Chinese Students in Hong Kong Mourns Urumqi Fire Victims, Protests Covid Lockdowns
In the evening of Nov 28, students from Mainland China gathered in Central to mourn the victims of the tragic fire in #Urumqi last week. Dozens of Mandarin-speaking young people joined them, bringing flowers, candles, and blank sheets of A4 paper.
Some had handwritten messages on their A4 paper: "R.I.P. Urumqi"; "For Urumqi victims and all zero-Covid policy victims"; "The bell tolls for thee"; "Not anti-CCP, only anti-lockdown"; "reform, freedom, human rights"; "Let all who have courage speak up".
Police arrived to record the identities of attendees, and spoke on loudspeakers to remind citizens not to violate the anti-gathering restrictions. At its peak, the mourning crowd grew to over 100 people, gathering in Theatre Lane in the center of Hong Kong's business district. Speaking to reporters, many mourners expressed their discontent with the anti-pandemic measures in their homeland of China, saying that the lockdown barricades hindered the rescue efforts and contributed to the tragedy.
Source: #FirstHand #Nov28
#UrumqiFire #A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #HongKong
In the evening of Nov 28, students from Mainland China gathered in Central to mourn the victims of the tragic fire in #Urumqi last week. Dozens of Mandarin-speaking young people joined them, bringing flowers, candles, and blank sheets of A4 paper.
Some had handwritten messages on their A4 paper: "R.I.P. Urumqi"; "For Urumqi victims and all zero-Covid policy victims"; "The bell tolls for thee"; "Not anti-CCP, only anti-lockdown"; "reform, freedom, human rights"; "Let all who have courage speak up".
Police arrived to record the identities of attendees, and spoke on loudspeakers to remind citizens not to violate the anti-gathering restrictions. At its peak, the mourning crowd grew to over 100 people, gathering in Theatre Lane in the center of Hong Kong's business district. Speaking to reporters, many mourners expressed their discontent with the anti-pandemic measures in their homeland of China, saying that the lockdown barricades hindered the rescue efforts and contributed to the tragedy.
Source: #FirstHand #Nov28
#UrumqiFire #A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #HongKong
HKUST Students Held Memorial for Urumqi Fire Victims
Around 9pm on Nov 27, mainland students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) gathered at the seafront in memory of the victims of the fatal apartment fire in Urumqi. They laid down paper cranes and candles, arranging them to form "11.24", the date of the fire. Students also placed candles and memorial messages at the university's north gate.
One person came dressed in the white protective gear often worn by Chinese anti-pandemic personnel who carried out lockdown and testing procedures. He marched from the seafront to the north gate, carrying a sign parodying the notices left on Chinese websites after being blocked by censors.
Source: HKUST Student Union Facebook #Nov27
https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jQ96jEY7FXf8VhJF85YuBn6nEiCp3ESdfJ6yzeK2zRRw5r2pQBfCRjt9TCjY5Rwpl&id=100064112464343&mibextid=OgCMUw
#UrumqiFire #A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #hkustsueb
Around 9pm on Nov 27, mainland students at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) gathered at the seafront in memory of the victims of the fatal apartment fire in Urumqi. They laid down paper cranes and candles, arranging them to form "11.24", the date of the fire. Students also placed candles and memorial messages at the university's north gate.
One person came dressed in the white protective gear often worn by Chinese anti-pandemic personnel who carried out lockdown and testing procedures. He marched from the seafront to the north gate, carrying a sign parodying the notices left on Chinese websites after being blocked by censors.
Source: HKUST Student Union Facebook #Nov27
https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jQ96jEY7FXf8VhJF85YuBn6nEiCp3ESdfJ6yzeK2zRRw5r2pQBfCRjt9TCjY5Rwpl&id=100064112464343&mibextid=OgCMUw
#UrumqiFire #A4Revolution #ChinaProtests #hkustsueb
Chinese hackers stole millions worth of U.S. COVID relief money, Secret Service says
Chinese hackers have stolen tens of millions of dollars worth of U.S. COVID relief benefits since 2020, the Secret Service said on Monday.
The Secret Service declined to provide any additional details but confirmed a report by NBC News that said the Chinese hacking team that is reportedly responsible is known within the security research community as APT41 or Winnti.
APT41 is a prolific cybercriminal group that had conducted a mix of government-backed cyber intrusions and financially motivated data breaches, according to experts.
Source：Reuter #Dec06
https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-hackers-stole-millions-worth-us-covid-relief-money-secret-service-says-2022-12-05/
#Chinese #Hacker #US #COVID
Chinese hackers have stolen tens of millions of dollars worth of U.S. COVID relief benefits since 2020, the Secret Service said on Monday.
The Secret Service declined to provide any additional details but confirmed a report by NBC News that said the Chinese hacking team that is reportedly responsible is known within the security research community as APT41 or Winnti.
APT41 is a prolific cybercriminal group that had conducted a mix of government-backed cyber intrusions and financially motivated data breaches, according to experts.
Source：Reuter #Dec06
https://www.reuters.com/technology/chinese-hackers-stole-millions-worth-us-covid-relief-money-secret-service-says-2022-12-05/
#Chinese #Hacker #US #COVID
China allows home quarantine in big shift from zero-COVID
China on Wednesday announced a rollback of its zero-COVID policy in a marked shift away from virus curbs that triggered nationwide unrest, putting it on course to living with the respiratory illness.
People who are asymptomatic, or who have mild infections, will now be allowed to quarantine at home, rather than being forced into government facilities, while mass PCR testing, a key feature of government efforts to quash even small outbreaks, will be largely abandoned.
Source：Nikkei Asia #Dec07
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/China-allows-home-quarantine-in-big-shift-from-zero-COVID?del_type=1&pub_date=20221207190000&seq_num=5
#China #Zero #COVID
China on Wednesday announced a rollback of its zero-COVID policy in a marked shift away from virus curbs that triggered nationwide unrest, putting it on course to living with the respiratory illness.
People who are asymptomatic, or who have mild infections, will now be allowed to quarantine at home, rather than being forced into government facilities, while mass PCR testing, a key feature of government efforts to quash even small outbreaks, will be largely abandoned.
Source：Nikkei Asia #Dec07
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/China-allows-home-quarantine-in-big-shift-from-zero-COVID?del_type=1&pub_date=20221207190000&seq_num=5
#China #Zero #COVID
A jailed Hong Kong lawyer defies Beijing’s campaign to subjugate the city
It was just after sunrise when the police came for Chow Hang-tung.
The table in the room where she was working was strewn with documents as she prepared a bail application for a fellow pro-democracy activist. The 37-year-old barrister had pulled an all-nighter in her Hong Kong chambers on the 34th floor of the Bank of America Tower, where she liked to fuel herself with Japanese instant noodles and cups of instant coffee.
Suddenly, there was a loud rattling at the chambers’ glass doors. Chow tapped the Facebook app on her phone and began live-streaming. Someone kept ringing the doorbell and trying to input a security code. “It looks like they’ve really decided to take action today,” she said with a short laugh.
Source：Reuters #Nov10
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-hongkong
#ChowHangTung #NSL #Lawyer
It was just after sunrise when the police came for Chow Hang-tung.
The table in the room where she was working was strewn with documents as she prepared a bail application for a fellow pro-democracy activist. The 37-year-old barrister had pulled an all-nighter in her Hong Kong chambers on the 34th floor of the Bank of America Tower, where she liked to fuel herself with Japanese instant noodles and cups of instant coffee.
Suddenly, there was a loud rattling at the chambers’ glass doors. Chow tapped the Facebook app on her phone and began live-streaming. Someone kept ringing the doorbell and trying to input a security code. “It looks like they’ve really decided to take action today,” she said with a short laugh.
Source：Reuters #Nov10
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-hongkong
#ChowHangTung #NSL #Lawyer
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam: ‘China Go Home’ campaign to be launched in Sri Lanka if China doesn't support debt restructuring program
New Delhi: Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam says that if China fails to support Sri Lanka's Debt Restructuring program, a China Go Home campaign will be launched in the country.
MP Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam told the Parliament that China being a trillion-dollar economy, should either slash Sri Lanka's debt or support the debt restructuring process if it is actually a friend of the island nation. He said that all the MPs must work in unison towards the betterment of the 22 Million Sri Lankans.
Source：Times Now Digital #Dec02
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/shanakiyan-rajaputhiran-rasamanickam-china-go-home-campaign-to-be-launched-in-sri-lanka-if-china-doesn-t-support-debt-restructuring-program/ar-AA14PiFV
#China #SriLanka #Debt
New Delhi: Tamil National Alliance Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam says that if China fails to support Sri Lanka's Debt Restructuring program, a China Go Home campaign will be launched in the country.
MP Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam told the Parliament that China being a trillion-dollar economy, should either slash Sri Lanka's debt or support the debt restructuring process if it is actually a friend of the island nation. He said that all the MPs must work in unison towards the betterment of the 22 Million Sri Lankans.
Source：Times Now Digital #Dec02
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/shanakiyan-rajaputhiran-rasamanickam-china-go-home-campaign-to-be-launched-in-sri-lanka-if-china-doesn-t-support-debt-restructuring-program/ar-AA14PiFV
#China #SriLanka #Debt
Oct 1, 2022 marked the 10th year of Lamma IV shipwreck; High Court rejected the Coroner's Inquest for the case.
#LammaIV #Shipwreck #SeaSmooth #Oct01 #GoHKgraphics
#LammaIV #Shipwreck #SeaSmooth #Oct01 #GoHKgraphics
China pulls diplomats out of UK before police can quiz them on Manchester brawl
#Dec15 #CCP #ManchesterConsulate #HongKongProtest #UKParliament #ZhengXiyuan
#Dec15 #CCP #ManchesterConsulate #HongKongProtest #UKParliament #ZhengXiyuan
China pulls diplomats out of UK before police can quiz them on Manchester brawl
Six Chinese officials have been removed from Britain by China, including one of its most senior UK diplomats.
The news comes just two months after the violence which took place at its Manchester consulate.
The UK had requested that the officials waive their right to diplomatic immunity, so that detectives can question them about the Manchester incident.
In a written statement to the House of Commons, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said, "I am disappointed that these individuals will not be interviewed or face justice.
"Nonetheless, it is right that those responsible for the disgraceful scenes in Manchester are no longer - or will shortly cease to be - consular staff accredited to the UK."
read full article:
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/chinese-diplomats-manchester-consulate-uk-james-cleverly-b2245565.html
see also:
China Consulate in Manchester Drags Hong Kong Protesters Inside Gate and Assaults Them, Damaging Props and Tearing Out Hair - Oct 16
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/977
UK summons China diplomat over Hong Kong protester beating at consulate, as MP says consul-general involved - Oct 19
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/998
#Dec15 #CCP #ManchesterConsulate #HongKongProtest #UKParliament #ZhengXiyuan
Six Chinese officials have been removed from Britain by China, including one of its most senior UK diplomats.
The news comes just two months after the violence which took place at its Manchester consulate.
The UK had requested that the officials waive their right to diplomatic immunity, so that detectives can question them about the Manchester incident.
In a written statement to the House of Commons, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said, "I am disappointed that these individuals will not be interviewed or face justice.
"Nonetheless, it is right that those responsible for the disgraceful scenes in Manchester are no longer - or will shortly cease to be - consular staff accredited to the UK."
read full article:
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/chinese-diplomats-manchester-consulate-uk-james-cleverly-b2245565.html
see also:
China Consulate in Manchester Drags Hong Kong Protesters Inside Gate and Assaults Them, Damaging Props and Tearing Out Hair - Oct 16
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/977
UK summons China diplomat over Hong Kong protester beating at consulate, as MP says consul-general involved - Oct 19
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/998
#Dec15 #CCP #ManchesterConsulate #HongKongProtest #UKParliament #ZhengXiyuan
The Independent
China pulls diplomats out of UK before police can quiz them on Manchester brawl
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly expressed his disappointment at the news
Images from over 700 surveillance cameras in Taiwan leaked, all using Huawei chips
The Taiwanese media has reported that over 700 private surveillance cameras have been leaked live on websites such as Insecam. The leaked footage included postnatal care homes, clinics, some homes' entrances, living rooms and even bedrooms, all of which had one thing in common: the cameras used Huawei chips.
A bun shop owner in the Datong district of Taipei City said that she was scared to see the images of her shop on the internet. She never thought that these images would be made public, and the thought of being watched at work made her feel uncomfortable. The surveillance cameras used in these leaked locations all have Huawei chips built into them, most of which are HiSilicon Hi3516 chips.
Source: Unwire.hk #Dec08
#Taiwan #Huawei #Privacy #Camera #Chips
https://unwire.hk/2022/12/08/taiwan-cctv-hacked-and-leaked/tech-secure/
The Taiwanese media has reported that over 700 private surveillance cameras have been leaked live on websites such as Insecam. The leaked footage included postnatal care homes, clinics, some homes' entrances, living rooms and even bedrooms, all of which had one thing in common: the cameras used Huawei chips.
A bun shop owner in the Datong district of Taipei City said that she was scared to see the images of her shop on the internet. She never thought that these images would be made public, and the thought of being watched at work made her feel uncomfortable. The surveillance cameras used in these leaked locations all have Huawei chips built into them, most of which are HiSilicon Hi3516 chips.
Source: Unwire.hk #Dec08
#Taiwan #Huawei #Privacy #Camera #Chips
https://unwire.hk/2022/12/08/taiwan-cctv-hacked-and-leaked/tech-secure/
Unwire.hk
台灣逾 700 監視鏡頭畫面外洩 全部採用華為晶片
台灣傳媒日前報導，當地有超過 700 個私人的監視鏡頭畫面，在包括 Insecam 等網站直播公開。外洩的畫面包括產後護理院、診所、部份更是住家的門口、客廳，甚至睡房，所有畫面外洩地方都有一個共通點，就是監視鏡頭均採用華為的晶片。
"White Paper Protest" was circulating around China in the late November due to the lockdown measures in the mainland.
#Urumqi #WhitePaperProtest #COVID19measures #GoHKgraphics
#Urumqi #WhitePaperProtest #COVID19measures #GoHKgraphics
China Establishes Bureau to Take "Special Care" of High Net Worth Individuals
Sources: Commons HK #Nov10
#BigData #BigBrother #HNWI #ChivesHarvesting
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Sources: Commons HK #Nov10
#BigData #BigBrother #HNWI #ChivesHarvesting
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China Establishes Bureau to Take "Special Care" of High Net Worth Individuals
China has established a new bureau to oversee citizens with over $10 million in their bank accounts, Asia Finance reports.
The "High-Net-Worth Individuals Management Bureau" will build up a database of taxpayer profiles using their electronic records. Citizens moving out of China are also targeted for further scrutiny, to ensure that they fully pay the requisite taxes for cancelling their household registration before leaving the country.
The bureau will enact a four-pronged approach to take "special care" of these high-net-worth individuals: to strengthen surveillance on non-taxable businesses, information sharing, verification, and "cloud-ification". New departments will be created to enable information exchange with the People's Bank of China, as well as verifying these individuals mobile phones and various registrations.
This is seen as the first policy enacted since President Xi Jinping's proposal for "common prosperity" in the National People's Congress earlier this year. To support these changes, the tax department plans to hire an additional 25,000 staff, accounting for 67% of new hiring this year, an increase of 3.3% from last year.
These increases in government spending and surveillance imply that the rich in China will need to pay an increasingly higher price if they wish to move their money overseas.
Sources: Commons HK #Nov10
cmmns.co/gBwBb
Asia Finance
https://twitter.com/AsiaFinance/status/1589820298416660480
#BigData #BigBrother #HNWI #ChivesHarvesting
China has established a new bureau to oversee citizens with over $10 million in their bank accounts, Asia Finance reports.
The "High-Net-Worth Individuals Management Bureau" will build up a database of taxpayer profiles using their electronic records. Citizens moving out of China are also targeted for further scrutiny, to ensure that they fully pay the requisite taxes for cancelling their household registration before leaving the country.
The bureau will enact a four-pronged approach to take "special care" of these high-net-worth individuals: to strengthen surveillance on non-taxable businesses, information sharing, verification, and "cloud-ification". New departments will be created to enable information exchange with the People's Bank of China, as well as verifying these individuals mobile phones and various registrations.
This is seen as the first policy enacted since President Xi Jinping's proposal for "common prosperity" in the National People's Congress earlier this year. To support these changes, the tax department plans to hire an additional 25,000 staff, accounting for 67% of new hiring this year, an increase of 3.3% from last year.
These increases in government spending and surveillance imply that the rich in China will need to pay an increasingly higher price if they wish to move their money overseas.
Sources: Commons HK #Nov10
cmmns.co/gBwBb
Asia Finance
https://twitter.com/AsiaFinance/status/1589820298416660480
#BigData #BigBrother #HNWI #ChivesHarvesting
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收割韭菜 中國成立「高淨值人群管理局」存款一千萬以上人士需要「特別關照」 | 國際新聞 | 同文 Commons
亞洲金融 Twitter 11 月 8 日披露，中國成立「高淨值人群管理局」，針對銀行存款在一千萬元以上的存戶進行特別管理。當局會採取智慧稅務的手段，採集每個納稅人信息，做出相關納稅人數據系統，同時針對移民人士進行注銷戶籍稅。中國公民要移民海外，必須要到稅務機關出具清稅證明。為配合相關政策，稅務系統計劃招收 2 萬
The year has gone fast and Christmas is already approaching. Hope everyone of you find peace under these turbulent times.
#Christmas #Turbulence #Dec2022 #GoHKgraphics
#Christmas #Turbulence #Dec2022 #GoHKgraphics
Kyiv's Independence Square, which formerly housed some of the most spectacular decorations, is now down to just one piece. A beautiful Christmas tree.
source: Telegram #Dec19
#Ukraine #IndependenceSquare
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source: Telegram #Dec19
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Kyiv's Independence Square, which formerly housed some of the most spectacular decorations, is now down to just one piece. A beautiful Christmas tree.
A Twitter user shared images of the city's Christmas displays in the previous years: 2019, 2020, 2021, and - in stark contrast, 2022.
"Russians try to steal normal life away from our citizens, but we won’t give them a chance to steal the biggest holidays –- the New Year and Christmas -- from our children," the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said when unveiling the tree.
Kyiv city hall had hesitated to put up the tree, the mayor said, not least because weeks of Russian attacks on energy infrastructures have worn down the Ukrainian power grid. But the city hall adapted, powering the tree's fairy lights with a diesel generator and reusing some decorations from previous years.
"We called it 'the Christmas tree of Ukrainian invincibility', since they are doing everything for the children to have a holiday despite difficult times."
source: Telegram #Dec19
https://twitter.com/ericlewan/status/1604244339978371073
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221219-russia-won-t-steal-christmas-kyiv-mayor-unveils-festive-tree
#Ukraine #IndependenceSquare
A Twitter user shared images of the city's Christmas displays in the previous years: 2019, 2020, 2021, and - in stark contrast, 2022.
"Russians try to steal normal life away from our citizens, but we won’t give them a chance to steal the biggest holidays –- the New Year and Christmas -- from our children," the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said when unveiling the tree.
Kyiv city hall had hesitated to put up the tree, the mayor said, not least because weeks of Russian attacks on energy infrastructures have worn down the Ukrainian power grid. But the city hall adapted, powering the tree's fairy lights with a diesel generator and reusing some decorations from previous years.
"We called it 'the Christmas tree of Ukrainian invincibility', since they are doing everything for the children to have a holiday despite difficult times."
source: Telegram #Dec19
https://twitter.com/ericlewan/status/1604244339978371073
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221219-russia-won-t-steal-christmas-kyiv-mayor-unveils-festive-tree
#Ukraine #IndependenceSquare
Twitter
the christmas trees of kyiv
2019 2020
2021 2022
2019 2020
2021 2022
The Italian government reveals that there are 2 flights carrying Covid positive passengers from China to Milan on 26 Dec.
The first flight has 35 positive cases out of 92 with a diagnosis rate of 38% while the second flight has 62 out of 120 with a rate of 52%. 97 people were diagnosed out of 212 people overall (46%).
English-language media, such as Bloomberg, said that the two flights came from #Shanghai and #Beijing while some Italian media said that both flights departed from Beijing. Therefore, the starting point of the two flights has not yet been determined.
Source: EuropeChinese #Dec28
#COVID #Export #Outspread #China #Italy #Milan
http://europechinese.blogspot.com/2022/12/46.html
The first flight has 35 positive cases out of 92 with a diagnosis rate of 38% while the second flight has 62 out of 120 with a rate of 52%. 97 people were diagnosed out of 212 people overall (46%).
English-language media, such as Bloomberg, said that the two flights came from #Shanghai and #Beijing while some Italian media said that both flights departed from Beijing. Therefore, the starting point of the two flights has not yet been determined.
Source: EuropeChinese #Dec28
#COVID #Export #Outspread #China #Italy #Milan
http://europechinese.blogspot.com/2022/12/46.html