#Resistance
Chinese Students Protest Against Removal of #TiananmenMassacre Monument at #HKU
On January 17, 2022 at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), students from China launched a flashmob protest against the university management's removal of the #PillarofShame, a monument commemorating the victims of the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre in Beijing.
The students laid flowers, handbills that read “Pillar Gone, Shame Still”, documents about the history of the pillar and red stain from dragon fruits at the original site.
Around ten security guards surrounded the area on high alert, checking journalists’ passes on the site. The guards removed the students‘ display within 2 to 3 minutes, calling the display as “pieces of trash”.
Source: InMediaHK #Jan17
https://bit.ly/3FHSRM
#NeverForget #Memory #Remembrance #University
Chinese Students Protest Against Removal of #TiananmenMassacre Monument at #HKU
On January 17, 2022 at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), students from China launched a flashmob protest against the university management's removal of the #PillarofShame, a monument commemorating the victims of the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre in Beijing.
The students laid flowers, handbills that read “Pillar Gone, Shame Still”, documents about the history of the pillar and red stain from dragon fruits at the original site.
Around ten security guards surrounded the area on high alert, checking journalists’ passes on the site. The guards removed the students‘ display within 2 to 3 minutes, calling the display as “pieces of trash”.
Source: InMediaHK #Jan17
https://bit.ly/3FHSRM
#NeverForget #Memory #Remembrance #University
Half a year after Apple Daily, Stand News also ceased operations as seniors were arrested and materials taken away by the National Security Police
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#AppleDaily #StandNews #PressFreedom #NSL #GoHKgraphics
#MadeinChina #Surveillance
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
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Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
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Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
[Editor's note: The National Communications Commision of #Taiwan has confirmed the same result of Chinese censorship in China-made mobile phones in the findings released on January 6, 2022. Taiwan conducted a similar investigation after Lithuania published their report on September 21, 2021 as below]
#Lithuania's #DefenseMinistry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
Flagship phones sold in Europe by China's smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK)have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement", Lithuania's state-run cybersecurity body said on Tuesday.
The capability in Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G phone software had been turned off for the "European Union region", but can be turned on remotely at any time, the Defence Ministry's National Cyber Security Centre said in the report.
"Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible," Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius told reporters in introducing the report.
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns.
Read the full article:
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/lithuania-says-throw-away-chinese-phones-due-censorship-concerns-2021-09-21/
#Cybersecurity #Censorship #Xiaomi
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
The Report of National Communications Commision (#NCC) of Taiwan in Chinese:
https://www.ncc.gov.tw/chinese/news_detail.aspx
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
[Editor's note: The National Communications Commision of #Taiwan has confirmed the same result of Chinese censorship in China-made mobile phones in the findings released on January 6, 2022. Taiwan conducted a similar investigation after Lithuania published their report on September 21, 2021 as below]
#Lithuania's #DefenseMinistry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
Flagship phones sold in Europe by China's smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK)have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement", Lithuania's state-run cybersecurity body said on Tuesday.
The capability in Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G phone software had been turned off for the "European Union region", but can be turned on remotely at any time, the Defence Ministry's National Cyber Security Centre said in the report.
"Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible," Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius told reporters in introducing the report.
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns.
Read the full article:
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/lithuania-says-throw-away-chinese-phones-due-censorship-concerns-2021-09-21/
#Cybersecurity #Censorship #Xiaomi
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
The Report of National Communications Commision (#NCC) of Taiwan in Chinese:
https://www.ncc.gov.tw/chinese/news_detail.aspx
Reuters
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
#WinterOlympics #MassSurveillance
Official #Beijing 2022 Olympics #MobileApp Is Marred by Security Flaws, Researchers Say
//In a report released Tuesday, Citizen Lab also said the app didn’t properly encrypt sensitive metadata transmitted through the app’s messaging function, which meant any eavesdropper operating a Wi-Fi hot spot could discover who users are communicating with and when.
The Beijing 2022 handbook for athletes and officials says My 2022 is intended to ensure the safety of all Games participants and “is in accordance with international standards and Chinese law.”//
Read the full article:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/official-beijing-2022-olympics-mobile-app-is-marred-by-security-flaws-researchers-say-11642511957
Source: WSJ #Jan19
#BigData #Regime #Cybersecurity #ChineseInternet #PoliceState #ChineseLaw
Official #Beijing 2022 Olympics #MobileApp Is Marred by Security Flaws, Researchers Say
//In a report released Tuesday, Citizen Lab also said the app didn’t properly encrypt sensitive metadata transmitted through the app’s messaging function, which meant any eavesdropper operating a Wi-Fi hot spot could discover who users are communicating with and when.
The Beijing 2022 handbook for athletes and officials says My 2022 is intended to ensure the safety of all Games participants and “is in accordance with international standards and Chinese law.”//
Read the full article:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/official-beijing-2022-olympics-mobile-app-is-marred-by-security-flaws-researchers-say-11642511957
Source: WSJ #Jan19
#BigData #Regime #Cybersecurity #ChineseInternet #PoliceState #ChineseLaw
Australia will not send officials to Beijing Winter Olympics
Prime Minister said the approach is in the national interest
Source: Stand News #Dec08
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Prime Minister said the approach is in the national interest
Source: Stand News #Dec08
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Australia will not send officials to Beijing Winter Olympics
Prime Minister said the approach is in the national interest
Australia announced that they would not send government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic after the United States, due to human rights issues in China. However, Australian athletes will continue to participate in the games.
Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minister, indicated in view of the deterioration in relations with China in recent years, Australia’s participation in the diplomatic boycott is “no surprise”. He stated the approach is in the national interest and is the right measure.
Morrison said the decision was based on the human rights issues in Xinjiang China, and other issues that Australians has been expressing.
Source: Stand News #Dec08
#Australia #China #Xinjiang #WinterOlympics #HumanRights #BeijingOlympics #ScottMorrison
Prime Minister said the approach is in the national interest
Australia announced that they would not send government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympic after the United States, due to human rights issues in China. However, Australian athletes will continue to participate in the games.
Scott Morrison, the Australian Prime Minister, indicated in view of the deterioration in relations with China in recent years, Australia’s participation in the diplomatic boycott is “no surprise”. He stated the approach is in the national interest and is the right measure.
Morrison said the decision was based on the human rights issues in Xinjiang China, and other issues that Australians has been expressing.
Source: Stand News #Dec08
#Australia #China #Xinjiang #WinterOlympics #HumanRights #BeijingOlympics #ScottMorrison
#FirstHand #Omicron
Radical Lockdown Strategy Affecting 2,700 Residents in Grassroot Public Housing Estate in Hong Kong
Source: First Hand; #Jan22
#WuhanPneumonia #KwaiChungLockdown
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Radical Lockdown Strategy Affecting 2,700 Residents in Grassroot Public Housing Estate in Hong Kong
Source: First Hand; #Jan22
#WuhanPneumonia #KwaiChungLockdown
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31982
#FirstHand #Omicron
Radical Lockdown Strategy Affecting 2,700 Residents in Grassroot Public Housing Estate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong government enforced a mandatory home quarantine on January 22, 2022 for around 2,700 residents of Yat Kwai House at Kwai Chung public housing Estate. Residents are prohibited from leaving the complex, and are required to undergo daily compulsory virus testing until January 26, 2022.
This attempt to close off an apartment complex for 120 hours is unprecedented in Hong Kong, and has caused tremendous nuisance to local households.
As obedient residents rushed for mandatory testing, long waiting lines were seen at makeshift COVID-19 testing stations outside residential building.
When asked if residents placed under lockdown would be given compensation for lost wages, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said, “It is not a question of compensation.”
She brushed aside criticism, but stressed that she is grateful for the “sacrifice” of citizens to support the Government’s pursuit of “zero covid” strategy.
On the first day of the five-day lockdown, 96 people at Yat Kwai House had tested positive or preliminary positive, including residents, visitors, and a cleaner.
Source: First Hand; #Jan22
#WuhanPneumonia #KwaiChungLockdown
Radical Lockdown Strategy Affecting 2,700 Residents in Grassroot Public Housing Estate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong government enforced a mandatory home quarantine on January 22, 2022 for around 2,700 residents of Yat Kwai House at Kwai Chung public housing Estate. Residents are prohibited from leaving the complex, and are required to undergo daily compulsory virus testing until January 26, 2022.
This attempt to close off an apartment complex for 120 hours is unprecedented in Hong Kong, and has caused tremendous nuisance to local households.
As obedient residents rushed for mandatory testing, long waiting lines were seen at makeshift COVID-19 testing stations outside residential building.
When asked if residents placed under lockdown would be given compensation for lost wages, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said, “It is not a question of compensation.”
She brushed aside criticism, but stressed that she is grateful for the “sacrifice” of citizens to support the Government’s pursuit of “zero covid” strategy.
On the first day of the five-day lockdown, 96 people at Yat Kwai House had tested positive or preliminary positive, including residents, visitors, and a cleaner.
Source: First Hand; #Jan22
#WuhanPneumonia #KwaiChungLockdown
#CCP #Smearing
#China’s claim that #Omicron case came from Canadian mail dismissed as ‘ludicrous’
//A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada was dismissed Monday as being ludicrous and comical.
A Chinese state-controlled news outlet first reported that the Jan. 7 infection of a Beijing resident was the result of receiving a letter or parcel from Canada that passed through Hong Kong.
The Chinese report attributed that scenario to the deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Control in a briefing, even though organizations such as the World Health Organization and Canada Post say the risk of contracting coronavirus from a piece of mail is low.//
Read the full article:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-20/bankers-are-shunning-hong-kong-as-finance-hub-loses-luster
Source: Globe and Mail #Jan17
#Pandemic #Covid19 #Canada
#China’s claim that #Omicron case came from Canadian mail dismissed as ‘ludicrous’
//A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada was dismissed Monday as being ludicrous and comical.
A Chinese state-controlled news outlet first reported that the Jan. 7 infection of a Beijing resident was the result of receiving a letter or parcel from Canada that passed through Hong Kong.
The Chinese report attributed that scenario to the deputy director of the Beijing Centre for Disease Control in a briefing, even though organizations such as the World Health Organization and Canada Post say the risk of contracting coronavirus from a piece of mail is low.//
Read the full article:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-20/bankers-are-shunning-hong-kong-as-finance-hub-loses-luster
Source: Globe and Mail #Jan17
#Pandemic #Covid19 #Canada
#KwaiChungLockdown #Omicron
Frustrated Kwai Chung Residents Hurl Abuses at Top Officials During "Visit"
Source: inmediahk; #Jan23
#FailedState #WuhanPneumonia
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Frustrated Kwai Chung Residents Hurl Abuses at Top Officials During "Visit"
Source: inmediahk; #Jan23
#FailedState #WuhanPneumonia
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#KwaiChungLockdown #Omicron Frustrated Kwai Chung Residents Hurl Abuses at Top Officials During "Visit"
A day after Hong Kong authorities forced two residential buildings at Kwai Chung Housing Estate into a 5-day lockdown, and at least another 4 in the same complex to undergo overnight lockdown for mandatory COVID-19 testing, the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam paid a brief "visit" to those affected in the afternoon on January 23, 2022.
Lam was accompanied by Chief Secretary John Lee, Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan, as well as bodyguards and government staff. The group of around a dozen were seen looking up occasionally at buildings that were put under lockdown for mass testing.
Angry residents were heard shouting insults at Lam asking her to stop putting on a show, while another man telling them to leave the "dangerous" area.
Others hurled obscenities at the officials, challenging them to "experience being trapped for 5 days".
Lam and her accompanying officials posed for government photographs, but did not answer reporters' questions. The group left the housing estate in only 15 minutes.
Source: inmediahk; #Jan23
https://bit.ly/33JjRyr
#FailedState #WuhanPneumonia
A day after Hong Kong authorities forced two residential buildings at Kwai Chung Housing Estate into a 5-day lockdown, and at least another 4 in the same complex to undergo overnight lockdown for mandatory COVID-19 testing, the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam paid a brief "visit" to those affected in the afternoon on January 23, 2022.
Lam was accompanied by Chief Secretary John Lee, Secretary for Transport and Housing Frank Chan, as well as bodyguards and government staff. The group of around a dozen were seen looking up occasionally at buildings that were put under lockdown for mass testing.
Angry residents were heard shouting insults at Lam asking her to stop putting on a show, while another man telling them to leave the "dangerous" area.
Others hurled obscenities at the officials, challenging them to "experience being trapped for 5 days".
Lam and her accompanying officials posed for government photographs, but did not answer reporters' questions. The group left the housing estate in only 15 minutes.
Source: inmediahk; #Jan23
https://bit.ly/33JjRyr
#FailedState #WuhanPneumonia
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James Bond Has No Time for China
The final James Bond outing for Daniel Craig, “No Time to Die,” also marks a notable milestone for Bondian geopolitics: The franchise just completed a five-movie arc with a single lead actor, and amid all the globe-trotting and intrigue you would barely know that China existed. Shanghai and Macau were brief backdrops, and one villain had been tortured, offstage and in the past, by Chinese security forces — but overall a series released across the years of China’s rise gave little hint that America’s leading rival mattered any more than any other exotic Bondian locale.
Source: NYTimes #Oct16
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/opinion/james-bond-china.html
#JamesBond #China #Russia #KGB
The final James Bond outing for Daniel Craig, “No Time to Die,” also marks a notable milestone for Bondian geopolitics: The franchise just completed a five-movie arc with a single lead actor, and amid all the globe-trotting and intrigue you would barely know that China existed. Shanghai and Macau were brief backdrops, and one villain had been tortured, offstage and in the past, by Chinese security forces — but overall a series released across the years of China’s rise gave little hint that America’s leading rival mattered any more than any other exotic Bondian locale.
Source: NYTimes #Oct16
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/16/opinion/james-bond-china.html
#JamesBond #China #Russia #KGB