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2019 Hong Kong protest documentary "Revolution of Our Times" @RoOT_film runs for #Oscar as they won "Best Documentary" in Taiwan's Golden Horse Festival.
It's expensive PR work to run an Oscar campaign. They can't afford it. So, PLEASE spread this to the OSCAR circle. We need it.
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1. This is a short thread about the infiltration of totalitarian CCP propaganda machines, their assaults on democratic traditions and an appeal to actions in UK.
The Chinese Communist Party tries to get a free pass on their appalling human rights atrocities. We must stop them.
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2. Yesterday, a group of pro-Beijing organizations hosted an "anti-Asian hate" rally in Chinatown. Of course, it's indispensable to address the problems of racial-based hate crime. But the speakers kept equating criticism on China to stirring hate to Chinese people.
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3. That's literally not true. In fact, CCP is the most racist country -- they lock millions of ethnic minorities in modern-day concentration camps just because of their religion. We criticize CCP for their suppression to minorities, so to the others.
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4. The Chinese govt is not getting away with the disguise of the "anti-racism" narrative. We should hold anyone committing racial violence accountable, most notably the CCP. These organizations are helping to white-wash CCP's atrocities.
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5. When you look into their background, such as the Min Quan Legal Centre, The Federation of UK Fujian Chinese, most of them have track records supporting totalitarian regimes. Some of them supported the National Security Law in Hong Kong, which annihilated our free system, ...
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6. denied the genocide in Xinjiang, and supported Beijing's belligerent attitude towards Taiwan. These people are totalitarian supporters, not racial equality defenders. They are part of China's state apparatus.
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7. Yesterday, there was a crowd of pro-Beijing thugs ferociously attacked Hongkongers who countered their propaganda campaign in Chinatown. This has shown how the long arm of the Chinese Communist Party is, in effect, trying to erode our democratic tradition to silence dissent.
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8. We should not tolerate these malign forces in our society. I hereby urge the UK govt to investigate all the organizers for traces of infiltration orchastrated by CCP. Meanwhile, all the pro-Beijing attackers should be apprehended and brought to justice.
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It's hypocritical to counter "anti-Asian hate" but defend China's human rights record. Millions of Uyghurs are suffering in concertion camps now. They can only get away from it by equating "criticizing China" to "advancing US imperialism."
I can't even explain how lame it is. twitter.com/Fio_edwards/st…
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Please support @HKUC_UK to grow Hong Kong's culture and community-building work in the UK. HKUC is a non-profit regeistered CIC that helps Hongkongers to integrate and settle.
It's an exciting initiative with a group of very talented civil society leaders. twitter.com/HKUC_UK/status…
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Literally what we should all be doing. Uphold values and do what we must to defend them.
Peng Shuai: WTA announces immediate suspension of tournaments in China bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/5…
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Powerful statement. twitter.com/WTA/status/146…
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My deepest gratitude to @GretaThunberg for her hand-writing letter to my friend @joshuawongcf, who has been jailed for over a year. We still don’t know when activists like Joshua can leave jail.
“You are a big hero, we are with you always."
Thanks @daeseon_lee for his effort.
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Is it a white paper or a rap paper
Or actually It’s a joke twitter.com/goldkorn/statu…
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I am very honored to announce that I am invited by @POTUS to deliver a remark in The Summit for Democracy on 10th Dec.
The remark serves as a bridge between sessions on "protecting human rights" and "defending against authoritarianism." The voice of Hong Kong will be heard.
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//Nathan Law was Hong Kong’s youngest elected lawmaker before he was imprisoned in August 2017 ... In #Freedom, he has penned a manifesto about how quickly freedom can be eroded or dismantled—and how every generation must fight to protect it.//
fortune.com/2021/12/01/5-n…
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From a student protest leader, the youngest elected legislator in Hong Kong, to a political prisoner and exiled activist … these all happened in my 20s.
And this is the story I want to share.
#Freedom is available in the US & Canada on 7th Dec.
bit.ly/Freedom-Book
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Been pushing a diplomatic boycott for so long -- now finally we've got some results.
Now, the other democratic countries should do the same.
#NoBeijing2022 twitter.com/jooeysiiu/stat…
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Media should stop directly quoting the Chinese govt's self-claim of "another version of democracy."
China under CCP control is a one-party dictatorship. No accountability, no rule of law, no opposition voice, and no election to its leadership. It is NOT a democracy.
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See you all at @ColbyCollege with @GoldfarbCenter tonight.
Live stream for tonight's event at 7PM ET: colby.edu/livestream/
But I would love to see students attend in person!
(P.S.: This is one of the best event posters I've seen. The designer is talented.)
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I was again named by the HK govt top officials, including SS Chris Tang and Commissioner of Police, that my remark in #SummitForDemocracy violates the NSL and now am a “Class A wanted criminal.”
Campaigning for human rights is “secession” and “subversion” by Beijing’s definition.
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//#Freedom introduces concepts like civil resistance, democracy, and the rule of law through the lens of real world experience. … Law offers the perspective of somebody who has actually lived through it. This looks like a great read for anybody looking for inspiration.// twitter.com/DemParadox/sta…
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“It’s a sad and terrible reality but I don’t think it surprises anyone given how the Chinese regime sees journalists as an enemy and trouble-makers.
“Fundamentally the Chinese regime wants the media to be its loudspeaker and not hold them accountable.”
inews.co.uk/news/world/chi…
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3 things Mr Hu needs to do:
1. Improve his Photoshop skills
2. Learn the definition of democracy
3. Get a closer grip on reality
So low.
Youngest lawmaker of #HongKong. Activist. Exiled in London. Author of Freedom.
Founder @HKDC_US @HKUC_UK @hongkongmarch @demosisto (disbanded)
#TIME100