[When Chinese Nationalism Crosses the Border]
Chinese in Melbourne Condemning Hong Kong Protesters, Without Knowing the Cause of the Protests
Watch the full video here
Approaching the camera on the street of Melbourne, the man from China (in red in the video) said that all pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong should be arrested and charged.
Regarding the Police-Triad collusion where protesters and passers-by were attacked, the man, however, did not think that the triads who had openly committed assaults should be arrested. According to the man, the Triads were just ādefendingā their homeland.
When asked to comment on the five demands of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, the man was unable to explain what they are but insisted on the demands' violation of the "one country, two systems" policy.
The interview reveals not only the man's double standard in judging the pro-democracy protesters, the police and Triads, but also the aggrandizing China-centered nationalism that has been spreaded outside China.
Source: https://youtu.be/teC8YAlXfmA
#DoubleStandard
#ChinaDream
#ChineseNationalism
Chinese in Melbourne Condemning Hong Kong Protesters, Without Knowing the Cause of the Protests
Watch the full video here
Approaching the camera on the street of Melbourne, the man from China (in red in the video) said that all pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong should be arrested and charged.
Regarding the Police-Triad collusion where protesters and passers-by were attacked, the man, however, did not think that the triads who had openly committed assaults should be arrested. According to the man, the Triads were just ādefendingā their homeland.
When asked to comment on the five demands of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, the man was unable to explain what they are but insisted on the demands' violation of the "one country, two systems" policy.
The interview reveals not only the man's double standard in judging the pro-democracy protesters, the police and Triads, but also the aggrandizing China-centered nationalism that has been spreaded outside China.
Source: https://youtu.be/teC8YAlXfmA
#DoubleStandard
#ChinaDream
#ChineseNationalism
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Why this proud Chinese man confronted me on the street
I was in Melbourne's CBD covering another story when a Chinese man approached to confront me about my latest video on "China and Hong Kong".
So I put the same questions to him as I did to the others I had interviewed in that video; his answers were evenā¦
So I put the same questions to him as I did to the others I had interviewed in that video; his answers were evenā¦
[Chinese Nationalism Spills Over Borders, Part 1/5] Chinese blogger took ema in support of Hong Kong offJapanese shrine
A Chinese Weibo blogger with 13,000 followers in China travelled to Osaka earlier this September and visited a shrine.
When she saw the 2 ema (wooden plaques for people to write their wishes and hang up at the shrine) with messages of āliberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time", "5 demands, not 1 less", keep going Hong Kongā hung, she took them down and buried them into the soil.
She posted her act on Weibo, emphasizing her patriotic belief āIf you do not admit yourself as a Chinese, I am sorry to say but you have wasted money to make the wish. I have found a remote place and buried the ema. This wish that could never come true should not be written. I wonder when this group of idiots could realize that they will be nothing if they leave China, they should be glad to have China as their dad. No one can say anything bad about my 'big China', I am such an angelā.
#ChineseNationalism
A Chinese Weibo blogger with 13,000 followers in China travelled to Osaka earlier this September and visited a shrine.
When she saw the 2 ema (wooden plaques for people to write their wishes and hang up at the shrine) with messages of āliberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time", "5 demands, not 1 less", keep going Hong Kongā hung, she took them down and buried them into the soil.
She posted her act on Weibo, emphasizing her patriotic belief āIf you do not admit yourself as a Chinese, I am sorry to say but you have wasted money to make the wish. I have found a remote place and buried the ema. This wish that could never come true should not be written. I wonder when this group of idiots could realize that they will be nothing if they leave China, they should be glad to have China as their dad. No one can say anything bad about my 'big China', I am such an angelā.
#ChineseNationalism
[Chinese Nationalism Spills Over Borders, Part 2/5] Chinese blogger visiting Japan took the ema in support of Hong Kong off the Japanese shrine
This post was later translated into Japanese and was posted on twitter. A lot of Japanese netizens criticized her acts with comments such as ānot respecting otherās freedom, belief and religion, this is the patriotism of Chineseā. Some initiated to look for the ema being buried and pointed out that stealing otherās ema from the shrine is a criminal action and described āChinese patriotism = crimeā.
#ChineseNationalism
#FreeHK
Source: https://www.setn.com/m/news.aspx?newsid=600654h
This post was later translated into Japanese and was posted on twitter. A lot of Japanese netizens criticized her acts with comments such as ānot respecting otherās freedom, belief and religion, this is the patriotism of Chineseā. Some initiated to look for the ema being buried and pointed out that stealing otherās ema from the shrine is a criminal action and described āChinese patriotism = crimeā.
#ChineseNationalism
#FreeHK
Source: https://www.setn.com/m/news.aspx?newsid=600654h
[Chinese Nationalism Spills Over Borders, Part 3/5] Follow-Up on the Ema Incident: Report and Declaration by a Japanese Citizen on Twitter
Translated From Japanese:
//On September 6, a Chinese woman named Fan Ye Ye Ye (ęØēØēØēØ) discarded an ema[1], which was hung by a Hongkonger earlier at a Shinto shrine in Japan, to the side of a road. This is an insult to both Hong Kong and the shrine.
Today, on September 12, I heard about this, and went to the Shinto shrine to explain the incident to the priest. With his assistance, I found the buried ema.
I took action to find the ema, because I like Hong Kong and I wish to do something for this place.
However, the Shinto priest told me more shocking truths as we chatted.//
[1] Ema (ēµµé¦¬, or literally "picture-horse") are small wooden plaques, common to Japan, on which Shinto and Buddhist worshippers write prayers or wishes. Emas are left hanging up at the shrine, where the spirits or gods are believed to receive them.
#ChineseNationalism
#FreeHK
Translated From Japanese:
//On September 6, a Chinese woman named Fan Ye Ye Ye (ęØēØēØēØ) discarded an ema[1], which was hung by a Hongkonger earlier at a Shinto shrine in Japan, to the side of a road. This is an insult to both Hong Kong and the shrine.
Today, on September 12, I heard about this, and went to the Shinto shrine to explain the incident to the priest. With his assistance, I found the buried ema.
I took action to find the ema, because I like Hong Kong and I wish to do something for this place.
However, the Shinto priest told me more shocking truths as we chatted.//
[1] Ema (ēµµé¦¬, or literally "picture-horse") are small wooden plaques, common to Japan, on which Shinto and Buddhist worshippers write prayers or wishes. Emas are left hanging up at the shrine, where the spirits or gods are believed to receive them.
#ChineseNationalism
#FreeHK
[Chinese Nationalism Spills Over Borders, Part 4/5]
//āAt different Shinto shrines all over Japan, similar cases have happened. At my shrine, Chinese visitors once entered the sacred hall with their shoes on and ate our offering to gods. Even though it was just an apple, it was still an absolutely unforgivable act. When I was about to approach them and reprimand them, they quickly fled the shrine.
Apart from that, I found that Chinese visitors use the water from the chÅzuya[2] to wash their heads and bodies. This is absolutely prohibited at holy grounds like a shrine. In Japan, such an act is already a commitment of theft and criminal damage. Offenders are liable to legal prosecution. I hope to pass on this message to them.ā//
[2] A chÅzuya or temizuya (ęę°“č) is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as temizu.
#ChineseNationalism
#FreeHK
//āAt different Shinto shrines all over Japan, similar cases have happened. At my shrine, Chinese visitors once entered the sacred hall with their shoes on and ate our offering to gods. Even though it was just an apple, it was still an absolutely unforgivable act. When I was about to approach them and reprimand them, they quickly fled the shrine.
Apart from that, I found that Chinese visitors use the water from the chÅzuya[2] to wash their heads and bodies. This is absolutely prohibited at holy grounds like a shrine. In Japan, such an act is already a commitment of theft and criminal damage. Offenders are liable to legal prosecution. I hope to pass on this message to them.ā//
[2] A chÅzuya or temizuya (ęę°“č) is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as temizu.
#ChineseNationalism
#FreeHK
[Chinese Nationalism Spills Over Borders, Part 5/5] Ema Incident: Report and Declaration by a Japanese Citizen on Twitter
//In order to reserve the right to take legal actions against Ms. Fan, we made preparations a d her fingerprints are now recorded on file. They have been presented to the Japanese Police, in order to request for further investigation.
In the end, out of respect for Karman, author of said ema, we hung it up again (at the shrine).
I am just your regular Japanese citizen and a mother of two. The ema was found together by myself, the Shinto priest and my sons. To ensure the safety of my kids, there will not be any further declaration released on this matter. Regarding the person who stole and buried the ema, till now I still cannot imagine what kind of education she had recieved from her family and at school, morally and civicly, for her to commit such despicable acts.//
September 12, 2019
Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/aoikonpeito/status/1172047756283637761?s=12
#ChineseNationalism
//In order to reserve the right to take legal actions against Ms. Fan, we made preparations a d her fingerprints are now recorded on file. They have been presented to the Japanese Police, in order to request for further investigation.
In the end, out of respect for Karman, author of said ema, we hung it up again (at the shrine).
I am just your regular Japanese citizen and a mother of two. The ema was found together by myself, the Shinto priest and my sons. To ensure the safety of my kids, there will not be any further declaration released on this matter. Regarding the person who stole and buried the ema, till now I still cannot imagine what kind of education she had recieved from her family and at school, morally and civicly, for her to commit such despicable acts.//
September 12, 2019
Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/aoikonpeito/status/1172047756283637761?s=12
#ChineseNationalism
9.17 Chinese Suppressing The Right to Make Wishes
At Naraās Kasuga-taisha, Chinese crossed out and vandalised what Hong Kongers wrote on wishing Ema. There are Ema that wrote āreclaim Hong Kong, revolution of our timeā, but were replaced with āIdiotās Dream, Long Live Chinaā. Meanwhile, there were wishes written in simplified Chinese (the writing system used in China) for the unification of the 'motherland' and that imprecated Hong Kongers.
Similar observation was made in Kyotoās Fushimi Inari Taisha. Vandalism cases targetting Hongkongers' wishes Ema were reported.
Ema in temples as a way of making wishes is a Japanese cultural tradition, crossing out or vandalising othersā Ema is disrespectful to gods, those that make the prayers as well as Japanese worship culture.
Photo / Kaiser @ USP United Social Press ē¤¾åŖ
#ChineseNationalism
At Naraās Kasuga-taisha, Chinese crossed out and vandalised what Hong Kongers wrote on wishing Ema. There are Ema that wrote āreclaim Hong Kong, revolution of our timeā, but were replaced with āIdiotās Dream, Long Live Chinaā. Meanwhile, there were wishes written in simplified Chinese (the writing system used in China) for the unification of the 'motherland' and that imprecated Hong Kongers.
Similar observation was made in Kyotoās Fushimi Inari Taisha. Vandalism cases targetting Hongkongers' wishes Ema were reported.
Ema in temples as a way of making wishes is a Japanese cultural tradition, crossing out or vandalising othersā Ema is disrespectful to gods, those that make the prayers as well as Japanese worship culture.
Photo / Kaiser @ USP United Social Press ē¤¾åŖ
#ChineseNationalism
Hong Kong govāt to refund HK$147K fee for hanging #Chinaflags on lampposts, hours after leader #JohnLeeās request
//A group who applied to hang Chinese national flags on lampposts over multiple highways in Hong Kong last year will see fees totalling HK$147,000 refunded by the Highways Department, following instructions from #ChiefExecutive John Lee.
Lee said he learnt that a community group was asked to pay administrative fees and inspection fees by the government after applying to hang national flags over some highways in the New Territories for National Day last year.
The leader wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday night that he had asked the relevant department to educate the public on how to properly hang the national and Hong Kong flags. Lee said he also required the government body to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
āThe government values the promotion of patriotic education and has been actively pushing community groups and the public to celebrate special dates such as the National Day, with respect to the flags and symbols of the nation and Hong Kong,ā Lee added.
Less than two hours after Leeās post, the Highways Department published a statement saying that it had approved the waiver and will inform the group of refund arrangements āas soon as possible.ā
Pro-Beijing backlashes
The issue was first raised by pro-Beijing columnist Chris Wat in an opinion piece published on Tuesday in Headline Daily.
Wat said a group was asked to pay HK$147,670 by the Highways Department for hanging some 1,200 national flags on lampposts around Kam Tin Road and Fan Kam Road between September 20 to October 9 last year.
āWhen the people self-initiated to do what the government didnāt, why are you still punishing these patriots who gave their heart and sweat?ā Wat wrote in her article.
A day after, lawmakers Michael Lee and Rock Chen wrote to the department to ask what legal grounds the fees were based on.
āDuring the riots in 2019, many political parties and groups were hanging flags and leaflets on streets as well ā how were you dealing with those items?ā Lee and Chen wrote.
After John Lee announced that he had asked the department to waive the fees in question, Michael Lee thanked the leader for his āimmediate concernā on Facebook on Thursday night as well.//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul22
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/07/22/hong-kong-govt-to-refund-hk147k-fee-for-hanging-china-flags-on-lampposts-hours-after-leader-john-lees-request/
#ChineseNationalism #FailedState #Taxpayers #GovernmentExpenses
//A group who applied to hang Chinese national flags on lampposts over multiple highways in Hong Kong last year will see fees totalling HK$147,000 refunded by the Highways Department, following instructions from #ChiefExecutive John Lee.
Lee said he learnt that a community group was asked to pay administrative fees and inspection fees by the government after applying to hang national flags over some highways in the New Territories for National Day last year.
The leader wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday night that he had asked the relevant department to educate the public on how to properly hang the national and Hong Kong flags. Lee said he also required the government body to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
āThe government values the promotion of patriotic education and has been actively pushing community groups and the public to celebrate special dates such as the National Day, with respect to the flags and symbols of the nation and Hong Kong,ā Lee added.
Less than two hours after Leeās post, the Highways Department published a statement saying that it had approved the waiver and will inform the group of refund arrangements āas soon as possible.ā
Pro-Beijing backlashes
The issue was first raised by pro-Beijing columnist Chris Wat in an opinion piece published on Tuesday in Headline Daily.
Wat said a group was asked to pay HK$147,670 by the Highways Department for hanging some 1,200 national flags on lampposts around Kam Tin Road and Fan Kam Road between September 20 to October 9 last year.
āWhen the people self-initiated to do what the government didnāt, why are you still punishing these patriots who gave their heart and sweat?ā Wat wrote in her article.
A day after, lawmakers Michael Lee and Rock Chen wrote to the department to ask what legal grounds the fees were based on.
āDuring the riots in 2019, many political parties and groups were hanging flags and leaflets on streets as well ā how were you dealing with those items?ā Lee and Chen wrote.
After John Lee announced that he had asked the department to waive the fees in question, Michael Lee thanked the leader for his āimmediate concernā on Facebook on Thursday night as well.//
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul22
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/07/22/hong-kong-govt-to-refund-hk147k-fee-for-hanging-china-flags-on-lampposts-hours-after-leader-john-lees-request/
#ChineseNationalism #FailedState #Taxpayers #GovernmentExpenses
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong govāt to refund HK$147K fee for hanging China flags on lampposts, hours after leader John Leeās request
A group who applied to hang Chinese national flags on lampposts over multiple highways in Hong Kong last year will see fees totalling HK$147,000 refunded by the Highways Department, following instrā¦