#EditorialColumn #May17
Cultural Revolution 2.0: From Hong Kong Limited Edition to World Edition
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If Sense And Sensibility has represented the 18th-Century British society, 21st-Century China has its own adaptation: Censor and Hypersensitivity.
By monitoring the naming of the coronavirus, the reporting of the pandemic, and the mentioning of the ROC (Taiwan), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims that censorship is needed to "protect the feelings of its 1.3 billion people" in the PRC (hereinafter referred to as China). Contrary to its "peaceful rise", PRC has demonstrated its hypersentivity and fragility in international situations especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hong Kong, by practising the "One Country Two Systems" policy, is supposed to steer clear of this path. However, the Education Bureau has adopted CCP's hypersensitivity and started to act as a censor in Hong Kong. Jonathan Spence's short excerpt regarding the Opium Wars in The Search for Modern China was deemed "toxic" by pro-Beijing media, which sought to portray such misinterpretations with misdirection. However, one short academic discussion regarding this topic would reveal the crux of the matter.
Two weeks later, a battle of historical ideologies ensued once more, this time regarding the topic of "whether Japan's positive influence on pre-CCP China outweigh the negatives between 1900 and 1945" addressed in this year's History Paper in the DSE public exam.
By convention, these kinds of open-ended questions only require the students to utilize the given sources, data, historical ideologies, or "the feelings of the Chinese people", to critique Japan's damage upon China, which indirectly legitimizes the opinion that Japan should continually pay reparations to China, meeting the Party's patriotic ideals. This also provides an opportunity for future patriots to train their critical thinking, for in theory, patriotism should be done with reason and logic, unlike the type of patriotism to which the chauvinistic Red Guards or the recent Wumaos and Little Pinks contribute.
For those who wish to establish further ties with China, be warned.
A redux version of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and the Cultural Revolution is coming in the form of a populist authoritarianism with Chinese characteristics. This tsunami is awaiting for your allegiance and service for its 1.3 billion people. The destructive power of Cultural Revolution is still propagating in China, and this time the wave is extending to all around the world.
After Chinese netizens fanatically criticized "Wuhan Diary", it is clear that the Chinese people believe that they have won the battle against the Wuhan Pneumonia: everything has returned to normal in its chauvinistic glory, and now that national pride has returned to the Chinese people, they should once again begin the struggles that defined the Cultural Revolution. Let it be noted that CCP-styled Marxism is still a compulsory subject for Chinese university students.
For those who still believe they can establish tie with China, remember that for CCP, enough is not enough.
"Le vent se lève! ... il faut tenter de vivre!" (The wind rises ... One must try to live).
[Editor's note: Originally from Paul Valéry's poem "Le Cimetière Marin", the line has been adapted to become the title of the animated film The Wind Rises. The film explores the pain one experiences when reflecting upon history.]
#TheWindRises #CCP #CulturalRevolution #Beijing #Censorship
Is China Removing the Last Thin Line in "One Country Two Systems"?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20820
Cultural Revolution 2.0: From Hong Kong Limited Edition to World Edition
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If Sense And Sensibility has represented the 18th-Century British society, 21st-Century China has its own adaptation: Censor and Hypersensitivity.
By monitoring the naming of the coronavirus, the reporting of the pandemic, and the mentioning of the ROC (Taiwan), the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims that censorship is needed to "protect the feelings of its 1.3 billion people" in the PRC (hereinafter referred to as China). Contrary to its "peaceful rise", PRC has demonstrated its hypersentivity and fragility in international situations especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hong Kong, by practising the "One Country Two Systems" policy, is supposed to steer clear of this path. However, the Education Bureau has adopted CCP's hypersensitivity and started to act as a censor in Hong Kong. Jonathan Spence's short excerpt regarding the Opium Wars in The Search for Modern China was deemed "toxic" by pro-Beijing media, which sought to portray such misinterpretations with misdirection. However, one short academic discussion regarding this topic would reveal the crux of the matter.
Two weeks later, a battle of historical ideologies ensued once more, this time regarding the topic of "whether Japan's positive influence on pre-CCP China outweigh the negatives between 1900 and 1945" addressed in this year's History Paper in the DSE public exam.
By convention, these kinds of open-ended questions only require the students to utilize the given sources, data, historical ideologies, or "the feelings of the Chinese people", to critique Japan's damage upon China, which indirectly legitimizes the opinion that Japan should continually pay reparations to China, meeting the Party's patriotic ideals. This also provides an opportunity for future patriots to train their critical thinking, for in theory, patriotism should be done with reason and logic, unlike the type of patriotism to which the chauvinistic Red Guards or the recent Wumaos and Little Pinks contribute.
For those who wish to establish further ties with China, be warned.
A redux version of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and the Cultural Revolution is coming in the form of a populist authoritarianism with Chinese characteristics. This tsunami is awaiting for your allegiance and service for its 1.3 billion people. The destructive power of Cultural Revolution is still propagating in China, and this time the wave is extending to all around the world.
After Chinese netizens fanatically criticized "Wuhan Diary", it is clear that the Chinese people believe that they have won the battle against the Wuhan Pneumonia: everything has returned to normal in its chauvinistic glory, and now that national pride has returned to the Chinese people, they should once again begin the struggles that defined the Cultural Revolution. Let it be noted that CCP-styled Marxism is still a compulsory subject for Chinese university students.
For those who still believe they can establish tie with China, remember that for CCP, enough is not enough.
"Le vent se lève! ... il faut tenter de vivre!" (The wind rises ... One must try to live).
[Editor's note: Originally from Paul Valéry's poem "Le Cimetière Marin", the line has been adapted to become the title of the animated film The Wind Rises. The film explores the pain one experiences when reflecting upon history.]
#TheWindRises #CCP #CulturalRevolution #Beijing #Censorship
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Cultural Revolution 2.0: From Hong Kong Limited Edition to World Edition
"If Sense And Sensibility has represented the 18th-Century British society, 21st-Century China has its own adaptation: Censor and Hypersensitivity."
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Cultural Revolution 2.0: From Hong Kong Limited Edition to World Edition
"If Sense And Sensibility has represented the 18th-Century British society, 21st-Century China has its own adaptation: Censor and Hypersensitivity."
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#DailyUpdate #May17 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (May 17th)
At the time of writing, 4,656,639 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 312,188 deaths.
Daily Covid-19 deaths in Spain fall below 100 for the first time in two months, Spain now reports 230,698 cases nationwide.
Russia reports 9,709 new cases of COVID-19, the country now reports 281,752 cases of the virus.
168 coronavirus cases now linked to South Korea nightclub cluster in Seoul, the country now reports 11,050 cases of the virus.
India sees biggest single-day surge with almost 5,000 new cases in 24 hours, the country now reports 91,314 cases of the virus.
Nepal records first coronavirus-related death.
Mexico’s death toll tops 5,000.
Brazil's coronavirus deaths surpass 15,000 as the country reports 233,511 cases of COVID-19.
South Korean schools will begin opening Wednesday, May 20, for students in the third year of high school.
Thailand extends ban on all international flights until June 30.
Egypt to impose movement restrictions during Eid Al-Fitr.
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
COVID-19 Updates (May 17th)
At the time of writing, 4,656,639 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 312,188 deaths.
Daily Covid-19 deaths in Spain fall below 100 for the first time in two months, Spain now reports 230,698 cases nationwide.
Russia reports 9,709 new cases of COVID-19, the country now reports 281,752 cases of the virus.
168 coronavirus cases now linked to South Korea nightclub cluster in Seoul, the country now reports 11,050 cases of the virus.
India sees biggest single-day surge with almost 5,000 new cases in 24 hours, the country now reports 91,314 cases of the virus.
Nepal records first coronavirus-related death.
Mexico’s death toll tops 5,000.
Brazil's coronavirus deaths surpass 15,000 as the country reports 233,511 cases of COVID-19.
South Korean schools will begin opening Wednesday, May 20, for students in the third year of high school.
Thailand extends ban on all international flights until June 30.
Egypt to impose movement restrictions during Eid Al-Fitr.
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
#IPCC Police Review Report Criticised for Being False and Biased
IPCC published its report on the anti-ELAB movement. Yuen Long District Councillor Tommy Cheung commented on the report on 17 May during RTHK’s City Forum program. Cheung said that he did not expect anything from the report: “you can’t be disappointed when you don’t have any expectation, but this report still blew our minds.”
He pointed out that the “facts” in the report were partial. In one instance, the report cited fake news and a fake poster calling for protest in Yuen Long on July 22, 2019 from Chinese social media, Weibo. Though it was known to be fake, the report still claimed that it was from LIHKG forum.
Cheung criticised IPCC for failing to verify its source and questioned the credibility of the report. IPCC council member Chan Kam-wing admitted that they “did not investigate”.
Cheung also indicated that the report reduced the July 21 incident into a “conflict between the black-clad and the white-clad". In reality, the white-clad gangsters did not just attack black-clad citizens, but also train passengers and passersby including a pregnant lady.
Moreover, the report justified the police’s claims such as “I can’t read the watch” and “I can’t see any weapon” as a “public relations” problem. Cheung showed that the report was biased towards the police: For instance, it was mentioned that someone tried to “freeze” the 999 call center, but in reality, they were citizens who tried to seek help.
Former Student Union President of the Education University Leung Yiu-ting, who was arrested during the 8.31 Prince Edward station incident, questioned why the police never seek information from witnesses. This contradicts the police saying that they want to investigate.
Source: Stand News #May17 #PoliceBrutality #HongKongPolice #721YuenLong #831PrinceEdward
IPCC published its report on the anti-ELAB movement. Yuen Long District Councillor Tommy Cheung commented on the report on 17 May during RTHK’s City Forum program. Cheung said that he did not expect anything from the report: “you can’t be disappointed when you don’t have any expectation, but this report still blew our minds.”
He pointed out that the “facts” in the report were partial. In one instance, the report cited fake news and a fake poster calling for protest in Yuen Long on July 22, 2019 from Chinese social media, Weibo. Though it was known to be fake, the report still claimed that it was from LIHKG forum.
Cheung criticised IPCC for failing to verify its source and questioned the credibility of the report. IPCC council member Chan Kam-wing admitted that they “did not investigate”.
Cheung also indicated that the report reduced the July 21 incident into a “conflict between the black-clad and the white-clad". In reality, the white-clad gangsters did not just attack black-clad citizens, but also train passengers and passersby including a pregnant lady.
Moreover, the report justified the police’s claims such as “I can’t read the watch” and “I can’t see any weapon” as a “public relations” problem. Cheung showed that the report was biased towards the police: For instance, it was mentioned that someone tried to “freeze” the 999 call center, but in reality, they were citizens who tried to seek help.
Former Student Union President of the Education University Leung Yiu-ting, who was arrested during the 8.31 Prince Edward station incident, questioned why the police never seek information from witnesses. This contradicts the police saying that they want to investigate.
Source: Stand News #May17 #PoliceBrutality #HongKongPolice #721YuenLong #831PrinceEdward
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Hong Kong Lyricist Albert Leung: "Even a firefly can light up the sky"
Hong Kong lyricist Albert Leung not only showed his support for the anti-ELAB movement publicly, but he also created movement-related songs like “City of Sadness”. His name was then censored by the Chinese Communist Party government and his works were marked as “by anonymous” in China.
In an interview with RTHK's The Screening Room, Leung reiterated that he did nothing wrong by fighting for freedom. In this regard, “being named anonymous is some sort of an honour”. He expected that he will have less work after he expressed his stance, but it was more important to listen to your conscience.
"I don't think darkness can overcome the light. Even a firefly can light up the sky," Leung said.
Source: Stand News
Watch: RTHK The Screening Room
#May17 #AlbertLeung #Cantopop #thescreeningroom #RTHK
Hong Kong Lyricist Albert Leung: "Even a firefly can light up the sky"
Hong Kong lyricist Albert Leung not only showed his support for the anti-ELAB movement publicly, but he also created movement-related songs like “City of Sadness”. His name was then censored by the Chinese Communist Party government and his works were marked as “by anonymous” in China.
In an interview with RTHK's The Screening Room, Leung reiterated that he did nothing wrong by fighting for freedom. In this regard, “being named anonymous is some sort of an honour”. He expected that he will have less work after he expressed his stance, but it was more important to listen to your conscience.
"I don't think darkness can overcome the light. Even a firefly can light up the sky," Leung said.
Source: Stand News
Watch: RTHK The Screening Room
#May17 #AlbertLeung #Cantopop #thescreeningroom #RTHK
#WuhanPneumonia #WHO
Hong Kong Microbiologist Prof. Yuen Kwok-Yung’s research proves WHO is wrong about masks
During the hot summer, a lot of citizens will feel discomfort wearing face masks. WHO has doubted on multiple occasions the effectiveness of using face masks to prevent the spread of Wuhan Pneumonia. Professor Yuen Kwok-Yung and his research team from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong were the first to use the golden Syrian hamster model to show that using face masks can reduce the chance of contracting Wuhan Pneumonia. They also found that infected hamsters with a face mask was more effective at reducing the transmission rate than healthy hamsters with a face mask.
The research team performed three rounds of testing on 13 infected hamsters and 39 healthy hamsters. They put the two groups of hamsters in a cage and used a fan to create airflow from the infected hamsters towards the healthy hamsters. Surgical masks were used to filter the virus. In the first group, there was no surgical mask placed between the two cages of hamsters. In the second group, a surgical mask was placed outside the cage of the infected hamsters to simulate infected hamsters using face masks. In the third group, a face mask was placed outside the cage of the healthy hamsters to simulate healthy hamsters using face masks. Each experiment lasted 7 days and overall the experiment took 1 month to complete.
The results showed with no face mask as a barrier, 66.7% of healthy hamsters got infected after 7 days. In the healthy hamsters with a face mask, the infection rate was 33.3%. In the case of the infected hamsters with a face mask, only 16.7% of healthy hamsters got infected. This indicates the use of face masks by infected patients would result in a lower rate of infection than healthy patients with face masks on who are not carrying the virus.
Professor Yuen points out this experiment scientifically proved that using face masks can effectively prevent the spread of Wuhan Pneumonia. He understands that demanding Hong Kongers to use face masks for an extended period of time is difficult during the summer. Recently, (a survey showed that) less than 90% of adults were using a face mask. He hopes that Hong Kongers will continue to use a face mask. “With face masks on, even if you get infected, the viral load will be lower, it will take longer for symptoms to develop and with less severity. This buys us time to provide treatment, thus reducing mortality and leads to better recovery.” He also calls for citizens who have mild symptoms to get tested in government clinics to reduce the chance of creating an invisible transmission chain in the community.
Source: Apple Daily #May17
#YuenKwokYung #FaceMasks #Research
Hong Kong Microbiologist Prof. Yuen Kwok-Yung’s research proves WHO is wrong about masks
During the hot summer, a lot of citizens will feel discomfort wearing face masks. WHO has doubted on multiple occasions the effectiveness of using face masks to prevent the spread of Wuhan Pneumonia. Professor Yuen Kwok-Yung and his research team from the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong were the first to use the golden Syrian hamster model to show that using face masks can reduce the chance of contracting Wuhan Pneumonia. They also found that infected hamsters with a face mask was more effective at reducing the transmission rate than healthy hamsters with a face mask.
The research team performed three rounds of testing on 13 infected hamsters and 39 healthy hamsters. They put the two groups of hamsters in a cage and used a fan to create airflow from the infected hamsters towards the healthy hamsters. Surgical masks were used to filter the virus. In the first group, there was no surgical mask placed between the two cages of hamsters. In the second group, a surgical mask was placed outside the cage of the infected hamsters to simulate infected hamsters using face masks. In the third group, a face mask was placed outside the cage of the healthy hamsters to simulate healthy hamsters using face masks. Each experiment lasted 7 days and overall the experiment took 1 month to complete.
The results showed with no face mask as a barrier, 66.7% of healthy hamsters got infected after 7 days. In the healthy hamsters with a face mask, the infection rate was 33.3%. In the case of the infected hamsters with a face mask, only 16.7% of healthy hamsters got infected. This indicates the use of face masks by infected patients would result in a lower rate of infection than healthy patients with face masks on who are not carrying the virus.
Professor Yuen points out this experiment scientifically proved that using face masks can effectively prevent the spread of Wuhan Pneumonia. He understands that demanding Hong Kongers to use face masks for an extended period of time is difficult during the summer. Recently, (a survey showed that) less than 90% of adults were using a face mask. He hopes that Hong Kongers will continue to use a face mask. “With face masks on, even if you get infected, the viral load will be lower, it will take longer for symptoms to develop and with less severity. This buys us time to provide treatment, thus reducing mortality and leads to better recovery.” He also calls for citizens who have mild symptoms to get tested in government clinics to reduce the chance of creating an invisible transmission chain in the community.
Source: Apple Daily #May17
#YuenKwokYung #FaceMasks #Research
#Court #PoliticalPrisoners
10 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong plead guilty over 'National Mourning Day' Protest in 2019; 'Long Hair' Appears in Court with Short Hair
Source: InMedia #May17
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10 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong plead guilty over 'National Mourning Day' Protest in 2019; 'Long Hair' Appears in Court with Short Hair
In Hong Kong court on May 17, 2021, ten heavy-weight pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty to "organising an unauthorised protest" on October 1, 2019.
They are former legislators 'long hair' #LeungKwokHung, #AlbertHo, #LeeCheukYan, #YeungSum, #CydHo and #SinChungKai; #AppleDaily founder #JimmyLai; and activists #FigoChan, #AveryNg and #RichardTsoi. That day marked the 'National Mourning Day' protest on the establishment day of the PRC during the Anti-ELAB movement
Among the defendants, convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front (#CHRF) Figo Chan, 'long hair' Leung Kwok-hung, Albert Ho, and Lee Cheuk-yan also pleaded guilty to "inciting" others on September 30, 2019 to take part in the protest.
When '#LongHair' Leung Kwok-hung appeared in court on May 17, 2021, his signature long hair has been cut short. Leung is currently serving his sentence in Stanley Prison for organizing and participating in an 'unauthorized' assembly on August 18, 2019.
The last time he was seen in short hair was in 2014 when serving a 4-week sentence after being convicted of 'causing chaos' in the Legislative Council in 2011. Then, Leung was forced to cut away his long hair due to the appearance policy of the correctional services.
Leung later filed a legal review, pointing out that it is discriminatory when female inmates are allowed to keep long hair while male inmates are not. In November 2020, the Court of Final Appeal approved Leung's review.
Nevertheless, on February 1, 2021, the Department of Correctional Services implemented a new policy where inmates, regardless of their gender, cannot keep their hair beyond their shoulder's length.
Source: InMedia #May17
https://bit.ly/3waOe9r
#PoliticalSuppression #HumanitarianCrisis #CorrectionalServices #NationalMourning
10 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong plead guilty over 'National Mourning Day' Protest in 2019; 'Long Hair' Appears in Court with Short Hair
In Hong Kong court on May 17, 2021, ten heavy-weight pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty to "organising an unauthorised protest" on October 1, 2019.
They are former legislators 'long hair' #LeungKwokHung, #AlbertHo, #LeeCheukYan, #YeungSum, #CydHo and #SinChungKai; #AppleDaily founder #JimmyLai; and activists #FigoChan, #AveryNg and #RichardTsoi. That day marked the 'National Mourning Day' protest on the establishment day of the PRC during the Anti-ELAB movement
Among the defendants, convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front (#CHRF) Figo Chan, 'long hair' Leung Kwok-hung, Albert Ho, and Lee Cheuk-yan also pleaded guilty to "inciting" others on September 30, 2019 to take part in the protest.
When '#LongHair' Leung Kwok-hung appeared in court on May 17, 2021, his signature long hair has been cut short. Leung is currently serving his sentence in Stanley Prison for organizing and participating in an 'unauthorized' assembly on August 18, 2019.
The last time he was seen in short hair was in 2014 when serving a 4-week sentence after being convicted of 'causing chaos' in the Legislative Council in 2011. Then, Leung was forced to cut away his long hair due to the appearance policy of the correctional services.
Leung later filed a legal review, pointing out that it is discriminatory when female inmates are allowed to keep long hair while male inmates are not. In November 2020, the Court of Final Appeal approved Leung's review.
Nevertheless, on February 1, 2021, the Department of Correctional Services implemented a new policy where inmates, regardless of their gender, cannot keep their hair beyond their shoulder's length.
Source: InMedia #May17
https://bit.ly/3waOe9r
#PoliticalSuppression #HumanitarianCrisis #CorrectionalServices #NationalMourning
AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet up pressure on the International Olympic Committee, athletes, sponsors and sports federations.
A coalition representing Uyghurs, Tibetans, residents of Hong Kong and others issued a statement Monday calling for the boycott, eschewing lesser measures that had been floated like “diplomatic boycotts" and further negotiations with the IOC or China.
“The time for talking with the IOC is over,” Lhadon Tethong of the Tibet Action Institute said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. “This cannot be games as usual or business as usual; not for the IOC and not for the international community.”
Source: Click2houston #May17
https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2021/05/17/ap-exclusive-full-blown-boycott-pushed-for-beijing-olympics/
#Boycott #Beijing #Olympics #HumanRights
Groups alleging human-rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet up pressure on the International Olympic Committee, athletes, sponsors and sports federations.
A coalition representing Uyghurs, Tibetans, residents of Hong Kong and others issued a statement Monday calling for the boycott, eschewing lesser measures that had been floated like “diplomatic boycotts" and further negotiations with the IOC or China.
“The time for talking with the IOC is over,” Lhadon Tethong of the Tibet Action Institute said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press. “This cannot be games as usual or business as usual; not for the IOC and not for the international community.”
Source: Click2houston #May17
https://www.click2houston.com/sports/2021/05/17/ap-exclusive-full-blown-boycott-pushed-for-beijing-olympics/
#Boycott #Beijing #Olympics #HumanRights