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I hope that @DominicRaab could act accordingly. twitter.com/MPIainDS/statu…
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I hereby urge the international community to react very STRONGLY to this gross election fraud and damage to the political rights of people.SANCTIONS on Carrie Lam, the chief architect of the DQs, and the RETURNING OFFICERS who arbitrarily deprived people's right to run are needed
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The list is as follows. Some "mild" candidates are also barred. No just those who are being named as "national enemies"
Lester Shum
Dennis Kwok
Alvin Yeung
Kwok Ka-ki
Cheng Tat-hung
Alvin Cheung
Tiffany Yuen
Joshua Wong
Fergus Leung
Gwenyth Ho
Ventus Lau
Kenneth Leung
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12 pro-democracy legislative council candidates are disqualified TODAY. MORE to come tmr. Most of the candidates from the camp are expected to be barred. The govt is constructing a CCP assembly in Legco to eliminate most of the opposition voice. Outrageous.
#HONGKONG
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Speaking live with @MarshaBlackburn moments ago on IG, we addressed Beijing’s ongoing #HongKong crackdown, including the arrests of several student activists under the new NSL in just the past few hours alone. We mustn’t lose sight on this troubling, rapidly-changing situation.
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So students are arrested because of a SOCIAL MEDIA POST. Bloody hell. How vulnerable a country is to be afraid of a post by a group of teenagers. twitter.com/pakwayne/statu…
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White terror, politics of fear dispersed in Hong Kong under National Security Law. This is the first case that an individual is arrested on the doorstep under #NSL. It targets activists and quashes freedom of expression of HK people. Please be aware of it. twitter.com/wang_maya/stat…
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David vs Goliath. twitter.com/mperelman/stat…
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HK Top official threatens:
“Closing a bank account is not endangering national security . . . unless there is proof that the US government is instructing the banks and telling the banks that this way is going to put pressure on the Hong Kong government,”
ft.com/content/4e8ad5…
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"In the U.S. we've already seen the change(structural change in terms of China policy), but in Europe and the U.K. the change is happening. So I think my presence and my arrival could facilitate that change."
newsweek.com/nathan-law-hon…
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Important reminder: HK still has extradition bill with Philippines
//They say controversial law is so vague it could even be used to censure their criticisms of Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea//
scmp.com/week-asia/poli… via @SCMPNews
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Now here’s the story twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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To remind the world how autocratic the Chinese Communist Party is -- that's my mission.
#HongKong
Nathan Law fled Hong Kong with a mission—harden the West against China newsweek.com/nathan-law-hon…
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If you don't know what arrogance means, you can refer to the attitude of Regina Ip in this episode. Pathetic. twitter.com/TheEconomist/s…
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Threatening to boycott Olympics helps democratization -- the case of South Korea shows it. The world should now boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and stop funding CCP to torture its people.
The International Olympic Committee sells its soul to China washex.am/39chUZL
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Xi failed the world and the people.
//Majorities in major Western countries now see China as a “malign force in the world.” (Only 3% of Britons, 4% of Germans and 5% of the French and Americans identified China as a force for good. ) //
forbes.com/sites/georgeca…
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Yes indeed. If there is a CCP-controlled thug who had attacked protestor and hide in the UK, it will pose huge threat to the HK pro-democracy activists in the region.
CCP-controlled thug should not saty in a democratic country, no doubts.
#721 twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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💪💪💪💪fight for freedom! twitter.com/MOFA_Taiwan/st…
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6. Pompeo has a long-time interest in Hong Kong. I recalled that, as a Kansas Congressman, he'd been one of very few House co-sponsors of the landmark #HKHRDA, an updated version of which would pass four years later. Now he works tirelessly and unwaveringly to implement the law.
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4. While Hong Kongers' fight for freedom continues, I noted that Beijing is busy making plans to meddle in September's Legislative Council elections, almost certainly by once again disqualifying candidates it deems unacceptable so they won't appear on the ballot.
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2. Unlike previous meetings with top American government representatives, I enjoyed the opportunity to sit down and chat personally with Pompeo for over 20 minutes. We touched first and foremost on the latest threats of the new, Beijing-imposed National Security Law.
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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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1. THREAD: Amid a series of strong UK responses — the Huawei ban and the suspension of its extradition treaty
with #HongKong among them — to growing signs of Chinese imperialism, @SecPompeo paid an important visit to London, where he and I had a great conversation yesterday.
Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
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