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In response to Hong Kong's political crackdown, I urge the European Parliament to halt the EU-China investment deal and EU to sanction China&HK officials who are responsible to the arrests.
#Retweet if you agree MEP should VETO the bill and EU should act.
#StandwithHongKong
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The logic behind the arrests could possibly be:
paricipating democratic camp primary election= fighting for Legco majority= subverting the state power
The way autocracy thinks is terrifying. The world has to react and hold the CCP accountable.
#StandwithHK
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@AlvinYeungnk , @KwaiLamHo , @LesterShum and many other primary election candidates are arrested. @joshuawongcf is in jail and cannot update his status through social media, but it is believed that he is also facing national secutiy law charge.
Please support them.
#StandwithHK
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BREAKING:
HK activists & politicians are arrested under "subversion" due to their participation in pro-democracy camp's primary election.
When one of the most critical Senate races is ongoing in the US, in HK, participation in elections could lead to life-long imprisonment.
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//These EU arguments sound tough-minded. But, in fact, they are naive. It is naive to believe that China will respect the agreement it has signed.//
Europe has handed China a strategic victory ft.com/content/2d7596… via @FinancialTimes
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English podcast on HK politics with insiders' views:
Check out 'WHAT'S UP IN HONG KONG?", produced by fomer lawmaker @ChuHoiDick and Australian born Hong Konger Matthew Chapple.
🍏 Apple Podcast: apple.co/3rMIyRB
🍎 Google Podcast: bit.ly/3huFKE8
#StandwithHK
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We need more MEP on board.
//The investment agreement must be ratified by the European Parliament before it can take effect, and it faces signification opposition that could derail it.//
With Concessions and Deals, China’s Leader Tries to Box Out Biden nytimes.com/2021/01/03/wor…
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The CCP way— persecute anyone who is helping the dissents. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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Happy New Year!
The best wishes are the immediate releases of political prisoners in Hong Kong, including my dearest frds @joshuawongcf and @chowtingagnes.
Democracy for the Hong Kong people, and for all.
#StandwithHongKong
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Another disgusting persecution by the CCP. twitter.com/nytimes/status…
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Do these people know what are “united front” activities? It’s a series of state-led propaganda that promote autocracy and undermine democratic values. I suggest that they look into these concepts before accusing me of “serving interest of imperialism.” It‘s absurd and hilarious. twitter.com/qiaocollective…
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Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media should ban all the pro-CCP united front content creators who spread misinformation and lies.
Tools like this are being abused by the CCP to persecute activists and undermine democracy and universal values. The West should act.
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De manier waarop China onze vrijheden afpakt is een vorm van herkolonisatie
Nathan Law, gevlucht uit Hongkong: ‘Ik ben al drie keer verhuisd. Nooit zal ik zeggen dat ik veilig ben’ nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/12…
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„China weet dat er in Europa zwakke plekken zijn die de regering kan gebruiken, zoals Oost-Europese landen die graag Chinese investeringen en leningen ontvangen. Ik wil duidelijk maken dat China geen strategische partner is die het Westen sterker maakt.”
nrc.nl/nieuws/2020/12…
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I decided to flee to the UK for a greater consensus in the EU on being assertive to the CCP. EU should be in an alliance that sees China as a threat to global democracy and adopts coordinated actions to curb its autocracy. HKers are leading the battle.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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“No matter what hurdles we face, as Hongkongers, we will never surrender.”
Hong Kong activist Nathan Law applies for asylum in Britain theguardian.com/world/2020/dec…
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Even though we know that the rule of law in Hong Kong is dead, reading this absurd news still hurts me. It's epic how these judges quote CCP propaganda instead of credible news outlets. They pretend Hong Kong is a democratic society and grant the govt unlimited power. Disgusting. twitter.com/holmeschan_/st…
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Thanks for the stanch support from @lisanandy and @SKinnock. The UK must do more. twitter.com/lisanandy/stat…
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The CCP is infiltrating democratic countries. We should act immediately and prevent their members from getting into the top tier in our system. Some are already in.
@SunnyCheungky, @tedhuichifung, and I have written an open letter appealing for actions
issuu.com/nathanlawkc/do…
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Very important evidence of China's forced labour activities. The UK govt should sanction CCP officials who are responsible for it.
China's tainted cotton - New evidence of forced labour at the heart of the global fashion industry. bbc.in/381Mhlt via @BBCNews
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The media tycoon, democratic veteran Jimmy Lai was chained as Class A Felon when he was escorted to appear in court. He faces a charge of collusion with foreign elements to endanger national security because of his tweets and interviews. It’s a speech crime and fabricated charge.
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UK failure to impose sanctions on China over Uighurs ‘painful and hurtful’ independent.co.uk/news/world/asi…
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My honour to meet with @pritipatel on BNO scheme. Had a very constructive dialogue alongside with
@lukedepulford and @benedictrogers.
“The BNO scheme means a lot to Hong Kong people who had tasted freedom but gradually losing it."
#StandWithHongKong
uk.reuters.com/article/hongko…
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“There’s always a question of why all these people are in jail, and not me, and why I am unable to bring concrete changes [to Hong Kong] even though you know objectively it is not a task that can be accomplished by one person.”
@washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pac…
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As of this time last year, China had more than 121 gigawatts of coal under construction: more than being built in the rest of the world combined.
Hong Kong knows China lies on human rights: they’re lying on climate action too. Period.
wired.com/story/china-is… via @WIRED
Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
#TIME100