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Beijing is facing a loss of control over overseas students/Youths apologize to people in Hong Kong
Beijing is facing a loss of control over overseas students/Youths apologize to people in Hong Kong
Overseas Chinese students used to be a considerable asset to the Chinese Communist Party CCP. In recent years, intelligence agencies in Western countries have come to realize that the Beijing government has a large network of secret agents abroad including various hometown associations, chambers of commerce, and the CSSA Chinese Students and Scholars Association at universities. In those CSSA, certain students are picked and paid by local embassies and consulates to help monitor other Chinese students. This network of Chinese students overseas has also been manipulated by the CCP to export its values to Western countries and to interfere in the internal affairs of the host countries.
YouTube: China Insights Dec 17, 2022
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China and US clash again after media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of fraud by Hong Kong court
(SCMP, Hong Kong, Dec 11, 2022)
China and US clash again after media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of fraud by Hong Kong court
(SCMP, Hong Kong, Dec 11, 2022)
The latest war of words between the two countries was sparked by US Department of State spokesman Ned Price, who appealed to the central government to respect freedom of expression, including for the press, in Hong Kong in the wake of Lai’s conviction on two charges of fraud.
Hong Kong exodus
Hong Kong exodus
Halfway into five decades of freedom promised Hong Kong when Britain returned the region to China, Beijing is tightening its grip.
Halfway into five decades of freedom promised Hong Kong when Britain returned the region to China, Beijing is tightening its grip.
//Tommy Chan still vividly remembers the injuries he treated during the climax of the 2019 protests in Hong Kong.
“One of the most critical cases I handled was a deep wound near a protester’s eye. The others said he was hit by a gun bullet, but we weren’t sure what kind of bullet it was,” he recalls in Cantonese.
“When the protesters came to us for help, we saw a lot of blood coming from the wound. We tried to stop the bleeding, but it didn’t work. No matter how many pads and how many bandages we put on the wound, it just kept bleeding.”
Chan was a first aid volunteer who helped anyone injured during the protests that began in June 2019. He treated eyes and skin itchy and reddened from police firing tear gas and pepper spray — but the injuries he saw soon escalated to serious wounds from baton beatings, beanbag rounds and rubber bullets as the violence galvanized Hong Kong for months..//
-- CBC News
June 30, 2022
//Hong Kong had enjoyed a vibrant political culture and freedoms not seen elsewhere in China during the decades it was a British colony.
Beijing had pledged to allow the city to retain civil liberties for 50 years after it was handed to Chinese rule in 1997, but recently has ushered in a series of measures, including the national security legislation and electoral reforms that many fear are a step closer to making Hong Kong no different from mainland cities.
Under the new rules, Hong Kong residents can be held liable for any speech or action deemed secessionist, subversive, terrorist or perceived as colluding with hostile foreign political groups or individuals. Electoral changes mean just 20 out of 90 Legislative Council members will be directly elected and Beijing will retain even tighter control over the body that picks Hong Kong's future chief executives.//
-- CBC News
April 16, 2021
China approves sweeping changes to Hong Kong election laws
China approves sweeping changes to Hong Kong election laws
//In the new makeup, the legislature will be expanded to 90 seats, and only 20 will be elected by the public. Currently, half of the 70-seat legislature — 35 seats — are directly elected.
The move is part of a two-phase effort to rein in political protest and opposition in Hong Kong, which is part of China but has had a more liberal political system as a former British colony. China imposed a national security law on Hong Kong last year and is following up this year with a revamp of the electoral process.//
-- CBC News
Mar 30, 2021
HK protest film 'lacks artistry': Global Times
HK protest film 'lacks artistry': Global Times
//State-run tabloid Global Times says an Oscar-nominated documentary about the 2019 Hong Kong protests should not win an award because it "lacks artistry and is full of biased political stances". //
//The documentary's director, Anders Hammer, did not appear too concerned in a response posted on social media on Thursday. "Beijing is not happy after our documentary 'Do Not Split' about the Hong Kong protests got nominated for Oscars. But we are happy to draw attention to the critical situation in Hong Kong," he said.//
-- Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK)
March 18, 2021
The people of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, have traditionally enjoyed substantial civil liberties and the rule of law under their local constitution, the Basic Law. However, the chief executive and about half of the Legislative Council (Legco) are chosen through indirect electoral systems that favor pro-Beijing interests, and the territory’s freedoms and autonomy have been sharply reduced in recent years amid growing political intervention from the mainland.
Hong Kong's New Security Law: The Hong Kong and China Dispute Explained - TLDR News
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