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Taiwan arrested two retired air force officers, reportedly had contacts with Hong Kong businessman and spy for China

Source: Stand News #Aug19

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Taiwan arrested two retired air force officers, reportedly had contacts with Hong Kong businessman and spy for China

According to Taiwan media reports, a retired Air Force major general and a retired lieutenant colonel suspected of breaching the Taiwan National Security Act were arrested. They were accused of involving in a spy ring in Taiwan, which were organised by a businessman from Hong Kong, surnamed Tse, appointed by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (Guangzhou division). Tse secretly build up relationships with retired military officers, including these two suspects, for China under the guise of doing business in Taiwan. The Taiwan media described this as “the largest espionage case in the history”.

Taiwan Apple Daily quoted source as saying that the investigation unit found that the Guangzhou branch of Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission sent a Hong Kong businessman surnamed Tse to Taiwan since 2012, under the pretext of business but recruiting crews for China intelligence unit in reality. The businessman contacted Chien Yao-tung and Wei Hsien-yi in 2016 and start to cultivate relationships with active and retired senior military officers. Besides of arranging banquets and gifts, the military officers were also invited to visit Guangdong to meet China officials.

Source: Stand News #Aug19

https://bit.ly/3DPVmN3

#Taiwan #Airforce #MilitaryOfficer #China #Spy #Espionage
China culture crackdown a sign of 'profound' political change - commentary

China's crackdown on celebrity culture and its moves to rein in giant internet firms are a sign of "profound" political changes under way in the country, a prominent blogger said in a post widely circulated across state media.

The Chinese government has recently taken action against what it has described as "chaotic" online fan club culture, and has also punished celebrities for tax evasion and other offences.

In a wide-ranging series of interventions in the economy, it has also promised to tackle inequality, "excessively high" incomes, soaring property prices and profit-seeking education institutions.

Source: Reuters #Aug31

https://reut.rs/2WvtGMV

#China #Crackdown #Profound #Chaotic
Johnson may block Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker

Boris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as they warned Beijing was on the brink of initiating a new “cold war”.

Tony Abbott, the former prime minister of Australia recruited by Johnson to advise on post-Brexit trade, said he was heartened by a review being launched into the takeover of Welsh microchip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab by Nexperia and suggested it meant the process could be paused.

Johnson had asked his national security adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, to look into the sale after previously being accused of acquiescing to the deal by not scrutinising it more closely, particularly given the semiconductor industry’s geopolitical prominence.

Source: The Guardian #Jul27

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/27/chinese-takeover-of-uks-largest-computer-chip-maker-may-be-blocked

#Johnson #UK #Chip #ColdWar
#Solidarity
Mime Pro-democrscy Demonstration in
#Nottingham, Hongkongers in #UK Preserve Memory of 8.31 Prince Edward Attack

Source: Stand News; 移英日記 facebook #Aug29

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Mime Pro-democrscy Demonstration in
#Nottingham, Hongkongers in #UK Preserve Memory of 8.31 Prince Edward Attack

2021 marks the second anniversary of the 8.31 Prince Edward Attack by the police in 2019. As Hong Kong is under the tight grip of authoritarian control, there are no large scale memorial activities planned.

Overseas Hongkongers told their fellow Hongkongers that they have not forgotten this date.

In UK on August 29, 2021, the group "Nottingham Stands With Hong Kong" presented a large-scale silent skit titled "We Are the Chosen One", recreating scene after scene of heart-rending moments from the 2019 Anti-ELAB protests.

Participants posted photos and videos of the skit on Facebook, noting that "there are things that can't be done in Hong Kong now. We understand. So leave it to us overseas people."

The group explained that they wanted to preserve the memory of the events; however, it was even more important that the international community knows what happened in Hong Kong. "It doesn't matter if you're in Hong Kong or overseas. As long as you're a true Hongkonger, our hearts will be connected, and we'll remember what we promised to each other. See you under the Pot!"

Video from Nottingham Stands With Hong Kong: https://www.facebook.com/NottsStandsWithHK/posts/585861336158559

Source: Stand News; 移英日記 facebook #Aug29

https://www.thestandnews.com/international/ab%E7%B4%80%E5%BF%B5-831-%E5%85%A9%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4-%E5%9C%A8%E8%8B%B1%E6%B8%AF%E4%BA%BA%E8%88%89%E8%BE%A6%E9%BB%98%E5%8A%87%E8%A8%98%E4%BD%8F%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2

#CollectiveMemory #831PrinceEdward #StandWithHongKong
#Performance #Remembrance
#Conscience #Professionalism
HK Journalist Reporting Police Brutality Does Not Back Down Despite Threats

Source: Stand News #Aug30

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HK Journalist Reporting Police Brutality Does Not Back Down Despite Threats

Wanchai district councilor #LeungPakKin was a journalist for #RicePost on the scene of the 8.31 Prince Edward Attack, and had recorded video of the attack as it unfolded in 2019.

Earlier in August 2021, someone had mailed him a box cutter blade, along with a threatening letter: "Shut up about 8.31, and your family will stay safe".

In response to inquiries by Stand News, Leung saif that he will not keep quiet because of the letter. He says that the attack had been a collective memory of everyone, and it will not disappear simply because he stopped talking.

He elaborates on his thoughts on the letter on his Facebook page, stating that it didn't have to be him talking about the 8.31 attack by the police. "The video already showed everything. The people and events in the video are the most important [proof]. The violence dealt by the armed men in the video, whether they're reasonable, whether they're proportional - there's no need for me to say more."

Leung said that he had turned down all interviews since last year.

Source: Stand News #Aug30

https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%9B%BE%E6%8B%8D%E7%89%87%E7%B4%80%E9%8C%84-831-%E5%A4%AA%E5%AD%90%E7%AB%99%E5%85%A7%E6%83%85%E6%B3%81-%E6%A2%81%E6%9F%8F%E5%A0%85%E6%94%B6%E5%88%80%E7%89%87%E6%81%90%E5%9A%87%E4%BF%A1

#831PrinceEdward #WhiteTerror #Censorship #Threat #DistrictCouncillor #Journalism
Russian media: Taliban seniors meeting with Chinese ambassador 
 

According to the report, Afghanistan Taliban seniors meeting with Chinese ambassador in Afghanistan, discussed about local situation and safety of Chinese Embassy.  
 
The Paper News quoted from Russian TASS News Agency, spokesperson for the Taliban Political Office in Doha posted and stated, Taliban representatives met Chinese ambassador in Afghanistan Wang Yu in Kabul. They discussed about the situation of Afghanistan, issues of safety of Chinese Embassy and ambassadors, Chinese humanitarian assistance and bilateral relations.  
 
The spokesperson of Afghanistan Taliban indicated earlier, in which they want to keep good relationships with all countries including China and seek a friendly relation and develop economy with China.  
 
Source: Now News #Aug05  

https://news.now.com/home/international/player?newsId=447412&refer=Share 
 
#Taliban #Afghanistan #China #Embassy #Russia #Safety #Humanity  
China’s dodgy-debt double act

CHINA HAS been trying to clean up its bad corporate debts for years. Although it made some progress before the pandemic, the task often seems interminable, it remains crucial for the country’s long-run economic development—and for the growing ranks of global investors with exposure to Chinese stocks and bonds. The government insists it wants more market discipline and a transparent process for letting firms default without blowing up the financial system.

Now these claims are being tested by crises at Huarong, a state-run financial conglomerate, and Evergrande, the country’s largest property firm. Together they have some $540bn of liabilities, which they will struggle to repay. Their contrasting fates show that China’s approach is still driven by politics and improvisation not market forces and the rule of law.

Source: The Economist #Sep04

https://t.co/XD94fwjUHr
 
#China #Debt #Huarong #Evergrande
Morocco authorities arrest Uyghur activist at China’s request

Moroccan authorities have arrested a Uyghur activist in exile because of a Chinese terrorism warrant distributed by Interpol, according to information from Moroccan police and a rights group that tracks people detained by China.

Activists fear Yidiresi Aishan will be extradited to China and say the arrest is politically driven as part of a broader Chinese campaign to hunt down perceived dissidents outside its borders.

Morocco’s national security directorate said on Tuesday that a Chinese citizen was arrested after landing at Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca on 20 July, upon arrival from Istanbul.

Source: The Guardian #Jul28

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/28/morocco-authorities-arrest-uyghur-activist-at-chinas-request

#Moroccan #Uyghur #China #Arrest
National Security Police Raids June 4 Museum in Hong Kong, Damaging Exhibits and Locking Out Owner

Source: Stand News; InMedia #Sept9

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source: Stand News; InMedia #Sept9
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https://thestandnews.page.link/9NC1ojPHxEenYJiNA

https://bit.ly/3ng3Ffx

#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #NationalSecurityLaw
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Next Digital Directors Resign to Protect Staff: "When the freedom of expression has been eroded, no rights can be guaranteed"

Source: Stand News #Sept5

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Next Digital Directors Resign to Protect Staff: "When the freedom of expression has been eroded, no rights can be guaranteed"

#NextDigital is the parent company of #AppleDaily, a pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong that has been forced to shut down by the authorities in June 2021.

In the past few months, the Hong Kong police arrested the executives, editors and writers of Apple Daily; and charged the company's former CEO Cheung Kim-hung and Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law of breaching national security.

On Sunday, September 5, 2021, all four directors of Next Digital including chairman Ip Yut Kin announced their resignation in order to protect shareholders, creditors, employees and former employees.

In the statement, the directors pointed out that an orderly liquidation would serve the best interests of shareholders, creditors, staff and other stakeholders. Since the Hong Kong government has frozen Next Digital assets, the company cannot even pay the salary of their newspaper staff.

The latest statement of Next Digital also pointed out that "the Hong Kong government has never indicated which articles published by Apple Daily allegedly violated the National Security Law."

Next Digital condemned the government for spreading white terror, "This uncertainty created a climate of fear, resulting in many resignations among the remaining staff at the company in Hong Kong."

In closing the statement, the directors thanked all Apple Daily readers for not just their support, but also sharing their values and beliefs.

"You entrusted us with the work of journalism. You know well the free flow of information is key to a free society and a free market."

The statement also warned solemnly, "When the freedom of expression has eroded away, no rights can be guaranteed."

Source: Stand News; RTHK #Sept5

#Conscience #Integrity #MediaLandscape #JimmyLai
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Hong Kong Alliance Chairpersons Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State"

Source: NowTV; Stand News; Hong Kong Free Press #Sept10

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Hong Kong Alliance Chairpersons Charged with "Inciting Subversion of State"

On September 10, 2021, the Department of Justice (#DoJ) in Hong Kong laid charges of "Inciting subversion of state power" against the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, as well as its chairperson #LeeCheukYan, and co-chairs #AlbertHo and #ChowHangTung.

The Alliance was informed of the charges via the Hong Kong police, whose National Security department had yesterday carried off a large number of items from the Alliance's June 4 museum as evidence.

The case was brought to court on September 10, 2021. The court denied Chow's application for bail, while Lee and Ho have been detained for long under other charges relating to the pro-democracy movement.

[Editor's note: The same charge of "inciting subversion" were used by China against activists of the 1989 Tiananmen protests, which the Alliance commemorated in a candlelight vigil every year. It had not been applicable to Hong Kong until the introduction of the #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020.]

Source: NowTV; Stand News; Hong Kong Free Press #Sept10

https://thestandnews.page.link/zWbkF1EKaJhzPZJh6

https://www.facebook.com/hongkongfp/posts/4345088285578263

#June4 #Museum #WhiteTerror #WhiteWash #PoliticalSuppression #Intimidation #Regime #Tiananmen
Uyghur Man Draws 15-Year Prison Term for Contacting Uncles Overseas

A Uyghur man living in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was sent to an internment camp four years ago for the crime of speaking to relatives overseas, contradicting Chinese claims that Uyghur residents of the region are free to keep in touch with family members abroad, RFA has learned.

Eli Juma, a resident of the No. 5 Village of Imamlirim township in Aksu (in Chinese, Akesu) prefecture’s Uchturpan (Wushi) county, was detained and sent to a camp in early 2017 for speaking to his uncles Jelil Juma and Helil Juma, both of them living outside China, three years before.

“Yes, he was in contact with his uncles, in contact with his relatives,” a village police officer in Uchturpan confirmed to RFA in a recent interview. “He spoke to them on the phone. I believe it was in 2014,” the officer added, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons.

Source: RFA #Sep08

https://t.co/sWsJT46ToS

#Uyghur #Prison #China #XUAR
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