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May 27 • 5 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Another sad yet predictable outcome in #HongKong: the civic party announced they will dissolve the party after members cast vote to confirm the decision. cna.com.tw/news/acn/20230…
They were once the second largest pro-democracy political party in #HongKong .

Chairperson @AlanLeongKahKit said The Civic Party was founded at the breaking point of the controversy over Hong Kong's political system, …
… and has always been determined to defend democracy and the rule of law and protect the rights of Hong Kong people.
"In the past 16 years, even if it has not reached the peak, the Civic Party has already taken the road it should take to reach the end of this democratic party.
Leong said that history shows that the world is unpredictable, "I hope Hong Kong people can live the present moment with optimism and look forward to tomorrow.

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May 28
By @ByChunHan: "In recent months, Xi has launched indoctrination drives, including a mass-study campaign to propagate his political doctrine. wsj.com/articles/china…
The campaign has swept through schools, hospitals, banks, courts, police stations, military bases and places of worship in what he describes as a “spiritual baptism” for all members of the Communist Party."
"In parallel, Xi has commanded officials at every level to conduct on-the-ground “investigation and research,” echoing a program that Mao directed in the early 1960s in what historians say was an attempt to shift blame for the disastrous consequences of the Great Leap Forward."
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May 28
India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar said hat India faces a "very complicated challenge" from #China, and the Narendra Modi government has taken steps to ensure that no attempts are made to change the status quo in the border areas unilaterally. m.timesofindia.com/india/india-fa…
This challenge was "very visible" in border areas in the last three years, he said, adding that both the countries have to find an equilibrium in relationship but it cannot be on the terms of the other party.
"When I talk about big powers, of course we have a particular challenge from China. That challenge is a very complicated challenge, but in the last three years it has been particularly visible in the border areas," Jaishankar said.
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May 28
South Korea will avoid capitalizing on #China’s ban on a US chipmaker, seeing the move by Beijing as an attempt to drive a wedge between Seoul and Washington, according to a person familiar with the situation. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The South Korean government won’t encourage its memory-chip firms to grab market share in China lost by Micron Technology Inc., which has been barred for use in critical industries by Beijing on national security grounds, said the person.
China is the biggest market for South Korea semiconductor firms Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. and home to some of their factories. Their continued operations in China are dependent on licenses granted by Washington.
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May 27
My latest: Under growing pressure from the West, #China has been doubling down on its close partnership with Russia. But experts say Beijing is still trying to use a "double-track approach" to maximize its interests. Feat: @Shilinabolan, @zhiqun_zhu: dw.com/en/china-and-r…
China and Russia have been doubling down on their "no limits partnership" in recent weeks, with high-level officials from both sides holding meetings in Beijing and Moscow to deepen ties in a number of areas.
On Friday, China's special envoy for Eurasian affairs Li Hui arrived in Moscow, where he met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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May 27
"A Chinese data provider has for years been an essential resource for banks, securities firms and money managers. It has started to limit international users’ access to some information, ...wsj.com/articles/a-chi…
... making it harder for them to analyze how the world’s second-largest economy is performing."
"Software made by Wind Information, a private Shanghai-based company, is widespread in mainland China and popular with financial analysts, investors and economists overseas.
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May 27
A Chinese research ship and five escort vessels were in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Friday close to gas blocks operated by Russian firms in the South #China Sea, a day after Vietnam urged the ships to leave. amp.scmp.com/news/asia/sout…
The Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 began operating in Vietnam’s EEZ on May 7, representing the most significant incursion since 2019, according to Ray Powell, who leads Stanford University’s Project Myoushu on the South China Sea.
He said China’s conduct and Vietnam’s reaction were a “worrying escalation”.
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