#OpinionArticle
Sherry Chan: In the era of disappointment and hope for coexistence, do you still believe in love?
(19 Aug) In mid-July, the National Radio and Television Administration released a list of 20 "items requiring censorship and alternative expressions", some of which involved the regulation [of depicting] love or romantic relationships: "Romantic dramas cannot be too sweet" and "contemporary themes should maintain proper values; social conflicts must not be highlighted. Endeavour to portray the beautiful lives of normal people..."
To sum up these 20 items, the essence of love according to the #totalitarian regime is this: It shall follow social norms absolutely, teens shall not indulge in puppy love, love shall not be regarded as the be-all and end-all; they should work on upward mobility and enter Tsinghua or Peking University to contribute to society and serve the country.
From the perspective of sociologist Sherry Chan, the essence of love is #individualism. It causes a person to desire #freedom and possess their own mind and soul. As such, love and totalitarian rationale are completely incompatible... In the 21st century, we are still chasing after this most quintessential question: Can love overcome all obstacles?
Source: Initium Media
https://bit.ly/31XOpaA
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Love #RegulationOfLove #FreedomOfSpeech #Censorship #ChineseMedia
Sherry Chan: In the era of disappointment and hope for coexistence, do you still believe in love?
(19 Aug) In mid-July, the National Radio and Television Administration released a list of 20 "items requiring censorship and alternative expressions", some of which involved the regulation [of depicting] love or romantic relationships: "Romantic dramas cannot be too sweet" and "contemporary themes should maintain proper values; social conflicts must not be highlighted. Endeavour to portray the beautiful lives of normal people..."
To sum up these 20 items, the essence of love according to the #totalitarian regime is this: It shall follow social norms absolutely, teens shall not indulge in puppy love, love shall not be regarded as the be-all and end-all; they should work on upward mobility and enter Tsinghua or Peking University to contribute to society and serve the country.
From the perspective of sociologist Sherry Chan, the essence of love is #individualism. It causes a person to desire #freedom and possess their own mind and soul. As such, love and totalitarian rationale are completely incompatible... In the 21st century, we are still chasing after this most quintessential question: Can love overcome all obstacles?
Source: Initium Media
https://bit.ly/31XOpaA
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Love #RegulationOfLove #FreedomOfSpeech #Censorship #ChineseMedia
端傳媒 Initium Media
陳婉容：在最黑暗的時代，「愛」作為人的尊嚴｜端傳媒 Initium Media
愛跟後極權的邏輯完全不相容－－後極權製造的必然是願意切割自己投入集體、所以支離破碎的人。
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The Great Spy Game: CCP global espionage footprints
Caption: Mapping out CCP's espionage incidents across the world in the last couple of decades.
Singapore:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24002
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23824
USA:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23440
Malta:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21068
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16785
Hong Kong:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12468
United Arab Emirates
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14224
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14217
iPhones:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23011
#Spy
The Great Spy Game: CCP global espionage footprints
Caption: Mapping out CCP's espionage incidents across the world in the last couple of decades.
Singapore:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24002
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23824
USA:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23440
Malta:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21068
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16785
Hong Kong:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12468
United Arab Emirates
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14224
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14217
iPhones:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23011
#Spy
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CCP’s hand has reached Singapore and US long ago
(24 Jul)No one will expect an international relation expert in Singapore is indeed a spy sent by CCP to spy on the US. The show hand of the espionage battle between China and US is only getting…
CCP’s hand has reached Singapore and US long ago
(24 Jul)No one will expect an international relation expert in Singapore is indeed a spy sent by CCP to spy on the US. The show hand of the espionage battle between China and US is only getting…
#OpinionArticle
Hong Kong mourns the end of its way of life as China cracks down on dissent
//Hong Kong exists, as writer Han Suyin put it in the 1950s, “on borrowed time in a borrowed place.” Throughout its history, the city has been a bargaining chip in negotiations, its fate decided by other powers, each treaty setting out new expiration dates. Its identity is laced with unease about the city’s inevitable end as we locals know it, with our powerlessness in the face of time.
//There was the countdown to 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule after 150 years as a British colony. Britain and China had agreed in 1984 that after the handover, Hong Kong would be guaranteed its capitalist lifestyle and freedoms for 50 years.
//Now the countdown to 2047 is underway, to the end of the 50-year arrangement known as “One Country, Two Systems.” But last year, the government proposed an extradition bill that would allow suspected criminals to be sent to the mainland, setting in motion Hong Kong’s worst political crisis in decades. In June, Beijing fast-tracked a sweeping national security law that essentially criminalizes dissent.
//After the law, which allows closed-door trials and life imprisonment, was announced, headlines read like obituaries: “The saddest day in Hong Kong’s history,” “An official death sentence for Hong Kong.”
//The day after the national security law came into force, thousands took to the streets on July 1. A banner was unfurled, declaring: “We really f---ing like Hong Kong.” The message was clear: despite the law, Hong Kongers will continue to resist because they really, really like this place.
//To love Hong Kong is to be in a state of constant anxiety about its future. “It’s like watching a patient with cancer finally die,” said a student protester at Polytechnic University, who asked that her name not be published out of fear of arrest. “It’s something heartbreaking that would eventually happen. Now, it has happened.”
//Many Hong Kongers feel the city changes too quickly. The landscape is constantly evolving, the pace of gentrification dizzying. Chronic nostalgia is a part of the city’s soul: we cling onto our present as if it were already our past, because we don’t know how long it will last. We lament the disappearance of “dai pai dongs” (street food stalls), “si do” (mom-and-pop stores), and neon signs. Retro shops and restaurants flourish.
//Cantonese, the slangy, colloquial language of Hong Kong that all but requires an irreverent attitude to be spoken authentically, is one of the cultural elements that many fear is under threat. As Beijing’s influence grows, Mandarin, which is spoken on the mainland and is mutually unintelligible to Cantonese, has become more prominent. The government has encouraged schools to teach Chinese language classes in Mandarin instead of Cantonese.
//New forms of resistance have already emerged: activists hoist blank sheets of paper instead of posters, and share graphics that replace Chinese characters with shapes, still recognizable as slogans to those in the know. They sing “Glory to Hong Kong,” the “national anthem” penned by protesters, with a string of numbers in place of the lyrics.
//“I still have hope that the people of Hong Kong will not give up on the city,” said Jeffrey Andrews, a Hong Konger of Indian origin. We spoke at the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier, the place he feels most connected to the city, where one can see the iconic view of the harbor. To him it represents both the city’s progress and heritage. It’s also a place for locals to relax: “We need that now more than ever in this current crisis.”
//He believes in Hong Kong’s future. In June, he became the first ethnic minority to run for a lawmaker seat. “Yes, there's this law against us. But freedom is within the heart, mind and soul. I believe in the goodness of Hong Kong people. We will overcome, as always.”
Full article: National Geographic, (1-Sep) by Laurel Chor
#NationalSecurityLaw #China #Protest #TheEndofHongKong #ExtraditionBill
Hong Kong mourns the end of its way of life as China cracks down on dissent
//Hong Kong exists, as writer Han Suyin put it in the 1950s, “on borrowed time in a borrowed place.” Throughout its history, the city has been a bargaining chip in negotiations, its fate decided by other powers, each treaty setting out new expiration dates. Its identity is laced with unease about the city’s inevitable end as we locals know it, with our powerlessness in the face of time.
//There was the countdown to 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to Chinese rule after 150 years as a British colony. Britain and China had agreed in 1984 that after the handover, Hong Kong would be guaranteed its capitalist lifestyle and freedoms for 50 years.
//Now the countdown to 2047 is underway, to the end of the 50-year arrangement known as “One Country, Two Systems.” But last year, the government proposed an extradition bill that would allow suspected criminals to be sent to the mainland, setting in motion Hong Kong’s worst political crisis in decades. In June, Beijing fast-tracked a sweeping national security law that essentially criminalizes dissent.
//After the law, which allows closed-door trials and life imprisonment, was announced, headlines read like obituaries: “The saddest day in Hong Kong’s history,” “An official death sentence for Hong Kong.”
//The day after the national security law came into force, thousands took to the streets on July 1. A banner was unfurled, declaring: “We really f---ing like Hong Kong.” The message was clear: despite the law, Hong Kongers will continue to resist because they really, really like this place.
//To love Hong Kong is to be in a state of constant anxiety about its future. “It’s like watching a patient with cancer finally die,” said a student protester at Polytechnic University, who asked that her name not be published out of fear of arrest. “It’s something heartbreaking that would eventually happen. Now, it has happened.”
//Many Hong Kongers feel the city changes too quickly. The landscape is constantly evolving, the pace of gentrification dizzying. Chronic nostalgia is a part of the city’s soul: we cling onto our present as if it were already our past, because we don’t know how long it will last. We lament the disappearance of “dai pai dongs” (street food stalls), “si do” (mom-and-pop stores), and neon signs. Retro shops and restaurants flourish.
//Cantonese, the slangy, colloquial language of Hong Kong that all but requires an irreverent attitude to be spoken authentically, is one of the cultural elements that many fear is under threat. As Beijing’s influence grows, Mandarin, which is spoken on the mainland and is mutually unintelligible to Cantonese, has become more prominent. The government has encouraged schools to teach Chinese language classes in Mandarin instead of Cantonese.
//New forms of resistance have already emerged: activists hoist blank sheets of paper instead of posters, and share graphics that replace Chinese characters with shapes, still recognizable as slogans to those in the know. They sing “Glory to Hong Kong,” the “national anthem” penned by protesters, with a string of numbers in place of the lyrics.
//“I still have hope that the people of Hong Kong will not give up on the city,” said Jeffrey Andrews, a Hong Konger of Indian origin. We spoke at the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier, the place he feels most connected to the city, where one can see the iconic view of the harbor. To him it represents both the city’s progress and heritage. It’s also a place for locals to relax: “We need that now more than ever in this current crisis.”
//He believes in Hong Kong’s future. In June, he became the first ethnic minority to run for a lawmaker seat. “Yes, there's this law against us. But freedom is within the heart, mind and soul. I believe in the goodness of Hong Kong people. We will overcome, as always.”
Full article: National Geographic, (1-Sep) by Laurel Chor
#NationalSecurityLaw #China #Protest #TheEndofHongKong #ExtraditionBill
Culture
How Hong Kong’s complex history explains its current crisis with China
From a British colony to part of Beijing’s ‘one country, two systems’ policy, Hong Kong’s government has almost always been the exception—not the rule.
#OpinionArticle #UniversalTest #COVID19Test
An Open Letter from an Ordinary Hong Kong Doctor to Secretary for Food & Health
Published on Stand News on August 27, 2020, the open letter raises questions over the universal COVID-19 testing scheme organized by the Hong Kong SAR Government, with test results run by Chinese companies.
These questions include:
- "For citizens who have taken the test, should they undergo self-quarantine while awaiting the result?"
- "As the coronavirus might mutate, when should one go for a second test despite the first negative result?"
Read all the questions raised:
https://telegra.ph/An-Open-Letter-from-an-Ordinary-Hong-Kong-Doctor-to-Secretary-for-Food--Health-09-06
Source: Stand News #Aug27
#SophiaChan #HongKongMedics #SelfQuarantine #RecurrentInfection
An Open Letter from an Ordinary Hong Kong Doctor to Secretary for Food & Health
Published on Stand News on August 27, 2020, the open letter raises questions over the universal COVID-19 testing scheme organized by the Hong Kong SAR Government, with test results run by Chinese companies.
These questions include:
- "For citizens who have taken the test, should they undergo self-quarantine while awaiting the result?"
- "As the coronavirus might mutate, when should one go for a second test despite the first negative result?"
Read all the questions raised:
https://telegra.ph/An-Open-Letter-from-an-Ordinary-Hong-Kong-Doctor-to-Secretary-for-Food--Health-09-06
Source: Stand News #Aug27
#SophiaChan #HongKongMedics #SelfQuarantine #RecurrentInfection
#Newspaper #OpinionArticle
How to crack down Hong Kong judiciary
(6 Sep) The claim “No separation of powers in Hong Kong” by Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary of Education Bureau Yeung Yun-hung has caused much controversy. Yesterday, Pro-Beijing newspapers, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, started propaganda with 4 pages tp create a trend of public opinion. They have criticised Hong Kong Court obstructing Hong Kong government carrying out its functions, and alleged opposition was against Beijing and downplayed Beijing’s power by hyping separation of powers which never existed before. The pro-Beijing newspapers also interviewed Henry Litton, a permanent judge of Court of Final Appeal, who wrote an article to criticise court and judges lately, and used him to point put that there was “no separation of powers” on Hong Kong. A senior Counsel and commentator stated that the reason why pro-Beijing camp was cracking down the judiciary of Hong Kong was to eliminate or limit all possibilities of judicial review, so that the power of hegemonic government would no longer be limited. It is the path for Beijing to take over Hong Kong entirely.
Source: Apple Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24880
#1984InHongKong #RuleOfLaw #ChinesePropaganda
How to crack down Hong Kong judiciary
(6 Sep) The claim “No separation of powers in Hong Kong” by Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary of Education Bureau Yeung Yun-hung has caused much controversy. Yesterday, Pro-Beijing newspapers, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, started propaganda with 4 pages tp create a trend of public opinion. They have criticised Hong Kong Court obstructing Hong Kong government carrying out its functions, and alleged opposition was against Beijing and downplayed Beijing’s power by hyping separation of powers which never existed before. The pro-Beijing newspapers also interviewed Henry Litton, a permanent judge of Court of Final Appeal, who wrote an article to criticise court and judges lately, and used him to point put that there was “no separation of powers” on Hong Kong. A senior Counsel and commentator stated that the reason why pro-Beijing camp was cracking down the judiciary of Hong Kong was to eliminate or limit all possibilities of judicial review, so that the power of hegemonic government would no longer be limited. It is the path for Beijing to take over Hong Kong entirely.
Source: Apple Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24880
#1984InHongKong #RuleOfLaw #ChinesePropaganda
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Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
Editor’s notes: When their reporter rechecked the website at 12:30 pm on 1 Sep, it showed “404 Page Not Found.” Readers can search relevant content about Patrick Chan’s…
Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
Editor’s notes: When their reporter rechecked the website at 12:30 pm on 1 Sep, it showed “404 Page Not Found.” Readers can search relevant content about Patrick Chan’s…
#OpinionArticle
The Pentagon Is Urging Its Subordinates Not To Test Their Genes Casually, How About You?
(24 Aug) On 20 December, 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense issued an internal memo advising its component personnel not to use commercial DNA testing kits, citing the potential security risks posed by these tests.
//but the protection of privacy for the subject is close to zero. Even if you buy the set under a false name, pay for it with a secret credit card, and receive it at an address that is not your own, the DNA sample is unique to you and can be traced back to only you.
//In the People's Republic of China, notifications can even be set up as a WeChat widget, which is how your personal genetic information is linked to WeChat. As long as you have a few more people around you who are genetically linked to you for testing, your relationship and your personal identity will have nowhere to hide.
Full translation: https://telegra.ph/The-Pentagon-Is-Urging-Its-Subordinates-Not-To-Test-Their-Genes-Casually-How-About-You-09-07
Source: Pazu’s Facebook
https://bit.ly/2R2Gjsc
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#DNAtest #GeneticInformation #Privacy #CommunityWideTesting #WeGene #CircleDNA #23MagicCube #WeChat
The Pentagon Is Urging Its Subordinates Not To Test Their Genes Casually, How About You?
(24 Aug) On 20 December, 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense issued an internal memo advising its component personnel not to use commercial DNA testing kits, citing the potential security risks posed by these tests.
//but the protection of privacy for the subject is close to zero. Even if you buy the set under a false name, pay for it with a secret credit card, and receive it at an address that is not your own, the DNA sample is unique to you and can be traced back to only you.
//In the People's Republic of China, notifications can even be set up as a WeChat widget, which is how your personal genetic information is linked to WeChat. As long as you have a few more people around you who are genetically linked to you for testing, your relationship and your personal identity will have nowhere to hide.
Full translation: https://telegra.ph/The-Pentagon-Is-Urging-Its-Subordinates-Not-To-Test-Their-Genes-Casually-How-About-You-09-07
Source: Pazu’s Facebook
https://bit.ly/2R2Gjsc
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#DNAtest #GeneticInformation #Privacy #CommunityWideTesting #WeGene #CircleDNA #23MagicCube #WeChat
Telegraph
The Pentagon Is Urging Its Subordinates Not To Test Their Genes Casually, How About You?
(24 Aug) On December 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense issued an internal memo advising its component personnel not to use commercial DNA testing kits, citing the potential security risks posed by these tests. The summary of the memo is as follow:…
#OpinionArticle
Beyond Authenticity: the Spectre of Han Hegemony
//It is hard not to see the Emperor’s protectiveness of the Silk Road in #Mulan as an echo of China’s Belt and Road scheme, often termed a New Silk Road to build their economic prosperity. The violence of Islamic-coded barbarians echoes modern Chinese propaganda about Islamic terrorism in #Xinjiang, which is being used to justify the existence of concentration camps.
//Modern China is built on the idea that the Han people should be and are the inheritors of the Qing empire. These colonial possessions, like Tibet, East Turkestan (aka Xinjiang) and Southern Mongolia, are argued to share with the Han people a “common historical destiny” (Chiang Kai-shek, 1947). Other empires may have attempted (however ineptly and inadequately) some form of de-colonisation in the 20th Century, but China’s successive regimes very much did not.
//The cultural genocide happening in Xinjiang today is part of a larger project by the Chinese government to force assimilation and cultural “harmony” across their empire. It can be seen the policies mandating the use Mandarin in schools, a policy that has sparked protests in Southern Mongolia.
Full article: Medium, (12-Sep)
https://link.medium.com/Fwu4wy1DH9
#Han #Mulan #BoycottMulan #Xinjiang
Beyond Authenticity: the Spectre of Han Hegemony
//It is hard not to see the Emperor’s protectiveness of the Silk Road in #Mulan as an echo of China’s Belt and Road scheme, often termed a New Silk Road to build their economic prosperity. The violence of Islamic-coded barbarians echoes modern Chinese propaganda about Islamic terrorism in #Xinjiang, which is being used to justify the existence of concentration camps.
//Modern China is built on the idea that the Han people should be and are the inheritors of the Qing empire. These colonial possessions, like Tibet, East Turkestan (aka Xinjiang) and Southern Mongolia, are argued to share with the Han people a “common historical destiny” (Chiang Kai-shek, 1947). Other empires may have attempted (however ineptly and inadequately) some form of de-colonisation in the 20th Century, but China’s successive regimes very much did not.
//The cultural genocide happening in Xinjiang today is part of a larger project by the Chinese government to force assimilation and cultural “harmony” across their empire. It can be seen the policies mandating the use Mandarin in schools, a policy that has sparked protests in Southern Mongolia.
Full article: Medium, (12-Sep)
https://link.medium.com/Fwu4wy1DH9
#Han #Mulan #BoycottMulan #Xinjiang
Foreign Policy
On China’s New Silk Road, Democracy Pays A Toll
China's vast foreign investment program comes at a sharp cost to human rights and good governance
#OpinionArticle
The Protest on 6 September
(7 Sep) Why was there a protest today (6 Sep 2020)? Because the HKSAR Government (The Gov’t) deprived our right to a scheduled election. Why was there a protest today? Because the brutality of Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) has never been stopped. Why was there a protest today? Because Hongkongers were repeatedly deprived of freedom, dignity and personal safety. The history will record the brutal totalitarianism, which uses law in disguise to mutilate the citizens.
//The movement has actually not yet over now, with more and more ridiculous “dramas” are shown everyday.
//they will definitely examine all thought speech and suppress all dissidents completely.
//in the eyes of the totalitarian the root causes of everything are still from the citizens who truly express their sincere feelings.
//This is the Hong Kong today - now anyone makes HKPF unhappy will be arrested or detained.
//HKPF are truly ignorance on how their brutality has created hates and fear of citizens towards them. The girl must be aware of HKPF maltreating young people, so her instinct told her to escape from HKPF to protect herself
//We cannot be numb towards HKPF’s freely indiscriminate arrests, or see it’s a norm. Citizens have right to go out on the street and have personal freedom
//HKPF have never stopped their non-human maltreats against arrestees, the situation is only getting worse and worse.
//HKPF’s violence towards reporters increases fiercely.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/The-protest-on-6-September-09-14
Source: Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #FreedomOfPress #12YearOldGirl #IndiscriminateArrest
The Protest on 6 September
(7 Sep) Why was there a protest today (6 Sep 2020)? Because the HKSAR Government (The Gov’t) deprived our right to a scheduled election. Why was there a protest today? Because the brutality of Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) has never been stopped. Why was there a protest today? Because Hongkongers were repeatedly deprived of freedom, dignity and personal safety. The history will record the brutal totalitarianism, which uses law in disguise to mutilate the citizens.
//The movement has actually not yet over now, with more and more ridiculous “dramas” are shown everyday.
//they will definitely examine all thought speech and suppress all dissidents completely.
//in the eyes of the totalitarian the root causes of everything are still from the citizens who truly express their sincere feelings.
//This is the Hong Kong today - now anyone makes HKPF unhappy will be arrested or detained.
//HKPF are truly ignorance on how their brutality has created hates and fear of citizens towards them. The girl must be aware of HKPF maltreating young people, so her instinct told her to escape from HKPF to protect herself
//We cannot be numb towards HKPF’s freely indiscriminate arrests, or see it’s a norm. Citizens have right to go out on the street and have personal freedom
//HKPF have never stopped their non-human maltreats against arrestees, the situation is only getting worse and worse.
//HKPF’s violence towards reporters increases fiercely.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/The-protest-on-6-September-09-14
Source: Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #FreedomOfPress #12YearOldGirl #IndiscriminateArrest
#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao
Common knowledge of architecture in Mulan
Editor's Note:
In the west, we have Foucault's panopticon as a metaphor for a higher authority surveilling the common folk. In this article, the author explores how the Chinese government turns this concept on its head with the tulou, where the common folk surveil each other.
(11 Sep) After mainland Chinese netizens watched pirated copies of Disney's Orientalist and novelty-seeking rendition of Mulan, they let loose their unabated criticism: the costumes were not historically accurate, Fujian's tulous showed up in the North China region, the high-end escort-worthy looks of top actress Liu Yifei failed to make up for her rigid expression throughout the movie - it was like her face was paralysed. The mainland market appreciated none of this.
//[Then,] Disney came along to trample on the culture of Chinese architecture. South China's Fujian tulous were haphazardly transported to an arid region.
//Just as the poetic saga of Hua Mulan represents the advanced Han civilization annihilating the savage race of Mongolia's barbarians, the screening of Mulan coincided with the Chinese government destroying all the [native] language textbooks in Inner Mongolia. [The act] inherited the spirit of Mulan and brought more vibrance to the film. If I were the Executive Chairman of Disney, I would have taken the hint. After its screening, I would have bought land from the filming location in Xinjiang and open up a new Disney park. It would welcome the Central Asian and European tourism markets under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Common-knowledge-of-architecture-in-Mulan-09-22
Source: Apple Daily News
https://bit.ly/3hRkt6c
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Mulan #Disney #ChineseArchitecture
#Orientalist #Fujian
Common knowledge of architecture in Mulan
Editor's Note:
In the west, we have Foucault's panopticon as a metaphor for a higher authority surveilling the common folk. In this article, the author explores how the Chinese government turns this concept on its head with the tulou, where the common folk surveil each other.
(11 Sep) After mainland Chinese netizens watched pirated copies of Disney's Orientalist and novelty-seeking rendition of Mulan, they let loose their unabated criticism: the costumes were not historically accurate, Fujian's tulous showed up in the North China region, the high-end escort-worthy looks of top actress Liu Yifei failed to make up for her rigid expression throughout the movie - it was like her face was paralysed. The mainland market appreciated none of this.
//[Then,] Disney came along to trample on the culture of Chinese architecture. South China's Fujian tulous were haphazardly transported to an arid region.
//Just as the poetic saga of Hua Mulan represents the advanced Han civilization annihilating the savage race of Mongolia's barbarians, the screening of Mulan coincided with the Chinese government destroying all the [native] language textbooks in Inner Mongolia. [The act] inherited the spirit of Mulan and brought more vibrance to the film. If I were the Executive Chairman of Disney, I would have taken the hint. After its screening, I would have bought land from the filming location in Xinjiang and open up a new Disney park. It would welcome the Central Asian and European tourism markets under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Common-knowledge-of-architecture-in-Mulan-09-22
Source: Apple Daily News
https://bit.ly/3hRkt6c
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Mulan #Disney #ChineseArchitecture
#Orientalist #Fujian
Telegraph
Common knowledge of architecture in Mulan
#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao Editor's Note: In the west, we have Foucault's panopticon as a metaphor for a higher authority surveilling the common folk. In this article, the author explores how the Chinese government turns this concept on its head with the tulou…
#OpinionArticle #NganShunkau
Are you afraid: Here comes public-private partnership again!
(20 Sep) On 16 September, the CCP held a national private economic united front work conference. At the same time, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued a report entitled "Opinions on Strengthening the United Front Work of Private Economy in the New Era". Both events were derived from Xi Jinping’s recent work. Instructions for the united front work of the private economy.
//the ultimate goal of the united front on private enterprises is to nationalize the entirety. The situation is just like the "capitalist industrial and commercial transformation" in the early liberation period. The private enterprises were first turned into public-private joint ventures, and then forced to retreat from the private sector, turning public-private joint ventures into 100% state-owned enterprises. The big project of empty glove white wolf.
//The so-called communism is just like this, turning private property into the ownership of the whole people, and then turning all the people into private ownership of the Communist Party’s powerful and powerful people. This great transfer of wealth has made the Communist Party superb.
//the private enterprise still belongs to the boss in name, but the CCP’s cadres will intervene in daily management
//the boss has no choice but to retreat, sell the company to the government, and take the money to leave.
//this time the united front has included Hong Kong and Macao companies, while Taiwan companies have been temporarily excluded.
//This incident is a big wake-up call to the big businessmen of Hong Kong's blue camp. Their individual investments in the mainland and the companies they have worked hard for many years have all been included in the scope of the CCP’s public-private partnership. From now on, being taken over by the CCP and turned into a state-owned enterprise is not a question of if, but a question of when.
//Within a few years, Hong Kong will soon become an ordinary city on the mainland.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Are-you-afraid-Here-comes-public-private-partnership-again-09-25
Image credit: Alex Plavevski/EPA
Source: Media Analytica
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Xijinping #UnitedFront #OneCountryOneSystems #privateenterprise
#PublicPrivateJointVentures
Are you afraid: Here comes public-private partnership again!
(20 Sep) On 16 September, the CCP held a national private economic united front work conference. At the same time, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued a report entitled "Opinions on Strengthening the United Front Work of Private Economy in the New Era". Both events were derived from Xi Jinping’s recent work. Instructions for the united front work of the private economy.
//the ultimate goal of the united front on private enterprises is to nationalize the entirety. The situation is just like the "capitalist industrial and commercial transformation" in the early liberation period. The private enterprises were first turned into public-private joint ventures, and then forced to retreat from the private sector, turning public-private joint ventures into 100% state-owned enterprises. The big project of empty glove white wolf.
//The so-called communism is just like this, turning private property into the ownership of the whole people, and then turning all the people into private ownership of the Communist Party’s powerful and powerful people. This great transfer of wealth has made the Communist Party superb.
//the private enterprise still belongs to the boss in name, but the CCP’s cadres will intervene in daily management
//the boss has no choice but to retreat, sell the company to the government, and take the money to leave.
//this time the united front has included Hong Kong and Macao companies, while Taiwan companies have been temporarily excluded.
//This incident is a big wake-up call to the big businessmen of Hong Kong's blue camp. Their individual investments in the mainland and the companies they have worked hard for many years have all been included in the scope of the CCP’s public-private partnership. From now on, being taken over by the CCP and turned into a state-owned enterprise is not a question of if, but a question of when.
//Within a few years, Hong Kong will soon become an ordinary city on the mainland.
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Source: Media Analytica
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Are you afraid: Here comes public-private partnership again!
Author: Ngan Shun-kau (20 Sep) On 16 September, the CCP held a national private economic united front work conference. At the same time, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued a report entitled "Opinions on Strengthening the United Front Work…
World must push back against China’s refusal to honour its Hong Kong deal
By US Rep. Ted Yoho
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World must push back against China’s refusal to honour its Hong Kong deal
By US Rep. Ted Yoho
#OpinionArticle published on Hong Kong Free Press #4Oct2020
// It is no secret that China has been strong-arming Hong Kong, forcing its residents to flee oppression. The national security law punishes crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison...
Recently, 12 young activists, terrified about the implications of the new law, fled the city by speedboat only to be apprehended by Chinese authorities. They have been detained in mainland China for over a month with no access to legal representation. Their case confirms the worst fears of Hongkongers. No one in Hong Kong, or the rest of the world, should face life in prison for going to the street to exercise their free speech and speak truth to power in criticising their government...
The Hong Kong we see today is unrecognisable from before, with “One Country, Two Systems” forcibly molded into “One Country, One System.” We need to reject the recent actions by the CCP and impose consequences on Beijing for its actions towards Hong Kong.
The truth is, President Xi and the CCP cannot survive with people who have tasted liberty, free thought and self-determination. The US must continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong and work with our allies to put pressure on Beijing to honor its past agreements. The time is now to work together in pushing back against Beijing’s underhanded tactics and protecting the people of Hong Kong. //
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By US Rep. Ted Yoho
#OpinionArticle published on Hong Kong Free Press #4Oct2020
// It is no secret that China has been strong-arming Hong Kong, forcing its residents to flee oppression. The national security law punishes crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison...
Recently, 12 young activists, terrified about the implications of the new law, fled the city by speedboat only to be apprehended by Chinese authorities. They have been detained in mainland China for over a month with no access to legal representation. Their case confirms the worst fears of Hongkongers. No one in Hong Kong, or the rest of the world, should face life in prison for going to the street to exercise their free speech and speak truth to power in criticising their government...
The Hong Kong we see today is unrecognisable from before, with “One Country, Two Systems” forcibly molded into “One Country, One System.” We need to reject the recent actions by the CCP and impose consequences on Beijing for its actions towards Hong Kong.
The truth is, President Xi and the CCP cannot survive with people who have tasted liberty, free thought and self-determination. The US must continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong and work with our allies to put pressure on Beijing to honor its past agreements. The time is now to work together in pushing back against Beijing’s underhanded tactics and protecting the people of Hong Kong. //
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"I Do Not Plead Guilty": Hong Kong Journalist Facing Legal Challenge for Unveiling Suspected Police-Triad Collusion
Source: Stand News; #Mar24
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"I Do Not Plead Guilty": Hong Kong Journalist Facing Legal Challenge for Unveiling Suspected Police-Triad Collusion
[Editor's note: This is an opinion article written by Au Ka-lun, a veteran journalist in Hong Kong.
In this article, Au recounted what happened during a court hearing where Bao Choy, a journslist working for the public broadcaster RTHK, was charged by the Hong Kong authorities for "giving false statement". The case has stirred up the population's outcry for censoring media freedom and infringing free speech.]
On March 24, 2021, in the courtroom of the Western Magistrate’s Courts in Hong Komg, veteran journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling resonantly said “I do not plead guilty”.
It is noteworthy that Choy said “I do not plead guilty" (我不認罪) instead of “I plead not guilty” (我唔認罪).
Bao Choy is a professional broadcaster who knows well the subtle difference between “do not” (不) and “Not” (唔) in Cantonese.
In Cantonese, the negation word that is pronounced “ng” is hard to sound out loudly, making it more difficult to be heard and message less affirmative.
Comparatively speaking, the sentence “I do not plead guilty” is more resounding and powerful.
Although I cannot see Bao Choy’s eyes and face through the screen, her clear response to the Court--by saying “I do not plead guilty” twice--found resonance outside the wall of the courtroom.
I heard not only her determination and defiance, but also her unyielding spirit with no fear, complaint and regret.
During the court hearing, the entire news documentary program, Hong Kong Connection: The Truth of 721. Perhaps, which was produced by Choy, was shown.
All those inside and outside the courtroom watched the investigative news programme, which is about the triad attack on pro-democracy protesters and passersby in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019, together.
We saw footages where a large group of white-clad gangsters gathered in the early afternoon; we even saw plain-clothes police officers witnessing the gathering of these Triad members.
The documentary recorded the suspected collusions between the police and the gangsters; questioned the police’s leniency towards the Triad; and demonstrated the journalists’ persistence in reporting the truth.
However, the Hong Kong authorities has deliberately tossed these facts aside. They charge a journalist for checking the car plates and owners' information.
It is a simple case, in which both the prosecution and the defendant did not summon a witness.
The case is upright and aboveboard, leaving Bao Choy nothing to defend for herself but holding her head high and said, “I do not plead guilty.”
Source: Stand News; #Mar24
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/%E8%94%A1%E7%8E%89%E7%8E%B2-%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E8%AA%8D%E7%BD%AA/
#BaoChoy #AuKaLun #Journalism #Professionalism #RTHK
"I Do Not Plead Guilty": Hong Kong Journalist Facing Legal Challenge for Unveiling Suspected Police-Triad Collusion
[Editor's note: This is an opinion article written by Au Ka-lun, a veteran journalist in Hong Kong.
In this article, Au recounted what happened during a court hearing where Bao Choy, a journslist working for the public broadcaster RTHK, was charged by the Hong Kong authorities for "giving false statement". The case has stirred up the population's outcry for censoring media freedom and infringing free speech.]
On March 24, 2021, in the courtroom of the Western Magistrate’s Courts in Hong Komg, veteran journalist Bao Choy Yuk-ling resonantly said “I do not plead guilty”.
It is noteworthy that Choy said “I do not plead guilty" (我不認罪) instead of “I plead not guilty” (我唔認罪).
Bao Choy is a professional broadcaster who knows well the subtle difference between “do not” (不) and “Not” (唔) in Cantonese.
In Cantonese, the negation word that is pronounced “ng” is hard to sound out loudly, making it more difficult to be heard and message less affirmative.
Comparatively speaking, the sentence “I do not plead guilty” is more resounding and powerful.
Although I cannot see Bao Choy’s eyes and face through the screen, her clear response to the Court--by saying “I do not plead guilty” twice--found resonance outside the wall of the courtroom.
I heard not only her determination and defiance, but also her unyielding spirit with no fear, complaint and regret.
During the court hearing, the entire news documentary program, Hong Kong Connection: The Truth of 721. Perhaps, which was produced by Choy, was shown.
All those inside and outside the courtroom watched the investigative news programme, which is about the triad attack on pro-democracy protesters and passersby in Yuen Long on July 21, 2019, together.
We saw footages where a large group of white-clad gangsters gathered in the early afternoon; we even saw plain-clothes police officers witnessing the gathering of these Triad members.
The documentary recorded the suspected collusions between the police and the gangsters; questioned the police’s leniency towards the Triad; and demonstrated the journalists’ persistence in reporting the truth.
However, the Hong Kong authorities has deliberately tossed these facts aside. They charge a journalist for checking the car plates and owners' information.
It is a simple case, in which both the prosecution and the defendant did not summon a witness.
The case is upright and aboveboard, leaving Bao Choy nothing to defend for herself but holding her head high and said, “I do not plead guilty.”
Source: Stand News; #Mar24
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/%E8%94%A1%E7%8E%89%E7%8E%B2-%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E8%AA%8D%E7%BD%AA/
#BaoChoy #AuKaLun #Journalism #Professionalism #RTHK
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Former Apple Daily Staff Bids Farewell to the Newspaper
Source: Terry’s Lazy Class #Jun21
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Former Apple Daily Staff Bids Farewell to the Newspaper
[Editor's note: The following was written by veteran media worker Terry Yeung, who used to work at Apple Daily and is now publishing regularly on different social media platforms. Yeung recounted his visit to the Apple Daily office after learning the news of the newspaper's forced closure on June 21, 2021]
"After receiving the news, I broke into tears during a meeting. I bought some cakes and hurried back to my 'old home'.
I left Next Digital for some time, but this place is always my alma mater.
Entering through the gate, I bumped into Ms S, who hired me seven years ago. She took me in and let a dumb kid have his first taste in the media industry.
I just took this photo with a banner that writes “Great Work, colleagues!”. It was hanged on the second floor, visible from the lobby.
Ms C of Finance News rushed over for a hug. Her eyes were all red.
Ms F and Mr. H from the same team patted me on the shoulder. The silence said all.
I visited the 'Apple Seed' team and greeted Ms I, who was burying herself in work in order to make sure every colleague is well.
Animal News reporter Ms A hugged me as soon as she saw me. We have known each other for seven years.
I ran into Manager B, a very good friend of mine. We used to go buy siu mei at the Canteen on the fifth floor together.
The cashier screamed when she spotted me. Another familar face from the canteen cried out: “Why are you coming back? Are you paying me a visiting?”
Some former colleagues were taking group photos in the lobby, while some others were still busy in meetings as usual.
If there is still Apply Daily tomorrow, there are articles to be written and printed.
This is the daily routine in Next Digital--things got to be done. It is a sad moment, but there is no time to be immersed in sadness.
Today, many people cried while hugging me. After that, they continued to write articles and work in silence.
As long as Apple Daily is still here, there are news to be published.
The office of Mr. Cheung Kim-hung is vacant.
The seat of Mr. Lai Chee-ying is empty.
The staff of the newspaper vow to work until the end, until they can report news no more.
It is my honour to have been a part of Apple Daily."
Source: Terry’s Lazy Class #Jun21
https://www.facebook.com/108102623935984/posts/529270185152557/
#PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom #HongKongMedia #Journalism #FreeJimmy #SaveAppleDaily
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Former Apple Daily Staff Bids Farewell to the Newspaper
[Editor's note: The following was written by veteran media worker Terry Yeung, who used to work at Apple Daily and is now publishing regularly on different social media platforms. Yeung recounted his visit to the Apple Daily office after learning the news of the newspaper's forced closure on June 21, 2021]
"After receiving the news, I broke into tears during a meeting. I bought some cakes and hurried back to my 'old home'.
I left Next Digital for some time, but this place is always my alma mater.
Entering through the gate, I bumped into Ms S, who hired me seven years ago. She took me in and let a dumb kid have his first taste in the media industry.
I just took this photo with a banner that writes “Great Work, colleagues!”. It was hanged on the second floor, visible from the lobby.
Ms C of Finance News rushed over for a hug. Her eyes were all red.
Ms F and Mr. H from the same team patted me on the shoulder. The silence said all.
I visited the 'Apple Seed' team and greeted Ms I, who was burying herself in work in order to make sure every colleague is well.
Animal News reporter Ms A hugged me as soon as she saw me. We have known each other for seven years.
I ran into Manager B, a very good friend of mine. We used to go buy siu mei at the Canteen on the fifth floor together.
The cashier screamed when she spotted me. Another familar face from the canteen cried out: “Why are you coming back? Are you paying me a visiting?”
Some former colleagues were taking group photos in the lobby, while some others were still busy in meetings as usual.
If there is still Apply Daily tomorrow, there are articles to be written and printed.
This is the daily routine in Next Digital--things got to be done. It is a sad moment, but there is no time to be immersed in sadness.
Today, many people cried while hugging me. After that, they continued to write articles and work in silence.
As long as Apple Daily is still here, there are news to be published.
The office of Mr. Cheung Kim-hung is vacant.
The seat of Mr. Lai Chee-ying is empty.
The staff of the newspaper vow to work until the end, until they can report news no more.
It is my honour to have been a part of Apple Daily."
Source: Terry’s Lazy Class #Jun21
https://www.facebook.com/108102623935984/posts/529270185152557/
#PoliceState #NationalSecurityLaw #PressFreedom #HongKongMedia #Journalism #FreeJimmy #SaveAppleDaily
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Hong Kong’s Stage-Managed Election Is Fooling Nobody
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Hong Kong’s Stage-Managed Election Is Fooling Nobody
//Arrangements for Hong Kong’s first legislative election under a revamped system are leaving little to chance. There must be competition — but not too much, and of the right kind. Meanwhile, the anti-corruption agency has warned against calls to cast blank ballots or abstain from voting — two of the few ways left for people to register disapproval of a Beijing-designed process from which political opposition has been excluded.
As of Nov. 3, five days after nominations opened, only 48 had been received for the 90 seats in the Legislative Council. The nomination period runs until Friday.
Hong Kong’s electoral system was always designed to favor pro-establishment interests. In the last LegCo election in 2016, when turnout reached a record 58%, only half the seats in a 70-member council were directly elected. After Beijing’s changes, just 20 seats, or less than a quarter of the expanded chamber, will be chosen by the full electorate of 4.5 million. Even if opposition candidates somehow got past new vetting procedures and achieved a clean sweep, they would still be in a minority. With the result not in doubt, such micro-management should be unnecessary. Why bother?
In practice, most authoritarian regimes attach a high significance to elections because they are seen as conferring legitimacy. Feigning conformity to established rules carries a ritual and symbolic power, as Lee Morgenbesser, who studies authoritarian systems at Australia’s Griffith University, has observed. Dictators from Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus to Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad have proclaimed a democratic mandate after elections that were clearly far from free and fair.
Autocracies have three, mutually reinforcing pillars of stability, according to the German political scientist Johannes Gerschewski: repression, co-optation and legitimation. After the instability of the 2019 pro-democracy protests, Hong Kong has relied primarily on the first, aided by a national security law that China imposed in mid-2020. Opposition candidates have been arrested, civil society has been hollowed out, and the media environment has become more constricted.//
Source: Bloomberg #Nov7
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-07/hong-kong-s-stage-managed-election-process-will-be-tested-by-turnout
#LegCo #Election #FailedState
Hong Kong’s Stage-Managed Election Is Fooling Nobody
//Arrangements for Hong Kong’s first legislative election under a revamped system are leaving little to chance. There must be competition — but not too much, and of the right kind. Meanwhile, the anti-corruption agency has warned against calls to cast blank ballots or abstain from voting — two of the few ways left for people to register disapproval of a Beijing-designed process from which political opposition has been excluded.
As of Nov. 3, five days after nominations opened, only 48 had been received for the 90 seats in the Legislative Council. The nomination period runs until Friday.
Hong Kong’s electoral system was always designed to favor pro-establishment interests. In the last LegCo election in 2016, when turnout reached a record 58%, only half the seats in a 70-member council were directly elected. After Beijing’s changes, just 20 seats, or less than a quarter of the expanded chamber, will be chosen by the full electorate of 4.5 million. Even if opposition candidates somehow got past new vetting procedures and achieved a clean sweep, they would still be in a minority. With the result not in doubt, such micro-management should be unnecessary. Why bother?
In practice, most authoritarian regimes attach a high significance to elections because they are seen as conferring legitimacy. Feigning conformity to established rules carries a ritual and symbolic power, as Lee Morgenbesser, who studies authoritarian systems at Australia’s Griffith University, has observed. Dictators from Alexander Lukashenko in Belarus to Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad have proclaimed a democratic mandate after elections that were clearly far from free and fair.
Autocracies have three, mutually reinforcing pillars of stability, according to the German political scientist Johannes Gerschewski: repression, co-optation and legitimation. After the instability of the 2019 pro-democracy protests, Hong Kong has relied primarily on the first, aided by a national security law that China imposed in mid-2020. Opposition candidates have been arrested, civil society has been hollowed out, and the media environment has become more constricted.//
Source: Bloomberg #Nov7
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-07/hong-kong-s-stage-managed-election-process-will-be-tested-by-turnout
#LegCo #Election #FailedState
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Hong Kong’s Stage-Managed Election Is Fooling Nobody
The trappings of democracy are important to an authoritarian system. Getting people to go to the polls may be the biggest challenge.
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Can China be trusted? As the Russia-Ukraine war shows, #Beijing often says one thing and does another
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar23
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Can China be trusted? As the Russia-Ukraine war shows, #Beijing often says one thing and does another
//The war in Ukraine helps to explain this paradox. Less than two months before Russia’s invasion, Chinese President #XiJinping told Ukraine President #VolodymyrZelensky that he attached “high importance to developing the Chinese-Ukrainian strategic partnership.” But only weeks later, Xi and his Russian counterpart, #VladimirPutin, declared that their countries’ budding alliance had “no limits.”
...There is debate regarding the extent to which Xi and other Chinese officials had advance knowledge of the invasion. If they did, that makes them complicit in aggressive war and ongoing Russian war crimes in Ukraine. It would also mean that claims of ignorance by Chinese officials are not to be trusted.
And if they didn’t have knowledge of the invasion, the Russians didn’t trust them enough to give forewarning. Either way, there’s distrust of China.
...According to reports, Russia has requested that China provide it with weapons to bolster the assault on Ukraine. It is unclear whether China will fulfil that request. Chinese writing on bomb fragments in destroyed Ukrainian hospitals and schools – favourite targetsof the Russians – would not be good for China’s reputation.//
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https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/23/can-china-be-trusted-as-the-russia-ukraine-war-shows-beijing-often-says-one-thing-and-does-another/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar23
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Can China be trusted? As the Russia-Ukraine war shows, #Beijing often says one thing and does another
//The war in Ukraine helps to explain this paradox. Less than two months before Russia’s invasion, Chinese President #XiJinping told Ukraine President #VolodymyrZelensky that he attached “high importance to developing the Chinese-Ukrainian strategic partnership.” But only weeks later, Xi and his Russian counterpart, #VladimirPutin, declared that their countries’ budding alliance had “no limits.”
...There is debate regarding the extent to which Xi and other Chinese officials had advance knowledge of the invasion. If they did, that makes them complicit in aggressive war and ongoing Russian war crimes in Ukraine. It would also mean that claims of ignorance by Chinese officials are not to be trusted.
And if they didn’t have knowledge of the invasion, the Russians didn’t trust them enough to give forewarning. Either way, there’s distrust of China.
...According to reports, Russia has requested that China provide it with weapons to bolster the assault on Ukraine. It is unclear whether China will fulfil that request. Chinese writing on bomb fragments in destroyed Ukrainian hospitals and schools – favourite targetsof the Russians – would not be good for China’s reputation.//
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https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/23/can-china-be-trusted-as-the-russia-ukraine-war-shows-beijing-often-says-one-thing-and-does-another/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar23
#RussianInvasion #WarCrime #HumanitarianCrisis
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Can China be trusted? As the Russia-Ukraine war shows, Beijing often says one thing and does another
China’s rise over the last several decades, characterised by its expanding economic and military power, has been miraculous. But there is a paradox associated with that rise: as its power has incre…