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Like 2019 itself, the exhibition “Be Water, Be Fire, Be a Voice” in Kaohsiung’s Pier 2 art district is an emotional rollercoaster that made me beam and tear up in turns.
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Something worth pointing out to casual observers:
It is not just that this exhibition could not take place in HK due to political pressure—à la the June 4th Museum—or pandemic measures.
Under the NSL, displaying any of these materials in HK now could mean up to life in prison. twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/…
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47 opposition figures in HK charged with “inciting subversion” under the NSL today and denied bail, all because they tried to win an election.
How appropriate that this is happening as Taiwan marks the anniversary of the 228 Incident and the White Terror. tw.appledaily.com/international/…
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For years, Hong Kong has promoted itself as a global art hub.
Now, the legality of artwork in the city will now be determined by a secretive, opaque new arm of the police accountable only to Beijing, and tasked making arrests for political crimes.
Let that sink in for a moment. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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Nine of Hong Kong’s most prominent—and moderate—democrats convicted for a peaceful protest. I was there too, but that’s not saying much: 1 in 4 Hongkongers was out marching that day, in spite of the torrential rain. twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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Taichung’s cavernous Lennon Tunnel, still going strong after two years.
On this heartbreaking day for Taiwan, a poignant reminder that Hong Kong is still in the thoughts and prayers of many here, and as Hongkongers the least we can do right now is return that favour.
#台灣加油!
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A Hong Kong history textbook covering the retreat of the ROC to Taiwan has been “corrected” to replace references to “the ROC gov’t led by CKS” with “the KMT led by CKS” so as to reflect mainland orthodoxy that the ROC must not be acknowledged as a gov’t.
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Ironically, framing Taiwan as a land on the precipice of war serves both Beijing—keen to scare off growing int’l invest and interest in the country—and Western Sinophobes who view it as nothing more than a political pawn.
It does an incredible disservice to the Taiwanese people. twitter.com/TheEconomist/s…
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Hitting a water barricade with a hiking pole: 4 years in prison.
Stabbing people with a meat cleaver: 3 years, 9 months (bbc.com/news/world-asi…). twitter.com/rthk_enews/sta…
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Chinese state media is actively spreading disinformation about Taiwan’s COVID-19 outbreak.
Taipei is not experiencing a shortage of beds (cna.com.tw/news/firstnews…) and these were set up not for treatment but for symptomatic patients to await PCR results (news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/brea…). twitter.com/globaltimesnew…
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Hong Kong police preventing people from gathering in Victoria Park by gathering in Victoria Park.
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Taipei 101 and the Grand Hotel lit up tonight to express gratitude to Japan for its vaccine donation and celebrate friendship between the two countries.
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Taiwan is tightening residency conditions for HK applicants, asking whether they’ve worked for/pledged allegiance to the SAR—an anti-infiltration safeguard akin to those applied to mainland applicants.
They now view the HK gov’t as equivalent to Beijing. hk.appledaily.com/china/20210612…
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Five Next Media execs reportedly arrested on suspicion of “foreign collusion” under the National Security Law, after around a hundred police officers raided @appledaily_hk HQ early this morning, taking away reems of documents. tw.appledaily.com/international/…
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Then they came for the writers. twitter.com/krislc/status/…
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Has Hong Kong become a police state? Let’s hear from the FTU’s Alice Mak.
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A year in the life of Hong Kong’s National Security Law: every day, a new “red line.”
via @StandNewsHK
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While we’re all reading (and/or writing) retrospectives trying to sum up the damage done by the National Security Law in Hong Kong over the past year, here’s a snapshot of what it has done within the past week alone: six civil society organisations disbanded in just as many days.
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One year ago today. twitter.com/rhokilpatrick/…
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Now News reports that the man who stabbed a police officer in Causeway Bay has been confirmed dead.
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Police out in force today to prevent citizens from mourning the death of a man who attacked an officer with a knife last night, before turning it on himself and ending his own life.
This scene says so much about the dark place Hong Kong society has been driven to at this point. twitter.com/hkcnews_com/st…
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A good time to remember Yeung Kwong, leader of the 1967 communist riots that injured 1,000s and killed 51, including 15 by leftist bombs. Most were civilians.
Yeung was awarded the Grand Bauhinia Medal, the highest honour in HK, and Carrie Lam offered condolences upon his death. twitter.com/doomsdayspecte…
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Joining us in Taiwan today is former RTHK host Tsang Chi-ho, who used to present the satirical show Headliner before it was axed last year for “insulting” the police, and was sacked by the gov’t broadcaster with immediate effect last month.
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According to advocacy group Stand Up HKUer, national security police are on campus to conduct of a search of former student union offices at HKU, including student media Campus TV and The Undergrad magazine.
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.@StandNewsHK reports that an internal memo circulated at @rthk_enews today applying Chinese state media rules for writing about Taiwan:
❌ President
❌ Government
❌ Executive Yuan
❌ “National”
❌ ROC
✅ Regional leader
✅ Taiwan authorities
✅ Regional administrative organs
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