1/ Standing up to China is worth the price. “When our sovereignty, national security, and safety of our citizens are at stake, Canada must take a stand.”
Thank you to the @OttawaCitizen for publishing my op-ed, and to @TerryGlavin for his help! ottawacitizen.com/opinion/ra-lee…2/ My article was inspired by this other one 👇 which overstates Canada’s “dependence” on China. Canadian humility run amok.
1/ In the final (11th) chapter of aftershock.hk, @sumlokkei discusses covering the Battle of CUHK - which I witnessed myself about one year ago.
The citywide solidarity was breathtaking, and is something which I struggle to put into words.
2/ "Following a call to protect the campus, hundreds of people showed up with resources for protesters. Water, petrol bombs, and other supplies were passed from one hand to another, downhill to the frontline."
Oct 13, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Canada will ensure that "China’s approach of coercive diplomacy, its arbitrary detention of two Canadian citizens ... is not viewed as a successful tactic" - @JustinTrudeau
Delighted to see strenghtening rhetoric, but we need actions to follow. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…2/ What actions? Sanctions against rights violators , an immigration lifeboat for Hong Kongers and Uyghurs, and protecting ourselves from coercive foreign interference.
1/ Beijing sees an opportunity for global hegemony, admist a US that is "less engaged abroad, more divided at home, and uninterested in pandemic management or economic competitiveness"
2/ Doshi reports that Beijing sees Trumpism and Brexit as accelerating the decline of the west:
"Beijing was shocked that the world’s most powerful democracies were withdrawing from the international order they had helped erect."
Oct 13, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
1/ In an essay for @ForeignAffairs, @HillaryClinton argues that the US must not only invest in military modernization, but also "renew the foundations of its national power" through domestic renewal.
Great read: foreignaffairs.com/articles/unite…2/ First, she acknowledges that both major parties have "long underappreciated the security implications of economic policies that weakened strategically important industries and sent vital supply chains overseas"
Indeed, Covid has made this painfully clear, as ...
Aug 9, 2020 • 58 tweets • 22 min read
1/ Started reading 'Hidden Hand' @HandCcp, which exposes the CCP's influence around the world.
Because this topics is so important to all of us and is something that @alliancecanhk is studying closely, I'll be maintaining this tweet thread throughout my reading
2/ I always wonder whether what I'm reading is made out of date due to events in our post-Covid world. This line from @HandCcp Chapter 2 certainly seems out of date:
"As a rule, the CCP tries not to antagonize too many people at one time"
