[China's Propaganda: Part 4 of 9]
Who can access Twitter in China when it is blocked by the authority?
Before Twitter's ban of covert accounts on 19 August, China's state media had been placing ads as promoted tweets to disperse fake news and attack pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, with an aim to undermine the legitimacy and political stance of Hong Kong demonstrations.
Zak Doffman in Forbes further writes about China's Xinhua News Agency:
“Dressed up as news but in reality peddling Beijing's messaging, the state media outlet Xinhua's consistent theme has been the Hong Kong public's demand for the restoration of social order, the threat to Hong Kong's prosperity and economy and the implication that the protesters (backed foreign actors) are themselves stoking the violence. Clearly a different set of messages from those we are seeing from genuine news outlets outside China.”
Credible evidence shows that the Chinese government has been backing these related Twitter accounts. Although these account holders tried to conceal their identity, investigations revealed their contact with the Chinese government.
In response to this, President Xi Jinping, however, requests the Western world to "stop bullying China and return Chinese people their freedom of speech".
(to be continued)
Source:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/19/twitter-under-fire-for-running-chinese-ads-attacking-hong-kong-protesters/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/19/xi-jinping-tours-chinas-top-state-media-outlets-to-boost-loyalty
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1475629-20190820.htm
#chinapropaganda #stateideology #n4
Who can access Twitter in China when it is blocked by the authority?
Before Twitter's ban of covert accounts on 19 August, China's state media had been placing ads as promoted tweets to disperse fake news and attack pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, with an aim to undermine the legitimacy and political stance of Hong Kong demonstrations.
Zak Doffman in Forbes further writes about China's Xinhua News Agency:
“Dressed up as news but in reality peddling Beijing's messaging, the state media outlet Xinhua's consistent theme has been the Hong Kong public's demand for the restoration of social order, the threat to Hong Kong's prosperity and economy and the implication that the protesters (backed foreign actors) are themselves stoking the violence. Clearly a different set of messages from those we are seeing from genuine news outlets outside China.”
Credible evidence shows that the Chinese government has been backing these related Twitter accounts. Although these account holders tried to conceal their identity, investigations revealed their contact with the Chinese government.
In response to this, President Xi Jinping, however, requests the Western world to "stop bullying China and return Chinese people their freedom of speech".
(to be continued)
Source:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/19/twitter-under-fire-for-running-chinese-ads-attacking-hong-kong-protesters/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/19/xi-jinping-tours-chinas-top-state-media-outlets-to-boost-loyalty
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1475629-20190820.htm
#chinapropaganda #stateideology #n4
Forbes
China Pays Twitter To Promote Propaganda Attacks On Hong Kong Protesters
Twitter has found itself at the center​ of a heated political battle that​ goes to the​ heart of social media's responsibility​ for eradicating​​ fake news.
[Series: Part #n4/5]
Is China watching you (even when you live outside China)?
4. Why China might be watching you right now?
4.1 The US Case
US banned Huawei from US communications networks, due to the concern over national security threat.
In a similar vein, another telecoms giant ZTE and surveillance camera makers Dahua and Hikvision are also banned due to their connection with the Chinese government.
According to data from Forescout, there are at least 2,061 Dahua and Hikvision systems on U.S. federal government networks as of August 19. The actual figures could be higher. (Forbes, 21 August 2019)
4.2 Dahua is a surveillance camera provider worldwide specialized in Face Detection, Face Comparison, Intelligent Search, Face Image Search, Face Database Management, Mobile App Linkage and so on.
4.3 Hikvision as a surveillance camera provider worldwide as well as a subsidiary of a state-owned company.
Hikvision is a subsidiary of The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), which is founded and governed directly by the Minister of Industry and Information Technology of the Chinese government.
The chairperson of CETC Xiong Qunli is a party member in China.
4.4 China-owned CETC and its involvement in military and civil projects around the world
In addition, CETC has reportedly deployed a facial recognition system for facilities and centers in Uyghur.
According to Associated Press, an officer in the Hoten prefecture said “there are tens of thousands of cameras here. The moment you took your first step in this city, we knew.” This was already the scenario in 2017.
CETC has actually developed mobile app platform for the authorities to monitor the Uyghur population more “efficiently” (see Human Rights Watch's report).
(to be continued)
#chinasurveillance #blackmirror #bigbrotheriswatchingyou #n4
Further reading: https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/05/01/chinas-algorithms-repression/reverse-engineering-xinjiang-police-mass-surveillance
Is China watching you (even when you live outside China)?
4. Why China might be watching you right now?
4.1 The US Case
US banned Huawei from US communications networks, due to the concern over national security threat.
In a similar vein, another telecoms giant ZTE and surveillance camera makers Dahua and Hikvision are also banned due to their connection with the Chinese government.
According to data from Forescout, there are at least 2,061 Dahua and Hikvision systems on U.S. federal government networks as of August 19. The actual figures could be higher. (Forbes, 21 August 2019)
4.2 Dahua is a surveillance camera provider worldwide specialized in Face Detection, Face Comparison, Intelligent Search, Face Image Search, Face Database Management, Mobile App Linkage and so on.
4.3 Hikvision as a surveillance camera provider worldwide as well as a subsidiary of a state-owned company.
Hikvision is a subsidiary of The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), which is founded and governed directly by the Minister of Industry and Information Technology of the Chinese government.
The chairperson of CETC Xiong Qunli is a party member in China.
4.4 China-owned CETC and its involvement in military and civil projects around the world
In addition, CETC has reportedly deployed a facial recognition system for facilities and centers in Uyghur.
According to Associated Press, an officer in the Hoten prefecture said “there are tens of thousands of cameras here. The moment you took your first step in this city, we knew.” This was already the scenario in 2017.
CETC has actually developed mobile app platform for the authorities to monitor the Uyghur population more “efficiently” (see Human Rights Watch's report).
(to be continued)
#chinasurveillance #blackmirror #bigbrotheriswatchingyou #n4
Further reading: https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/05/01/chinas-algorithms-repression/reverse-engineering-xinjiang-police-mass-surveillance
Forbes
Thousands Of Banned Chinese Surveillance Cameras Are Watching Over America
Federal government bodies should’ve started kicking out tech from Chinese surveillance dealers. But thousands of snooping cameras from the likes of Hikvision and Dahua remain on U.S. soil.
Why is the Death of a 15-year-old Protester Suspicious?
Chan Yin-lam, aged 15, was a swimming athlete and had participated in the recent protests. On September 19, she parted with her friends in Mei Foo at around 2pm. She went missing after sending a text message that she was going home. On September 21, her family made a report to the police. The next day the body of Chan, naked, was found floating in the sea close to Yau Tong.
The following are some unsolved questions regarding the case:
Query #n1
The police, however, said Chan's death was not suspicious. Before the whole story came out on October 11, Chan was cremated the day earlier (October 10).
(Read more from https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8142)
Query #n2
A student of the same school claimed in the evening Chan went missing, her handbag was found on campus, but the SIM card of her phone was missing.
Query #n3:
On October 14, the school said a man and a woman brought Chan's belongings to the school's office in the evening she went missing.
The police, however, claimed that Chan left her belongings at school and walked barefoot to the waterfront promenade.
(Read more from: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8366)
Query #n4
The school did not disclose the complete CCTV footages on October 14 upon the request of the students and the public. The two footages provided by the school have inconsistent timestamps and parts missing.
(Read more from: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8381)
Query #n5
According to Forensic Doctor in the field, the discovery of naked female corpse is generally classified as suspicious case. Investigation should be conducted.
Next Post: An Interview of Experienced Forensic Doctor Dr. Philip Beh
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8419
#Suicide #SuspiciousDeath #HKDI #PoliceState
Chan Yin-lam, aged 15, was a swimming athlete and had participated in the recent protests. On September 19, she parted with her friends in Mei Foo at around 2pm. She went missing after sending a text message that she was going home. On September 21, her family made a report to the police. The next day the body of Chan, naked, was found floating in the sea close to Yau Tong.
The following are some unsolved questions regarding the case:
Query #n1
The police, however, said Chan's death was not suspicious. Before the whole story came out on October 11, Chan was cremated the day earlier (October 10).
(Read more from https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8142)
Query #n2
A student of the same school claimed in the evening Chan went missing, her handbag was found on campus, but the SIM card of her phone was missing.
Query #n3:
On October 14, the school said a man and a woman brought Chan's belongings to the school's office in the evening she went missing.
The police, however, claimed that Chan left her belongings at school and walked barefoot to the waterfront promenade.
(Read more from: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8366)
Query #n4
The school did not disclose the complete CCTV footages on October 14 upon the request of the students and the public. The two footages provided by the school have inconsistent timestamps and parts missing.
(Read more from: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8381)
Query #n5
According to Forensic Doctor in the field, the discovery of naked female corpse is generally classified as suspicious case. Investigation should be conducted.
Next Post: An Interview of Experienced Forensic Doctor Dr. Philip Beh
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/8419
#Suicide #SuspiciousDeath #HKDI #PoliceState