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Hong Kong police have arrested a man for insulting the Chinese national anthem 🇨🇳, after he allegedly booed the anthem while watching an Olympic event at a mall.
theguardian.com/world/2021/jul…
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Given the series of recent arrests by #ICAC, wonder how many of these "investigations" are driven by political or truly corruption charges? t.co/uwVd7lwf1b
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Hong Kong pop star Anthony Wong arrested for singing at rally: Performance at 2018 election event labeled as illegal voter 'entertainment'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Hong-…
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Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan
“Until now, we expected China to have good intentions, so we didn’t say provocative things.”
China/Taiwan foreign policy is shifting in Japan, which has historically avoided upsetting #CCP🇨🇳
japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/0…
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The "8964" online museum opens today.
The interface is quite well done:
#TiananmenSquareMassacre
8964museum.com
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“Hong Kongers are entrepreneurial, creative and have more than demonstrated their commitment to the values of liberal democracy.” @SenPaterson
These core values that are being destroyed by #CCPChina🇨🇳 are precisely the values treasured by other countries.
sbs.com.au/chinese/englis…
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University of Hong Kong (@HKUniversity)'s management has decided that 𝗮𝗹𝗹 students who attended a HKU student union meeting on July 7 will be “denied access to HKU campus as well as to all facilities and services of the University, until further notice.”hku.hk/press/news_det…
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RTHK has finally decided to delete all previous tweets on @rthk_enews
Even under the current climate, RTHK's Twitter person has consistently provided a voice that reflects Hong Kongers, plus some comic relief, in the space of 280 characters.
Thank you.
hongkongfp.com/2021/08/04/emb…
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An incredible story of a lone Taiwanese girl helping Hong Kong refugee protestors establish new lives in Taiwan. But the question that many like her are asking themselves: Is Taiwan next?
nytimes.com/2021/08/04/mag…
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Communism in the Classroom: China is now purging HK teachers who resist its propaganda
HK's Education Bureau said it will no longer recognize HK Professional Teachers’ Union, which has 95K members, after 🇨🇳 state media described HKPTU as ‘malignant tumour’wsj.com/articles/commu…
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How a fake network pushes pro-China propaganda
“A sprawling network of more than 350 fake social media profiles is pushing pro-China narratives and attempting to discredit those seen as opponents of China's government, according to a new study.” @BBCWorld
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
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Singing is not a crime. twitter.com/galileocheng/s…
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Will China’s national security law break Hong Kong as a business hub? The national security law has stifled democracy in the global financial center.
vox.com/22605703/hong-…
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Taiwan will not send a team to @GayGamesHK2022 due to fears its athletes could face arrest if they wave the 🇹🇼 flag or use its name.
“There's no guarantee of a player's safety because under HK's national security law, arrests can be made under any excuse.”news.yahoo.com/taiwan-wont-at…
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A large Hong Kong Police Force recruitment poster seen in Yuen Long MTR station where the 7.21 incident took place.
redd.it/oyz2hs
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Steve Vines: I covered Hong Kong for decades. Now I am forced to flee China’s White Terror
“As a presenter of the last surviving current affairs TV programme @thepulse_rthk produced by RTHK, I had the misfortune to witness the growing censorship 1st hand.”theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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Carrie Lam announced this week that RTHK will partner with China Media Group (the holding group for CCTV🇨🇳) to air more programmes to “nurture a stronger sense of patriotism” among viewers.
RTHK will become state media after partnership with China’s CCTV: hongkongfp.com/2021/08/11/hon…
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The Long Game.
As we've witnessed in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, the #CCP🇨🇳 doesn't aim to not to win the over hearts and minds of the general public in establishing control. We're a “lost cause” and they'll simply silence or jail us.
Their target is always the next generation.
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We hope Hong Kongers abroad can help preserve Cantonese
“In early June, a report launched by China's Education Ministry urged Hong Kong to recognise the legal status of Mandarin and simplified Chinese, while integrating Mandarin into student assessments.”
abc.net.au/news/2021-06-1…
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Scene from a short story in the film “Ten Years” (十年) about an alternate future when taxi drivers in Hong Kong must put a label (普) on their taxis indicating if they lack the ability to speak Putonghua (Standard Mandarin).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Years…
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Just don't expect to find “Glory to Hong Kong” in the song library at your local KTV in China 🎶
bbc.com/news/world-asi…
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The Hong Kong government has announced plans to outlaw the desecration of the Chinese national flag and national emblem on the Internet.
"Publishing an image of a defiled national flag on Facebook" would be a crime.
🔥🔥🔥🇨🇳💩
hongkongfp.com/2021/08/12/hon…
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China says crackdown on business to go on for years
The message to businesses is clear: The beatings will continue until morale improves.
bbc.com/news/business-…
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