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8/ Rather than putting dollar signs above democratic values, Germany should play an assertive global role in protecting civil liberties worldwide. To safeguard HK’s freedoms & foreign interests, I once again call upon the German Gov to urge China to withdraw the bill.
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6/ Citizen reporters like TanZuoren were put into prison in the name of national security. Religious groups & pastors like Wang Yi were put into in the name of national security. Bloggers that just mentioned Umbrella Movement were put into prison in the same of national security.
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7/ When Beijing is introducing this ambiguously defined law, unchecked enforcement practices and a Gestapo-like national security branch in the territory of Hong Kong, does Germany still believe that it can remain business as usual with China?
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5/ The world should be shocked by a slight glance at how Beijing uses the law in Mainland China - Booksellers and liberal writers like Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo were put into prison in the name of national security.
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4/ Especially when commerce chambers like BDI and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China have already warned of the grave consequences, it is just scandalous if Berlin fails to take any action to urge China to withdraw the law.
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3/ ...and uncritically kowtow to Beijing when China is now tearing up its UN-filed Joint Declaration. More importantly, the law is unilaterally imposed and implemented by a government with deteriorating human rights records. That is a fact that no one can deny.
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1/ When the world criticizes Beijing for scraping its promise and imposing the national security law on HK, @dwnews Chinese reports that Germany’s foreign minister @HeikoMaas said Germany would not take strong actions.
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2/ If it is the case, I am utterly disappointed about German Gov’s unprincipled response towards evil law. Even though I entirely understand that German may have concerns about sanctions, but it doesn't mean that Germany has to wholly ignorant of domestic & foreign concerns...
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Han Kuo-yu, who's aligned himself with authoritarian China's interest, has been booted as mayor of #Kaohsiung by democratic vote. A great victory for #democracy and a clear message from Taiwanese saying "no" to Xi Jinping and Beijing's influence on #Taiwan.
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[Visas are only a lifeboat for Hong Kong. You must stand up to China] Joshua Wong tells Ben Machell that Beijing needs to learn that its power has limits.
thetimes.co.uk/article/visas-…
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저는 한국어를 하지 못합니다. 언론사에서 보내준 번역 그대로 업로드를 하다 보니 '광주사태'로 표기된 점을 알지 못했습니다. 사과드립니다.
한국 언론에서 정치적인 목적의 인터뷰는 자제해 주세요.
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최근 한국의 한 언론과의 인터뷰 중 '광주민주화운동'을 언론에서 '광주사태'로 번역을 하였습니다. 저는 광주사태(光州事態)라는 단어는 사용한 적이 없습니다.
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Let our voice being heard. twitter.com/demosisto/stat…
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[HK is not like Tiananmen Square – China is a superpower now and that is worrying]
China’s international clout has made nations reluctant to speak out as they did after the massacre in 1989 – but we need the international community to stand with HK
independent.co.uk/voices/hong-ko…
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Even Hong Kong police fire pepper spray to disperse Tiananmen protesters and China is tightening controls over dissidents, we still try to mark the 31st anniversary of the crushing of the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. reuters.com/article/us-chi…
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[Never Forget Never Forgive]
@nathanlawkc, @ChuHoiDick, @JannelleRLeung, @tiffanyykw, Lester Shum, Gwyneth @KwaiLamHo, @SunnyCheungky and I hold candles as we joined others for a vigil to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre at Victoria Park.
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"Non andrò via. Londra imponga sanzioni alla Cina", dice Joshua Wong L'attivista più importante di Hong Kong non accetterà l'offerta di cittadinanza di Boris Johnson. "Non possiamo rinunciare a ricordare Tiananmen" agi.it/estero/news/20…
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Chris Patten accuses China of 'mafia'-style tactics as HSBC row escalates. Hong Kong protest leader Joshua Wong fears more firms could be "forced to kowtow to Beijing" when security law is passed.
telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/…
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Here's my warm reminder for @HSBC:
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. (Matthew 6:24)
thetimes.co.uk/article/pro-ch…
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[La lección moral que los activistas de HK aprendimos de Tiananmén] @joshuawongcf y @KwongGlacier opinan que implementar la ley de seguridad nacional y prohibir la vigilia de Tiananmén son intentos de silenciar a los ciudadanos.
dw.com/es/la-lecci%C3…
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When Beijing is spreading fake news and misleading propaganda under the disinformation campaign, it's is a good move for Facebook start to label Russian, Chinese and other state-controlled media organizations. reuters.com/article/us-fac…