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[In response to #US's latest decision on #HK]
1. Clearly, the US’s decision is a reaction to #Beijing’s series of reckless crackdowns in #HongKong, from unilaterally imposing a sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw, ...
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1. Clearly, the US’s decision is a reaction to #Beijing’s series of reckless crackdowns in #HongKong, from unilaterally imposing a sweeping #nationalsecuritylaw, ...
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2. ... disqualifying pro-democracy runners from elections, arresting students for online speeches, wanting non-Chinese activists overseas, building a city-wide DNA database just like #Uyghurs in #Xinjiang, to paving ways to impose a rubber-stamp legislature under its full control
3. The success of #1country2systems framework is built upon international confidence in this global financial city. Beyond any doubt, Beijing's treatment is casting doubt on the city's liberty, rule of law and judicial independence.
1/ On the eve of HK's Tiananmen massacre vigil, Beijing is now scrapping its promise of #1country2systems by circumventing HK’s legislature and directly imposing the most controversial national security law #article23 upon Hong Kong.
2/ Although the law is highly contentious in #Hongkong, and widespread backlash broke out when #HKgov introduced the law in 2003, Beijing this time deliberately chooses to ram through this unpopular law by completely ignoring the will of #Hongkongers.
1/ Even though causing a spiralling worldwide #CoronavirusPandemic, China has never leant a lesson from its coverups and opaqueness. Even the WHO Representative for China has criticized #Beijing for not being invited to join China’s #coronavirus investigation.
2/ Besides, China now uses its economic clouts to stop people’s search for truth. Recently it blocked #Australia’s beef imports as a punishment to its call for independent coronavirus investigation.
3/ Nothing is more politically hypocritical when China uses its global propaganda campaign to curtail any mentions of #Wuhan as the virus origin, but at the same time, hysterically rejects any calls for probes into origins of disease.
[Demosisto's report on #LiaisonOffice's empire in #HK]
1.When #China's liaison office violates #1country2systems & claims to have "supervisory power" on HK issue, @demosisto today released a report & found that the office owns a property empire w. 757 properties, worth HK$3.4bn+
1.When #China's liaison office violates #1country2systems & claims to have "supervisory power" on HK issue, @demosisto today released a report & found that the office owns a property empire w. 757 properties, worth HK$3.4bn+
2. Since the Umbrella Movement, #liaisonoffice has scaled up its property portfolio, with over 130 properties purchased after 2014. Some of them were rented to pro-#Beijing groups which are active in elections and pro-govt rallies.
3. The expansion shows that #Beijing has accelerated its control over #Hongkong. Our founding chair Nathan @nathanlawkc stressed that #LiaisonOffice now literally interferes in local affairs and damage the city's autonomy with more communist party officials stationed in #HK.
1/ It is crazy for #hkpolice to arrest the 81-yo veteran democrat #MartinLee, the Father of Democracy. He is the one who helped draft #HK’s basic law under #1country2systems. For almost 40 years, he has been promoting democracy and human rights in #HongKong.
2/ Jimmy Lai, most high-profile pro-democracy media tycoon, has been critical of #HKGov & #CCP leadership. He was invited by @VP Mike Pence & @SecPompeo to share #HK situation. As press freedom isn't allowed under authoritarian regime of #Xijinping, he becomes the prime target.
3/ As #HKPolice hacked phones of mine & @chowtingagnes & extract our personal information without our consent, arrest this time is more than just prosecutions! Police took adv of this opportunity to hack all phones & gather WhatsApp & Telegram conversations of key activists.
When #Beijing expelled 3 major US media outlets @nytimes, @WSJ & @washingtonpost to stop foreign media coverage on #HK & #China, Reuters reports at least 4000 top internal security forces, the PAP, have been joining #hkpolice on the frontlines, according to diplomat sources.
1/ The report echoes #hongkongers’ observation that many #mandarin-speaking officials have given commands to #hkpolice on the frontlines and taken place in the crackdowns of protests.
2/ Together with the expanding Chinese troops PLA in the city, #CCP is now deploying the largest security deployment in #HK, with 12000-strong forces. Both PAP and PLA are under the direct command of resident #Xijinping.
