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Jun 19 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
"#China unveiled on Sunday (June 19) a list of #HongKong government officials in the new administration of incoming leader John Lee, set to be sworn in on July 1." straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia…
Lists from the official Xinhua news agency and the Hong Kong government showed finance secretary Paul Chan retains his post, while Mr Paul Lam replaces Ms Teresa Cheng as justice secretary, and Mr Eric Chan becomes the new chief secretary, or No. 2 official.
"Some Hong Kong media have said President Xi Jinping is expected to attend Mr Lee’s swearing-in ceremony in Hong Kong, but it was not confirmed whether any senior mainland leaders would attend."
"Global investors and the local business community are both awaiting clarity on his financial and economic policies and, most importantly, whether he will loosen Covid travel restrictions that have put the city’s status as an international financial hub at risk."

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A Chinese filmmaker wanted by Malawi as part of an investigation into allegations of racism and child exploitation has been arrested. bbc.com/news/world-afr…
Lu Ke was a Malawi resident when he was exposed by BBC Africa Eye, which reported he had used local children to film personalised greetings videos, some of which included racist content.
These videos can be bought for up to $70 (£55) on Chinese social media and internet platforms. Lu Ke denied making derogatory videos.

He said he made his videos in order to spread Chinese culture to the local community.
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"What Li and his fans didn't know at the time was that the sweet, creamy tank-like ice cream cake had triggered #Beijing's special censorship system tailored for the 1989 Tiananmen Square anniversary on June 4." abc.net.au/news/2022-06-1…
"Now all of Li's fans are waiting to see if he re-emerges later tonight.

He is scheduled to appear in one of the three annual big e-commerce sales in China on June 18."
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May 31
From @Nectar_Gan: #China has ordered a nationwide review of school textbooks after illustrations deemed ugly, sexually suggestive and secretly pro-American caused public uproar. edition.cnn.com/2022/05/30/chi…
The news has alarmed some experts and parents who fear the campaign is turning into a political witch hunt and represents an unnecessary tightening of the country's already stringent censorship of cultural publications.
The drawings, found in a series of math textbooks that have been used by Chinese primary schools for nearly a decade, are controversial for various reasons.
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May 31
"The lack of access in #Xinjiang has also made it pretty much impossible for global clothing brands like Patagonia to figure out if their Chinese suppliers use forced labor." nytimes.com/2022/05/27/bus….
“We saw this escalation of secrecy,” said Matt Dwyer, the Patagonia executive who oversees the privately held outdoor apparel maker’s supply chains.
He spent a year trying to figure out what was going on as media reports detailed widespread repression and forced labor of Uyghur people in Xinjiang.
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May 31
The German car giant VW has claimed its presence in #Xinjiang has a positive impact despite reports of ongoing human rights abuses. VW is facing accusations of using slave labor in Brazil under the former dictatorship. dw.com/en/china-volks…
In comments published Monday, the CEO of German car manufacturer Volkswagen said the company had been active in Xinjiang for years, but that the "small factory" there was economically "insignificant."
Asked whether VW would end operations in protest, Diess told Handelsblatt: "We could do that. But we won't, because we believe that our presence has a positive impact."
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May 31
From @WSJ: #China and the U.S. are working to finalize what would be the first face-to-face meeting between their top defense officials on the sidelines of a conference in Singapore in June amid rising tensions over #Taiwan. wsj.com/articles/china…
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he will travel to the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual defense conference to be held this year June 10-12. The attendance of Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe hasn’t been announced, but he intends to participate in person.
The people cautioned that a meeting between Gen. Wei and Mr. Austin had not been fixed and plans could still change.
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