#Sanction
U.S. to Ban Transaction and Download of China's #WeChat and #Tiktok From Sept 20, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a statement on Sept 18, 2020, prohibiting transactions and downloads relating to Chinese mobile applications WeChat and TikTok, starting from Sept 20, 2020. Hosting or transfering internet traffic associated with WeChat will also be banned.
"The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has demonstrated the means and motives to use these apps to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the U.S."
These threats include "collect[ing] vast swaths of data from users, including network activity, location data, and browsing and search histories"; being "active participant in China’s civil-military fusion"; and their "mandatory cooperation with the intelligence services of the CCP."
Source: U.S. Commerce Department #Sept18
Image: AP
https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/09/commerce-department-prohibits-wechat-and-tiktok-transactions-protect
U.S. to Ban Transaction and Download of China's #WeChat and #Tiktok From Sept 20, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a statement on Sept 18, 2020, prohibiting transactions and downloads relating to Chinese mobile applications WeChat and TikTok, starting from Sept 20, 2020. Hosting or transfering internet traffic associated with WeChat will also be banned.
"The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has demonstrated the means and motives to use these apps to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and the economy of the U.S."
These threats include "collect[ing] vast swaths of data from users, including network activity, location data, and browsing and search histories"; being "active participant in China’s civil-military fusion"; and their "mandatory cooperation with the intelligence services of the CCP."
Source: U.S. Commerce Department #Sept18
Image: AP
https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2020/09/commerce-department-prohibits-wechat-and-tiktok-transactions-protect
#Court #JamesSpigelman
Judge Resigned Allegedly for National Security Law Concerns in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam withdrew the appointment of Polish-born Australian James Spigelman as a foreign non-permanent judge in the Court of Final Appeal. The order was gazetted on Sept 18, 2020 and backdated to Sept 2, the day Spigelman resigned.
According to ABC reporter Stephen Dziedzic, Spigelman resigned due to concern over Beijing's insertion of the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
Spigelman was one out of 14 foreign judges appointed to the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News; 傑出男公關 #Sept18
https://www.facebook.com/1648246202123798/photos/a.1648251495456602/2745765335705207/?type=3
https://bit.ly/32Glzxa
#CourtFinalAppeal
Judge Resigned Allegedly for National Security Law Concerns in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam withdrew the appointment of Polish-born Australian James Spigelman as a foreign non-permanent judge in the Court of Final Appeal. The order was gazetted on Sept 18, 2020 and backdated to Sept 2, the day Spigelman resigned.
According to ABC reporter Stephen Dziedzic, Spigelman resigned due to concern over Beijing's insertion of the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
Spigelman was one out of 14 foreign judges appointed to the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News; 傑出男公關 #Sept18
https://www.facebook.com/1648246202123798/photos/a.1648251495456602/2745765335705207/?type=3
https://bit.ly/32Glzxa
#CourtFinalAppeal
#LGBTRights #Court
High Court Upholds Discriminatory Definition Of Marriage, Judge: “I didn’t dare to make the right choice.”
Source: Stand News #Sept18
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25361
High Court Upholds Discriminatory Definition Of Marriage, Judge: “I didn’t dare to make the right choice.”
Source: Stand News #Sept18
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25361