Opinions of China low
Canadians continue to feel positive about its Asia-Pacific neighbours – with one significant exception, an Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada national poll (AFP) has revealed.
The exception is China.
The country, increasingly defiant of the West in areas ranging from Hong Kong, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and Huawei 5G networks to the Meng Wanzhou arrest, the detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor and the origins of COVID-19, now scores only a 3.6 out of 10 in terms of favourability.
“Canadians clearly hold the view that Canada must move forward in Asia, but in a way that upholds our core values, respects human rights and sustainability, and provides economic benefits to all Canadians,” Beck said.
Soruce: Castanet #Nov27
https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/317690/Canadians-embrace-Asia-Pacific-neighbours-except-China-poll
#AFP #Canada #China #AsiaPacific
Canadians continue to feel positive about its Asia-Pacific neighbours – with one significant exception, an Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada national poll (AFP) has revealed.
The exception is China.
The country, increasingly defiant of the West in areas ranging from Hong Kong, the Uyghurs in Xinjiang and Huawei 5G networks to the Meng Wanzhou arrest, the detention of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor and the origins of COVID-19, now scores only a 3.6 out of 10 in terms of favourability.
“Canadians clearly hold the view that Canada must move forward in Asia, but in a way that upholds our core values, respects human rights and sustainability, and provides economic benefits to all Canadians,” Beck said.
Soruce: Castanet #Nov27
https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/317690/Canadians-embrace-Asia-Pacific-neighbours-except-China-poll
#AFP #Canada #China #AsiaPacific
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Opinions of China low
Canadians continue to feel positive about its Asia-Pacific neighbours – with one significant exception, an Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada national poll (AFP) has revealed.
China Imposes Steep Duties on Australian Wine due to "Trade Violation". Australian Says the Move Deals Major Blow on the Industries
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China Imposes Steep Duties on Australian Wine due to "Trade Violation". Australian Says the Move Deals Major Blow on the Industries
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) stated that its investigations had revealed that Australian wine exports breached China’s Anti-dumping Regulations, harming the local wine industry. MOFCOM would impose duties on Australian wine importers. Charges increase from 107.1% to 212.1% for the Australian wine in “containers of two litres or less”. The customs authority determined the cost.
Apart from the wine industry, other industries also suffered as a consequence of deteriorating China-Australia relations. China earlier cited “failed to meet environmental standards” as the reason to hold up 82 coal ships and 1,500 cargo crews at Chinese ports, involving AUD 1.1 billion of coal.
China-Australia relations have soured in recent years as both nations made moves at each other on the global stage. Australia has repeatedly criticized China’s human rights policies towards Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uyghurs. Since the national security law took effect in Hong Kong in early July, Australia has also made available "safe haven" policies for Hongkongers.
The move was not the first undertaken by China to target Australian products. The New York Times editorial opined that one of the key moments that turned China-Australia relations to the worse was when the Australian government made a statement at the start of the year calling for an independent inquiry into the source of COVID-19. China has since then gradually imposed restrictions on Australian imports. The editorial described this move as reflecting a “CCP-style globalization” policy: on the one hand promoting the opening up of countries, while on the other using threats to coerce other countries to follow China’s approach in different matters.
Besides actual trade moves, China has adopted increasingly hard-line expressions in its foreign policy addresses to Australia. The Five Eyes alliance, which Australia is part of, has previously called on China to reconsider their decision on Hong Kong Legislators disqualification, and was rebuked by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian, “No matter if they have five eyes or ten eyes, if they dare harm China's sovereignty, security and development interests, they should beware of their eyes being poked and blinded”
#wine #Australianwine #Australia #Aus #China #Antidumping #MOFCOM #MinistryofCommerce #CCP #FiveEyesAlliance #ZhaoLijian #HongKong #LegCoDisqualification
Source: Stand News #Nov27
https://bit.ly/2JYqXVG
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) stated that its investigations had revealed that Australian wine exports breached China’s Anti-dumping Regulations, harming the local wine industry. MOFCOM would impose duties on Australian wine importers. Charges increase from 107.1% to 212.1% for the Australian wine in “containers of two litres or less”. The customs authority determined the cost.
Apart from the wine industry, other industries also suffered as a consequence of deteriorating China-Australia relations. China earlier cited “failed to meet environmental standards” as the reason to hold up 82 coal ships and 1,500 cargo crews at Chinese ports, involving AUD 1.1 billion of coal.
China-Australia relations have soured in recent years as both nations made moves at each other on the global stage. Australia has repeatedly criticized China’s human rights policies towards Hong Kong and the Xinjiang Uyghurs. Since the national security law took effect in Hong Kong in early July, Australia has also made available "safe haven" policies for Hongkongers.
The move was not the first undertaken by China to target Australian products. The New York Times editorial opined that one of the key moments that turned China-Australia relations to the worse was when the Australian government made a statement at the start of the year calling for an independent inquiry into the source of COVID-19. China has since then gradually imposed restrictions on Australian imports. The editorial described this move as reflecting a “CCP-style globalization” policy: on the one hand promoting the opening up of countries, while on the other using threats to coerce other countries to follow China’s approach in different matters.
Besides actual trade moves, China has adopted increasingly hard-line expressions in its foreign policy addresses to Australia. The Five Eyes alliance, which Australia is part of, has previously called on China to reconsider their decision on Hong Kong Legislators disqualification, and was rebuked by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian, “No matter if they have five eyes or ten eyes, if they dare harm China's sovereignty, security and development interests, they should beware of their eyes being poked and blinded”
#wine #Australianwine #Australia #Aus #China #Antidumping #MOFCOM #MinistryofCommerce #CCP #FiveEyesAlliance #ZhaoLijian #HongKong #LegCoDisqualification
Source: Stand News #Nov27
https://bit.ly/2JYqXVG
German Organisations Cover up Statue on Engels’s 200th Birthday Eve to Criticise CCP’s Suppression of Freedom
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German Organisations Cover up Statue on Engels’s 200th Birthday Eve to Criticise CCP’s Suppression of Freedom
November 28 this year marked the 200th birthday of German philosopher and one of the founders of Marxism Friedrich Engels. In criticism of the CCP’s suppression of freedom in Hong Kong and in support of the democratic movements in Hong Kong, two German groups presented a performance art in Engels’s birth place, Wuppertal, North-Rhine Westphalia, by covering up a statue of Engels given to the city by China.
China gave a statue of Engels to Wuppertal in 2014. Two German groups, namely the Armin T. Wegner and the Else-Lasker-Schüler associations, arranged four artists to cover up the statue with a black cloth at 11 am on Friday local time (HKT 6 pm), to criticise the CCP’s suppression of freedom. The cloth was printed with the Chinese and German inscriptions, “Once the truth is revealed, nothing can hold it back.”
#China #German #HongKong #Wuppertal #NorthRhineWestphalia #FriedrichEngels #Engels #EngelsStatue #Marxism #CCP #FreedomSuppression
Source: Apple Daily #Nov27
https://bit.ly/34ty1B1
November 28 this year marked the 200th birthday of German philosopher and one of the founders of Marxism Friedrich Engels. In criticism of the CCP’s suppression of freedom in Hong Kong and in support of the democratic movements in Hong Kong, two German groups presented a performance art in Engels’s birth place, Wuppertal, North-Rhine Westphalia, by covering up a statue of Engels given to the city by China.
China gave a statue of Engels to Wuppertal in 2014. Two German groups, namely the Armin T. Wegner and the Else-Lasker-Schüler associations, arranged four artists to cover up the statue with a black cloth at 11 am on Friday local time (HKT 6 pm), to criticise the CCP’s suppression of freedom. The cloth was printed with the Chinese and German inscriptions, “Once the truth is revealed, nothing can hold it back.”
#China #German #HongKong #Wuppertal #NorthRhineWestphalia #FriedrichEngels #Engels #EngelsStatue #Marxism #CCP #FreedomSuppression
Source: Apple Daily #Nov27
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Hong Kong's "Revolution of Our Times" Wins Best Documentary in Taiwan Film Awards;
Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong"
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Hong Kong's "Revolution of Our Times" Wins Best Documentary in Taiwan Film Awards;
Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong"
"Revolution of Our Times" has won the Best Documentary at the 58th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards in Taiwan.
Delivering his acceptance speech by video, director #KiwiChow thanked every person who was filmed and interviewed in this documentary.
One of them, Chow said, was a 16-year-old secondary school student. He was one of the Valiants and was trapped in the Polytechnic University along with Chow for several days during the #PolyU Siege. When he returned to class later. his identity was already made known, and he was trembling in fear when he stepped into his own classroom again. To his surprise, his classmates and teacher all hugged him. The whole room was in tears.
"I really wanted to include this scene in the film, but I couldn't. Still, I want Revolution of Our Times to be like this embrace. During the production, I cried many times. I felt like I relied on this film to comfort myself, to let out my anger and hate, to face my fears and trauma."
In closing, Chow remarked, "To those who remain in Hong Kong, including myself, those who are exiled overseas, and those in prison: My friends, although you may not have a chance to watch the film, I pray to my Heavenly Father that the mere existence of this film could be a comfort and an embrace. Thank you."
Source: Stand News #Nov27
https://thestandnews.page.link/EZfNdGW8CgCLuVVw6
#RevolutionOfOurTimes #GoldenHorse #FIlm #Award
Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong"
"Revolution of Our Times" has won the Best Documentary at the 58th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards in Taiwan.
Delivering his acceptance speech by video, director #KiwiChow thanked every person who was filmed and interviewed in this documentary.
One of them, Chow said, was a 16-year-old secondary school student. He was one of the Valiants and was trapped in the Polytechnic University along with Chow for several days during the #PolyU Siege. When he returned to class later. his identity was already made known, and he was trembling in fear when he stepped into his own classroom again. To his surprise, his classmates and teacher all hugged him. The whole room was in tears.
"I really wanted to include this scene in the film, but I couldn't. Still, I want Revolution of Our Times to be like this embrace. During the production, I cried many times. I felt like I relied on this film to comfort myself, to let out my anger and hate, to face my fears and trauma."
In closing, Chow remarked, "To those who remain in Hong Kong, including myself, those who are exiled overseas, and those in prison: My friends, although you may not have a chance to watch the film, I pray to my Heavenly Father that the mere existence of this film could be a comfort and an embrace. Thank you."
Source: Stand News #Nov27
https://thestandnews.page.link/EZfNdGW8CgCLuVVw6
#RevolutionOfOurTimes #GoldenHorse #FIlm #Award
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Director of Drifting Petals – a film takes anti-ELAB movement as background – clinches Golden Horse Best Director Award
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Director of Drifting Petals – a film takes anti-ELAB movement as background – clinches Golden Horse Best Director Award
The Kong Kong raised Melbourne film maker Clara Law snatched Best Director at the 58th Golden Horse Awards, after being nominated for a Golden Horse award for the seventh time.
The film, Drifting Petals, took 2019 anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong as background. With protest scenes and images intertwined in the film, Law illustrated not only changes that Hong Kong has undergone, but also the fear and anxiety among Hong Kong people.
The jury praised Law for using a "poetic" way to examine history and reality, showcasing her talent and vision.
Now residing in Australia, Law thanked the jury for bringing the film to Taiwan. Actress Lin Lai received the best director award for Law and spoke on her behalf in the ceremony.
Lai quoted Law that “perhaps, Taiwan and European countries are the only places in the world where her work could be officially shown.”
Lai carried on saying, “She (Clara Law) is a Hong Kong Director. She made this film in Hong Kong but it remains unclear whether the film can be shown there.”
#GoldenHorse #HKProtest #HKmovie #Censorship
Source: Stand News; #Nov27
https://t.me/thestandnews/6611
Director of Drifting Petals – a film takes anti-ELAB movement as background – clinches Golden Horse Best Director Award
The Kong Kong raised Melbourne film maker Clara Law snatched Best Director at the 58th Golden Horse Awards, after being nominated for a Golden Horse award for the seventh time.
The film, Drifting Petals, took 2019 anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong as background. With protest scenes and images intertwined in the film, Law illustrated not only changes that Hong Kong has undergone, but also the fear and anxiety among Hong Kong people.
The jury praised Law for using a "poetic" way to examine history and reality, showcasing her talent and vision.
Now residing in Australia, Law thanked the jury for bringing the film to Taiwan. Actress Lin Lai received the best director award for Law and spoke on her behalf in the ceremony.
Lai quoted Law that “perhaps, Taiwan and European countries are the only places in the world where her work could be officially shown.”
Lai carried on saying, “She (Clara Law) is a Hong Kong Director. She made this film in Hong Kong but it remains unclear whether the film can be shown there.”
#GoldenHorse #HKProtest #HKmovie #Censorship
Source: Stand News; #Nov27
https://t.me/thestandnews/6611
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【電影以香港社運為背景 香港導演羅卓瑤憑《花果飄零》奪金馬最佳導演】
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香港導演羅卓瑤憑以香港社運為背景的電影《花果飄零》奪得今屆金馬獎最佳導演，由於羅卓瑤現時人在澳洲，現場由演員黎卓玲代領獎，她表示：「多謝評審，因為你們把這部電影帶到台灣來。因為可能世界上，只有澳洲跟台灣有機會看到這作品。她（羅卓瑤）是香港導演，她在香港拍這部片，但不知道能不能夠在香港看到這部電影。」
這是羅卓瑤第 5 次獲金馬獎提名，其於 1996 年執導的《浮生》亦於今屆金馬影展再度上映。
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香港導演羅卓瑤憑以香港社運為背景的電影《花果飄零》奪得今屆金馬獎最佳導演，由於羅卓瑤現時人在澳洲，現場由演員黎卓玲代領獎，她表示：「多謝評審，因為你們把這部電影帶到台灣來。因為可能世界上，只有澳洲跟台灣有機會看到這作品。她（羅卓瑤）是香港導演，她在香港拍這部片，但不知道能不能夠在香港看到這部電影。」
這是羅卓瑤第 5 次獲金馬獎提名，其於 1996 年執導的《浮生》亦於今屆金馬影展再度上映。
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Revolution of Our Times Wins "Most Influential" & "Best Cultural Image" Awards at FIPADOC Festival in France
Revolution of Our Times, a documentary banned in Hong Kong chronicling the 2019 Anti-ELAB Movement, has won two awards at the 2022 FIPADOC International Documentary Festival in France, in the catagories of "Most influential" and "Best Cultural Image".
This is the second time the film has won an international award, after taking home the Best Documentary at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival in November last year.
Documentaries from Germany, France, and Belgium were also nominated at the FIPADOC awards, which honor films that inspire social justice, environmentalism, and human rights. The annual festival specializes in non-fiction films, and is now in its 34th year, having first been held in Cannes, France in 1987.
Since its premiere at Cannes Film Festival, every showing of "Revolution of Our Times" has attracted public attention and filled seats at film festivals around the world.
Director #KiwiChow, who resides in Hong Kong, had previously stated that he does not have a copy of the film on hand. The film is scheduled to be screened in Taiwan's theatres on February 25. It will be the first territory where the film is shown in public.
The documentary shows multiple angles of the Anti-ELAB protests from seven different iconic groups in the movement: former reporter turned activist #GwynethHo, who is now held in custody; professor #BennyTai; social workers; the seniors group #ProtectOurChildren; volunteer drivers; first aiders; university students turned frontline protesters; and high school students who left behind their wills before going out to fight.
The film weaves their stories together with now-classic images of the movement, and paints a realistic portrait of Hong Kong's fight for freedom and democracy.
See also: Hong Kong's "Revolution of Our Times" Wins Best Documentary in Taiwan Film Awards; Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31526
Source: Commons HK; #Jan24
https://bit.ly/3IDxMVA
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Revolution of Our Times Wins "Most Influential" & "Best Cultural Image" Awards at FIPADOC Festival in France
Revolution of Our Times, a documentary banned in Hong Kong chronicling the 2019 Anti-ELAB Movement, has won two awards at the 2022 FIPADOC International Documentary Festival in France, in the catagories of "Most influential" and "Best Cultural Image".
This is the second time the film has won an international award, after taking home the Best Documentary at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival in November last year.
Documentaries from Germany, France, and Belgium were also nominated at the FIPADOC awards, which honor films that inspire social justice, environmentalism, and human rights. The annual festival specializes in non-fiction films, and is now in its 34th year, having first been held in Cannes, France in 1987.
Since its premiere at Cannes Film Festival, every showing of "Revolution of Our Times" has attracted public attention and filled seats at film festivals around the world.
Director #KiwiChow, who resides in Hong Kong, had previously stated that he does not have a copy of the film on hand. The film is scheduled to be screened in Taiwan's theatres on February 25. It will be the first territory where the film is shown in public.
The documentary shows multiple angles of the Anti-ELAB protests from seven different iconic groups in the movement: former reporter turned activist #GwynethHo, who is now held in custody; professor #BennyTai; social workers; the seniors group #ProtectOurChildren; volunteer drivers; first aiders; university students turned frontline protesters; and high school students who left behind their wills before going out to fight.
The film weaves their stories together with now-classic images of the movement, and paints a realistic portrait of Hong Kong's fight for freedom and democracy.
See also: Hong Kong's "Revolution of Our Times" Wins Best Documentary in Taiwan Film Awards; Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31526
Source: Commons HK; #Jan24
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Hong Kong's "Revolution of Our Times" Wins Best Documentary in Taiwan Film Awards;
Director: "This Film Belongs to Every Hongkonger Who Cried for Hong Kong"
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A Low Profile 5-minute Wedding behind Prison Walls Witnessed a Life-long Vow
By Translated by Guardians of Hong Kong December 9, 2021 • 30 December 2021
“I call upon all persons here present to witness that I do take you to be my lawful wedded wife.”
“I call upon all persons here present to witness that I do take you to be my lawful wedded husband.”
On the wedding day, Riley wore the wedding dress she quietly prepared, not to a solemn grand hall but to the prison visiting room, festooned by plain, pale, cold walls. There she sat alone waiting for her groom, no guests nor photos allowed.
Source: CitizenNews #Nov27
Reporter: LAU Wai Kei
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By Translated by Guardians of Hong Kong December 9, 2021 • 30 December 2021
“I call upon all persons here present to witness that I do take you to be my lawful wedded wife.”
“I call upon all persons here present to witness that I do take you to be my lawful wedded husband.”
On the wedding day, Riley wore the wedding dress she quietly prepared, not to a solemn grand hall but to the prison visiting room, festooned by plain, pale, cold walls. There she sat alone waiting for her groom, no guests nor photos allowed.
Source: CitizenNews #Nov27
Reporter: LAU Wai Kei
#Wedding #Prison
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Shanghai protesters, police jostle as anger over China's COVID curbs mounts
Source: Reuters #Nov27
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Shanghai protesters, police jostle as anger over China's COVID curbs mounts
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and jostled with police on Sunday evening as protests over China's stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day following a deadly apartment fire in the country's far west.
The wave of civil disobedience, which has spread to other cities including Beijing, is unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago and comes amid mounting frustration over his signature zero-COVID policy.
The fire at a residential high-rise building in the city of Urumqi triggered protests after videos of the incident posted on social media led to accusations that lockdown were a factor in the death toll.
Urumqi officials abruptly held a news conference in the early hours of Saturday to deny COVID measures had hampered escape and rescue. Many of Urumqi's 4 million residents have been under some of the country's longest lockdowns, barred from leaving their homes for as long as 100 days.
On Sunday in Shanghai, police kept a heavy presence on Wulumuqi Road, which is named after Urumqi, and where a candlelight vigil the day before turned into protests.
By evening hundreds of people gathered in the area.
Some jostled with police trying to disperse them. People held up blank sheets of paper as an expression of protest.
One Reuters witness saw at least seven people taken away by police.
URUMQI, BEIJING, WUHAN
On Sunday at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, dozens of people held a peaceful protest against COVID restrictions during which they sang the national anthem, according to images and videos posted on social media.
One student who saw the Tsinghua protest described to Reuters feeling taken aback by the protest at one China's most elite universities, and Xi's alma mater.
"People there were very passionate, the sight of it was impressive," the student said, declining to be named given the sensitivity of the matter.
In the central city of Wuhan, where the pandemic began three years ago, hundreds of residents took to the streets on Sunday, smashing through metal barricades, overturning COVID testing tents and demanding an end to lockdowns, according to videos on social media that could not be independently verified.
Thursday's fire that killed 10 people in an apartment block in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang region, saw crowds there take to the street on Friday evening, chanting "End the lockdown!" and pumping their fists in the air, according to unverified videos on social media.
Source: Reuters #Nov27
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/shanghai-hit-by-covid-protests-anger-spreads-across-china-2022-11-27/
#ChinaProtests #Shanghai #Urumqi #Beijing #Wuhan #A4Revolution
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Hundreds of demonstrators in Shanghai shouted and jostled with police on Sunday evening as protests over China's stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day following a deadly apartment fire in the country's far west.
The wave of civil disobedience, which has spread to other cities including Beijing, is unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping assumed power a decade ago and comes amid mounting frustration over his signature zero-COVID policy.
The fire at a residential high-rise building in the city of Urumqi triggered protests after videos of the incident posted on social media led to accusations that lockdown were a factor in the death toll.
Urumqi officials abruptly held a news conference in the early hours of Saturday to deny COVID measures had hampered escape and rescue. Many of Urumqi's 4 million residents have been under some of the country's longest lockdowns, barred from leaving their homes for as long as 100 days.
On Sunday in Shanghai, police kept a heavy presence on Wulumuqi Road, which is named after Urumqi, and where a candlelight vigil the day before turned into protests.
By evening hundreds of people gathered in the area.
Some jostled with police trying to disperse them. People held up blank sheets of paper as an expression of protest.
One Reuters witness saw at least seven people taken away by police.
URUMQI, BEIJING, WUHAN
On Sunday at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, dozens of people held a peaceful protest against COVID restrictions during which they sang the national anthem, according to images and videos posted on social media.
One student who saw the Tsinghua protest described to Reuters feeling taken aback by the protest at one China's most elite universities, and Xi's alma mater.
"People there were very passionate, the sight of it was impressive," the student said, declining to be named given the sensitivity of the matter.
In the central city of Wuhan, where the pandemic began three years ago, hundreds of residents took to the streets on Sunday, smashing through metal barricades, overturning COVID testing tents and demanding an end to lockdowns, according to videos on social media that could not be independently verified.
Thursday's fire that killed 10 people in an apartment block in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang region, saw crowds there take to the street on Friday evening, chanting "End the lockdown!" and pumping their fists in the air, according to unverified videos on social media.
Source: Reuters #Nov27
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/shanghai-hit-by-covid-protests-anger-spreads-across-china-2022-11-27/
#ChinaProtests #Shanghai #Urumqi #Beijing #Wuhan #A4Revolution
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Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China
Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China's stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in the wake of a deadly fire in the country's far west.
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Protests has erupted in multiple cities across China, including Urumqi, Shanghai, and Wuhan.
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Protests has erupted in multiple cities across China, including Urumqi, Shanghai, and Wuhan.
Some protesters even chanted "CCP, step down" and "Xi Jinping, step down". Others recited the slogans from Beijing's lone protester at Sitong Bridge last month:
No lies, we want dignity
No cultural revolution, we want reforms
No dictator, we want the vote
No more being slaves, we are citizens
Videos and photos of the protests are shared by liberal Chinese netizens. Some had hashtagged their posts with "Liberate China, Revolution of Our Times".
Some protesters were seen holding up blank sheets of A4 paper, devoid of any slogans. Some had written messages on theirs: "What's so scary about blank paper?" "I'm a Chinese youth, not foreign powers".
Shanghai police has reportedly begun arresting protesters on the streets. The crowds responded with resistance as they retreated.
On the Clubhouse platform, protesters hosted a live feed to show the situation around them. They urged their audience to share their message, just as Iranian protesters did, so that the world can see their efforts.
Nearly a thousand people watched the live feed, some leaving comments that they should emulate Hong Kong protesters' "#BeWater" tactics to avoid casualties. Others predicted Shanghai will be under a heavy curfew by tomorrow. One commenter shared a Mandarin version of Hong Kong's protest anthem "#GloryToHongKong".
One of the hosts said that the most precious lesson she learned from the Hong Kong protests is "#DoNotSplit". She called on other protesters not to criticize each other, but instead respect each other's decisions.
Source: HKReaderXWriter #Nov27
#A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #Shanghai
Some protesters even chanted "CCP, step down" and "Xi Jinping, step down". Others recited the slogans from Beijing's lone protester at Sitong Bridge last month:
No lies, we want dignity
No cultural revolution, we want reforms
No dictator, we want the vote
No more being slaves, we are citizens
Videos and photos of the protests are shared by liberal Chinese netizens. Some had hashtagged their posts with "Liberate China, Revolution of Our Times".
Some protesters were seen holding up blank sheets of A4 paper, devoid of any slogans. Some had written messages on theirs: "What's so scary about blank paper?" "I'm a Chinese youth, not foreign powers".
Shanghai police has reportedly begun arresting protesters on the streets. The crowds responded with resistance as they retreated.
On the Clubhouse platform, protesters hosted a live feed to show the situation around them. They urged their audience to share their message, just as Iranian protesters did, so that the world can see their efforts.
Nearly a thousand people watched the live feed, some leaving comments that they should emulate Hong Kong protesters' "#BeWater" tactics to avoid casualties. Others predicted Shanghai will be under a heavy curfew by tomorrow. One commenter shared a Mandarin version of Hong Kong's protest anthem "#GloryToHongKong".
One of the hosts said that the most precious lesson she learned from the Hong Kong protests is "#DoNotSplit". She called on other protesters not to criticize each other, but instead respect each other's decisions.
Source: HKReaderXWriter #Nov27
#A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #Shanghai
HKUST Students Held Memorial for Urumqi Fire Victims
Around 9pm on Nov 27, mainland students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) gathered at the seafront in memory of the victims of the fatal apartment fire in Urumqi. They laid down paper cranes and candles, arranging them to form "11.24", the date of the fire. Students also placed candles and memorial messages at the university's north gate.
One person came dressed in the white protective gear often worn by Chinese anti-pandemic personnel who carried out lockdown and testing procedures. He marched from the seafront to the north gate, carrying a sign parodying the notices left on Chinese websites after being blocked by censors.
Source: HKUST Student Union Facebook #Nov27
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#UrumqiFire #A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #hkustsueb
Around 9pm on Nov 27, mainland students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) gathered at the seafront in memory of the victims of the fatal apartment fire in Urumqi. They laid down paper cranes and candles, arranging them to form "11.24", the date of the fire. Students also placed candles and memorial messages at the university's north gate.
One person came dressed in the white protective gear often worn by Chinese anti-pandemic personnel who carried out lockdown and testing procedures. He marched from the seafront to the north gate, carrying a sign parodying the notices left on Chinese websites after being blocked by censors.
Source: HKUST Student Union Facebook #Nov27
https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jQ96jEY7FXf8VhJF85YuBn6nEiCp3ESdfJ6yzeK2zRRw5r2pQBfCRjt9TCjY5Rwpl&id=100064112464343&mibextid=OgCMUw
#UrumqiFire #A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #hkustsueb
Chinese Students Hold Posters and Flowers on HKU Campus;
Police arrived to record their personal information
Source: 寄寓記語 Facebook #Nov27
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Police arrived to record their personal information
Source: 寄寓記語 Facebook #Nov27
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Chinese Students Hold Posters and Flowers on HKU Campus;
Police arrived to record their personal information
According to the #UnderGrad, an official publication of #HKUSU, there were at least 2 #Chinese students holding leaflets and flowers at the university on 27 Nov to mourn the victims of the #Xinjiang #Urumqi fire. Police arrived after the university reported the incident; officers recorded personal information of the students involved before leaving.
A fire broke out in a residential building in Xinjiang Urumqi on the evening of 24 Nov. It is said that at least 20 people were killed, including many children. The youngest deceased was only aged 3.
On Chinese social media, many questioned whether the #lockdown measures obstructed the rescue. Some fire trucks were suspected to be unable to approach the fire. A few video clips also showed workers in white PPE appeared to be breaking down fences and barricades.
Since the accident, mourning activities sprang up in many cities across China. Institutions like #CommunicationUniversityofChina and #BeijingUniversity appeared to have opposition movements. #TsinghuaUniversity students gathered and raised a piece of white paper to protest. In #Shanghai, groups of people were even chanting slogan, "Let the people go".
Source: 寄寓記語 Facebook #Nov27
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02S1ureDZgx3FvBVzrRGb12BQLBFdurVyt92QvVbupKGgHRYvyn4eBhzT4DeL2oUxml&id=100075850610487&mibextid=OgCMUw
Police arrived to record their personal information
According to the #UnderGrad, an official publication of #HKUSU, there were at least 2 #Chinese students holding leaflets and flowers at the university on 27 Nov to mourn the victims of the #Xinjiang #Urumqi fire. Police arrived after the university reported the incident; officers recorded personal information of the students involved before leaving.
A fire broke out in a residential building in Xinjiang Urumqi on the evening of 24 Nov. It is said that at least 20 people were killed, including many children. The youngest deceased was only aged 3.
On Chinese social media, many questioned whether the #lockdown measures obstructed the rescue. Some fire trucks were suspected to be unable to approach the fire. A few video clips also showed workers in white PPE appeared to be breaking down fences and barricades.
Since the accident, mourning activities sprang up in many cities across China. Institutions like #CommunicationUniversityofChina and #BeijingUniversity appeared to have opposition movements. #TsinghuaUniversity students gathered and raised a piece of white paper to protest. In #Shanghai, groups of people were even chanting slogan, "Let the people go".
Source: 寄寓記語 Facebook #Nov27
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02S1ureDZgx3FvBVzrRGb12BQLBFdurVyt92QvVbupKGgHRYvyn4eBhzT4DeL2oUxml&id=100075850610487&mibextid=OgCMUw
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