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#Huawei UK Chairman John Browne Warns Banning Huawei from UK’s 5G Networks Risks Damaging China-UK Relationship;  German Telecom Giant Deutsche Telekom Scaling Down Reliance on Huawei Technology.
 
Under escalating trade tension between the US and China, Huawei UK Chairman John Browne has expressed that Huawei has now become a "political football" between countries and “there is no diplomacy here”.  He has also stated that if UK were to stick its foot in, it would only bring damage onto itself.  “The UK has had a very long relationship with China and I hope it’s not one that they simply throw away.”
 
Browne says further that Huawei has vast businesses in UK, and if Huawei were banned from participating in UK's 5G infrastructure, the technology firm will withdraw from the UK market.
 
Meanwhile, claims about German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom stepping up its partnership with Huawei is being denied.
 
Earlier reports by German newspaper, Handelsblatt, have alleged that Deutsche Telekom’s 5G network and cloud services rely heavily on Huawei as a service provider.  However, the spokesperson of Deutsche Telekom has stated that the allegations in the reports could not be more of an opposite, citing that the company has instead been scaling down its reliance on Huawei in the past three years.  Deutsche Telekom has also declared many times that it will not use Huawei’s technology on any issues concerning network security.
 
Source:  Stand News  #Jul8
#WhiteTerror #Censorship
HK #University Management Reports Students' Union Council to National Security Police

On July 8, 2021, the #StudentUnion Council of the University of Hong Kong (#HKUSU) passed a motion to express condolences to #LeungKinFai, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man who died after knifing a policeman and stabbing himself on July 1.

The act of mourning by the Student Union has been condemned by the government and the University.

The Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post (#SCMP) cited the chairman of HKU Council #ArthurLi, a pro-Beijing figure, and reported that the university management 'welcomed' authorities to investigate whether their students has violated the #NationalSecurityLaw. The source claimed the students involved could be expelled by the University.

At 1am on July 9, the Student Union Council announced the resignation of its members and the withdrawal of the motion passed. Their Facebook page and the website were also removed.

Source: Stand News #Jul8
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China’s Gene Company Shares Genetic Data Obtained Around the World with Military

A Reuters’ investigative report found that the China-based gene company #BGI group has been collecting #GeneticData from over 8 million pregnant women for sweeping research on the traits of populations via selling prenatal tests around the world.

The research was said to be developed in collaboration with the Chinese military.

These genetic data were amassed without names, but contsined infornation of nationality, height, and weight. Such prenatal tests were also available in Hong Kong.

BGI is one of the Hong Kong Government appointed institutions for COVID-19 tests in Hong Kong. In recent years, BGI has been trying to mark its reputation by selling and donating millions of COVID-19 detection tools around the world.The U.S. security services warned that it is a well-established means for the company to collect worldwide genetic data.

Reuters report pointed out that BGI’s prenatal test, No Invasive prenatal gene testing for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities (NIFTY) is a source of genetic data for the company. These data were collected in 52 countries around the world among 8 million pregnant women.

Source: Stand News; #Jul8

https://www.thestandnews.com/society/%E8%B7%AF%E9%80%8F%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E8%8F%AF%E5%A4%A7%E5%9F%BA%E5%9B%A0%E5%85%A8%E7%90%83%E6%94%B6%E9%80%BE-800-%E8%90%AC%E5%A5%B3%E6%80%A7%E6%95%B8%E6%93%9A-%E8%88%87%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E8%BB%8D%E5%85%B1%E4%BA%AB%E5%81%9A%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6
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China's "#LittlePink" Celebrate Abe's death, #Badiucao Reveals Their Offensive Speech through Translation

Former Japanese Prime Minister #ShinzoAbe was assassinated on Friday July 8, 2022.

When the globe mourns and condemns violence, a number of Chinese netizens, who were being called #LittlePink for their pro-CCP stance, stand out from the group -- praising the suspect as a hero, and calling Abe an extreme anti-China activist.

Chinese-Australian dissident artist #Badiucao initiates the great translation movement, revealing the ridiculous speech of these Chinese netizens in a hope to letting more people around the globe know about their behaviour.

Source: The Chaser News #Jul8
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