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This on the same day as dozens of armed police were sweeping through nearby IFC mall, pepper spraying people to prevent small groups of would-be protesters from gathering.
One Country, Two Systems may be dying but One City, Two Systems is alive and well.
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So proud to have won the Human Rights Press Award for Investigative Feature Writing for our work examining the Hong Kong Police Force's misconduct and ongoing unaccountability. It was an honour to work with @ShibaniMahtani, @TMclaughlin3 and Tiffany Liang on this important story. twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/…
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Even McDonald’s in Taipei is now advertising using the phrase「缺一不可」made famous by the #HongKongProtests’ chant「五大訴求，缺一不可」(“five demands, not one less”).
Unlike McDonald’s HK, owned by China’s CITIC Capital, McDonald’s Taiwan franchise is owned by a local firm.
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Yet another day of mass arrests of pro-democracy politicians and activists in Hong Kong unfolding today. Over 2 dozen people rounded up by Hong Kong police including 82-year-old Martin Lee, @appledaily_hk’s Jimmy Lai, @chrf_hk’s Jimmy Sham, and @loktinau.
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The most fascinating thing about #nnevvy is seeing how deeply wumao have internalised the people-party equivalency and how ineffective that tack is against people secure enough to welcome criticism of their gov't.
Maybe it'll spur a few of the NMSL trolls to look in the mirror. twitter.com/GraceChiao27/s…
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What if the @WHO isn't a corrupt cabal maliciously misleading the world to defend the CCP, and is just a timid, flaccid bureaucracy too crippled by the competing interests of its own member states to offer any practical let alone moral leadership during a rapidly evolving crisis.
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Hard to imagine this isn’t a nod to the #HongKongProtests.
An exhibition on the 30th anniversary of Taiwan‘s pro-democracy Wild Lilly student movement by Liberty Square speaks of a new “Five Demands”—just like Hong Kong’s—for the new Legislative Yuan voted into power in January.
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Hong Kong’s Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is now engaging in a political struggle session against the city’s most trusted news service, public broadcaster @rthk_enews, after journalist @yvonne_tg questioned a top @WHO official about the UN agency’s exclusion of Taiwan. twitter.com/creery_j/statu…
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As domestic production of masks continues to climb, Taiwan’s mask rationing system will get another upgrade next week.
People will be able to buy 9 masks every 2 weeks online then collect them at convenience stores. They’ll also be able to send up to 30 abroad every two months.
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I was very on the fence about sharing that story about @WHO Director-General @DrTedros blaming Taiwanese for all the criticism levied at his organisation, due to the flimsy attribution—but considering the attitude of his senior advisor here, that story is looking more credible... twitter.com/ezracheungtoto…
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The Hong Kong police officer who recently tested positive for coronavirus refused to wear a mask as requested when she was getting her blood work done, according to reports.
Now, two hospital workers who helped her are being tested for the virus after showing symptoms.
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An elected official with HK’s Democratic Party has been arrested in the middle of the night. Pro-democracy legislator Ted Hui just said Cheng is accused of forwarding details of a police officer online, which he called an abuse of the power of office to avenge personal vendettas. twitter.com/HKDemocrats/st…
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Out today, the latest episode of BBC’s The Compass radio documentary series spends close to half of its running time in Hong Kong (PolyU and HKU) to discuss the issue of free speech and its limitations on university campuses.
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HK’s Basic Law guarantees both freedom of the press and “full autonomy on immigration matters.”
This is why millions of HKers took to to the streets, and partly why @iingwen won by landslide. They could see the death of One Country, Two Systems. Now, surely, the whole world can. twitter.com/BethanyAllenEb…
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HK police were allocated tens of billions to recruit 1,000s more officers in the govt’s new budget this week.
Yet they still have time to destroy the memorial to a student protester who tragically died.
There’s so much wrong with HK it’s sometimes hard to know where to begin. twitter.com/aaronMCN/statu…
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As Taiwan remembers the 228 massacre that began its decades-long White Terror, police in Hong Kong have arrested pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, former Labour Party leader Lee Cheuk-yen, and former Democratic Party leaders Yeung Sum and Albert Ho.
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China and the @WHO accused Taiwan of overreacting when they blocked arrivals from China. The results?
Korea: 1,595 #COVID19 cases
Japan: 894
Singapore: 93
Taiwan: 32
Taiwan's authorities showed more wisdom than the global public health agency they’ve been unfairly barred from. twitter.com/MPWangTingyu/s…
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ICYMI: Hong Kong, already the 5th most heavily policed territory in the world, received funding for more than 2,500 new recruits y'day—as well as $5.1 billion in additional spending and a cash handout of $25.8 billion equivalent to $85,000 per officer.
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Wait until he hears about this country of 23.6 million just across the Taiwan Strait that effectively prevented community outbreak, limited infections to fewer than 3 dozen, and provided all citizens with masks and sanitizer whilst preventing panic and not disrupting normal life. twitter.com/YuanfenYang/st…
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HK has issued a red alert against South Korea, banning all non-HK arrivals from the country which has reported 833 #COVID19 cases.
This is the same gov’t that refused to close HK’s border with China (77,262 cases) claiming that would be “discrimination.”
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Report raises questions about Chinese leader's #coronavirus timeline dpa-international.com/topic/topic/re… 來自 @dpa_intl
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Taiwan just reported its first #COVID2019 death: a diabetic man in his mid-60s with hepatitis B who has no history of travel abroad and contracted the virus locally.
Hospitalised since 3 February, he died last night from pneumonia and septicaemia.
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Apple Daily reports that the Hong Kong Police Force has been issued close to 640,000 N95 respirators by the gov’t—over 40 times more than the Department of Health.
HKPF also received 40,000 protective coverall suits, versus 2,000 for medical personnel.
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Face masks are "a signal of mutual assurance that allows a society to keep functioning during an epidemic."
This is something I try to get across to people in Hong Kong (alas, mostly "expats") who refuse to mask up because they reckon they know better than the hysterical locals. twitter.com/austinramzy/st…
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Taiwanese President @iingwen announces her gov’t has overdelivered on promises to produce 4m masks daily, churning out 4.2m instead and delivering 1.7m to healthcare facilities nationwide every day.
Today, HK’s gov’t said it has no plans to control the supply or prices of masks.
Managing Editor @cnmediaproject 中國傳媒研究計劃主編