Top US universities massively under-report funding from China and Russia
A recent report from the United States Department of Education (USDE) have brought to light top US universities that have massively under-reported funding they have received from China, Russia and other nations described as “foreign adversaries”. Out of the 12 universities under the investigations, Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Georgetown: all had financial dealings with Huawei, the Chinese tech giant that many US officials believe is a national security threat.
It is a legal requirement within the United States, that universities must disclose gifts or contracts from foreign sources that are US$250,000 (about HK$1.95 million) or above. However, this legislation, which was was established in 1986, has come under little federal oversight over decades. The USDE began investigating the universities, amid suspicion that they had failed to report millions of dollars from foreign sources such as China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. A scathing report was released on Tuesday, which further provided relevant information on issue.
The content of the report revealed that most of the universities that were investigated had financial dealings with Huawei, with at least one of them having ties directly linked to the Chinese Community Party. Others had deals with the Russian government and institutions in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The report did not identify which universities were connected to those entities. Since coming under federal scrutiny, the 12 universities disclosed a combined US$6.5 billion (about HK$50.7 billion) in unreported foreign funding.
#Huawei #NationalSecurity #Education #CCP #UnitedStates #USUniversity
Source: AppleDaily #Oct21
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201021/M46PHN6B5BDOVB6BMGDQJ73ZD4/
A recent report from the United States Department of Education (USDE) have brought to light top US universities that have massively under-reported funding they have received from China, Russia and other nations described as “foreign adversaries”. Out of the 12 universities under the investigations, Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Georgetown: all had financial dealings with Huawei, the Chinese tech giant that many US officials believe is a national security threat.
It is a legal requirement within the United States, that universities must disclose gifts or contracts from foreign sources that are US$250,000 (about HK$1.95 million) or above. However, this legislation, which was was established in 1986, has come under little federal oversight over decades. The USDE began investigating the universities, amid suspicion that they had failed to report millions of dollars from foreign sources such as China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. A scathing report was released on Tuesday, which further provided relevant information on issue.
The content of the report revealed that most of the universities that were investigated had financial dealings with Huawei, with at least one of them having ties directly linked to the Chinese Community Party. Others had deals with the Russian government and institutions in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The report did not identify which universities were connected to those entities. Since coming under federal scrutiny, the 12 universities disclosed a combined US$6.5 billion (about HK$50.7 billion) in unreported foreign funding.
#Huawei #NationalSecurity #Education #CCP #UnitedStates #USUniversity
Source: AppleDaily #Oct21
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201021/M46PHN6B5BDOVB6BMGDQJ73ZD4/
China’s treatment of Uighurs amounts to “genocide,” parliamentary subcommittee concludes
The House of Commons subcommittee on international human rights had its conclusion after hearing two days of testimony from witness that include “survivors of the government of China’s atrocities” in the region.
The subcommittee said that nearly two millions Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims were being detained and witnesses noted that this was the largest mass detention of a minority community since the Holocaust.
They also called on the federal government to recognize China’s actions in the region as genocide and to implement so-called Magnitsky legislation against officials responsible.
Source: The Star #Oct21
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/10/21/chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-amounts-to-genocide-parliamentary-subcommittee-concludes.html
#Xinjiang #China #Canada #Detentioncamp #Uighuro
The House of Commons subcommittee on international human rights had its conclusion after hearing two days of testimony from witness that include “survivors of the government of China’s atrocities” in the region.
The subcommittee said that nearly two millions Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims were being detained and witnesses noted that this was the largest mass detention of a minority community since the Holocaust.
They also called on the federal government to recognize China’s actions in the region as genocide and to implement so-called Magnitsky legislation against officials responsible.
Source: The Star #Oct21
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/10/21/chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-amounts-to-genocide-parliamentary-subcommittee-concludes.html
#Xinjiang #China #Canada #Detentioncamp #Uighuro
A CUHK student fled to Germany has a message to protesters, “Take care of yourselves, fight in your own way.”
A 22-year-old female CUHK student shared her exile experiences in Germany and her tough time, staying away from family and suffering from the sexual assault in refugee camp. Although she is eligible for a three-year residency permit in Germany, she feels conflicted while thinking of other protestors still in Hong Kong.
She hopes the German government can simplify the procedures of applying asylum for Hongkongers in the future and emulate the other counties in launching “lifeboat schemes”.
“Prepare for the worst, hope for the best,” she tells other protestors.
Source: Standnews #Oct21
#CUHK #German #SexualAssault #RefugeeCamp
https://telegra.ph/CUHK-student-living-in-exile-in-Germany-braving-the-harsh-winter-seeking-Wi-Fi-to-call-her-parents-reminded-of-tear-gas-by-firew-11-28
A 22-year-old female CUHK student shared her exile experiences in Germany and her tough time, staying away from family and suffering from the sexual assault in refugee camp. Although she is eligible for a three-year residency permit in Germany, she feels conflicted while thinking of other protestors still in Hong Kong.
She hopes the German government can simplify the procedures of applying asylum for Hongkongers in the future and emulate the other counties in launching “lifeboat schemes”.
“Prepare for the worst, hope for the best,” she tells other protestors.
Source: Standnews #Oct21
#CUHK #German #SexualAssault #RefugeeCamp
https://telegra.ph/CUHK-student-living-in-exile-in-Germany-braving-the-harsh-winter-seeking-Wi-Fi-to-call-her-parents-reminded-of-tear-gas-by-firew-11-28
Stalking, Surveillance, Blocking, Capturing - Experience of Chinese Human Rights Activists (and The New Norm in Hong Kong)
"I haven't had any visitors at my house for years, because they're downstairs, not allowing any diplomat, media worker, journalist, or so-called 'unstable individuals', to come to my house." Hu Jia said in a video interview with Stand News from her home in Beijing, while wearing a black blouse with the words "I want true universal suffrage".
Read our full translated article:
https://telegra.ph/Stalking-Surveillance-Blocking-Capturing---Experience-of-Chinese-Human-Rights-Activists-and-The-New-Norm-in-Hong-Kong-01-11
Source：Stand News #Oct21
#Stalking #Surveillance #Blocking #Capturing #ChineseHumanRights
"I haven't had any visitors at my house for years, because they're downstairs, not allowing any diplomat, media worker, journalist, or so-called 'unstable individuals', to come to my house." Hu Jia said in a video interview with Stand News from her home in Beijing, while wearing a black blouse with the words "I want true universal suffrage".
Read our full translated article:
https://telegra.ph/Stalking-Surveillance-Blocking-Capturing---Experience-of-Chinese-Human-Rights-Activists-and-The-New-Norm-in-Hong-Kong-01-11
Source：Stand News #Oct21
#Stalking #Surveillance #Blocking #Capturing #ChineseHumanRights
#PoliticalOppression #Disqualification
16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
#DistrictCouncil #DQ #Oath
Source: Stand News; #Oct21
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16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
#DistrictCouncil #DQ #Oath
Source: Stand News; #Oct21
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16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
16 pro-democracy district councillors have been disqualified from office after authorities ruled that their government-required oaths were invalid.
They are from New Territories West, and are the last batch of councillors to take their oaths, a new requirement created after the pro-democracy camp's landslide victory in 2019.
Across all 18 districts in Hong Kong, a total of 49 pro-democracy district councillors have been ousted due to their oaths being ruled as invalid. 6 councillors directly lost their seats.
In the district council elections in 2019, the democrats had won a historic victory, winning 389 seats among the 452 elected seats in the 18 districts.
However, the number of members of the Democrats has gradually decreased in the past 2 years, some due to prison sentences longer than 3 months, some due to the councillors themselves leaving Hong Kong.
It was the government's oath-taking requirement, however, that led to the largest drop in numbers of democratic councillors.
In July this year, the government made use of the media to indicate their intention to disqualify large numbers of district councillors, and those disqualified would have to pay back all of their salaries since taking office in 2020, a sum exceeding $1M HKD. In light of this threat, 260 district councillors have resigned.
#DistrictCouncil #PoliticalOppression #Oath #DQ
Source: Stand News; #Oct21
https://thestandnews.page.link/hnKqV2DR8Ev7wBVp6
see also:
District Council election results, Nov 25, 2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12233
https://www.facebook.com/BeWaterHongKong/posts/2519661708255300
16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
16 pro-democracy district councillors have been disqualified from office after authorities ruled that their government-required oaths were invalid.
They are from New Territories West, and are the last batch of councillors to take their oaths, a new requirement created after the pro-democracy camp's landslide victory in 2019.
Across all 18 districts in Hong Kong, a total of 49 pro-democracy district councillors have been ousted due to their oaths being ruled as invalid. 6 councillors directly lost their seats.
In the district council elections in 2019, the democrats had won a historic victory, winning 389 seats among the 452 elected seats in the 18 districts.
However, the number of members of the Democrats has gradually decreased in the past 2 years, some due to prison sentences longer than 3 months, some due to the councillors themselves leaving Hong Kong.
It was the government's oath-taking requirement, however, that led to the largest drop in numbers of democratic councillors.
In July this year, the government made use of the media to indicate their intention to disqualify large numbers of district councillors, and those disqualified would have to pay back all of their salaries since taking office in 2020, a sum exceeding $1M HKD. In light of this threat, 260 district councillors have resigned.
#DistrictCouncil #PoliticalOppression #Oath #DQ
Source: Stand News; #Oct21
https://thestandnews.page.link/hnKqV2DR8Ev7wBVp6
see also:
District Council election results, Nov 25, 2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12233
https://www.facebook.com/BeWaterHongKong/posts/2519661708255300
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【DQ 區議員】新西宣誓鄺俊宇等 16 人無效 至今 326 民主派議員失議席 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞
政府要求區議員宣誓，最後一批新界西宣誓亦有結果，再多 16 名民主派區議員被 DQ，包括民主黨「主選派」鄺俊宇...
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All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers
Source: Stand News #Oct21
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All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers
Source: Stand News #Oct21
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All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
The Hong Kong government announced yesterday that all citizens are required to record their visit with LeaveHomeSafe before entering government buildings and offices, such as public libraries, sports centres, museums, etc. It will be strictly enforced starting from November.
The Hospital Authority (HA) and the Police Force said that the new rule covers the HA Headquarters, public hospital administrative buildings, police headquarters, and police stations.
The Society for Community Organization said that many homeless people rely on the drinking water and showering facilities in government sports halls, and sometimes need to visit government offices for various procedures. However, most of them do not have a smartphone or even a mobile phone. As a result, many had expressed anxiety about making LeaveHomeSafe mandatory for these facilities.
When LeaveHomeSafe was first released in November last year, government officials said using it would be voluntary, and only a convenience for one's own visits electronically. However, days afterwards, officials stated on a radio programme that they would not rule out making it compulsory.
Updates: The government has announced that cemeteries, public toilets, public bathhouse and rubbish collection points are exempted.
Editor's note: LeaveHomeSafe is a digital contact tracing app launched by the Hong Kong Government in response to the pandemic, for recording visit history (eg. date, time, and venue). Unlike many countries who made their app open-source and welcomed public scrutiny, Hong Kong's app is proprietary, and its privacy statement acknowledges that user records would be uploaded and stored by the government.
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers #BigData #Privacy
Source: Stand News #Oct21
https://bit.ly/3ErUfCS
see also: HK Gov't's COVID-tracing App Keeps Visit Records For Up to 7 Years and Shares Data with Enforcement Personnel
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29224
All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
The Hong Kong government announced yesterday that all citizens are required to record their visit with LeaveHomeSafe before entering government buildings and offices, such as public libraries, sports centres, museums, etc. It will be strictly enforced starting from November.
The Hospital Authority (HA) and the Police Force said that the new rule covers the HA Headquarters, public hospital administrative buildings, police headquarters, and police stations.
The Society for Community Organization said that many homeless people rely on the drinking water and showering facilities in government sports halls, and sometimes need to visit government offices for various procedures. However, most of them do not have a smartphone or even a mobile phone. As a result, many had expressed anxiety about making LeaveHomeSafe mandatory for these facilities.
When LeaveHomeSafe was first released in November last year, government officials said using it would be voluntary, and only a convenience for one's own visits electronically. However, days afterwards, officials stated on a radio programme that they would not rule out making it compulsory.
Updates: The government has announced that cemeteries, public toilets, public bathhouse and rubbish collection points are exempted.
Editor's note: LeaveHomeSafe is a digital contact tracing app launched by the Hong Kong Government in response to the pandemic, for recording visit history (eg. date, time, and venue). Unlike many countries who made their app open-source and welcomed public scrutiny, Hong Kong's app is proprietary, and its privacy statement acknowledges that user records would be uploaded and stored by the government.
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers #BigData #Privacy
Source: Stand News #Oct21
https://bit.ly/3ErUfCS
see also: HK Gov't's COVID-tracing App Keeps Visit Records For Up to 7 Years and Shares Data with Enforcement Personnel
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29224
#US Government Condemns the Beijing and the Hong Kong Authorities for the Continued Erosion of Freedoms in Hong Kong
#NedPrice #SinoBritishJointDeclaration
Source: US Department of the State #Oct21
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Source: US Department of the State #Oct21
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#US Government Condemns the Beijing and the Hong Kong Authorities for the Continued Erosion of Freedoms in Hong Kong
On October 21, 2021, the Department of the State of the United States issued a press release, condemning the "continued erosion of human rights and fundamental freedoms" in Hong Kong.
The US government expressed concerns over the "increase in politically-motivated prosecutions, including through the National Security Law, targeting Hong Kong’s teachers, labor unions, lawyers, journalists, health care workers, student unions, and individual citizens."
Ned Price, the department spokeperson, called on "the Beijing and Hong Kong authorities to release those unjustly detained and cease their crackdown on peaceful civil society organizations," and urge Beijing to "abide by its treaty obligations in the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
Source: US Department of the State #Oct21
https://www.state.gov/on-the-continued-erosion-of-freedoms-in-hong-kong/
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16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31310
#NedPrice #SinoBritishJointDeclaration
On October 21, 2021, the Department of the State of the United States issued a press release, condemning the "continued erosion of human rights and fundamental freedoms" in Hong Kong.
The US government expressed concerns over the "increase in politically-motivated prosecutions, including through the National Security Law, targeting Hong Kong’s teachers, labor unions, lawyers, journalists, health care workers, student unions, and individual citizens."
Ned Price, the department spokeperson, called on "the Beijing and Hong Kong authorities to release those unjustly detained and cease their crackdown on peaceful civil society organizations," and urge Beijing to "abide by its treaty obligations in the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
Source: US Department of the State #Oct21
https://www.state.gov/on-the-continued-erosion-of-freedoms-in-hong-kong/
Related article
16 More District Councillors Disqualified over Oath-Taking; Total of 326 Pro-Dem Seats Lost
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31310
#NedPrice #SinoBritishJointDeclaration
United States Department of State
On the Continued Erosion of Freedoms in Hong Kong - United States Department of State
The United States remains seriously concerned at the continued erosion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including political participation, in Hong Kong.