Biden on Sanctioning China: Punishment not the focus, but more about following rules

President-elect Joe Biden spoke at a recent press conference about his decision on the US Treasury secretary candidate, which will be announced around the Thanksgiving holiday. Biden also spoke about his intention to ensure China play by the rules, and "it's not so much about punishing China."

When asked about his stance on sanctions against China after taking office, Biden said "it's not so much about punishing China," but making sure China understands they have to play by the international rules. As such, his administration will rejoin the World Health Organisation and the Paris Climate Accord, which aims to show China that there are consensus on common topics globally and it is for China to understand where that line is.

Source: Stand News #Nov20

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Exclusive: Foxconn to shift some Apple production to Vietnam to minimise China risk

A person with knowledge of the plan said Foxconn is moving some iPad and MacBook assembly to Vietnam from China at the request of Apple Inc.

Foxconn is building assembly lines for Apple’s iPad tablet and MacBook laptop at its plant in Vietnam’s northeastern Bac Giang province, to come online in the first half of 2021. The lines will also take some production from Chin.

According to Taipei-based researchers group TrendForce, all iPads are assembled in China and so Foxconn’w move would made the first time that the iPad has been made outside China.

Source: Reuters #Nov26

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-foxconn-vietnam-apple-exclusive-idUKKBN2860XN

#Apple #China #Taiwan #Foxconn #IPad #Macbook

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Hong Kong Former Lawmaker Ted Hui in Exile: "Until one day I can return home"

On Dec 3, 2020, former lawmaker Ted Hui announced in Facebook that he withdrew his membership from Hong Kong's Democratic Party and would go into self-exile from then on. Hui has just finished a 3-day visit in Denmark.

Earlier on the same day, Hui was interviewed by a Danish press in a live broadcast. He stated that he was "not even sure" whether he would return to Hong Kong.

Hui ended his statement with the couplet:
"Fight on as long as we breathe,
Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times."

Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Dec3
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Application for "Be Water" car license plate denied; Hong Kong Transport Department: It may cause danger to road users

Hong Kong citizens can apply for their favorite license plates under the personalized vehicle registration marks scheme of the Transport Department.

A netizen said in a Facebook post on November 27, 2020 that his application to make "Be Water" a vehicle registration mark was denied, as Transport Department stated in their reply, " it may cause danger to the safety of an user of the road.".

"Be Water" is originally a martial art concept put forward by the Chinese martial artist Bruce Lee to illustrate the fluidity of his moves, it was later adopted by the Hong Kong protesters in the anti-bill movement to describe their guerilla tactics and flash mob-style rallies.

The license plate 's applicant questioned the Transport Department about their decision, "how weak do you have to be to think that 'Be Water' will cause danger?".

Source: Stand News #Nov27
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Video Leaked: Carrie Lam Praises i-Cable News Director for Being "Cooperative"

Source: Stand News #Dec2

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Video Leaked: Carrie Lam Praises i-Cable News Director for Being "Cooperative"

On Dec 1, 2020, the paid TV station i-Cable sacked around 40 staff members in the news department, including the entire team of "News Lancet", a reputed investigative news program in Hong Kong.

The sacking has triggered the resignation of the News Team en masse and discontent among journalists and audience. Many questioned whether the News Director, Oscar Lee Tsun and other senior managers, who were recently parachuted to head the news team, are carrying out political assignment.

On the next day, a video footage leaked out, wherein the news director Oscar Li had an interview with Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

In the video, Lam mocked Lee for being too “mild” in his interview questions. In embarrassment, Lee stammered, “...harder questions will come in the next session.”

Lam, however, was not contended as she continued to taunt Lee, “No wonder my press secretary said (Cable TV) is very cooperative, very cooperative, very accommodating, very accommodating.”

After the layoff plan was out on Dec 1, a number of departmenf supervisors and staff members of the News team encircled the office of the senior managers including Lee, Hui Hong-Fai, Tse Yin-na and Chan Hing-cheong.

The staff request an explanation on the TV station's criteria set out to fire them Meanwhile, 16 journalists from News Department issued a joint statement and resigned en masse in solidarity.

In the statement, they criticized management for failing to provide a clear account on reasons for sacking certain staff. They also pointed out that such decision has completely disregarded the journalists’ contribution over the years.

Source: Stand News #Dec2
#PressFreedom #WhiteTerror #Oppression #CarrieLam #OscarLi #Leak #iCable

#NewZealand newly elected MP #JamesMcDowall vows in Cantonese at the Commission Opening as a nod to his family

As the new term begain in New Zealand's parliament on November 25, 2020, members of parliament (#mp) took their oath.

Members are allowed to state their oath in two languages if they wish, James McDowall from ACT New Zealand chose to take his vow in English and Cantonese.

McDowall explained his use of Cantonese as a nod to the other half of his family. McDowall uploaded his swearing-in video on his Facebook page, the video then went viral in Hong Kong.

In the video, McDowall firstly stated his oath in English, "I, James Samuel McDowall, swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God."

He then repeated it in Cantonese:

"本人James Samuel McDowall，真誠發誓，定當依據法律，對女皇陛下伊麗莎白二世，及其繼承及繼位人效忠，並會盡忠職守。願上帝助我。"

Source: Stand News #Nov27

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HK Gov't Links Emergency Broadcast System to All Phones in Hong Kong

Source: Stand News #Nov26

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HK Gov't Links Emergency Broadcast System to All Phones in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong government announced on Nov 26, 2020 a new emergency warning system. The government will be able to send messages to all cell phones in Hong Kong in the event of emergencies which the government regards as a risk of widespread life and property damage.

These messages would be broadcast to all cell phones connected to the mobile networks in Hong Kong. The messages are classified at two levels: "emergency warning" and "extreme emergency warning".

At either level, the phones will ring and vibrate for 10 seconds. At the "extreme" level, the warning cannot be rejected through phone settings.

The authorities state that warning messages would, for instance, be sent in the event of extreme weather causing widespread infrastructure damage, major public safety incidents, or large-scale public health emergencies.

In addition to the new system, existing communication channels such as radio, TV, and social media will continue to be used.

Source: Stand News #Nov26

#EmergencyWarning #MobilePhone

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Huawei Founder admitted Taiwan is Top No. 1 in Chips manufacturing; 3 key defects in China Semiconductors Industry

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Huawei Founder admitted Taiwan is Top No. 1 in Chips manufacturing; 3 key defects in China Semiconductors Industry

(11 Nov) Under the current Sino-American technology battle, Huawei becomes a target by western countries as its dominant role of assisting the Chinese government in monitoring communities in China and overseas. 10th November 2020, in Huawei Xinsheng (phonetic, meaning thoughts) blog, REN Zhengfei, founder of Huawei, shared that Huawei is in very difficult time following by the American actions breaking the chips manufacturing chain of Huawei. REN asks Chinese to understand thoroughly about chips manufacturing industry in China - though manufacturing under China is advance, the best No. 1 is from Taiwan.

"Though Huawei has been accumulating lot of experiences in chips manufacturing and design, ahead of some of other countries, we are not the best. It's Taiwan", said REN in a seminar with 9 high school Headmasters earlier.

REN added that the chips manufacturing under China is having issues of industrial foundation and substandard chemical. Every equipment and machine for chips manufacturing should bear highest technology. China and Huawei do not have enough talents and experts to design and produce such equipment and machines.

In the short-sighted market and development under Chinese government direction, nobody wishes to spend substantial cost to make such equipment and it is also time-consuming. Despite making one or few, it is not economical worthy because of the low demand (short-sighting commercial players can't see the true value). REN stressed that this is a big issue of government policy, asking the Chinese government to value such equipment manufacturing and chemical chain development.

Source: Apple Dailyaily Taiwan

Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

#Huawei #Chip #TaiwanNo1 #China #Value #Manufacturing #RenZhengfei #Founder

We fight hard for the future generation in Hong Kong but their freedom is diminishing by the day. We fear for the future and the brainwashing that will occur in this coming generation of HK children.

#brainwashing #politicaloppression #GoHKGraphics #HKEducation

Medicine Professor Faces Five Years in Jail for Smuggling Research from US to China

Source: Apple Daily #Nov13

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Medicine Professor Faces Five Years in Jail for Smuggling Research from US to China

Zheng Guosong, a Chinese American professor at the Ohio State University in the US, has been prosecuted for smuggling research funded by an American subsidy to China. He plead guilty at a court on Thursday, 12 November and faces up to five years in prison. The US Department of Justice accuses him of engaging in “a sophisticated medical research grant fraud”.

Zheng, 58, and his research team received over a fund of over 4.3 million US dollars (about 33 million HK dollars) from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for rheumatism and immunology research while concealing a second fund they had received from China’s National Natural Science Foundation. Zheng admitted that he had lied when applying for the American fund, which he intended to use to support China’s research on rheumatism and immunology. He also admitted that he had made false statements to federal investigators.

Source: Apple Daily #Nov13

#US #China #NIH #OhioStateUniversity #OhioState #OSU #Research #Espionage

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Hong Kong is Back to Square One- Only This Time It’s Worse

Source: The Globe and Mail #Nov17

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Hong Kong is Back to Square One- Only This Time It’s Worse

The mass resignation of pan-democratic legislators in process against the disqualification of four legislators takes Hong Kong back 23 years.

After disqualifying 12 opposition candidates, Chief Executive Carrie Lam sought approval from Beijing regarding the postponement of the Legislative Council Elections. While the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) announced to extend all current Hong Kong Legislators for at least a year, Beijing did not mention the four legislators disqualified by Lam later. It implied Beijing was fine with allowing all members of all the legislature to continue for another year.

Only upon Lam’s request, NPCSC passed a resolution to disqualify “legislators who promote Hong Kong independence, ask external forces to interfere in Hong Kong’s affairs or commit other acts that threaten national security”.

Carrie Lam “has created a path for the executive to remove legislators at will, without the involvement of the legislature itself or the judiciary. The Hong Kong Bar Association pointed out the government’s approach to ‘violates the basic principles of fairness and due process inherent in the rule of law.’

China now ranks Hong Kong’s importance behind Shenzhen.

Source: The Globe and Mail #Nov17

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-after-23-years-hong-kong-is-back-to-square-one-only-this-time-its/

#HongKong #LegCoElection #LegCoHK

Uighurs: China rebuffs Pope’s criticism as “groundless”

Beijing has dismissed Pope’s Francis’s criticism of its treatment of China’s Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang.

It came after the head of the Rome Catholic Church joined a grown group of international voices describing the Uighurs as “persecuted” in a new book.

China’s foreign ministry said the Pope’s remarks were “groundless”.

It is believed that the Chinese government has detained up to a million Uighurs in what the state defines as “re-education camps”. It has also been alleged they are forcing Uighur woman to be sterilised tor fitted with contraceptive devices, apparently to control the population growth.

Source: BBC #Nov25

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55067700

#RomeCatholic #China #Reglious #Uighur #Xinjiang