Kevin Yam 任建峰
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PhD student, @melblawschool . Senior Fellow @GeorgetownCAL . Activist/ex-lawyer, #HongKong . Cricket tragic. @hawthornfc fan. Foodie. Views my own.
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So it’s taken multiple impersonator accounts to get me to pay the ransom. Pains me to say that sloppy account monitoring by the platform has been rewarded, but it is what it is.
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South Africa deserved to win. India allowed itself to be distracted by the Ashwin-Elgar LBW DRS, and wasted energy and momentum on it. They deserved to lose this match.
#SAvIND
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On this night 35 years ago, in the evening of the 3rd of June 1989, the Chinese Communist Party’s so-called People’s Liberation Army started shooting Beijing civilians with live ammunition. This ultimately led to the clearing of Tiananmen Square of the last remnants of protests
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Don’t analyse the
#HongKong
National Security Law. There’s nothing to analyse. It’s just whatever they say it is. And if they cannot make it whatever they say it is when they want something, they will just change it in whatever way they like. End of story.
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No amount of patriotic education in classes and in textbooks can get youths to love the State when this is how they actually get treated in real life by agents of the State.
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I am not very good at using Twitter, but I have been told that you can help make something “trend” by hash tagging it. OK, in that case:
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
#BoycottMulan
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A Kazakh family in Xinjiang supposedly happily dancing happily (though note that it’s all elderlies and kids, with no youths or middle aged adults, wonder where they’ve gone), but 50 seconds in (or even before) one can see that they were being “watched”. Just horrifying.
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I am not a fugitive. I left
#HongKong
through its international airport openly in 2022. I am an Australian citizen now living in Australia. I am not in hiding.
Extraordinary call by Beijing for Australia to "stop providing a safe haven for fugitives"
@kevinkfyam
and
@tedhuichifung
.
"Stabilise" that, Canberra.
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Students from Tsinghua University in Beijing chanting: “Democracy and rule of law, freedom of expression!”
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Shubman Gill needs to be careful about not allowing himself to become another James Vince at Test level. Batting pleasing to the eye, looks like he has more than what it takes to be a top Test batter, but somehow gives his wicket away too easily.
#INDvENG
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CAN INTERNATIONAL MEDIA STOP TALKING AS IF THE
#HONGKONGPROTESTS
MOVEMENT HAS ALREADY WON? IT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE.
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#HongKong
people are showing the world how to protest by… gambling. In 8 of of 10 horse races in HK yesterday, the most popular Quartet bet combination was 8-9-6-4 (the other 2 races didn’t have a No 9 horse to bet on).
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Seeing Bhuvi Kumar drink a bottle of cola in the outfield, one wonders how he maintains just a slim physique with all that ingestion of caffeinated sugar.
#INDvENG
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I love Hameed, I love seeing him do well, but his heavy bottom hand will kill him in Australian conditions.
#ENGvIND
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Rahul is leading India in the same way and with the same energy that he used to lead Punjab Kings. And it shows.
#SAvIND
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Lots have tweeted on today’s
@appledaily_hk
#LennonWall
already. My favourite ad today is this poem, which on its face is a call for courage and hope, but when read diagonally says “
@JimmyLaiApple
@chowtingagnes
fearless”.
#撐蘋果日報
#SupportAppleDaily
#WeNeedAppleDaily
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So I now have an arrest warrant over me for colluding with foreign forces.
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Can people just stop obsessing about
#TeamIndia
’s Men’s T20 Team one way or another? They were neither as invincible as everyone imagined, nor as bad as everyone is saying now. Like every other team they have some world-beaters and some weak links…
#T20WorldCup
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Kohli’s faith in Siraj keeps being repaid in spades. What a win by India at the home of cricket.
#ENGvIND
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Congratulations
@tedhuichifung
on becoming a Barrister and Solicitor of South Australia.
#HongKong
might consider him a criminal, but Australia sees him as fit and proper to practise law!
“The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone”
— Psalm 118:22
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On this 35th anniversary of June 4, 1989, we mourn:
- the loss of lives and the loss of liberty that resulted from a brutal 1989 crackdown against the people of China
- the further losses of lives and liberty for countless millions in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party in
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1. I always tell people, if you want to know how things are in China, watch what Chinese people actually do.
2. You will know that China has achieved true dominance when you start seeing stories about desperate Americans trying to sneak into China after a long, dangerous trek.
From a low base but the spike in Chinese attempting to flee to America across the U.S. southern border is extraordinary - part of this amazing Reuters story:
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Actually,
#HongKong
is the wife who stood by you when you were poor and helped you get rich. But when you got rich you started beating her up regularly. After each beating you throw a wad of cash at her bloodied and bruised body. And you expect her to be grateful for that?
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I am Liu Yifei. I have brought dishonour to my US passport. See me back
#HongKongPoliceTerrorism
everywhere on the internet.
#BoycottMulan
:
I am Hua Mulan. I will bring honor to us all. See Disney's
#Mulan
in theaters March 27! Get your tickets:
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How the organisers of
#IPL2021
must rue the decision not to run the tournament in the UAE yet again...
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And as if taking children away isn’t enough, how about this: a young child crying in fear after seeing her dad randomly arrested by
#HongKong
police just because their family happened to have got out from a train station exit where there happened to be heavy police presence.
When our very future is being taken away by faceless men and women.
#HongKong
Photo:
@StandNewsHK
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How do I know I’ve taken baby steps in getting into a bit of Indian culture? It’s when I realised I can calculate by reference by lakh and crore without looking up google. 😀
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This is Australia, not China. How can Australia allow China effectively exercise its legal jurisdiction right in the heart of Australian democracy, the Parliament House?
Australian officials try to intervene after officials from the Chinese embassy try to block journalist Cheng Lei from being filmed at a signing ceremony at Parliament House
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The students’ demands:
- democracy
- rule of law
- freedom of expression
- scientific rationality
- integration with the world
5 DEMANDS, NOT ONE LESS. Sounds familiar to those of us from
#HongKong
.
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#HongKong
people love value for money, and at HK$10 a piece,
@appledaily_hk
is an absolute bargain. Like any typical
#HK
shopper, I can’t resist good value, and so I bought 10 of these today!
#撐蘋果日報
#SupportAppleDaily
#WeNeedAppleDaily
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When a victim becomes an accused.
#BREAKING
: In an ongoing crackdown,
@hkpoliceforce
have just arrested Democratic Party member of
#HongKong
Legislative Council Lam Cheuk-ting - for allegedly rioting at the 2019 Yuen Long MTR station. Lam was among many assaulted by white-shirt thugs that evening - sources
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"I'm an Australian - what's colluding with foreign forces when I am exercising my democratic rights to meet my representatives? How does that work?"
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This. It might sound strange to those in the West who are used to the young being more progressive, but I can say that in my years dealing with Mainland Chinese clients, those in their 40s and 50s tended to be more progressive than those in their 20s and 30s. Why? (1/2)
Bloomberg cited our study in the
@cjip_journal
: “polls show younger Chinese have a more negative image of America than their parents, with the telling exception of those who’ve studied in the US.”
#uschina
Read the paper for free at:
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THIS IS NO ORDINARY CHAMPAGNE. THIS IS DOM PERIGNON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A natural disaster in Taiwan and you just had to politicise it with “China’s Taiwan” - by contrast you wouldn’t say “China’s Beijing” or “China’s Fujian”.
Disgusting from the CCP again.
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A
#HongKong
cop tries to get onto a bus. The bus driver asks him for ID as entitled by law and as per standard operating procedures for the driver. The cop threatens to arrest/complain about the driver for obstructing police. Lawless law enforcement.
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I can NEVER fathom people who live in freedom, and then they use that freedom to side with authoritarians. If they think authoritarians are so good, why do they choose to live in freedom?
Full page ad on local Melbourne pro-beijjng chinese newspaper today praising me.
“A certain singer from HK came to Australia, to spread rumours about our beloved home country.”
Must have done something right again for them to give me all this love and attention.☺️
#StandWithHK
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Hey, 158.1 mm of rain in one hour is something that no city can withstand right? Why are
#HongKong
people so angry? Aren’t they being unreasonably harsh? Some contextual explanation is called for here.
Since the 1970s, when HK was wrecked by mega typhoons …
(1/6)
Catastrophic flooding unfolding in Chai Wan, Hong Kong 🇭🇰
158.1mm of rain fell in just one hour. This breaks the heaviest one hour rainfall record. Records date back to 1884.
🎥 via
@yangyubin1998
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THE WORLD WANTS
#HONGKONGERS
TO REMAIN PEACEFUL WHEN PROTESTING? WELL, WE GIVE YOU PEACEFUL ONCE AGAIN, BY THE MILLIONS. THE PEOPLE OF
#HONGKONG
ARE ABSOLUTELY REFUSING TO SURRENDER, AND THE WORLD NO LONGER HAS ANY EXCUSE NOT TO STAND BY US.
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Everyone is rightly concerned about the spread of
#coronarvirus
. But for years no one has cared about the spread around the world of the very authoritarianism and censorship which caused
#WuhanOutbreak
to be covered up and neglected until it is way too late.
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Except I am not an asylum seeker but an actual Australian citizen exercising my free speech right in Australia.
This makes little sense (three years on!) except if seen as a geopolitical move to see what the UK, US and Australia will say and how far they'll go to defend these exceptional people who have sought asylum in their countries. Curious to see the tone of statements in coming days.
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If you care about
#HongKong
, please subscribe to
@appledaily_hk
as soon as you can, if you have not already done so. Even if you have not always agreed with its stance or approach in the past, please still support it:
#HK
’s well-being relies on this Apple more than ever.
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I didn’t realise New Zealand political leaders are such good stand up comedians: “the form of government that China has is a matter for the Chinese people … if they wanted to change their system of government, then that would be a matter for them.”
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My mate
@ChanChingChuen1
and I decided to put some money where our mouths are - on top of buying a copy of
@appledaily_hk
, we also placed a 1/4 page ad today stating our support for Apple and how much we ****ing love
#HongKong
.
Why did we decide to do this? (1)
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Please support by buying/renting this film on Vimeo. It will mean so much for the people of
#HongKong
.
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This is a reminder that the guys on the frontline are, ultimately, just kids. Which makes the situation even more sad.
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I went to Cafe Seasons (address later in thread) today. It is owned by one of the people arrested on Monday for fraud, colluding with foreign powers and splitting the motherland. I came ostensibly for lunch, but I was in fact looking for evidence against this shop! (1)
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I never thought my Australian commercial television debut would come in such circumstances… but let’s be clear. I will not be silenced.
Hong Kong has vowed to pursue 8 exiled pro-democracy activists, including 2 in Australia, for the rest of their lives, placing a million-dollar bounty on their heads.
@kevinkfyam
joins us now.
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So the ODI series is following a pattern: when India looks like it hasn’t scored enough runs, it wins (1st ODI and looking likely now in 3rd ODI). When they look like they have more than enough runs, England blows India away (2nd ODI).
#INDvENG
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@vikrantgupta73
@RealShubmanGill
@RishabhPant17
Another way of looking at it is that Australia used up its quota of luck in the 36 innings and the luck went downhill from there...
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Since I’ve returned to Australia I have had white men accusing me of inciting yellow peril sentiments, or not getting Chinese language and culture.
I get it now.
Only white guys who are friendly with CCP personnel get China and are not racist towards ethnically Chinese, but…
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To give a bit more context, Andrew Chiu is so moderate that he often gets criticised by more radical elements within the democracy movement. If even someone like him can be so savagely attacked, who can still feel safe in
#HongKong
?
My close colleague Dr Andrew Chiu was assaulted in his constituency, Taikoo Plaza. His left ear was brutally halved. I strongly condemn these violent attacks especially targeting election candidates.
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Plenty of innocent
#HongKongers
felt wrong and sad for being randomly beaten up and arrested by so many members of the police force for having done nothing other than being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
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4 years ago today, 1 million
#HongKong
people protested peacefully against legislation that potentially removed the legal firewall between HK and China. Our demands were ignored by the authorities.
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I am one of the 8 “Wanted”. For all the talk about “badge of honour”, it’s never comfortable to be in images like this.
It would be “normal” if I were to tell people never to visit
#HongKong
again. But I won’t, unless you have reason to feel at risk of arrest in HK. Why? (1/7)
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This is one important example of why
#HongKongers
should never display any racism towards Mainland Chinese - many (at least those who really know what’s going on) are actually on our side (in fact I just had lunch with one such friend).
The
#antiELAB
drive has spread from local civil servants to mainland China. Mainland citizens are placing their supportive notes next to their ID cards and passports in photos circulated on
@lihkg_forum
#hongkongprotests
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RIP Mr Liu Xiaobo, who died 4 years ago today. History will remember him fondly while his oppressors will be forgotten.
And may his widow Ms Liu Xia, now in exile after years of her life being made impossible at home, find peace and happiness for the rest of her life.
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On its face, this can easily be mistaken for silly nostalgia for British colonialism. But dig deeper, and one would discover that this is much more likely a way of reminding the British of their moral obligations to
#HongKongers
.
Pro-democracy demonstrators outside the British Consulate in HK have just sung God save the Queen & said a prayer for the United Kingdom. Many are brandishing their BNO passports & a loud chant of ‘We are British’ went up through the crowd. #反送中
#antiELAB
#HongKongProtests
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Remembering is a crime. Forgetting is now a legal requirement.
#HongKong
Artist Sanmu Chan was bundled away by a big group of police and repeated chanted “Do not forget June 4! Do not forget June 4! HongKongers don’t be afraid of them! Do not forget tomorrow is June 4!” One officer shouted “Stop making seditious acts” at him but in vain.
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I sometimes get asked by more conservative friends what I think about all the vandalism and vigilantism in
#HongKongProtests
. My reply is this: many of my friends and I abhor and reject such behaviour, but our disgust with government and police excesses is even stronger.
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In this short 3-minute video, China has shown the world what a China-led international order would look like - all dissent crushed, all criticisms silenced, foot stamping on human face forever territory really.
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Yes, racism and xenophobia is real. But bullshit like this from TikTok’s CEO is not merely an attempt to use the race card to justify his obfuscations, it’s also harmful for efforts to root out real racism and xenophobia.
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@vikrantgupta73
Rohit may have been a great motivator in terms of getting
#MI
over the line in games that they ought not have won, but in terms of actual approach and tactics there’s something very predictable and formulaic about the MI outfit this year...
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What people like Margaret Ng and Martin Lee had feared would be done to them on 1 July 1997 is now done to them on 18 April 2020. All that’s left for the cops to do is to go to the cemetery, dig up Szeto Wah’s remains, and posthumously arrest him “in accordance with law” as well.
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The defiance, resilience and absolute determination of
#HongKongers
is both uplifting and heartbreaking. My heart is pounding with pride and with fear just watching live feeds of it at home. Is China listening? Is the world listening?
I think it’s safe to say the Public Order Ordinance “no objection notice” system is broken. That said, Lee Chuk-Yan, Albert Ho & other Pan-dems are taking on a huge risk of prosecution by publicly leading this “banned” march today.
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Seeing this thread about Chinese military corruption reminds me of variations of essentially the same story about the PLA that I was told around mid-2010s separately by a number of private bankers who, shall we say, had certain types of Chinese clients. (1/11)
NEW: US intelligence indicates that Xi’s sweeping military purge came after it emerged that corruption undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised questions about China’s ability to fight a war
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A bit of perspective please. The cancelling of a cricket tournament (
#IPL2021
) is nothing compared with the immense suffering that countless ordinary Indians are going through right now. Our thoughts should first go to them.
#IndiaCovidCrisis
#StandWithIndians
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I AM AN AUSTRALIAN.
Australia's travel advisory for Hong Kong from March 23 is utterly ridiculous. No Australian has been subjected to detention or indictment under the National Security Law for Hong Kong since its commencement on June 30, ...
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Legend has it that Mulan was a real hero. The reality is that it’s played by an American passport holder who supported
#HongKong
#PoliceBrutality
. By all means admire the Mulan of your imagination, but in real life
#BoycottMulan
is the way to go.
"Experience the legend." Start streaming Disney's
#Mulan
in 2 weeks exclusively on
#DisneyPlus
with Premier Access. For more info:
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For those of you who only started following my Twitter feed recently, I basically became a public figure in
#HongKong
as a result of an event 5 years ago today (see (7) below for why I was crying back then). (1)
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I like the way
#KKRHaiTaiyaar
is persisting with Shubman Gill - he’s a real talent suffering from a lean patch and deserves to be backed from a long-term perspective.
#IPL2021
#DCvKKR
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If a bunch of Australians tried doing in Beijing anything remotely like what these guys are doing in Canberra, they would be arrested in no time.
Pro-Beijing supporters engage in coarse shouting at anti-Beijing protesters this morning.
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1. Wish Agnes Chow well - she has been put through hell. Just hope she can and will live well in Canada.
2. This probably puts an end to openings for well-known dissidents released from jail to leave
#HongKong
. This is NOT Agnes’ fault: HK authorities are just evil.
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The 40s and 50s guys grew up with the worst of CCP authoritarianism (post-cultural revolution, Tiananmen, etc), whereas those in their 20s and 30s have only ever experienced a CCP presiding over China on the rise. These different lived experiences really make a difference. (2/2)
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On this anniversary of the largest ever show of
#PeoplePower
in
#HongKong
history, a pair of rainbows bring us hope amidst the sea of despair.
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There are things which are open to question about this article, but it’s not all wrong.
A. The portrayals of China are not “hawkish”, they are reflective of the Chinese government’s behaviour, and hence realist.
(1/13)
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Long queues already at the first stop for the final edition of
@appledaily_hk
hard copy - papers due to arrive around 1:30 am.
#HongKong
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… during the 2019 protests, they sealed all brick paths with glue, and added extra sealing on bitumen, which all add to flood risks.
So a once best-in-the-world system became yet another victim of unaccountable governance in
#HongKong
.
THAT’S WHY PEOPLE ARE ANGRY.
(6/6)
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Livingstone bowls off spin to left hander and leg spin to right hander - except his so-called leg spin was actually a rank full toss that somehow got KL Rahul out.
#INDvENG
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When law enforcement do not investigate facts but instead rewrite, misrepresent and even fabricate facts, they are not enforcing the law. They are merely utilising fiction to unleash tyranny.
#HongKong
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If the price for having hotpot and beer in Shenzhen is to be a thug that terrorises one’s own people, then I am sure many of us would prefer having cold bread instead.
PS: Why Shenzhen? What’s wrong with hotpot and beer (or cold bread for that matter) in
#HongKong
?
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This is a selfie. Everything I am wearing today is white. Even my socks and shoes are white. If you think you are seeing black, then you need to be re-educated by the
#HongKong
police.
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Yes I recall reading of lots of New Zealanders being locked up when they decided to be apart from Commonwealth of Australia. That did happen right? Maybe in New Zealander Andy’s imagination. 🙄😅🙄😅
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Grateful again to
@australian
for publishing my op-ed on how China’s charm offensive ends up being just offensive in the free world. Online link here:
For space reasons, I supplement in this thread a number of points not included in the piece. (1/11)
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