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Out in October from @opibooks - the book that tells the truth about #China under #CCP ...and the book #XiJinping does not want you to read
With Preface by @nathanlawkc, Foreword by @DavidAltonHL, interviews with many inc @DalaiLama & endorsed by Chris Patten & @HelenaKennedyQC
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THREAD:
To recap -
1/3: On Monday last week, I woke up to these headlines :)
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Hong Kong Catholic leader, activist Joseph Zen knew he might be arrested one day scmp.com/news/hong-kong… via @SCMPNews
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My op-ed to mark #TiananmenSquareMassacre #June4th
"We should have learned 33 years ago that a regime that turns its guns & tanks on its own people is at its very heart a brutal, inhumane & rotten tyranny that is an enemy of human liberty."
spectator.co.uk/article/what-t… @spectator
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We really need to wake up and act, quickly.
Democracies and the dragon – Chinese political interference has Western spooks worried economist.com/china/2022/04/…
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A privilege to launch @hk_watch's new report, In the Firing Line: The Crackdown on Media Freedom in #HongKong, in Parliament this evening, with our Patrons @CatherineWest1 & Fiona Bruce MP @UK_FoRBEnvoy
Delighted that another of our Patrons, @amcarmichaelMP, joined us too 🙏
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A new report by Hong Kong Watch ... found that nine Hong Kong officials and 12 members of Hong Kong’s legislature have property overseas including in Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan and France.
scmp.com/news/china/art… via @SCMPNews
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More coverage of #CCP threats to me & @hk_watch under #HongKong's absurd draconian #NationalSecurityLaw, over two weeks after receiving them.
And an important wider story about #HK's brain drain thetimes.co.uk/article/hong-k…
#StandWithHongKong #FightForFreedom
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The Stakes of Cardinal Zen’s Trial nationalreview.com/2022/09/the-st…
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Just outrageous.
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy loses appeal against conviction over accessing public data for documentary - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP hongkongfp.com/2022/11/07/hon…
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My new oped just out, on the 25th anniversary of #HongKong's handover
"When the U.K. handed Hong Kong over to China on July 1, 1997, the city was one of Asia’s freest and most open. Now it is a repressive police state. What went wrong?"
wsj.com/articles/hong-… via @WSJopinion
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China crisis: Beijing’s crackdown is threatening the very existence of the Catholic faith aleteia.org/2022/05/20/chi…
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Outrageous. A total threat to security and diplomatic protocol and immunity.
China demands foreign diplomats provide floor plans of Hong Kong missions | Financial Times ft.com/content/c837e9…
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Opinion | Wuhan’s early covid cases are a mystery. What is China hiding? - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…
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Conviction of the five speech therapists demonstrates how far freedom of expression has declined in Hong Kong — Hong Kong Watch hongkongwatch.org/all-posts/2022…
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This is not the first report of this, nor is UK the only place where #China #CCP cops are operating.
But it's unacceptable.
@SuellaBraverman @JamesCleverly - I hope you will act immediately to stop this
mol.im/a/11317141 via @MailOnline
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#StandWithTaiwan
China makes second largest incursion into Taiwan air defence zone aje.io/b5d3zn via @AJEnglish
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Hong Kong Is Unrecognizable After 2 Years Under the National Security Law @Diplomat_APAC thediplomat.com/2022/06/hong-k…
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Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops, researchers say theguardian.com/world/2022/may…
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China's Xi says full control over Hong Kong achieved, determined on Taiwan | Reuters reuters.com/world/china/ch…
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#JohnLee picked the voters
John Lee had no opponent
John Lee locked up and beat up critics
John Lee wins 99% of his handpicked electors' votes
Surprise, surprise 😲.... Not twitter.com/hkfp/status/15…
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The President of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences & Cardinal of #Myanmar, @cardinal_bo, calls for prayer for #HongKong and speaks out for #CardinalZen and #HongKongers
"Those of us outside Hong Kong who have a voice must use it on their behalf"
Read in full here
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More than 1,300 people sent to correctional institutions so far over 2019 Hong Kong protests - Hong Kong Free Press HKFP hongkongfp.com/2022/12/08/mor…
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