Report: Even in the West, Chinese Students Can’t Escape Beijing’s Gaze
Positive mention of pro-democracy protests piques state surveillance.
Positive mention of pro-democracy protests piques state surveillance.
In the wake of William Lai’s presidential win, Taiwan-China relations are already deteriorating even further.
A win for the sovereigntist and U.S.-backed William Lai, who is leading the polls, would be Beijing’s nightmare scenario.
Beijing hopes to deter its critics through political ‘lawfare’
Jimmy Lai faces government-appointed judges with no jury and no defence lawyer.
Even the most ‘right-wing’ officials in the Conservative Party are sucking up to Beijing to reach climate goals.
Suspect linked to senior Tory MPs with access to classified information.
Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith, currently under Beijing’s sanctions, called the report “absolutely damning,” and the UK government’s policy on China a “shambolic mess.”
Benedict Rogers drives home the point that, in addition to the economic, social, and geopolitical concerns about China, there are human beings who are suffering as a result of lukewarm activity or, worse, benign acquiescence.
Police official Steve Li admitted that while the chances of prosecution were slim as long as the defendants remained abroad, Hong Kong authorities “won’t stop wanting them.”
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