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Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 Profile picture
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Sep 14, 2020 • 13 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
THREAD: As the Vatican prepares to renew its ridiculous deal with the Chinese Communist Party regime, which has delivered precisely zero for the Church & only entrenched the regime's repression, I remind you what I've been saying for past few years:

1. catholicherald.co.uk/romes-dangerou…
2. catholicherald.co.uk/in-signing-the…
3. standpointmag.co.uk/issues/februar…
4. ucanews.com/news/will-the-…
5. foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/29/pop…
6. ucanews.com/news/a-betraya…
7. ucanews.com/news/pope-fran…
8. ucanews.com/news/hong-kong…
9. thetablet.co.uk/blogs/1/1552/s…
10. In the end, truth and freedom will win - but I'd rather the Vatican stood on their side all along, instead of kowtowing to the Chinese Communist Party regime

catholicherald.co.uk/beijing-knows-…
WHEREAS in contrast to the Vatican, Cardinal Charles Bo - President of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences - has consistently told the truth about the Chinese regime:

ucanews.com/news/the-chine…
And spoken out often for #HongKong ucanews.com/news/cardinal-…
And for #Uyghurs: catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholic-…

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May 21
🧵Reading @jordanbpeterson's book "Beyond Order", I am reflecting on our values and priorities in life

"Question: Who are you - or at least, who could you be?", he asks.

My answer is very clear and unambiguous and is set out in this thread: /

amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Order-M…
Who am I?

➡️I am a humble student of life, constantly learning, always trying to expand my understanding, knowledge, values and relationships
➡️I am a friend of freedom, human dignity, life, justice, compassion, liberty, basic human rights, democracy and human flourishing /
Who am I?

➡️I'm a friend of every prisoner of conscience & political prisoner in #HongKong, #China, #Myanmar, #NorthKorea & beyond;
➡️I'm a friend of everyone, everywhere who wishes to practice the religion/belief of their choice - of any religion or none - in peace & freedom /
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Sep 9, 2023
#BREAKING:

This story is huge - especially coming just weeks after @JamesCleverly's Beijing visit.

🇬🇧 needs to act urgently, robustly and comprehensively.

thetimes.co.uk/article/britis…
Quoted in this extraordinary story, alongside my friend @lukedepulford and @ipacglobal and others.

The infiltration and influence campaign by #China's #XiJinping #CCP regime in 🇬🇧 and the free world is way more pervasive and penetrative than we realise, and it's time we woke up Image
No surprise that among those this person targeted were @TomTugendhat & @aliciakearns, who have been at the forefront of efforts to counter #China's #CCP #XiJinping regime, both its repression at home and aggression abroad, & whose voices now need to be listened to very seriously
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Apr 12, 2023
THREAD: People have asked why I am silent about the controversy regarding His Holiness the #DalaiLama, which broke just over a week after I had privilege of an audience with him

I've decided to comment now, in this thread, because of my love for His Holiness and #Tibet/
I have a simple but profound principle - I try never to comment on something unless and until I feel confident that I understand the full picture and context

In our day and age, especially in the West, we're too quick to speak and too slow to think & reflect & try to understand/
A good friend and mentor to me had an expression: "I want to have open ears, open eyes, an open mind and an open heart, before having an open mouth".

I think that's a good principle to have /
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Apr 18, 2022
THREAD: I want to share a few reflections & principles about why - & how - I try to support #HongKong's #FightForFreedom, have done so for the past 8 years

1. The most important point is that I have never, ever claimed to represent #HongKongers. All I try to do is support /
2. #HongKongers are among the most courageous, intelligent, creative, articulate, eloquent, brilliant people I know, and they're more than capable for speaking for themselves. I don't speak on their behalf, ever - I merely try to speak in support of and solidarity with them/
And why? For the following reasons:

1. #HongKong was once my home, it was where I began my career as a journalist & activist, & so I believe I have a responsibility to help fight for its future /
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Mar 20, 2022
What an honour. A full page in #HongKong's #CCP Ta Kung Pao

First they deny me entry

Then they send me, my neighbours, mother & employers threats, lobby UK MPs to try to silence me, and send fake emails

Then they threaten me under #NationalSecurityLaw

Now it's Ta Kung Pao :)
To break it down, bit by bit, here's the first part :)

My response: if speaking out for the freedoms, democracy, human rights, rule of law & autonomy which #HongKong was promised under an international treaty and which #CCP has betrayed is a crime, then I plead very, very guilty
I did live in #HongKong for the first five years after the handover, from 1997-2002, where I worked as a journalist.

I love #HK and #HongKongers

If criticising #CCP and its quislings in HK is a crime, then I plead guilty - but guilty of telling the truth, not guilty of smearing
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Mar 19, 2022
A huge privilege to be at the totally packed London premiere of @RoOT_film, a profoundly moving & powerful film about #HongKong's #FightForFreedom, & Q&A with the courageous director afterwards

Huge congratulations to @nathanlawkc @HKFF_UK /
It was deeply moving to sing Glory to Hong Kong at the end & give the director standing applause along with hundreds of wonderful #HongKongers

This film is banned in #HongKong & I probably committed another #NationalSecurityLaw crime by going to see it, but I highly recommend it
I urge everyone who has the opportunity to go see @RoOT_film

#StandWithHongKong

m.imdb.com/title/tt150491…
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