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4/ The incident unfolds China’s ambition to extend its claws from the business activities in the real world, such as the airline and hospitality industry, to the virtual world. With its economic clout, China is now pressuring business circles to take its side on Taiwan and HK.
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3/ The Chinese developer put pressure on Wanin to “handle the issue with real action”, but Wanin defied the political pressure and vowed to defend the freedom of speech of Taiwan players. Less than 30 minutes, the Chinese side decided to terminate the cooperation agreement.
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5/ Standing with Hong Kong: An Interview with Joshua Wong, authors of #UnfreeSpeech, discuss free speech in Hong Kong, coronavirus, and the role of literature in campaigning for global democracy: pentransmissions.com/2020/03/31/sta…
More about my book: hyperurl.co/unfreespeech
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4/ Before universal suffrage, protesters used both violent and nonviolent action in their cause. Afterwards, the use of violence vanished. This is because democracy is the only way for people to see hope in the system.
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3/ It is understandable, then, that tensions escalate. It is my belief, however, that all those clashes could have been avoided by – and the political dilemma can only be resolved with – genuine political reform. The democratisation experiences of South Korea & Taiwan echo this.
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2/ 200000 demonstrators formed the 25-mile ‘HK Way”’across the city. People lit up the city’s mountaintops with protest demands. But Beijing will not listen, and instead suppresses protestors – be they children, elderly, pregnant women, journalists – with police brutality.
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1/ The answer to the question of violence and nonviolence depends on a government’s response. Hongkongers have used the most peaceful ways possible to call for change. 2 million citizens took to the street to demand political reforms.
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1/ Free speech is a complex, nuanced, contested term. It's being pulled from multiple directions. What are yr conceptions of free speech?
1.1/ The outbreak of coronavirus indeed demonstrates that free speech is more than just a matter of freedom: it’s a matter of life & death.
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Wakanda in Asia : Taiwan ?
1. You heard of it yet don't know where it is.
2. It's a country with happy, wealthy residents and advance technology.
3. Led by a Feline President.
4. This country is now trying to save the world from Covid-19.
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When teens of #Hongkong seek changes, authoritarian #China refuses to listen. twitter.com/demosisto/stat…
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3/ Draconian laws strengthen authoritarian-inclined leaders’ grip on the city’s liberties. but it only makes more HKerds support democracy in HK. In our cause for democracy, we hope the world can continue to #standwithhk & confront Beijing crackdown.
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4/ That's my reason to support resolution introduced by @MarshaBlackburn to condemn Beijing provided misinformation to downplay risks of #WuhanVirus, refusal to cooperate with international health authorities, internal censorship of doctors & journalists. congress.gov/bill/116th-con…
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2/ HKGov use new #coronavirus restrictions to suppress protest. Police disproportionately target pro-democracy stores, being checked twice every 15 minutes. When police instruct to line up for body search, bystanders were framed as violating 4 person limit on public gatherings.
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1/ It is my honor to share with @MarshaBlackburn the latest update in #HK on the call. #Beijing & #Hkgov prioritize crackdown of dissidence over health of #HKers. Director of #China’s office in #HK even called democracy movement as “political #coronavirus” & urged to suppress.
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It was great speaking with you on the phone. Hong Kongers stand with America in this difficult battle against COVID-19!
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3/ All of them are beyond my imagination. The people, our children, and our city’s future are the reasons I choose to continue fighting.
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What do you fear most? And what drives you to persevere?
1/ In response to public outcry, authoritarian regimes often use force and fear. Resistance has a price; most of the time, this is a long war that makes breeds frustration.
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That is shocking news to #HKer to hear that our dearest friend James Gordon - Lord Gordon of Strathblane - just passed away due to #coronavirus. As one of the members of All-Party Parliamentary Groups on HK, he has been supporting democracy and defending human rights in #HK.
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We will never forget that you stood with us shoulder to shoulder in our fight against authoritarianism. In this sorrowful time, #HongKongers and I express our deepest and most sincere condolences to the passing of our great friend.
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3/ When phone-cracking companies go hand in hand with #China authoritarian regime, this is more than just an infringement of civil liberties, but also a digital crackdown of political dissidence. #Hongkongprotesters
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1/ Today #HK court ruled that #hkpolice can go through the arrested's phone without a warrant. More importantly, it is the first time that #hkpolice has admitted using software provided by Cellebrite @Cellebrite_UFED and MSAB @MSAB_XRY to crack my iPhone without my consent.
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3/ After outbreak of coronavirus, it was difficult to organize physical gatherings. "We set up online assembly, but livestream is still a bit...boring. With a new game out, we can have virtual protests and we just have to use our creativity to make a new kind of protest tool."
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2/ This is the first time that Joshua is playing this game. On a normal day, he's an avid #Pokemon and #SuperSmashBros fan. "Frankly speaking, without coronavirus, I don't believe HKers would go through such a tremendous effort in decorating their islands to be a protest site."
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