Chinese Consulate Worker Recounts Escape to Freedom

“When you’re out of the consulate, you’re not allowed to have any contact with the outside world, and if you [got] caught doing so, the consequences were severe. A recent example was reported in all Chinese diplomatic missions around the world. One of the embassy’s office staff spoke a few words with a local Chinese-speaking person outside of the embassy and was noticed by the embassy’s military attaché. That person he spoke to was from Taiwan, and the office staff was immediately fired and repatriated back to China.”

The Life and Death of the ‘Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China’

This year, as the anniversary of June 4 draws near, the prospect of vindicating the 1989 movement seems further out of reach than ever before. Various media reports indicated that the police would deploy 3,000 police officers in Victoria Park, at the East Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade (​​尖東海傍), around the PRC’s Hong Kong Liaison Office, and other key areas on the night of June 4; anyone wearing black clothes, wearing masks, and lighting candles would be treated as being involved in an illegal gathering.

International Scientific Journals Retract Chinese Research Articles on Uyghur DNA for Ethical Violation

For years, Yves Moreau, a professor of engineering at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, has been most vocal about the retractions of Chinese research articles using Uyghur DNA samples. He analyzed 529 studies involving genetics in China, and was surprised to find that between 2011 and 2018, about half of the co-authors of the research published in China were members of the Chinese police, army, or judicial department.

Rest in Peace Apple Daily Hong Kong: Raucous, Independent and Proud

So, as long as Apple lived it provided a rallying point for resistance and this was never going to be tolerated.
The politics of Hong Kong’s only democracy supporting media company can hardly be overlooked but, as a journalist, It is equally hard to overlook Apple’s immense contribution to local journalism.

Hong Kong Authorities Warn of 5-Year Prison Term for Attending Tiananmen Massacre Vigil

Last year, thousands of Hongkongers spontaneously lit candles in more than a dozen public spots, including Victoria Park to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre, despite the police ban.
Last year, thousands of Hongkongers spontaneously lit candles in more than a dozen public spots, including Victoria Park to commemorate the Tiananmen Massacre, despite the police ban.

China Will Exploit Paris Climate Accord to Undermine US: Expert

“Beijing’s energy-related emissions increased more than 80 percent between 2005-2019, while U.S. energy-related emissions have decreased by more than 15 percent. In 2019 alone, China’s energy-related CO2 emissions increased more than 3 percent, while the United States’ decreased by 2 percent.”