Australian Prime Minister Ignored Criticism from China, Refusing the Amend the Policy “Australia is Australia”
The spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian listed out the “China-related wrongdoings” in the regular press conference on Tuesday, requesting Australia to reflect seriously. On the same day, an anonymous Chinese Official directly pointed out in an Australian media interview that the Chinese government is angry at Australia, and even provided a document from the Chinese Embassy in Australia with 14 dissatisfied “anti-China actions” by the Australian government to China. Scott Morrison, the Australia Prime Minister, said in a response on Thursday that Australia would defend their interest and would not change their usual policies. “Australia is Australia.”
Morrison said in response regarding the complaints from the Chinese Embassy in Australia on Thursday that Australia would defend their own interest and would not change their usual policies, including press freedom, elected members enabling them to express their views, as well as standing up for human rights. “If these are the reasons for the tense relationship between our two countries, it seems to be because Australia is Australia only.” He emphasised, “we will not compromise, rather, we will propose Foreign Investment Law, set up 5G network, or prevent the interference of our system.”
#China #Australia #ScottMorrison #ChineseEmbassy #AntiChina
Source: Apple Daily #Nov19
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201119/DF7TAZRBY5GMPHKIP5H27Q32DI/
The spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry Zhao Lijian listed out the “China-related wrongdoings” in the regular press conference on Tuesday, requesting Australia to reflect seriously. On the same day, an anonymous Chinese Official directly pointed out in an Australian media interview that the Chinese government is angry at Australia, and even provided a document from the Chinese Embassy in Australia with 14 dissatisfied “anti-China actions” by the Australian government to China. Scott Morrison, the Australia Prime Minister, said in a response on Thursday that Australia would defend their interest and would not change their usual policies. “Australia is Australia.”
Morrison said in response regarding the complaints from the Chinese Embassy in Australia on Thursday that Australia would defend their own interest and would not change their usual policies, including press freedom, elected members enabling them to express their views, as well as standing up for human rights. “If these are the reasons for the tense relationship between our two countries, it seems to be because Australia is Australia only.” He emphasised, “we will not compromise, rather, we will propose Foreign Investment Law, set up 5G network, or prevent the interference of our system.”
#China #Australia #ScottMorrison #ChineseEmbassy #AntiChina
Source: Apple Daily #Nov19
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201119/DF7TAZRBY5GMPHKIP5H27Q32DI/
Twitter blocks account of the China Embassy in the U.S., accusing Xinjiang posts of violating user rules.
On Thursday (21), Twitter had blocked the Chinese Embassy’s account in the U.S. for a post that it said violated the company’s user code against “dehumanisation” by defending the Xinjiang region.
In a post this month, the Chinese Embassy in the United States said that Uighur women in Xinjiang had been “liberated” and that “gender equality has improved” under the Xinjiang policy, citing a report in China Daily, a newspaper sponsored by the Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department, that women there were no longer reproductive machines and could be more independent. That post was deleted by Twitter and labelled “not existed anymore”. The post has been removed from Twitter and tagged as no longer existing. While Twitter automatically hides posts that violate its policies, it requires account owners to manually delete such posts. No new posts have been posted to the Chinese Embassy’s account since January 9 of this year.
In response to media inquiries on Thursday, a Twitter spokesperson said Twitter took action against the account for violating the user policy, stating, “We prohibit dehumanisation based on religion, caste, age, disability, serious illness, national origin or race.”
#ChineseEmbassy #US #Uighyr #Xinjiang #Twitter
Source: Stand News #Jan21
https://bit.ly/3thtKvk
On Thursday (21), Twitter had blocked the Chinese Embassy’s account in the U.S. for a post that it said violated the company’s user code against “dehumanisation” by defending the Xinjiang region.
In a post this month, the Chinese Embassy in the United States said that Uighur women in Xinjiang had been “liberated” and that “gender equality has improved” under the Xinjiang policy, citing a report in China Daily, a newspaper sponsored by the Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department, that women there were no longer reproductive machines and could be more independent. That post was deleted by Twitter and labelled “not existed anymore”. The post has been removed from Twitter and tagged as no longer existing. While Twitter automatically hides posts that violate its policies, it requires account owners to manually delete such posts. No new posts have been posted to the Chinese Embassy’s account since January 9 of this year.
In response to media inquiries on Thursday, a Twitter spokesperson said Twitter took action against the account for violating the user policy, stating, “We prohibit dehumanisation based on religion, caste, age, disability, serious illness, national origin or race.”
#ChineseEmbassy #US #Uighyr #Xinjiang #Twitter
Source: Stand News #Jan21
https://bit.ly/3thtKvk
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Twitter Deletes Post by Chinese Embassy Saying Uyghur Women Have Been “Liberated”
A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in US saying Uyghur women had been “liberated” under Beijing’s administration has been taken down by Twitter. Claiming that “progress has been made in terms of gender equality” under Beijing’s Xinjiang policy, the tweet came with an article by the Chinese state media saying that women in the region are no longer birth-giving machines and enjoy greater independence. A day after the tweet was deleted, the embassy shared a post by China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying containing the same article.
The BBC reported that the embassy posted on January 7 a tweet praising Beijing’s Xinjiang policy for “liberating the minds” of Uyghur women and females of other ethnic minorities and bringing the community closer to gender equality. The tweet came with a China Daily article titled “Women Are Having Greater Autonomy Thanks to the Defeat of Extremism, Says Research”, which claims that studies have shown a decrease in birth rate and a slowdown in natural population growth in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region following the elimination of religious extremism. Being no longer discouraged from planned parenthood by religious extremism, the article claims, local women are no longer treated as birth-giving machine and have become more confident and independent. The article takes on Western scholars and politicians that are critical of the changes for being the result of forced sterilization by the state, saying that the accusations are completely false and that family planning policy in the region is completely legal.
The tweet and the article provoked outrage on the Internet, where the Chinese authorities were slammed for lying. Critcs said the tweet proves exactly that Uyghur women have been subjected to forced sterilization. Twitter has since deleted the post, stating that it was against the platform’s rules. No further explanation was given for its move to take down the tweet.
Source: Stand News #Jan11
#Xinjiang #China #Uyghur #ForcedSterilization #Genocide #Twitter #ChineseEmbassy #HuaChunying
https://bit.ly/3rgMn0Q
A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in US saying Uyghur women had been “liberated” under Beijing’s administration has been taken down by Twitter. Claiming that “progress has been made in terms of gender equality” under Beijing’s Xinjiang policy, the tweet came with an article by the Chinese state media saying that women in the region are no longer birth-giving machines and enjoy greater independence. A day after the tweet was deleted, the embassy shared a post by China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying containing the same article.
The BBC reported that the embassy posted on January 7 a tweet praising Beijing’s Xinjiang policy for “liberating the minds” of Uyghur women and females of other ethnic minorities and bringing the community closer to gender equality. The tweet came with a China Daily article titled “Women Are Having Greater Autonomy Thanks to the Defeat of Extremism, Says Research”, which claims that studies have shown a decrease in birth rate and a slowdown in natural population growth in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region following the elimination of religious extremism. Being no longer discouraged from planned parenthood by religious extremism, the article claims, local women are no longer treated as birth-giving machine and have become more confident and independent. The article takes on Western scholars and politicians that are critical of the changes for being the result of forced sterilization by the state, saying that the accusations are completely false and that family planning policy in the region is completely legal.
The tweet and the article provoked outrage on the Internet, where the Chinese authorities were slammed for lying. Critcs said the tweet proves exactly that Uyghur women have been subjected to forced sterilization. Twitter has since deleted the post, stating that it was against the platform’s rules. No further explanation was given for its move to take down the tweet.
Source: Stand News #Jan11
#Xinjiang #China #Uyghur #ForcedSterilization #Genocide #Twitter #ChineseEmbassy #HuaChunying
https://bit.ly/3rgMn0Q
CCP Member in Suspicion of Infiltration through Embassies. Scholar: Shanghai is the Hub for China's Espionage Activities
Chinese government’s infiltration by the CCP members in foreign countries catches foreign attention. Followed by The Mail on Sunday from the UK revealing that CCP members have served in British academy and other occupations, Australia newspaper, The Australian reported that at least ten foreign embassies in Shanghai, including Australia, the UK and the US, were suspected being infiltrated by CCP members. Embassies employ CCP members as senior political and government affairs officials, clerk, economic advisors, and administrative assistant. They are employed by foreign embassies that may be a portion of the "state-sponsored spy network".
Employees in Foreign Embassies are Employed Through Chinese Government Agencies
The Australian reported that at least ten countries' embassies in Shanghai are hiring or have hired CCP members as senior administrative and government affairs officials, clerks, economic advisors, and administrative assistants. These countries include Australia, the US, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, India, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, etc.
#China #ChineseEmbassy #CCP #Shanghai #Espionage #TheMailonSunday #TheAustralian
Source: Apple Daily #Dec14
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201214/2NNXARYBFFAQNLQ3SDJWOXJOZ4/
Chinese government’s infiltration by the CCP members in foreign countries catches foreign attention. Followed by The Mail on Sunday from the UK revealing that CCP members have served in British academy and other occupations, Australia newspaper, The Australian reported that at least ten foreign embassies in Shanghai, including Australia, the UK and the US, were suspected being infiltrated by CCP members. Embassies employ CCP members as senior political and government affairs officials, clerk, economic advisors, and administrative assistant. They are employed by foreign embassies that may be a portion of the "state-sponsored spy network".
Employees in Foreign Embassies are Employed Through Chinese Government Agencies
The Australian reported that at least ten countries' embassies in Shanghai are hiring or have hired CCP members as senior administrative and government affairs officials, clerks, economic advisors, and administrative assistants. These countries include Australia, the US, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, India, New Zealand, Italy, South Africa, etc.
#China #ChineseEmbassy #CCP #Shanghai #Espionage #TheMailonSunday #TheAustralian
Source: Apple Daily #Dec14
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201214/2NNXARYBFFAQNLQ3SDJWOXJOZ4/
Tiananmen Square, Uyghur Court: Tower Hamlets plans name changes in solidarity
The Chinese embassy is to be relocated to the East End of London, Tower Hamlets.
The councillors said they welcomed the relocation of the embassy from the West End but “we must continue to make clear where our own standards and principles apply”.
The motion which proposed to rename roads and buildings in the surrounding area of the site Tiananmen Square, Uyghur Court, Hong Kong Road and Tibet Hill was passed. This showed “support for the freedom and diversity of our borough”.
The repression of Uighur Muslims is particularly sensitive for Tower Hamlets, which has the highest proportion of Muslim residents (38%) of any borough.
Source: The Guardian #Mar19
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/19/uyghur-court-hong-kong-road-tower-hamlets-plans-name-changes-in-solidarity?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#TowerHamlets #London #UK #ChineseEmbassy #Uighur #UighurMuslim
The Chinese embassy is to be relocated to the East End of London, Tower Hamlets.
The councillors said they welcomed the relocation of the embassy from the West End but “we must continue to make clear where our own standards and principles apply”.
The motion which proposed to rename roads and buildings in the surrounding area of the site Tiananmen Square, Uyghur Court, Hong Kong Road and Tibet Hill was passed. This showed “support for the freedom and diversity of our borough”.
The repression of Uighur Muslims is particularly sensitive for Tower Hamlets, which has the highest proportion of Muslim residents (38%) of any borough.
Source: The Guardian #Mar19
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/19/uyghur-court-hong-kong-road-tower-hamlets-plans-name-changes-in-solidarity?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#TowerHamlets #London #UK #ChineseEmbassy #Uighur #UighurMuslim
#HumanitarianCrisis
Former Turkish PM joins Netizens in Condemning China for Suppressing the #Ugyhurs
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between #Turkey and the #PRC, the #ChineseEmbassy in Turkey co-organised a drawing competition with the Ministry of National Education, Turkey for Turkish youth, titled “China in My Dreams.”
Taking note of the event, many netizens uploaded pictures of Uyghur genocide with the hashtag #hayalimdekiçin (“China in My Dreams”), among which even include former Prime Minister #AhmetDavutoğlu.
These works include blue-shirted men sitting under the iron curtains of #Xinjiang concentration camps; a #Uyghur little girl silenced by men covered in a Five-starred red flag and a bloodied East Turkestan flag; a lonely boy crying on #EidMubarak as his family was locked up in the #Gulags.
Long-time friend of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, also uploaded a picture on Twitter.
He writes, “The Education Ministry is organising a painting competition titled “China in My Dreams” for our kids. Our dream is East Turkistan. Dear children, picture the dream of saving our brothers and sisters in our fatherland from oppression and send that to this competition. Speak up to those who doesn’t wish to hear!”
#UyghurGenocide
#hayalimdekiçin
Source: RFA #May7
https://www.facebook.com/cantonese.rfa/photos/a.454006908007166/5435573129850494/
Former Turkish PM joins Netizens in Condemning China for Suppressing the #Ugyhurs
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between #Turkey and the #PRC, the #ChineseEmbassy in Turkey co-organised a drawing competition with the Ministry of National Education, Turkey for Turkish youth, titled “China in My Dreams.”
Taking note of the event, many netizens uploaded pictures of Uyghur genocide with the hashtag #hayalimdekiçin (“China in My Dreams”), among which even include former Prime Minister #AhmetDavutoğlu.
These works include blue-shirted men sitting under the iron curtains of #Xinjiang concentration camps; a #Uyghur little girl silenced by men covered in a Five-starred red flag and a bloodied East Turkestan flag; a lonely boy crying on #EidMubarak as his family was locked up in the #Gulags.
Long-time friend of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu, also uploaded a picture on Twitter.
He writes, “The Education Ministry is organising a painting competition titled “China in My Dreams” for our kids. Our dream is East Turkistan. Dear children, picture the dream of saving our brothers and sisters in our fatherland from oppression and send that to this competition. Speak up to those who doesn’t wish to hear!”
#UyghurGenocide
#hayalimdekiçin
Source: RFA #May7
https://www.facebook.com/cantonese.rfa/photos/a.454006908007166/5435573129850494/
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#ReportersWithoutBorders protests #AppleDaily closure at Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin
The press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (#RSF) marched through the streets of Paris and Berlin on June 25, 2021.
They protested the closure of the Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, after Hong Kong's Beijing-backed authorities froze the paper's assets and arrested several executives.
The NGO said on their website that they held "funeral-style processions" to denounce the "killing" of Apple Daily by the Hong Kong government, and to "raise alarm of the threats" posed by the Beijing regime to press freedom globally.
In Paris, RSF placed a coffin and funeral flowers for the Hong Kong paper in front of the #ChineseEmbassy. At the same time, they buried copies of the newspaper in front of the embassy in Berlin.
RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire said, "today's funeral is for Apple Daily, but tomorrow's may be for press freedom in China. It's time for the international community to act in line with their own values and obligations and defend what's left of the ,free press in Hong Kong before China's model of information control claims another victim."
Text: Deutsche Welle #Jun25
Photos: Reporters Without Borders
https://twitter.com/rsf_inter/status/1408397332190744579?s=21
#Paris #Berlin #Protests #NGO #Funeral
#ReportersWithoutBorders protests #AppleDaily closure at Chinese embassies in Paris and Berlin
The press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (#RSF) marched through the streets of Paris and Berlin on June 25, 2021.
They protested the closure of the Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, after Hong Kong's Beijing-backed authorities froze the paper's assets and arrested several executives.
The NGO said on their website that they held "funeral-style processions" to denounce the "killing" of Apple Daily by the Hong Kong government, and to "raise alarm of the threats" posed by the Beijing regime to press freedom globally.
In Paris, RSF placed a coffin and funeral flowers for the Hong Kong paper in front of the #ChineseEmbassy. At the same time, they buried copies of the newspaper in front of the embassy in Berlin.
RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire said, "today's funeral is for Apple Daily, but tomorrow's may be for press freedom in China. It's time for the international community to act in line with their own values and obligations and defend what's left of the ,free press in Hong Kong before China's model of information control claims another victim."
Text: Deutsche Welle #Jun25
Photos: Reporters Without Borders
https://twitter.com/rsf_inter/status/1408397332190744579?s=21
#Paris #Berlin #Protests #NGO #Funeral
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Today RSF staged parallel “funeral protests” outside the Chinese embassies in Paris & Berlin following the closure of #AppleDaily, warning that without concrete action by democracies, the death of press freedom in #HongKong could follow. Read more here 👉…
#ChineseEmbassy complaints about ‘ugly’ photos at #TokyoOlympics
A complaint from a Chinese embassy about a western news wire’s “ugly” choice of an Olympic weightlifting photo backfired on July 26, 2021 after it emerged that a state-backed outlet used a similar image.
The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka tweeted
“Among all the photos of the game, Reuters has chosen this one, which only shows how ugly they are.”
https://twitter.com/chinaembsl/status/14188363586432
Reuters used a photo of Chinese weightlifting gold winner Hou Zhihui straining to lift a barbell. However, state-run Xinhua, Sina and China Daily also ran similar images of Hou, though the latter replaced theirs.
A Chinese netizen on Sina Weibo claimed western media were “evil” and “not respecting Hou at all,” according to state-backed Global Times.
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul27
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/26/chinese-embassys-complaint-about-western-news-outlets-ugly-olympics-photo-backfires/
A complaint from a Chinese embassy about a western news wire’s “ugly” choice of an Olympic weightlifting photo backfired on July 26, 2021 after it emerged that a state-backed outlet used a similar image.
The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka tweeted
“Among all the photos of the game, Reuters has chosen this one, which only shows how ugly they are.”
https://twitter.com/chinaembsl/status/14188363586432
Reuters used a photo of Chinese weightlifting gold winner Hou Zhihui straining to lift a barbell. However, state-run Xinhua, Sina and China Daily also ran similar images of Hou, though the latter replaced theirs.
A Chinese netizen on Sina Weibo claimed western media were “evil” and “not respecting Hou at all,” according to state-backed Global Times.
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul27
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/26/chinese-embassys-complaint-about-western-news-outlets-ugly-olympics-photo-backfires/
#UK City Council Proposes to Rename as "Hong Kong Square" and "Tibet Hill" around the #ChineseEmbassy
Source: Stand News #Sep15
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#UK City Council Proposes to Rename as "Hong Kong Square" and "Tibet Hill" around the #ChineseEmbassy
The Chinese Embassy in the UK will move to the Tower Hamlets district in East London. Its city council is investigating to name "Hong Kong Square", "Uyghur Court" and "Tibet Hill" around the new site.
Some Hongkongers, Tibetans and Uyghurs host an assembly on September 14, 2021, calling to confirm the rename.
#PeterGolds, a Conservative party leader in the city council, indicates that minimising the effects on the residential and commercial addresses is one of the difficulties of renaming streets. Nevertheless, a road is known to be suitable for renaming in front of the Embassy new site, and Golds says, "everyone entering the new Chinese Embassy has to pass through it".
The Chinese Embassy in the UK was planned to relocate to the original site of #TheRoyalMint in 2018, which is in Tower Hamlets, London. On the Handover Ceremony of the Royal Mint in 2018, #LiuXiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador back then, stated the Embassy would be a new landmark in London. And #JohnBiggs, the mayor back then, indicates the move-in of the Chinese Embassy demonstrates an "open and energetic living and working place".
The Tower Hamlets City Council unanimously agreed with the research on renaming the streets and the new buildings around the Chinese Embassy new site in a general meeting in March 2021.
Having the names of "Hong Kong Square", "Uyghur Court", "Tibet Hill" and "Xiaobo Road" shows the city is with these places and people.
A hundred people called on the name change implementation.
A hundred Hongkongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and the local whites protest outside the Embassy new site today, calling for the implementation of the name changes. The event is hosted by the Hong Kong Liberty, Power to Hongkongers, Free Tibet, Stop Uyghur Genocide and other organisations.
A leaflet, written with "Tower Hamlets: Give Us a Sign You Care" slogan and "Tibet Hill", "Hong Kong Square" and "Uyghur Court".
#FinnLau, who is wanted by the Hong Kong Police and is exiled to the UK, states his opposition to the relocation of the Chinese Embassy at the assembly. "We need to stop the #CCP rebuilding a British heritage with 600 years of history to become a palace to serve an authoritarian regime."
Conservative Party leader in the City Council Peter Golds says that he empathises with Hongkongers', Uyghurs' and other people's situation as he does not have British ancestry that his parents are from Poland and Lithuania and moved to the UK to get rid of suppression. He says that trying hard to change the street is because "the CCP needs to take responsibility for their actions". He also criticises the CCP for violating the promise of "One Country Two Systems" to Hong Kong.
The Conservative Party leader in the City Council said a location is suitable to change its name.
Peter Golds explains that one of the most challenging parts of the project is that changing street names will affect the registration addresses for the local residents and commercials. Nevertheless, he said that a street in front of the Embassy belongs to Tower Hamlets district and does not have anyone living in or any enterprise operating. "We can place a road sign here, such as 'London Borough of Tower Hamlet, Hong Kong Square', that everyone will walk past here to enter the Chinese Embassy."
He also mentions that the actual chance of changing the name depends on the wishes of the city council, "but many of us want to do it". He indicates that he will not be afraid of counteraction from China. "What can they do to me? I am only a mayor. I serve my electorates, not the CCP. But I understand the fear of Hongkongers with my emphasis."
#China #TowerHamlets #UrbanPlanning #HongKongSquare #TibetHill #UyghurCourt #UKCityCouncil
Source: Stand News #Sep15
https://bit.ly/3hVhsV3
The Chinese Embassy in the UK will move to the Tower Hamlets district in East London. Its city council is investigating to name "Hong Kong Square", "Uyghur Court" and "Tibet Hill" around the new site.
Some Hongkongers, Tibetans and Uyghurs host an assembly on September 14, 2021, calling to confirm the rename.
#PeterGolds, a Conservative party leader in the city council, indicates that minimising the effects on the residential and commercial addresses is one of the difficulties of renaming streets. Nevertheless, a road is known to be suitable for renaming in front of the Embassy new site, and Golds says, "everyone entering the new Chinese Embassy has to pass through it".
The Chinese Embassy in the UK was planned to relocate to the original site of #TheRoyalMint in 2018, which is in Tower Hamlets, London. On the Handover Ceremony of the Royal Mint in 2018, #LiuXiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador back then, stated the Embassy would be a new landmark in London. And #JohnBiggs, the mayor back then, indicates the move-in of the Chinese Embassy demonstrates an "open and energetic living and working place".
The Tower Hamlets City Council unanimously agreed with the research on renaming the streets and the new buildings around the Chinese Embassy new site in a general meeting in March 2021.
Having the names of "Hong Kong Square", "Uyghur Court", "Tibet Hill" and "Xiaobo Road" shows the city is with these places and people.
A hundred people called on the name change implementation.
A hundred Hongkongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and the local whites protest outside the Embassy new site today, calling for the implementation of the name changes. The event is hosted by the Hong Kong Liberty, Power to Hongkongers, Free Tibet, Stop Uyghur Genocide and other organisations.
A leaflet, written with "Tower Hamlets: Give Us a Sign You Care" slogan and "Tibet Hill", "Hong Kong Square" and "Uyghur Court".
#FinnLau, who is wanted by the Hong Kong Police and is exiled to the UK, states his opposition to the relocation of the Chinese Embassy at the assembly. "We need to stop the #CCP rebuilding a British heritage with 600 years of history to become a palace to serve an authoritarian regime."
Conservative Party leader in the City Council Peter Golds says that he empathises with Hongkongers', Uyghurs' and other people's situation as he does not have British ancestry that his parents are from Poland and Lithuania and moved to the UK to get rid of suppression. He says that trying hard to change the street is because "the CCP needs to take responsibility for their actions". He also criticises the CCP for violating the promise of "One Country Two Systems" to Hong Kong.
The Conservative Party leader in the City Council said a location is suitable to change its name.
Peter Golds explains that one of the most challenging parts of the project is that changing street names will affect the registration addresses for the local residents and commercials. Nevertheless, he said that a street in front of the Embassy belongs to Tower Hamlets district and does not have anyone living in or any enterprise operating. "We can place a road sign here, such as 'London Borough of Tower Hamlet, Hong Kong Square', that everyone will walk past here to enter the Chinese Embassy."
He also mentions that the actual chance of changing the name depends on the wishes of the city council, "but many of us want to do it". He indicates that he will not be afraid of counteraction from China. "What can they do to me? I am only a mayor. I serve my electorates, not the CCP. But I understand the fear of Hongkongers with my emphasis."
#China #TowerHamlets #UrbanPlanning #HongKongSquare #TibetHill #UyghurCourt #UKCityCouncil
Source: Stand News #Sep15
https://bit.ly/3hVhsV3