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3. Using its sweeping powers under #NationalSecurityLaw, #China now extends its reach to #HK media by clamping down on critical voices on media, halting flow of information to international audiences and turning the city's media outlets into state-controlled propaganda apparatus.
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#China's state media #CCTV is reporting that 7 people related to Next Media, Apple Daily's mother group, have been arrested on alleged collusion with foreign forces weibo.com/2656274875/Jfe…
Great that @mohamed_hagi braved #China's pressure to arrive in Taiwan. We thank @WHNSC for commending #Taiwan-#Somaliland ties. The fact "sovereignty & friendship aren’t for sale" deserves international recognition. JW twitter.com/AmbMohamedHagi…
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7/ Technically instead of sending to China, DNA data could be directly handed over to the city’s newly established #nationalsecurity agency. Also, there is a loophole in #Hongkong’s law on personal data, which fails to bar data transfer to #China.
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6/ It’s doubtful whether those Chinese labs can refuse to hand over their DNA data if #Beijing insists on taking the data. Not to mention that #China has already stationed its #secretpolice agency in #HongKong under #nationalsecuritylaw.
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[City-wide testing by three #China-based laboratories, with one allegedly involved in DNA collections of #Uyghurs] 1/ #Hkgov has just announced a city-wide #Covid19 testing. Without proper tendering procedures, #Carrielam directly granted 150,000,000 HKD for the project.
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#HongKong Govt dismisses as unfounded rumours that mainland medical experts in town to help do nucleic acid #COVID19 tests are in #HK to collect people’s DNA. It says all tests will be done locally, nothing will be transported to mainland #China Statement:info.gov.hk/gia/general/20…
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1/ Soon after #Beijing issued arrest warrants for the first non-Chinese national under its sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw, @SenatorMenendez and @RepEliotEngel condemned #China’s move in their statement, "today we are all Hong Kongers.” patreon.com/posts/today-we…
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3. Worse still, even the city’s head in charge of controlling #covid19 never heard of the plan. As a result, it casts more doubts on whether #China is imposing genetic surveillance in #HK while #hkpolice recently took DNA swabs of #hkprotesters under sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw
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[The city's largest-ever DNA collection by #China] 1. Starting from today, #Beijing will send medical personnel from China to #HK for mass testing. Just like #nationalsecuritylaw legislation, the decision is unilaterally imposed without public consultation.
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Tony was arrested for "inciting secession" after he wrote a FB post on #China's nationalism. Meanwhile, arrestees' mobile phones were hacked by unknown #Huawei and #Samsung phones soon after their arrests. Tonight's arrest will clearly send a chilling effect on #HK online speech. twitter.com/joshuawongcf/s…
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#HongKong 2019: We want to hand over fugitives to Taiwan, China, and Macau 2020: We suspend to hand over fugitives to Cananda, UK, and Australia 相關討論 - 特區政府將暫停與英、加和澳洲刑事互助協議 lih.kg/2128837 #fugitive #UK #China #LIHKG
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While ppl worldwide living under growing authoritarian influence, I just wrote my first @LetterWiki letter to @DJtotheS w/ thoughts on how HKers respond w/ hope through persistent resistance while #China rules the city with fear under #nationalsecuritylaw letter.wiki/conversation/8…
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4. Clearly #Beijing will not frame its loyalists’ moves as “colluding with foreign forces”, which is patently the most worrying part of the law. In order to serve #China’s political ends, the law could lead to discriminatory and arbitrary interpretation and enforcement.
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1. Iranians are calling for a halt on Iran's economic and security deal with #China. China is cashing in on the economic distress of Iran with its debt-trap dimpolmacy. The experiences of HK people is proof that the #CCP never tends to honor its promises. #china_get_out_of_iran
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People from Iran are seeking help with #china_get_out_of_iran on our IG page. ●來源:#LIHKG #Iran #China #oil
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3. In fact, even before the law was put in place, businessmen like Lee Bo and Xiao Jianhua have already been kidnapped by Chinese agents WITHIN the territory of #Hongkong and brought to #China. With more sweeping powers under the new law, the problem will only be more common.
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Yesterday it was #Tibet. Today is #HongKong. Tomorrow might be #Taiwan’s turn. If we don’t stand up for freedom, #China will prevail. Join the #FridaysForFreedom protests by @now4humanity in front of Chinese Embassies to #FreeHongKong. now.world/fridaysforfree…
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3. We also discussed #China's broader strategy to tighten the grip on Hong Kong and its future challenges in the global arena. I specifically highlighted the opposition camp's successful primaries held earlier this month, in which more than 600,000 people cast their votes.
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3. Governments are creating fear by unlawful stalking and onlooking that is ubiquitous in #China. In the past, businessmen like Xiao Jianhua and booksellers like Lee Bo were even kidnapped by Chinese agents in #HK and brought to China’s courts.
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Had a very constructive and fruitful conversation with the shadow Foreign Secretary @lisanandy and shadow Minister for Asia and Pacific @SKinnock. Exchanged a lot of thoughts on #China & #Hongkong, also action items. More to go. twitter.com/lisanandy/stat…
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3. Absolutely unimaginable how far this financial censorship will go, esp under vaguely defined law, #Beijng’s tightening red lines and its thriving wolf-warrior diplomatic ambitions. One thing is sure - Beijing clamps down on dissidents in #China by controlling their accounts.
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[Support our Thai fellows in their fight for democracy] 1. #Hongkongers will never forget how our Thai fellows stood with us against #China’s nationalist trolls during #nnevvy saga and spoke up for us amid #Beijing’s authoritarian suppression in #HK. #MilkTeaAlliance
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Fanjing Monastery ( 梵淨山金頂 ) / Fanjingshan in Guizhou #China
What's the biggest takeaway from Minister Wu's wide-ranging interview with @marcallgower of #Switzerland-based daily @LeTemps? Simple! European countries should back #Taiwan as a bulwark of freedom & democracy in the face of #China's authoritarianism. letemps.ch/monde/joseph-w…