Beijing and Hong Kong authorities moved aggressively to roll back rights in Hong Kong.
Pro-democracy activists were arbitrarily arrested and detained. In January, authorities arrested 53 politicians for “subversion” for their involvement in a July 2020 public opinion poll. In September, three members of the group Student Politicism were arrested for “conspiracy to incite subversion” for delivering snacks to imprisoned protesters. Ordinary people were arrested for public defiance, such as for displaying flags bearing the banned 2019 protest slogan, “Reclaim Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times.”
At time of writing, over 150 people had been arrested for violating the draconian National Security Law (NSL) since it was imposed on June 30, 2020. Some NSL suspects held in custody were mistreated; pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi has been held in solitary confinement since he was detained in September 2020.
Authorities turned Hong Kong’s quasi-democratic institutions into rubber-stamp bodies. In March, Beijing imposed “electoral reforms,” requiring that only those loyal to the Chinese Communist Party could win a seat in Hong Kong’s legislature. In April, following citizens’ calls to cast blank ballots to protest the changes, the government revised the electoral laws to prohibit “incitement of others to cast blank ballots,” with sentences of up to three years in prison. In September, when the government required elected members to the District Council—a consultative body that advises the government on local issues—to take a loyalty oath, about half resigned as they anticipated being disqualified by the government for their pro-democracy views.
The Chinese authorities are committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. Abuses committed included mass arbitrary detention, torture, enforced disappearances, mass surveillance, cultural and religious persecution, separation of families, forced returns to China, forced labor, and sexual violence and violations of reproductive rights. Little news trickled out of Xinjiang in 2021, however, as the authorities maintained tight control over information, and as access to the region, already limited, was further constrained due to Covid-19 movement restrictions.
Some Uyghurs who disappeared into Xinjiang’s abusive “Strike Hard Campaign against Violent Terrorism” were confirmed imprisoned, including prominent academic Rahile Dawut, though her alleged crime, length of sentence, and location of imprisonment remained unclear. There were also reports of Uyghurs dying in detention, including biotech researcher Mihriay Erkin, 31, businessman Yaqub Haji, 45, and poet and publisher Haji Mirzahid Kerimi, 82.
A report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project showed the Xinjiang government dispossessed Uyghurs by confiscating $84.8 million worth of assets from 21 jailed Uyghurs and auctioning the assets online.
China will place equal importance on inbound investment as well as outbound investments especially in the global south and brics+ ....if apple fully leaves China so be it.... Changes nothing.
The Achilles heel is chips self reliance.....China is doing what it could in a very tough environment but what choice it has? Don't let China succeed...if China succeeds, Nasdaq will have to drop by 90% because in 2020, China imported USD 600 billion of chips.
It is ok to Chips Four make less money, this is to reduce the adance weapon technology. In war, worth it. It seems that u have no knowledge of Advance Chips Stocks in NASDAQ.
The present America is call the neo liberal hegemony with biden the flag bearer....and the neo cons part of the bus.....and the corporate media together with the military complex cheering it on
Comparing this with the trump maga, I miss the bad old days of trump maga.....I sure hope trump wins in 2024 and America can have their civil war if they so wish.
There is no place for realists and for peace lovers in America today....they have all been banished to the sidelines and dumped as Putin appeasers Putin apologists
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Look at this idq....just total lack of respect for the long his history of China and the CPC
U r so silly cant differentiate China history and CCP. China with good cutural and spirits for 5 thousand year old. Chinese wording is beautiful (not sure u know writing Chinese word or culture ?). China invasion is bad & CCP evil axis very bad.
There is only one China , no two China , no one China one Taiwan ....that is the foundation agreed by all countries when Mao shakes hand with nixon..... It is the foundation of all foreign policy of China and the reddest of all redlines....
Like this also want to argue....so what use is diplomacy?
US going bankcrupcy and US dollar like toilet paper why tiktok still concern about US market ? Just move out and stay away the evil place ... u understand ?
CCP and Russia evil axis want to stir up the world what to do ?? no problem no worry the evil axis strong enough to conquer the whole world. just let it be if u believe
Yes, CCP very successful then dont care about technology banned and economy sanction. all the business including tiktok etc. move out from the US evil market. why care about US toilet paper ....
for much of the last 2000 years, China is the most advanced civilisation , the center of civilisation. China don't call the recent era the rise of China...China calls it the return of China to its former glory and that is the goal of Xi Jinping for its 100 anniversary of the PRC in 2049......that is when the century of shame 1849 to 1949 is rectified. ..... exciting vision, good vision, all 1.4 billion Chinese loves the vision ...well, idq.....u like it or not matters not in China...but China likes Xi Jinping vision. ...........................and China is very capable of delivering all their goals.
in 2019, China has written the official history of China for its 70 anniversary and divided into 3 period.....the mao era, the Deng era and the Xi era. ........mistakes and excess of the Deng era such as corruption, excessive wealth gaps, overly materialistic, will be rectified and corrections made where possible. .....Xi promises a more balanced approach to development with emphasis on environment , clear rivers , green mountains , eradication of extreme poverty , reduction of poverty given priority.
idq...u don't like it? that is your problem , not China's problem.
As far as Malaysia is concerned, Communism is evil and will be shot dead like stray dogs. Just talk to the Malay veterans about communists and see the response. Bukit Kepong incident will be a reminder of communists treachery. The country had to go under emergency rule more than a decade, due to communists atrocities.
There is only one China , and Taiwan is part of China, no two China , no one China one Taiwan ....that is the foundation agreed by all countries when Mao shakes hand with nixon..... It is the foundation of all foreign policy of China and the reddest of all redlines....
Like this also want to argue....so what use is diplomacy?
As far as Malaysia is concerned, Communism is evil and will be shot dead like stray dogs. Just talk to the Malay veterans about communists and see the response. Bukit Kepong incident will be a reminder of communists treachery. The country had to go under emergency rule more than a decade, due to communists atrocities. =====
u mean idq is a malay? a malay veteran in the special branch force ?...... but what ever it is...it is all history now
brightsmart, is a pity man does not want to listen. Taiwan also talk about 1 China ie. ROC. Nixon never mentioned Taiwan is part of the province of China. u may repeat 7/24 here but u cant change the facts. CCP dream of it but CCP forgot that agreement and contract only a historical documents that always emphasized by CCP,
As far as Malaysia is concerned, Communism is evil and will be shot dead like stray dogs. Just talk to the Malay veterans about communists and see the response. Bukit Kepong incident will be a reminder of communists treachery. The country had to go under emergency rule more than a decade, due to communists atrocities.
U are right communism is always an evil especially under Xi era.
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in 2019, China has written the official history of China for its 70 anniversary and divided into 3 period.....the mao era, the Deng era and the Xi era. ........mistakes and excess of the Deng era such as corruption, excessive wealth gaps, overly materialistic, will be rectified and corrections made where possible. .....Xi promises a more balanced approach to development with emphasis on environment , clear rivers , green mountains , eradication of extreme poverty , reduction of poverty given priority.
idq...u don't like it? that is your problem , not China's problem.
another silly statement come out from your own imagination. CCP talking is always different from doing. if you travel to China you will see many jobless and abandonned building, youngster looking for job, people cant withraw his own money from bank.
India, asean, Brics+ , global south.........................all are important and all will rise......its multi polarity no more unipolarity of americans....but first call it CPC not CCP.
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Beijing and Hong Kong authorities moved aggressively to roll back rights in Hong Kong.
Pro-democracy activists were arbitrarily arrested and detained. In January, authorities arrested 53 politicians for “subversion” for their involvement in a July 2020 public opinion poll. In September, three members of the group Student Politicism were arrested for “conspiracy to incite subversion” for delivering snacks to imprisoned protesters. Ordinary people were arrested for public defiance, such as for displaying flags bearing the banned 2019 protest slogan, “Reclaim Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times.”
At time of writing, over 150 people had been arrested for violating the draconian National Security Law (NSL) since it was imposed on June 30, 2020. Some NSL suspects held in custody were mistreated; pro-democracy activist Tam Tak-chi has been held in solitary confinement since he was detained in September 2020.
Authorities turned Hong Kong’s quasi-democratic institutions into rubber-stamp bodies. In March, Beijing imposed “electoral reforms,” requiring that only those loyal to the Chinese Communist Party could win a seat in Hong Kong’s legislature. In April, following citizens’ calls to cast blank ballots to protest the changes, the government revised the electoral laws to prohibit “incitement of others to cast blank ballots,” with sentences of up to three years in prison. In September, when the government required elected members to the District Council—a consultative body that advises the government on local issues—to take a loyalty oath, about half resigned as they anticipated being disqualified by the government for their pro-democracy views.