Credit to Author: Tim Hume| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:04:08 +0000
But Hong Kongers warn that there are still plenty of YouTube channels that push Beijing’s anti-protest narrative and spread misinformation.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 01:44:55 +0000
OPINION: These are challenging and dangerous times that require all of us to stand together for our freedoms and rights
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Credit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 23:27:20 +0000
Last August the party’s Central Committee urged overseas Chinese to “remember the call from the Party and the people” and “spread China’s voice.”
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Credit to Author: Tim Hume| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 16:04:50 +0000
The platforms suspended hundreds of accounts they say were used in a state-run campaign to discredit pro-democracy protests.
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Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 01:13:33 +0000
OPINION: Hong Kong people are in a life-and-death struggle to retain the vestiges of freedom that have made their city-state so vibrant as the Chinese government becomes increasingly aggressive in threats against them and their supporters.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 06:31:04 +0000
BEIJING — “Get those foreign agents outta town”, roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments. The rap video, overlaid with clips of protesters clashing with police and breaking into Hong […]
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Credit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:24:33 +0000
Pro-Beijing and Pro-Hong Kong protesters squared off in front of the Chinese consulate on Granville Street Sunday
Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 03:33:01 +0000
BEIJING, China — It was meant to be an unabashed celebration of the triumph of Communism in China, and of President Xi Jinping’s authority as the country’s undisputed leader for years to come. But as the People’s Republic of China approaches its 70th anniversary on October 1st, Xi finds himself battling threats on multiple fronts. From […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 02:39:59 +0000
BEIJING — A spokesman for China’s ceremonial legislature has condemned statements from U.S. lawmakers supportive of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. You Wenze called the comments “a gross violation of the spirit of the rule of law, a blatant double standard and a gross interference in China’s internal affairs.” He says Hong Kong’s 7.5 million people […]
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Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 00:20:32 +0000
Both sides are planning peaceful rallies, but some are worried that violence could break out as it has in Hong Kong and Australia.
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