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HSBC’s frozen the accounts of Ted, the exiled former lawmaker, and his family members. HSBC is facilitating CCP’s political persecution, which endangers political dissents, and shockingly, their families. The UK govt should act to show no tolerance to collusion with autocracy.
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“We have to make sure when people think of China they don’t think of economic growth, business opportunities - they think of concentration camps in Xinjiang, the struggle of Hong Kong, people inside mainland China jails.”
@guardian encapsulated my story
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Stand with @tedhuichifung twitter.com/lukedepulford/…
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3. The church has a voluntary group #ProtectourKids, which helped to mediate clashes between police and #hkprotestors. Now even the most moderate dissent voices are subject to political retaliation. The problem is, who is next?
theguardian.com/world/2019/sep…
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4. Just like the situation in #China, religious groups in #HK are now in the #CCP’s crosshairs under #nationalsecuritylaw. The world should avoid over-optimism about the new law and should be cautious of its actual impacts.
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"It would be naïve to think that a determined human rights policy vis-à-vis China will be either easy or painless — standing up for human rights rarely comes without a cost. "
No more waiting: The time has come to fight for Hong Kong
thehill.com/opinion/civil-…
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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
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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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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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UK failure to impose sanctions on China over Uighurs ‘painful and hurtful’ independent.co.uk/news/world/asi…
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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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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 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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Thanks for the stanch support from @lisanandy and @SKinnock. The UK must do more. twitter.com/lisanandy/stat…
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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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“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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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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„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.”
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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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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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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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Another disgusting persecution by the CCP. twitter.com/nytimes/status…
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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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The CCP way— persecute anyone who is helping the dissents. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
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