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Commissioner's Office of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the U.S. for interfering when requesting release of Pro-democracy Politian

Hong Kong police has recently arrested the chairwoman of Central and Western District Council Cheng Lai-king for "seditious intention" under a colonial-era law which many legal professionals considered it a breach of human rights.

Human Rights Watch, an international NGO, has also spoken on the matter, calling the arrest a political persecution. China's Commissioner's Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the accusation and claimed that such comment was an "interference" and expressed "solemn opposition".

Read the Statement by Human Rights Watch:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19056

These Chinese officials stationed in Hong Kong returned their criticism by claiming that "U.S. politicians and related authorities" made "carping comments on the work of the police, confusing right and wrong and neglecting the rule of law". These Beijing representatives also stressed that no demands could become the reason of law offence and criminal activities, and no identities could become the amulet with which one escaped the punishments by law. They believed the politicians affiliated with the U.S. connived and shielded criminal acts without limits, as they politicalise common issues with the law, and exposed their deeply- rooted ideological discrimination, hypocritical double standards and their ill intention to see Hong Kong run into chaos.

Source: Now News #Mar29
https://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=386022

#CCP #Beijing #SinoUS #HRW #ForeignMinistry
#FailedState #WuhanPneumonia #HouseholdQuarantine
Hong Kong Government Fails to Update List of Household Quarantine Cases Since March 16

Contrary to the detailed information compiled by the Macau authorities, the Hong Kong government has not been updating the list of buildings in Hong Kong, where household quarantine is taking place, since March 16. The Health Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government blamed it on the inadequate manpower they have.

Source: InMedia #Mar29
https://bit.ly/2wN15FL
Oscars Dumped by Hong Kong’s TVB After China Censorship Order

The city’s largest TV network TVB, has broadcast the Academy Awards on its English-language channel every year since 1969, when musical ‘Oliver!’ won Best Picture. However, other local broadcasters in Hong Kong including Now TV, Viu TV and Cable TV also don’t have the broadcast rights.

The awards will take place in Los Angeles on April 25. “Do Not Split,” which chronicles the 2019 demonstrations against China’s tightening grip over the former British territory, was nominated for best short documentary.

The Communist Party’s propaganda department told all local media outlets to scrap live broadcasts of the Oscars.

Source: Bloomberg #Mar29

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-29/oscars-dumped-by-hong-kong-s-tvb-after-china-censorship-order #uk

#Oscars #TVB #HongKong #DoNotSplit #ChinaPropaganda
#Misrepresentation #ChineseSocialMedia
#ASICS Japan and #HugoBoss Denounce Pro-China Statement Purportedly Posted by their China Branch on #Weibo

Source: Apple Daily #Mar29

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#ASICS Japan and #HugoBoss Denounce Pro-China Statement Purportedly Posted by their China Branch on #Weibo

Since March 25, 2021, Chinese state media and netizens have been attacking multiple international apparel brands for previously vowing to not use #XinjiangCotton, due to human rights concerns.

The discontented Chinese netizens have initiated a series of boycotts, forcing public figures from celebrities to sport teams to cut ties with the brands which have voiced concern over forced labour issues and human rights breaches committed by the PRC in Xinjiang.

Whereas Hugo Boss's Weibo account claimed that "Xinjiang cotton was one of the best cotton in the world"; its head office clarified that the statement was unauthorised, alluding to a misappropriation committed by the China's branch.

Meanwhile, a similar incident happened to ASICS, a Japanese sports shoe brand.

Like Hugo Boss, the Weibo account of ASICS posted a pro-China message that read "our brand firmly opposes all actions of discrediting or spreading rumour of China"; however, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the headquarters of ASICS at Kobe in Japan denounced the statement.

According to ASICS Japan, the statement on the Chinese social media platform Weibo was published without the head office's permission and does not reflect to the company's official stance.

ASICS reiterates that their supply for the Australian Olympics team does not contain any Xinjiang cotton and was not manufactured in Xinjiang.

The pro-China statement has been removed from Weibo on the morning of March 29, 2021. Meanwhile, Chinese actor Li Yifeng suspend his contract with the brand after ASICS clarifies their stance.

Source: Apple Daily #Mar29

https://hk.appledaily.com/entertainment/20210329/7TQGGBTT4ZGUHBHW5GOCHVFABI/

#Japan #China #XinjiangCotton #ForcedLabour #LiYifeng
Tankie Man: The Pro-Democracy Hong Kongers Standing Up to Western Communists

When a still unidentified man stepped in front of a line of tanks that were leaving Tiananmen Square the day after the massacre that killed around 1,000 student protesters, it was at the risk of his life. The same cannot be said for modern day pro-democracy activists, who are standing up to modern day tankies — that’s Western, often young, supporters of communist, authoritarian regimes — considering most of the battling is taking place online.

Source: The Diplomat #Mar29

https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/tankie-man-the-pro-democracy-hong-kongers-standing-up-to-western-communists/

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Huawei is sanctioned by the US with a fall in profit, believing lacking a key factor.

Source: ChannelC #Mar29

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Huawei is sanctioned by the US with a fall in profit, believing lacking a key factor.

#Mengwenzhou, the deputy chairwoman and CFO of #Huawei, once again showed up at the group performance meeting after returning to #China.

Under the #US sanction on Huawei and the shortage of chips, Huawei's income in the previous year was reduced by almost 30%, to around 637 billion dollars (in RMB, same below). It is the first fall in the revenue since the record was publicised.

Last year's net profit raised by 75.9%, to 113.7 billion dollars, in which, the sale of a smartphone department to a government-led consortium took account of around 57.4 billion dollars. With a subsidy of 2.57 billion dollars from the government, a total of 60.8 billion dollars of other income was recorded, increasing 87 times from the previous year, being the reason for net profit.

With the deduction of the other income, the net profit was slightly higher than 52.9 billion dollars, reduced by almost 20% year-to-year.

According to the data from a market research organisation, Omdia, Huawei shipped 35 million smartphones only, which plunged by 81.6% from the previous year. The market share fell from 14.7% in 2020 to 2.6% in 2021.

Huawei's consumer business resulted in a hit, and the revenue was reduced by 49.6% from last year to 243.4 billion dollars.

Source: ChannelC #Mar29

https://bit.ly/3wJkfca
Solomon Islands and China to sign security agreement, Australia, New Zealand worry about stability in region

Source: SBS Australia #Mar29

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Solomon Islands and China to sign security agreement, Australia, New Zealand worry about stability in region

At a glance:

- Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has said publicly that a security cooperation agreement with China has been finalised and is ready to be signed, and has texted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison about the development. Sogavare also said that Morrison’s criticism of the country's agreement with China is 'very insulting'.

- Australia's High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, Lachie Strahan, said on a social media site that Australia was concerned about a security cooperation agreement to be signed between the Solomon Islands and China

- The agreement is seen as potentially leading to the establishment of a Chinese military base in the Solomon Islands.

- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman in Beijing, Wang Wenbin, asked rhetorically, “Who is building the militarised cabal that will bring the risk of nuclear proliferation to the Pacific?”

-Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare said the country's security cooperation agreement with China has been finalised and is ready to be signed.
Australia, New Zealand, and the United States have expressed concern about a possible security cooperation agreement between the Solomon Islands and China, which could lead to the establishment of a Chinese military base in the Pacific Islands Region.

Source: SBS Australia #Mar29

https://www.sbs.com.au/chinese/cantonese/zh-hant/as-concerns-grow-over-solomon-islands-china-pact-here-s-how-it-could-impact-the-pacific-region

#AsiaPacific #PacificIslandsRegion #Oceania #China #SolomonIslands #Australia #ChineseForeignMinistry #WangWenbin #ManassehSogavare #ScottMorrison #Chinesemilitarybase #securitycooperationagreement