Security measures for the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary are ramping up. Now, they’re even affecting kitchen cutlery. Shoppers looking to buy new kitchen knives must first register a buyer ID, and then have their purchases delivered. Severe floods soak provinces across China, and there’s little hope that the surge will subside anytime soon. Cheap…
Hong Kong ‘Getting Darker’ as Security Chief Promoted to Second-in-Command, Says China Expert
June 28, 2021
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The communist Chinese regime is changing the semi-autonomous financial hub of Hong Kong into another mainland Chinese city as Beijing installed security officials as the city’s senior leader, according to a Chinese academic. Chen Kuide, a China scholar and editor-in-chief of the magazine China in Perspective, said the communist regime was replacing officials “incongruous with…
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Condemns Forced Closure of Hong Kong’s Independent Media Apple Daily
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marc Garneau issued a statement Wednesday condemning China’s National Security Law following the closure announcement of Apple Daily, one of Hong Kong’s few remaining independent media outlets. “The forced closure of the newspaper, Apple Daily, as a result of charges under the National Security Law for Hong Kong is a…
Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Online News Outlet Prepares for Potential CCP Takedown
June 27, 2021
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Hong Kong online pro-democracy news outlet Stand News announced five actions to protect its employees, donors, readers, and board members in the event action is taken against it by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on June 27. The outlet vowed to continue its news reporting, and urged supporters to donate to other independent media, free…
Death of Free Press Spells the End of a Free Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai Advisor
June 25, 2021
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After decimating Hong Kong’s free press by forcing the closure of pro-democracy outlet Apple Daily, the Chinese communist regime will face little resistance in its bid to completely take over the city, warned the newspaper’s senior executive Mark Simon. “Once you’ve left the genie out of the bottle, it’s not going to sit there, they’re…
Taiwan Condemns the Forced Closure of Apple Daily
June 25, 2021
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On Thursday, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and legislators condemned the forced closure of the pro-democratic Apple Daily in Hong Kong, slamming the move as suppression of freedom of speech. Tsai said on Facebook that she was “deeply saddened” by the forced silence of Apple Daily after its tycoon and executives were arrested and assets frozen…
US Officials, Rights Groups Condemn Forced Closure of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
June 24, 2021
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U.S. lawmakers and rights groups sounded alarms after Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily ceased operations on Thursday. Apple Daily, one of the only remaining media outlets in Hong Kong that was publishing voices critical of the Chinese regime and views supportive of Hong Kong protesters, printed its last edition on June 24. Its website…
UK, EU Condemn Forced Closure of Pro-Democracy Hong Kong Newspaper
June 23, 2021
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The UK and the EU condemned the erosion of press freedom in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a pro-democracy newspaper announced its closure. Apple Daily, regarded as among the few independent media outlets in Hong Kong, will halt its operations by midnight on Wednesday after police arrested its executives and froze assets linked to the…
First Person Charged Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law Pleads Not Guilty
HONG KONG—The first person charged under the national security law in Hong Kong pleaded not guilty as his trial began on Wednesday, almost a year after he was accused of driving his motorbike into officers at a rally while carrying a flag with a protest slogan. The case of Tong Ying-kit is seen as a…
Hong Kong Leader Hits Back at US Criticism Over Apple Daily Raids and Arrests
June 22, 2021
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Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hit back at the United States on June 22, accusing U.S. officials of trying to “beautify” actions that endangered national security. Lam was responding to U.S. criticism of the Hong Kong government’s actions against local pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily in her weekly press conference. On June 17, some 500…
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