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Definant Hongkongers refuse to forget police brutality in pro-democracy movement
2200 | Prince Edward, Hong Kong
Since China's imposition of National Security Law in Hong Kong in June 2020, the authorities have been cracking down opposing voices in the city and any efforts made for freedom and democracy.
Putting their freedom on the line, some Hongkongers continued to find subtle ways to defend their rights to express themselves in a bid for democracy.
On the day where Hongkongers usually gather to pay tribute to citizens and pro-democracy advocates who suffered police brutality on August 31, 2019, some hid white flowers in their bags, some laid brocade at the subway station, while another man was sighted carrying a handbill that read, "it is sad today, but I will carry on the fight."
#NeverForget #NeverForgive #831Incident #PrinceEdward831 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
Source: First hand; #Aug31
Definant Hongkongers refuse to forget police brutality in pro-democracy movement
2200 | Prince Edward, Hong Kong
Since China's imposition of National Security Law in Hong Kong in June 2020, the authorities have been cracking down opposing voices in the city and any efforts made for freedom and democracy.
Putting their freedom on the line, some Hongkongers continued to find subtle ways to defend their rights to express themselves in a bid for democracy.
On the day where Hongkongers usually gather to pay tribute to citizens and pro-democracy advocates who suffered police brutality on August 31, 2019, some hid white flowers in their bags, some laid brocade at the subway station, while another man was sighted carrying a handbill that read, "it is sad today, but I will carry on the fight."
#NeverForget #NeverForgive #831Incident #PrinceEdward831 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
Source: First hand; #Aug31
#Solidarity
#Hongkongers across #UK pay tribute to #PoliceBrutality victims in #AntiELAB movement
On August 31, 2021, many HongKongers around UK assembled in #remembrance of the #831PrinceEdwardAttack, one of the most widely remembered incidents of police brutality during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
In #Cambridge, around 100 Hongkongers gathered at Parker’s Piece to pledge their continued support for the democratic movement in Hong Kong. At the end of the gathering, a young boy played the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong”, which resonated well with the crowd.
In #Edinburgh, a small street-side exhibition of protest art was on display. Organizers also set up a small Lennon wall, and many Hongkongers left notes to express their suppressed feelings.
The "Liberate Hong Kong; Revolution of our Times" protest flag also flew at gatherings in #Reading and #Bristol, where Hongkongers assembled to pray, and find support and solidarity in each other.
Source: #FirstHand
Photos used with permission of netizens
#Hongkongers across #UK pay tribute to #PoliceBrutality victims in #AntiELAB movement
On August 31, 2021, many HongKongers around UK assembled in #remembrance of the #831PrinceEdwardAttack, one of the most widely remembered incidents of police brutality during the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement.
In #Cambridge, around 100 Hongkongers gathered at Parker’s Piece to pledge their continued support for the democratic movement in Hong Kong. At the end of the gathering, a young boy played the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong”, which resonated well with the crowd.
In #Edinburgh, a small street-side exhibition of protest art was on display. Organizers also set up a small Lennon wall, and many Hongkongers left notes to express their suppressed feelings.
The "Liberate Hong Kong; Revolution of our Times" protest flag also flew at gatherings in #Reading and #Bristol, where Hongkongers assembled to pray, and find support and solidarity in each other.
Source: #FirstHand
Photos used with permission of netizens
Taiwan government seeks to rectify country listing of Taiwanese films mis-labelled as "Chinese Taipei" at the Venice Film Festival
Source: Stand News #Aug11
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Taiwan government seeks to rectify country listing of Taiwanese films mis-labelled as "Chinese Taipei" at the Venice Film Festival
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (MOFA) said at a virtual press briefing yesterday (August 10) that it had asked the Venice Film Festival to correct the country listing of two Taiwanese films mis-labelled as "Chinese Taipei". The two films submitted to the 78th Venice Film Festival, which will be open on September 1, are Chung Mong-hong directed "The Falls" and Tsai Ming-liang's documentary "The Night". MOFA said the request is to ensure that these films are not "unreasonably suppressed" to diminish Taiwan's sovereignty.
The MOFA said that the two participating films were submitted to the organisers under the country name of Taiwan, but were altered to "Chinese Taipei" on the official website without the consent of the applicants, after China protested to the Italian organisers. The MOFA and its representative office in Italy had immediately request a correction upon awaiting of this, but have yet to get a response from the organisers.
Source: Stand News #Aug11
https://bit.ly/3Bpqi4H
#Taiwan #China #Italy #ChineseTaipei #MinistryOfForeignAffairs #VeniceFilmFestival #Sovereignty
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan (MOFA) said at a virtual press briefing yesterday (August 10) that it had asked the Venice Film Festival to correct the country listing of two Taiwanese films mis-labelled as "Chinese Taipei". The two films submitted to the 78th Venice Film Festival, which will be open on September 1, are Chung Mong-hong directed "The Falls" and Tsai Ming-liang's documentary "The Night". MOFA said the request is to ensure that these films are not "unreasonably suppressed" to diminish Taiwan's sovereignty.
The MOFA said that the two participating films were submitted to the organisers under the country name of Taiwan, but were altered to "Chinese Taipei" on the official website without the consent of the applicants, after China protested to the Italian organisers. The MOFA and its representative office in Italy had immediately request a correction upon awaiting of this, but have yet to get a response from the organisers.
Source: Stand News #Aug11
https://bit.ly/3Bpqi4H
#Taiwan #China #Italy #ChineseTaipei #MinistryOfForeignAffairs #VeniceFilmFestival #Sovereignty
China will soon surpass Russia as a nuclear threat –senior U.S. military official
China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States' top nuclear threat, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday, warning that the two countries have no mechanisms to avert miscommunication.
U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas Bussiere, the deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear arsenal, said China's development of nuclear capabilities "can no longer be aligned" with its public claim that it wants to maintain a minimum nuclear deterrent.
"There's going to be a point, a crossover point, where the number of threats presented by China will exceed the number of threats that currently Russia presents," Bussiere told an online forum.
Source: Retuers #Aug28
https://t.co/7KM4nfknwu
#China #Russia #Nuclear #US
China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States' top nuclear threat, a senior U.S. military official said on Friday, warning that the two countries have no mechanisms to avert miscommunication.
U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas Bussiere, the deputy commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear arsenal, said China's development of nuclear capabilities "can no longer be aligned" with its public claim that it wants to maintain a minimum nuclear deterrent.
"There's going to be a point, a crossover point, where the number of threats presented by China will exceed the number of threats that currently Russia presents," Bussiere told an online forum.
Source: Retuers #Aug28
https://t.co/7KM4nfknwu
#China #Russia #Nuclear #US
During Latest Exchange, China Presents US With 2 Lists of Grievances
On July 25 and 26, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was in Tianjin, China. While the State Department read-out characterized the trip as “meetings with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other PRC officials,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry made it clear that Sherman’s primary interlocutor was Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, the official responsible for North American affairs.
According to Xinhua, China’s state media agency, Xie presented Sherman with two lists: the “List of U.S. Wrongdoings that Must Stop” and the “List of Key Individual Cases that China Has Concerns With.” The full lists were not made available publicly, but Xinhua provided a summary.
Source: The Diplomat #Jul26
https://t.co/B9SzLOWTyQ
#China #US #Grievances #Tianjin
On July 25 and 26, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman was in Tianjin, China. While the State Department read-out characterized the trip as “meetings with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other PRC officials,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry made it clear that Sherman’s primary interlocutor was Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, the official responsible for North American affairs.
According to Xinhua, China’s state media agency, Xie presented Sherman with two lists: the “List of U.S. Wrongdoings that Must Stop” and the “List of Key Individual Cases that China Has Concerns With.” The full lists were not made available publicly, but Xinhua provided a summary.
Source: The Diplomat #Jul26
https://t.co/B9SzLOWTyQ
#China #US #Grievances #Tianjin
#Solidarity
Hongkongers in Toronto Present Flowers at Prince Edward MTR Display in Memory of 8.31 Attack; Frontliner Shares Experiences of Protests, Encourages Supporters to Remain United
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Hongkongers in Toronto Present Flowers at Prince Edward MTR Display in Memory of 8.31 Attack; Frontliner Shares Experiences of Protests, Encourages Supporters to Remain United
On August 31, 2021, Hongkongers gathered at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Canada to commemorate the #831PrinceEdwardAttack, which took place two years ago in Hong Kong.
The event was organized by Canada-Hong Kong Link (#CHKL), who had decorated a nearby wall to resemble an exit of Hong Kong's Prince Edward MTR station, and attendees presented flowers in memory of the terrifying attack by riot police officers against passengers inside the station that evening two years ago.
Also on display is a replica of a banner sign held up by a first-aider during the attack, demanding police to respect the humanitarian right for the injured to receive medical attention.
Videos of the first-aider pleading in tears with police - and the police ignoring him through locked gates - was among many that had gone viral on the night of the attack, stoking the city's anger against the escalating police brutality.
This video and others taken during the attack was also shown at the rally, as well as interviews with victims of the attack. CHKL president #GloriaFung said that they want to remind attendees of what happened in Hong Kong that night; more importantly, "We want to show all Hongkongers that we have never forgotten Hong Kong, and we will never give up speaking up for Hong Kong on the international stage."
In preparation for the upcoming Canadian federal election this month, CHKL had also organized a nationwide survey on foreign policy and national security issues, particularly towards China. The results is set to be announced next week, and Fung expects it to send a clear message to all political parties of the concerns shared among Canadian Hongkongers, as well as other groups under the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party.
Also speaking at the meeting was Hei, A frontline protester who had moved to Canada, shared stories of his experience in the protests. He said that he felt unity in the city that he never felt before, even though he was a construction worker and assumed that he belonged to the lower class of society.
"That year was when I began to really identify with the label 'Hongkonger'," he said. "Hongkongers are actually still full of love, especially since the events of 2019; we care very much about the people around us."
Since the regime crushed the protests, however, Hei felt that the peaceful protesters thought the frontliners had gone missing. He hoped that they are not forgotten, even though they're no longer in the spotlight. "I hope all organizations and supporters of the movement can remain united," he said.
The title "frontliner" is sometimes a glorification, he says, but more often it's a responsibility. "This responsibility follows us for the rest of our lives," he says, "because we'll always be Hongkongers. We'll always stand in the frontline for all Hong Kong."
Photos: netizens
Full video of the rally: https://www.facebook.com/CHKLink/videos/457215711939067
#Aug31 #831PrinceEdward #PoliceBrutality #hkdarkage #speakup4hk #831hk
Hongkongers in Toronto Present Flowers at Prince Edward MTR Display in Memory of 8.31 Attack; Frontliner Shares Experiences of Protests, Encourages Supporters to Remain United
On August 31, 2021, Hongkongers gathered at Mel Lastman Square in Toronto, Canada to commemorate the #831PrinceEdwardAttack, which took place two years ago in Hong Kong.
The event was organized by Canada-Hong Kong Link (#CHKL), who had decorated a nearby wall to resemble an exit of Hong Kong's Prince Edward MTR station, and attendees presented flowers in memory of the terrifying attack by riot police officers against passengers inside the station that evening two years ago.
Also on display is a replica of a banner sign held up by a first-aider during the attack, demanding police to respect the humanitarian right for the injured to receive medical attention.
Videos of the first-aider pleading in tears with police - and the police ignoring him through locked gates - was among many that had gone viral on the night of the attack, stoking the city's anger against the escalating police brutality.
This video and others taken during the attack was also shown at the rally, as well as interviews with victims of the attack. CHKL president #GloriaFung said that they want to remind attendees of what happened in Hong Kong that night; more importantly, "We want to show all Hongkongers that we have never forgotten Hong Kong, and we will never give up speaking up for Hong Kong on the international stage."
In preparation for the upcoming Canadian federal election this month, CHKL had also organized a nationwide survey on foreign policy and national security issues, particularly towards China. The results is set to be announced next week, and Fung expects it to send a clear message to all political parties of the concerns shared among Canadian Hongkongers, as well as other groups under the persecution of the Chinese Communist Party.
Also speaking at the meeting was Hei, A frontline protester who had moved to Canada, shared stories of his experience in the protests. He said that he felt unity in the city that he never felt before, even though he was a construction worker and assumed that he belonged to the lower class of society.
"That year was when I began to really identify with the label 'Hongkonger'," he said. "Hongkongers are actually still full of love, especially since the events of 2019; we care very much about the people around us."
Since the regime crushed the protests, however, Hei felt that the peaceful protesters thought the frontliners had gone missing. He hoped that they are not forgotten, even though they're no longer in the spotlight. "I hope all organizations and supporters of the movement can remain united," he said.
The title "frontliner" is sometimes a glorification, he says, but more often it's a responsibility. "This responsibility follows us for the rest of our lives," he says, "because we'll always be Hongkongers. We'll always stand in the frontline for all Hong Kong."
Photos: netizens
Full video of the rally: https://www.facebook.com/CHKLink/videos/457215711939067
#Aug31 #831PrinceEdward #PoliceBrutality #hkdarkage #speakup4hk #831hk
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