articles/honoring-jimmy-lai-11624248153
#JimmyLai #Journalist #Freedom #Award
The Committee to Protect Journalists was founded 40 years ago to fight for journalists who are “attacked, imprisoned or killed.” In this spirit, the CPJ on Monday announced it is honoring Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai with its 2021 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award. Mr. Lai, the founder, owner and contributor to the Apple Daily newspaper, won’t be able to accept the award in person because he sits in prison in Hong Kong.
The CPJ honor comes after another police raid on the newsroom last week. Five Apple Daily execs were arrested, and two—editor-in-chief Ryan Law and chief executive officer Cheung Kim-hung—were charged under the new national security law and thus denied bail. The CPJ notes that Mr. Lai “fights for the right of his Apple News organization to publish freely, even as China and its backers in Hong Kong use every tool to quash them.”
Source: WSJ #Jun21
https://www.wsj.com/articles/honoring-jimmy-lai-11624248153
#JimmyLai #Journalist #Freedom #Award
#Court
#Opinion: Tong Ying-Kit Case Puts "Liberate Hong Kong" Slogan on Trial, with a Predetermined Verdict
Source: Simon Shen facebook #Jul7
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#Opinion: Tong Ying-Kit Case Puts "Liberate Hong Kong" Slogan on Trial, with a Predetermined Verdict
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#Opinion: Tong Ying-Kit Case Puts "Liberate Hong Kong" Slogan on Trial, with a Predetermined Verdict
[Editor's note:
24-year-old Tong Ying-kit is the first person to be charged under the National Security Law in Hong Kong, for displaying a flag with the words "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" on his motorbike and driving towards police officers. The trial is now underway.
The following is an opinion article published by #SimonShen, a public intellectual specialized in international relations, on July 7, 2021.]
"On the surface, this is a case against the man #TongYingKit.
To the Hong Kong authorities, however, this case will effectively set the legal characterization for the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times".
This is exactly why the Department of Justice insisted not to allow a trial by jury. Instead, they turned it into a trial by "designated National Security judges", giving them the power to determine the definition of the slogan.
With such an arrangement, the outcome is a foregone conclusion to nearly every observer. No matter what kind of outrageous scenes would happen during the proceedings, when all is said and done, the slogan would become a legally banned phrase, having been deemed unlawful by the 'British-designed judiciary system'.
After all, what would be the alternative? If the courts determined that "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times" is not equivalent to "Hong Kong independence", then wouldn't it defeat the purpose of establishing the HKSAR National Security Law?
Thus, the authorities had first determined the desired verdict, then began rummaging through the records to dig up evidence that match their narrative.
This process is the exact opposite of the logical reasoning that the world is accustomed to; unfortunately, this is the norm in China. And this is has now become our times."
Source: Simon Shen facebook #Jul7
Read original article in full: patreon.com/posts/53365694
#NationalSecurityLaw #KangarooCourt #CrimeOfSpeech
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Prosecutors Deny Hongkongers' Right to Jury Trial; Judge Has Difficulties in Comprehending Law Written in English
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29698
#Opinion: National Security Law Turns Hong Kong Into a Launchpad for China's Legal Terrorism
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22449
#Opinion: Tong Ying-Kit Case Puts "Liberate Hong Kong" Slogan on Trial, with a Predetermined Verdict
[Editor's note:
24-year-old Tong Ying-kit is the first person to be charged under the National Security Law in Hong Kong, for displaying a flag with the words "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times" on his motorbike and driving towards police officers. The trial is now underway.
The following is an opinion article published by #SimonShen, a public intellectual specialized in international relations, on July 7, 2021.]
"On the surface, this is a case against the man #TongYingKit.
To the Hong Kong authorities, however, this case will effectively set the legal characterization for the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times".
This is exactly why the Department of Justice insisted not to allow a trial by jury. Instead, they turned it into a trial by "designated National Security judges", giving them the power to determine the definition of the slogan.
With such an arrangement, the outcome is a foregone conclusion to nearly every observer. No matter what kind of outrageous scenes would happen during the proceedings, when all is said and done, the slogan would become a legally banned phrase, having been deemed unlawful by the 'British-designed judiciary system'.
After all, what would be the alternative? If the courts determined that "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times" is not equivalent to "Hong Kong independence", then wouldn't it defeat the purpose of establishing the HKSAR National Security Law?
Thus, the authorities had first determined the desired verdict, then began rummaging through the records to dig up evidence that match their narrative.
This process is the exact opposite of the logical reasoning that the world is accustomed to; unfortunately, this is the norm in China. And this is has now become our times."
Source: Simon Shen facebook #Jul7
Read original article in full: patreon.com/posts/53365694
#NationalSecurityLaw #KangarooCourt #CrimeOfSpeech
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See also:
Prosecutors Deny Hongkongers' Right to Jury Trial; Judge Has Difficulties in Comprehending Law Written in English
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29698
#Opinion: National Security Law Turns Hong Kong Into a Launchpad for China's Legal Terrorism
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22449
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Prosecutors Deny Hongkongers' Right to Jury Trial; Judge Has Difficulties in Comprehending Law Written in English
24-year-old #TongYingKit is the first person in Hong Kong charged with national security violation. On July 1, 2020, he displayed…
Prosecutors Deny Hongkongers' Right to Jury Trial; Judge Has Difficulties in Comprehending Law Written in English
24-year-old #TongYingKit is the first person in Hong Kong charged with national security violation. On July 1, 2020, he displayed…
#FailedState #Discrimination
Discriminatory Treatment: HK Authorities Approve Pro-Beijing Events while Banning Pro-democracy March
In 2021, the annual July 1 March was for the first time banned by the police. While the authorities used epidemic prevention as a reason to ban public events, the flag raising ceremony and the cocktail reception celebrating the establishment of the HKSAR were exempted.
According to the Home Affairs Department, celebrating the "Hong Kong-China reunification" is a key event.
Source: Stand News, #Jun30
https://bit.ly/3yVCuJq
#GatheringBan #FlagRaising #July1 #July1Protest
Discriminatory Treatment: HK Authorities Approve Pro-Beijing Events while Banning Pro-democracy March
In 2021, the annual July 1 March was for the first time banned by the police. While the authorities used epidemic prevention as a reason to ban public events, the flag raising ceremony and the cocktail reception celebrating the establishment of the HKSAR were exempted.
According to the Home Affairs Department, celebrating the "Hong Kong-China reunification" is a key event.
Source: Stand News, #Jun30
https://bit.ly/3yVCuJq
#GatheringBan #FlagRaising #July1 #July1Protest
#Solidarity #Hongkongers
Paul Zimmerman: I will not immigrate and will keep trying
Since news has been spreading in Hong Kong that the government would disqualify the directly elected district councilors who did not take the oath of allegiance for the Basic Law and would demand them to return their entire salary.
A resignation wave has since taken place. As of July 12, 2021, at least 204 district councilors had left.
In the Southern District Council, there are only four members remaining. The vice chairperson #PaulZimmerman sighed, "Suddenly it's all gone, it's sad."
Zimmerman said he will not immigrate nor leave:
"I want to get good things done, that's the only reason I am here, changing the harbour, changing heritage, changing street market."
Source: InMedia #Jul13
https://bit.ly/2U6EY8T
#Resignation #DistrictCouncils #OathofOffice #Intimidation
Paul Zimmerman: I will not immigrate and will keep trying
Since news has been spreading in Hong Kong that the government would disqualify the directly elected district councilors who did not take the oath of allegiance for the Basic Law and would demand them to return their entire salary.
A resignation wave has since taken place. As of July 12, 2021, at least 204 district councilors had left.
In the Southern District Council, there are only four members remaining. The vice chairperson #PaulZimmerman sighed, "Suddenly it's all gone, it's sad."
Zimmerman said he will not immigrate nor leave:
"I want to get good things done, that's the only reason I am here, changing the harbour, changing heritage, changing street market."
Source: InMedia #Jul13
https://bit.ly/2U6EY8T
#Resignation #DistrictCouncils #OathofOffice #Intimidation
#InternationalRelations
Switching from China's “One Belt One Road” to the United States' "B3W", Italian Foreign Minister: US is more important than China
Source: Stand News #Jun29
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Switching from China's “One Belt One Road” to the United States' "B3W", Italian Foreign Minister: US is more important than China
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Switching from China's “One Belt One Road” to the United States' "B3W", Italian Foreign Minister: US is more important than China
United States stated in mid-June that it had established a global infrastructure plan called Build Back Better World (B3W), which compete with “One Belt One Road” from China. Italy, one of members from “One Belt One Road”, after joining B3W this year the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio publicly indicated yesterday, although Italy and China have the trading and historical relationship, however this is absolutely not comparable.
Italy joined the “One Belt One Road” in 2019, is the first G& countries participate the project. According to Politico, Italy joined the project during the reign of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the former government hoped to use this to attract Chinese investment to revitalize its economy that has stagnated for decades. According to Reuters, the United States has previously expressed concern about Italy joining the China-led “One Belt One Road” initiative.
Source: Stand News #Jun29
https://bit.ly/3k5BGgW
#Italy #UnitedStates #B3W #OneBeltOneRoad #G7 #China #Economy
Switching from China's “One Belt One Road” to the United States' "B3W", Italian Foreign Minister: US is more important than China
United States stated in mid-June that it had established a global infrastructure plan called Build Back Better World (B3W), which compete with “One Belt One Road” from China. Italy, one of members from “One Belt One Road”, after joining B3W this year the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio publicly indicated yesterday, although Italy and China have the trading and historical relationship, however this is absolutely not comparable.
Italy joined the “One Belt One Road” in 2019, is the first G& countries participate the project. According to Politico, Italy joined the project during the reign of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the former government hoped to use this to attract Chinese investment to revitalize its economy that has stagnated for decades. According to Reuters, the United States has previously expressed concern about Italy joining the China-led “One Belt One Road” initiative.
Source: Stand News #Jun29
https://bit.ly/3k5BGgW
#Italy #UnitedStates #B3W #OneBeltOneRoad #G7 #China #Economy
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美國曾於 6 月中表明設立名為 Build Back Better World (簡稱 B3W) 的全球基建計...
British-branded schools in China forced to teach Beijing curriculum to ensure ‘right’ thinking
British-branded private schools in China will be forced to abandon their curricula and teach only lessons approved by Beijing as part of a broader push led by president Xi Jinping to ensure the ‘right’ thinking.
International schools – some linked to institutions such as Harrow and Dulwich – must now teach the same lessons as China’s state-run public schools from kindergarten to grade nine.
Private schools must “uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China,” according to the new regulations.
Source: The Telegraph #Jul10
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/10/british-branded-schools-china-forced-teach-beijing-curriculum/
#British #School #China #Beijing
British-branded private schools in China will be forced to abandon their curricula and teach only lessons approved by Beijing as part of a broader push led by president Xi Jinping to ensure the ‘right’ thinking.
International schools – some linked to institutions such as Harrow and Dulwich – must now teach the same lessons as China’s state-run public schools from kindergarten to grade nine.
Private schools must “uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China,” according to the new regulations.
Source: The Telegraph #Jul10
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/10/british-branded-schools-china-forced-teach-beijing-curriculum/
#British #School #China #Beijing
Bachelet seeks Xinjiang trip amid reports of Uighur persecution
UN human rights chief Michele Bachelet has said she hopes to agree terms for a visit this year to China, including its Xinjiang region, to look into reports of serious violations against the Uighur minority.
“I continue to discuss with China modalities for a visit, including meaningful access, to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,” Bachelet said on Monday, addressing the opening of a Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
Source: Aljazerra #Jun21
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/21/bachelet-seeks-2021-xinjiang-visit-amid-alleged-rights-abuses
#China #Bachelet #Xinjiang #Uighur
UN human rights chief Michele Bachelet has said she hopes to agree terms for a visit this year to China, including its Xinjiang region, to look into reports of serious violations against the Uighur minority.
“I continue to discuss with China modalities for a visit, including meaningful access, to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,” Bachelet said on Monday, addressing the opening of a Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
Source: Aljazerra #Jun21
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/21/bachelet-seeks-2021-xinjiang-visit-amid-alleged-rights-abuses
#China #Bachelet #Xinjiang #Uighur
#FirstHand #July15
25 months since the Passing of #YellowRaincoatMan
A sign that appeared on July 15, 2021 in Admiralty, Hong Kong reads: “If we give up now, our friends who had passed away would not forgive us.”
#MarcoLeung, the Yellow Raincoat Man, fell from a shopping mall on June 15, 2019, calling on fellow Hongkongers to resist the erosion of rights and freedom and the suppression by authorities. The next day, 2 million Hongkongers took it to the street to voice support for the 5 demands, which include the withdrawal of extradition to China and the implementation of duo universal suffrage in Hong Kong.
Two years went by, the situation in Hong Kong has only worsened with the authorities' continuous crackdown on civil society, journalists and any pro-democracy civilian including students and teachers.
On July 15, 2021, police filled the site where a memorial of the yellow raincoat man takes place every month among pro-democracy Hongkongers.
#WinterOnFire #PacificPlace #PoliceState #Remembrance #Martyr
25 months since the Passing of #YellowRaincoatMan
A sign that appeared on July 15, 2021 in Admiralty, Hong Kong reads: “If we give up now, our friends who had passed away would not forgive us.”
#MarcoLeung, the Yellow Raincoat Man, fell from a shopping mall on June 15, 2019, calling on fellow Hongkongers to resist the erosion of rights and freedom and the suppression by authorities. The next day, 2 million Hongkongers took it to the street to voice support for the 5 demands, which include the withdrawal of extradition to China and the implementation of duo universal suffrage in Hong Kong.
Two years went by, the situation in Hong Kong has only worsened with the authorities' continuous crackdown on civil society, journalists and any pro-democracy civilian including students and teachers.
On July 15, 2021, police filled the site where a memorial of the yellow raincoat man takes place every month among pro-democracy Hongkongers.
#WinterOnFire #PacificPlace #PoliceState #Remembrance #Martyr
#PoliceState
#Taiwan #Scholar refutes HK government's labelling of police knifing incident as “local terrorism”
Source: HKCnews; #Jul7
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#Taiwan #Scholar refutes HK government's labelling of police knifing incident as “local terrorism”
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#Taiwan #Scholar refutes HK government's labelling of police knifing incident as “local terrorism”
In less than 4 hours after the police knifing incident took place in Causeway Bay on 1 July, 2021, the Hong Kong government's Secretary for Security #ChrisTang, hastily concluded the attack as a “lone-wolf terrorist act”.
Tang further condemned those attempted to pay tribute to the deceased man, calling such action as “glorifying terrorism and encouraging violence."
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary #JohnLee warned citizens against what he called "local terrorism" in his first blog post as the city’s second ranking official.
Taiwan scholar, #ShihChienGu who specializes in global counter-terrorism, however, considered such allegations unfounded.
He did not agree that public mourning advocates terrorism. Instead, he asked the Hong Kong Government to investigate reasons for the incident to render public sympathy.
Shih further explained that there are two basic concepts to Terrorism, one is whether it causes panic in society and the other is whether it has a political purpose.
The man who knifed the police officer didn’t cause social alarm. If the action was out of the man's discontentment, it is neither politically driven.
Shih opined that the assault against pro-democracy protesters in Yuen Long on 21 July 2019 was a terrorist attack as it shocked and provoked panic in local community. If the collusion between assailants and police is evident, the attack could be deemed a “state terrorism”. That is to say, the regime is using illegal means to intimidate its own people.
Shih Chien-yu is a guest professor in the Taiwan Tsinghua University.
Source: HKCnews; #Jul7
https://bit.ly/3wEWRZT
#StateTerrorism #Propaganda #WhiteTerror #Censorship
#Taiwan #Scholar refutes HK government's labelling of police knifing incident as “local terrorism”
In less than 4 hours after the police knifing incident took place in Causeway Bay on 1 July, 2021, the Hong Kong government's Secretary for Security #ChrisTang, hastily concluded the attack as a “lone-wolf terrorist act”.
Tang further condemned those attempted to pay tribute to the deceased man, calling such action as “glorifying terrorism and encouraging violence."
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary #JohnLee warned citizens against what he called "local terrorism" in his first blog post as the city’s second ranking official.
Taiwan scholar, #ShihChienGu who specializes in global counter-terrorism, however, considered such allegations unfounded.
He did not agree that public mourning advocates terrorism. Instead, he asked the Hong Kong Government to investigate reasons for the incident to render public sympathy.
Shih further explained that there are two basic concepts to Terrorism, one is whether it causes panic in society and the other is whether it has a political purpose.
The man who knifed the police officer didn’t cause social alarm. If the action was out of the man's discontentment, it is neither politically driven.
Shih opined that the assault against pro-democracy protesters in Yuen Long on 21 July 2019 was a terrorist attack as it shocked and provoked panic in local community. If the collusion between assailants and police is evident, the attack could be deemed a “state terrorism”. That is to say, the regime is using illegal means to intimidate its own people.
Shih Chien-yu is a guest professor in the Taiwan Tsinghua University.
Source: HKCnews; #Jul7
https://bit.ly/3wEWRZT
#StateTerrorism #Propaganda #WhiteTerror #Censorship