Mass Protest in Washington, US Representative Calls for Punishment for CCP as Transnational Organized Crime Group
More than 10 pro-democracy groups assembled in front of the US Capitol on 1 October in protest of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tyrannical rule. A number of members of the US Congress attended the demonstration in support of the cause. A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives demanding that the CCP be designated as a transnational organized crime group, prosecuted, and punished.
Over 10 organizations from Washington and New York gathered in front of the US Capitol in protest of the CCP’s persecution of the Uyghurs and the Tibetans, erosion of freedom in Hong Kong, suppression of dissidents, and bullying and intimidating Taiwan by military means. Hundreds attended the demonstration, including a number of Hongkongers, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and pro-democracy Chinese activists.
Speaking at the demonstration, Democratic representative Tom Suozzi thanked the participants for exposing what the CCP had done. “No new movies, fancy pamphlets, sanitized history, or trade deals will make these [acts by the CCP] palatable. We must be aware of the threat the CCP poses to all those around the world who love freedom as well as to Chinese citizens,” said Suozzi.
Republican representative Scott Perry said he would hold the CCP responsible for what they had done. He introduced a bill at the Congress the same day, asking that the CCP be designated as a transnational organized crime (TOC) group, and prosecuted and punished as such. “The CCP is detaining people against their will, altering cultures, damaging or eradicating languages, coercively harvesting organs, building concentration camps, and so on and so forth. And yet, they are getting away with these by virtue of being the legitimate ruler of China when in fact it is a criminal group subjecting China to oppressive rule. We need to define them as such and hand out fitting punishment to them,” he said.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct02
#US #China #CCP #HongKong #Uyghurs #Tibetans #USCongress #TomSuozzi #ScottPerry #Protest
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More than 10 pro-democracy groups assembled in front of the US Capitol on 1 October in protest of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) tyrannical rule. A number of members of the US Congress attended the demonstration in support of the cause. A bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives demanding that the CCP be designated as a transnational organized crime group, prosecuted, and punished.
Over 10 organizations from Washington and New York gathered in front of the US Capitol in protest of the CCP’s persecution of the Uyghurs and the Tibetans, erosion of freedom in Hong Kong, suppression of dissidents, and bullying and intimidating Taiwan by military means. Hundreds attended the demonstration, including a number of Hongkongers, Tibetans, Uyghurs, and pro-democracy Chinese activists.
Speaking at the demonstration, Democratic representative Tom Suozzi thanked the participants for exposing what the CCP had done. “No new movies, fancy pamphlets, sanitized history, or trade deals will make these [acts by the CCP] palatable. We must be aware of the threat the CCP poses to all those around the world who love freedom as well as to Chinese citizens,” said Suozzi.
Republican representative Scott Perry said he would hold the CCP responsible for what they had done. He introduced a bill at the Congress the same day, asking that the CCP be designated as a transnational organized crime (TOC) group, and prosecuted and punished as such. “The CCP is detaining people against their will, altering cultures, damaging or eradicating languages, coercively harvesting organs, building concentration camps, and so on and so forth. And yet, they are getting away with these by virtue of being the legitimate ruler of China when in fact it is a criminal group subjecting China to oppressive rule. We need to define them as such and hand out fitting punishment to them,” he said.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct02
#US #China #CCP #HongKong #Uyghurs #Tibetans #USCongress #TomSuozzi #ScottPerry #Protest
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50 US Senators urged US-Taiwan Trade Agreement to counterbalance China's economic dominance in Indo-Pacific Region
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50 US Senators urged US-Taiwan Trade Agreement to counterbalance China's economic dominance in Indo-Pacific Region
A total of fifty US Senators from the Republican and the Democratic Parties, accounting for more than half of the Senate, sent a joint letter to the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday [01 October]. The letter states that Taiwan is a long-term economic partner as well as a safe ally of the US, and called for a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between two countries as soon as possible. This is part of the from the Congress to the US government to counter China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan expressed gratitude to the US Congress for showing bipartisan support for Taiwan once again.
42 Republican Party Senators and 8 Democratic Party Senators participated in the joint petition, including the co-chairs of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, James Inhofe and Robert Menendez along with US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman, Jim Risch. The letter stated that they believed this is the time to negotiate trade agreements with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region. A time when the US was seeking to promote an initiative for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Therefore, they strongly recommend having formal trade agreement negotiations with Taiwan.
The letter also stated that Taiwan is the 11th largest trade partner with the US, showing the ability to maintain its economic partnership with the US. Also, Taiwan is supporting approximately 208,000 jobs in the US and this number could increase after the signing of a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement.
#Taiwan #US #TradeNegotiation #Economy #USCongress #USsenators #JointStatement
Source: Apple Daily #Oct02
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201002/JEPPYE7VURB3LPUXYNMPEXVST4/
A total of fifty US Senators from the Republican and the Democratic Parties, accounting for more than half of the Senate, sent a joint letter to the US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Thursday [01 October]. The letter states that Taiwan is a long-term economic partner as well as a safe ally of the US, and called for a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between two countries as soon as possible. This is part of the from the Congress to the US government to counter China. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan expressed gratitude to the US Congress for showing bipartisan support for Taiwan once again.
42 Republican Party Senators and 8 Democratic Party Senators participated in the joint petition, including the co-chairs of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, James Inhofe and Robert Menendez along with US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations chairman, Jim Risch. The letter stated that they believed this is the time to negotiate trade agreements with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region. A time when the US was seeking to promote an initiative for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Therefore, they strongly recommend having formal trade agreement negotiations with Taiwan.
The letter also stated that Taiwan is the 11th largest trade partner with the US, showing the ability to maintain its economic partnership with the US. Also, Taiwan is supporting approximately 208,000 jobs in the US and this number could increase after the signing of a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement.
#Taiwan #US #TradeNegotiation #Economy #USCongress #USsenators #JointStatement
Source: Apple Daily #Oct02
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201002/JEPPYE7VURB3LPUXYNMPEXVST4/
Pandemic is an opportunity for Canada to reduce economic dependence on China
Now that COVID-19 has disrupted international supply chains, when Canada rebuilds, it should be toward an economy less integrated with China's.
Increasingly, signs are showing that China is taking advantage of the COVID-19 chaos to extend its influence globally. Post-pandemic, it will likely only get more powerful and assertive against a Western world mired in social and economic mayhem.
As Canada restarts its economy, the government would be wise to guide companies toward diversified markets. It needs to further cultivate alternative trading partners, such as fast-growing India and Brazil, and those with similar values, such as the European Union. And it needs to do so actively and aggressively.
Source: CBC #Oct02
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-ethan-lou-china-trade-1.5743475
#Canada #ChinaTradePartner #China #Covid19
Now that COVID-19 has disrupted international supply chains, when Canada rebuilds, it should be toward an economy less integrated with China's.
Increasingly, signs are showing that China is taking advantage of the COVID-19 chaos to extend its influence globally. Post-pandemic, it will likely only get more powerful and assertive against a Western world mired in social and economic mayhem.
As Canada restarts its economy, the government would be wise to guide companies toward diversified markets. It needs to further cultivate alternative trading partners, such as fast-growing India and Brazil, and those with similar values, such as the European Union. And it needs to do so actively and aggressively.
Source: CBC #Oct02
https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-ethan-lou-china-trade-1.5743475
#Canada #ChinaTradePartner #China #Covid19
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Former Reporter Charged with Rioting in Hong Kong: Losing the 612 Fund is Like Losing a Backing
Since 2019, the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund have been providing financial support to the pro-democracry protesters arrested in the #AntiELAB movement in Hong Kong. On August 18, 2021, the Fund annouced that they would suspend their operation. Their record shows that there are still 1,274 ongoing cases as of May 2021.
Ari (a pseudonym), who was previously a #AppleDaily reporter and currently unemployed, was charged with rioting during the AntiELAB movement in 2019. She is one of the arrested persons receiving support from the 612 Fund.
She described the 612 Fund as a firm backing the arrested people who were unsure about their future and struggle to live normally. The Fund relieved part of their financial burden; however, after the suspension of the Fund, Ari would hesitate before filing a legal review, if she would be convicted.
Source: InMediaHK #Oct02
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#612Fund #612HumantarianReliefFund #Court #Freedom #Trial #Riots #Appeal
Former Reporter Charged with Rioting in Hong Kong: Losing the 612 Fund is Like Losing a Backing
Since 2019, the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund have been providing financial support to the pro-democracry protesters arrested in the #AntiELAB movement in Hong Kong. On August 18, 2021, the Fund annouced that they would suspend their operation. Their record shows that there are still 1,274 ongoing cases as of May 2021.
Ari (a pseudonym), who was previously a #AppleDaily reporter and currently unemployed, was charged with rioting during the AntiELAB movement in 2019. She is one of the arrested persons receiving support from the 612 Fund.
She described the 612 Fund as a firm backing the arrested people who were unsure about their future and struggle to live normally. The Fund relieved part of their financial burden; however, after the suspension of the Fund, Ari would hesitate before filing a legal review, if she would be convicted.
Source: InMediaHK #Oct02
https://bit.ly/3aoZeY3
#612Fund #612HumantarianReliefFund #Court #Freedom #Trial #Riots #Appeal
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【牆外的人5】失業記者身負暴動罪：失612似失去後盾 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導） 8 月 18 日，為反送中被捕者提供經濟援助的 612 人道支援基金，宣佈將停止運作。根據 612 提供的數據，截止 5 月尾，尚有 1,274 宗案件未結案，而受支援的還柙者、在囚者和他們的親友，以
Former District Councillors Participated in Demonstration in the UK
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Former District Councillors Participated in Demonstration in the UK
Oct 1 is the China National Day. More than 100 HKers gathered for an assembly at Piccadilly Gardens in #Manchester, #UK. Event organisers included former Tuen Mun #DistrictCouncillor (DC) Chris Tsang Chun-Hing and Former Wan Chai DC Clara Cheung. They both mentioned that #HKers should promote our local culture in the UK.
The event lasted for half an hour and was hosted by Abingo, Social Media Page #ManchesteHongKong administrator. Aged 30, he arrived UK half a year ago with a BN(O) visa. He explained that the assembly's theme is "#WeUnion", as the speakers combined with #valiant and #PRN, hoping that HKers would not be easily separated.
Former DC: Build the culture and identity from daily to arts
Chris Tang, former Tuen Mun DC, was one of the organisers. He arrived UK a few months ago with BN(O). He used "#MIRROR", a Hong Kong Cantopop boy group, as an example that there were cheering events in London which stated that HKers could export the culture in daily life in the UK. He also hoped to become a bridge between people in the UK and HKers, building up linkage with them and letting people in the UK to understand the Hong Kong situation.
Clara Cheung, Former Wan Chai DC, was also one of the organisers. She was previously an art curator and she actively integrated art into community while at the position. She indicated that the Hong Kong cultural sector was discussing how to bring Hong Kong cultural art to the world. And that "HKers are now scattered across the world". As long as we proactively create artworks, it will build HKers identity. She also believed that HKers should communicate with other exile people who have similar ideas and share cultural assets such as Cantopop, Hong Kong food as well as stories. Throughout the interaction, HKers can build their own culture.
Editor note: In the #AntiELAB movement in 2019, Hong Kong protesters are classified into 2 groups - "the valiant" and "the PRN". "Valiant" refers to people in the frontline who clash directly with the police. "PRN" means "peaceful, rational, nonviolent" people who support peaceful rallies and marches.
#ChinaNationalDay #SelfIdentity #HKculture #BNO
Source: Stand News, HKU #Oct02
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Oct 1 is the China National Day. More than 100 HKers gathered for an assembly at Piccadilly Gardens in #Manchester, #UK. Event organisers included former Tuen Mun #DistrictCouncillor (DC) Chris Tsang Chun-Hing and Former Wan Chai DC Clara Cheung. They both mentioned that #HKers should promote our local culture in the UK.
The event lasted for half an hour and was hosted by Abingo, Social Media Page #ManchesteHongKong administrator. Aged 30, he arrived UK half a year ago with a BN(O) visa. He explained that the assembly's theme is "#WeUnion", as the speakers combined with #valiant and #PRN, hoping that HKers would not be easily separated.
Former DC: Build the culture and identity from daily to arts
Chris Tang, former Tuen Mun DC, was one of the organisers. He arrived UK a few months ago with BN(O). He used "#MIRROR", a Hong Kong Cantopop boy group, as an example that there were cheering events in London which stated that HKers could export the culture in daily life in the UK. He also hoped to become a bridge between people in the UK and HKers, building up linkage with them and letting people in the UK to understand the Hong Kong situation.
Clara Cheung, Former Wan Chai DC, was also one of the organisers. She was previously an art curator and she actively integrated art into community while at the position. She indicated that the Hong Kong cultural sector was discussing how to bring Hong Kong cultural art to the world. And that "HKers are now scattered across the world". As long as we proactively create artworks, it will build HKers identity. She also believed that HKers should communicate with other exile people who have similar ideas and share cultural assets such as Cantopop, Hong Kong food as well as stories. Throughout the interaction, HKers can build their own culture.
Editor note: In the #AntiELAB movement in 2019, Hong Kong protesters are classified into 2 groups - "the valiant" and "the PRN". "Valiant" refers to people in the frontline who clash directly with the police. "PRN" means "peaceful, rational, nonviolent" people who support peaceful rallies and marches.
#ChinaNationalDay #SelfIdentity #HKculture #BNO
Source: Stand News, HKU #Oct02
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Hong Kong demonstrators in London and Liverpool: we only remember the shot Tsang Chi-Kin on the 1st October.
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Hong Kong demonstrators in London and Liverpool: we only remember the shot Tsang Chi-Kin on the 1st October.
October 1st marks the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Hong Kong residents demonstrated in London, Liverpool and other cities in the United Kingdom. In London, the Hong Kong Liberty, together with other groups of Hongkongers, Tibetans, and Uyghurs held a joint rally and march, which were attended by about 1,000 people. Winnie, a participant, expressed her belief that this day is not a day to celebrate for the Hongkongers. “I believe that many Hongkongers, starting from 1st October, will only remember Tsang Chi Kin, (the youngster in exile) who was shot with a live bullet (not the Chinese National Day)”.
At the rally, Finn Lau, who is wanted by the Hong Kong police and living in exile in the UK, said that Hongkongers, Tibetans and Uyghurs are all victims and that we are united in organising today's rally to amplify our voices so that the international community can hear them more easily. “Never give up the faith.”
Source: Stand News #Oct02
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#HongKongers #HongKongersinUK #ChineseNationalDay #ChineseNationalDayDemonstrations #UK #London # Liverpool #HongKongLiberty
October 1st marks the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Hong Kong residents demonstrated in London, Liverpool and other cities in the United Kingdom. In London, the Hong Kong Liberty, together with other groups of Hongkongers, Tibetans, and Uyghurs held a joint rally and march, which were attended by about 1,000 people. Winnie, a participant, expressed her belief that this day is not a day to celebrate for the Hongkongers. “I believe that many Hongkongers, starting from 1st October, will only remember Tsang Chi Kin, (the youngster in exile) who was shot with a live bullet (not the Chinese National Day)”.
At the rally, Finn Lau, who is wanted by the Hong Kong police and living in exile in the UK, said that Hongkongers, Tibetans and Uyghurs are all victims and that we are united in organising today's rally to amplify our voices so that the international community can hear them more easily. “Never give up the faith.”
Source: Stand News #Oct02
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#HongKongers #HongKongersinUK #ChineseNationalDay #ChineseNationalDayDemonstrations #UK #London # Liverpool #HongKongLiberty
Taiwan angered by Chinese air force's largest ever incursion
Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island's air defence zone.
Taiwan, a democratically governed island that is claimed by China, has complained for more than a year of repeated missions near it by China's air force, often in the southwestern part of its air defence zone close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.
Taiwanese fighters scrambled against 38 Chinese aircraft in two waves on Friday, the Taiwan Defence Ministry said. It said Taiwan sent combat aircraft to warn away the Chinese aircraft, while missile systems were deployed to monitor them.
Source: Reuters #Oct02
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/taiwan-reports-largest-ever-incursion-by-chinese-air-force-2021-10-02/
#Taiwan #China #Aircraft #Defense
Taiwan sharply criticised China on Saturday after Beijing marked the founding of the People's Republic of China with the largest ever incursion by the Chinese air force into the island's air defence zone.
Taiwan, a democratically governed island that is claimed by China, has complained for more than a year of repeated missions near it by China's air force, often in the southwestern part of its air defence zone close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.
Taiwanese fighters scrambled against 38 Chinese aircraft in two waves on Friday, the Taiwan Defence Ministry said. It said Taiwan sent combat aircraft to warn away the Chinese aircraft, while missile systems were deployed to monitor them.
Source: Reuters #Oct02
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/taiwan-reports-largest-ever-incursion-by-chinese-air-force-2021-10-02/
#Taiwan #China #Aircraft #Defense