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Why's the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (FAPRC) playing nice to the US recently?
(10 Jul) Recently, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held an seminar about framework of foreign affairs, including WANG Yi who was the former Vice Foreign Minister; all expressed soft and pleasure gesture to United Stated (US). It’s well-known that CCP was tricky on its foreign affairs communication, its attitude could reflect the shift of political benefit practically.
//It is only a strategic consideration of the timing to put a bet or observe for opportunity, which has no correlation with its country policy.
//Why CCP release an signal of compromised... nothing is happening in Hong Kong locally due to National Security legislation Law
//CCP forcedly imposes the Law without paying for painful price
//The most important thing for CCP now is to make US people to feel better, not to fight heavily against CCP.
//If US accepts these terms... it’s a win-win situation for both US and CCP if US Organizations are still staying and making money in Hong Kong.
//Yet, US would lost its propriety of defending universal value... more difficult to reunion other countries when coping with CCP in a long run.
//CCP is just playing US via its gimmick of unseeable soft and hard attitudes, to evaluate whether US is serious in fights with China
//If US is still having unrealistic hope on CCP, falling of empire region (US) would be the destination.
//requires our persistent belief to fight for the last
//US views National Security Law as its future relationship with CCP
Full Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Whys-the-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-of-the-Peoples-Republic-of-China-FAPRC-playing-nice-to-the-US-recently-07-21
Source: Ngan, Shun-kau's Faceboook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#nationalsecuritylaw #foreignaffairs #US #China #wolfwarrior #diplomacy #FAPRC #onecountrytwosystems
Why's the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (FAPRC) playing nice to the US recently?
(10 Jul) Recently, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held an seminar about framework of foreign affairs, including WANG Yi who was the former Vice Foreign Minister; all expressed soft and pleasure gesture to United Stated (US). It’s well-known that CCP was tricky on its foreign affairs communication, its attitude could reflect the shift of political benefit practically.
//It is only a strategic consideration of the timing to put a bet or observe for opportunity, which has no correlation with its country policy.
//Why CCP release an signal of compromised... nothing is happening in Hong Kong locally due to National Security legislation Law
//CCP forcedly imposes the Law without paying for painful price
//The most important thing for CCP now is to make US people to feel better, not to fight heavily against CCP.
//If US accepts these terms... it’s a win-win situation for both US and CCP if US Organizations are still staying and making money in Hong Kong.
//Yet, US would lost its propriety of defending universal value... more difficult to reunion other countries when coping with CCP in a long run.
//CCP is just playing US via its gimmick of unseeable soft and hard attitudes, to evaluate whether US is serious in fights with China
//If US is still having unrealistic hope on CCP, falling of empire region (US) would be the destination.
//requires our persistent belief to fight for the last
//US views National Security Law as its future relationship with CCP
Full Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Whys-the-Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs-of-the-Peoples-Republic-of-China-FAPRC-playing-nice-to-the-US-recently-07-21
Source: Ngan, Shun-kau's Faceboook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#nationalsecuritylaw #foreignaffairs #US #China #wolfwarrior #diplomacy #FAPRC #onecountrytwosystems
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Why's the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (FAPRC) playing nice to the US recently?
#OpinionArticle #NganShunKau (10 Jul) Recently, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held an seminar about framework of foreign affairs, including WANG Yi who was the former Vice Foreign Minister; all expressed soft and pleasure gesture to United Stated (US). It’s…
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DNA database created for dictatorship
(19 Jul) Is the Wuhan pneumonia testing accurately or not? Is Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) reliable? Is it necessary to conduct testing for 400 million people labelled as high risk in the Chinese community? It is essential to ask these questions, but it is just like a smoke grenade. The reality is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supports and expands its “umbrella industries” worldwide. A few days ago, Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) celebrated when it listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange for three years. Beneficial from virus testing kit selling like the hot cake over the world, sales record jumped 40% in Q1. The first half-year sales revenue increased 232.96%, and net profit was 1.63 billion RMB. In their report, BGI established 58 “Fire Eye” laboratories all over the world in a few months. Each laboratory can handle at least 4000 virus testing per day. CCP penetrated and monopolized the genetic engineering industry in 18 countries, including Angola that just signed agreement lately. It was a big move to get closer to their target in establishing a global human genetic bank.
Setting up the laboratory was the first step only. Next will be how to utilize “Fire Eye” laboratories to upgrade the facilities in those fortified countries and expand their services step by step from genetic disease testing to cancer, infant, pregnant women, genetic disease, etc. Then, they can participate in the medical system revolution in different countries and change the medical industry focus from surgical, medical and pharmaceutical manufactories to genetic engineering. It is the real ambition of BGI. It is noteworthy that one of five laboratories newly established in Angola, Africa is a greenhouse laboratory. It is obviously not related to Wuhan pneumonia. It revealed how BGI implements its agenda secretly with the splendid excuse of “disease testing for anti-epidemic”. “Greenhouse laboratory” involves another big business which is genetically modified food and the market in Africa.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/DNA-database-created-for-dictatorship-07-28
Source: Patreon - 作者
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Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#China #control #DNA #BGI #generic #worlddomination
DNA database created for dictatorship
(19 Jul) Is the Wuhan pneumonia testing accurately or not? Is Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) reliable? Is it necessary to conduct testing for 400 million people labelled as high risk in the Chinese community? It is essential to ask these questions, but it is just like a smoke grenade. The reality is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supports and expands its “umbrella industries” worldwide. A few days ago, Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) celebrated when it listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange for three years. Beneficial from virus testing kit selling like the hot cake over the world, sales record jumped 40% in Q1. The first half-year sales revenue increased 232.96%, and net profit was 1.63 billion RMB. In their report, BGI established 58 “Fire Eye” laboratories all over the world in a few months. Each laboratory can handle at least 4000 virus testing per day. CCP penetrated and monopolized the genetic engineering industry in 18 countries, including Angola that just signed agreement lately. It was a big move to get closer to their target in establishing a global human genetic bank.
Setting up the laboratory was the first step only. Next will be how to utilize “Fire Eye” laboratories to upgrade the facilities in those fortified countries and expand their services step by step from genetic disease testing to cancer, infant, pregnant women, genetic disease, etc. Then, they can participate in the medical system revolution in different countries and change the medical industry focus from surgical, medical and pharmaceutical manufactories to genetic engineering. It is the real ambition of BGI. It is noteworthy that one of five laboratories newly established in Angola, Africa is a greenhouse laboratory. It is obviously not related to Wuhan pneumonia. It revealed how BGI implements its agenda secretly with the splendid excuse of “disease testing for anti-epidemic”. “Greenhouse laboratory” involves another big business which is genetically modified food and the market in Africa.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/DNA-database-created-for-dictatorship-07-28
Source: Patreon - 作者
https://bit.ly/2Ej3E5Q
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#China #control #DNA #BGI #generic #worlddomination
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DNA database created for dictatorship
(19 Jul) Is the Wuhan pneumonia testing accurately or not? Is Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) reliable? Is it necessary to conduct testing for 400 million people labelled as high risk in the Chinese community? It is essential to ask these questions, but…
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CCP’s hand has reached Singapore long ago
(24 Jul)No one will expect an international relation expert in Singapore is indeed a spy sent by CCP to spy on the US. The show hand of the espionage battle between China and US is only getting more and more intense. First, on researchers like Tang juan, who conceal their military studies background, the states can charge them with Visa fraud, which has a lower bar for prosecution. The merit of such charge is that no-one has to prove any state secret is stolen at all, and 10 years in jail will be given if found guilty. So people can make an example of it, so to scare the Chinese researchers.
The details of the espionage case was released today but the spy had been arrested in Nov 2019. It shows that the intelligence department has already begun tightening the net, and is no longer afraid of alerting the enemy.
Defendant Yao Jun Wei admitted to breaching the Foreign Agents registration act, section 951. This section was used against Cuba, and is then expanded to all agents who threaten the US homeland security. Combining with the Foreign agent registration act, it is being put into full use. As long as the agents are not registered and are acting in substance in their spy role, they commit a crime. In this sense, all those Chinese enterprises who expand their businesses in the US, will easily be affected under this law. Who will disclose that they are indeed working for the CCP? TikTok wishes to sell the business in a rush, and swaps all the Chinese management personnels. This is simply because they, too, fear this law.
Yao Jun Wei expanded his business in the US for the CCP, and runs a fake consultancy company, like those civilian think tanks. Intelligence, that is not publicised, is the most difficult to obtain, and is highly restricted to those in the authority. According to those mole cases disclosed by the Department of State, most were tempted with woman or money. Mostly those in financial difficulty were reached. Yet, when the Trump government arrested these moles high profile, the public servants became more careful and no longer accept gifts easily. This in turn, increases the difficulty for CCP to steal intelligence. Yao Jun Wei’s case demonstrates CCP’s move adapt to such changes.
Yao Jun Wei used Linkedin to “remodify” action of espionage into a legal business. He sent out recruitment ads en masse, and recruited target to write consultancy reports of different subjects. He lied that these reports are for research of Asian clients, and such action will be safe. Each report is priced from USD 1000 to 2000, and this scam is targeted at public servants who want quick money. The court released three examples, in which the CCP obtained three insider news from such operation, including Japan purchasing F35A, the influence of retreat of US army in Afghanistan on China and the confidential background of a cabinet official.
Source: Author
https://bit.ly/30vWdkE
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#ChinaInfluence #Singapore #Spy #YaoJunWei #US #China #Tiktok #EspionageBattle #Linkedin
CCP’s hand has reached Singapore long ago
(24 Jul)No one will expect an international relation expert in Singapore is indeed a spy sent by CCP to spy on the US. The show hand of the espionage battle between China and US is only getting more and more intense. First, on researchers like Tang juan, who conceal their military studies background, the states can charge them with Visa fraud, which has a lower bar for prosecution. The merit of such charge is that no-one has to prove any state secret is stolen at all, and 10 years in jail will be given if found guilty. So people can make an example of it, so to scare the Chinese researchers.
The details of the espionage case was released today but the spy had been arrested in Nov 2019. It shows that the intelligence department has already begun tightening the net, and is no longer afraid of alerting the enemy.
Defendant Yao Jun Wei admitted to breaching the Foreign Agents registration act, section 951. This section was used against Cuba, and is then expanded to all agents who threaten the US homeland security. Combining with the Foreign agent registration act, it is being put into full use. As long as the agents are not registered and are acting in substance in their spy role, they commit a crime. In this sense, all those Chinese enterprises who expand their businesses in the US, will easily be affected under this law. Who will disclose that they are indeed working for the CCP? TikTok wishes to sell the business in a rush, and swaps all the Chinese management personnels. This is simply because they, too, fear this law.
Yao Jun Wei expanded his business in the US for the CCP, and runs a fake consultancy company, like those civilian think tanks. Intelligence, that is not publicised, is the most difficult to obtain, and is highly restricted to those in the authority. According to those mole cases disclosed by the Department of State, most were tempted with woman or money. Mostly those in financial difficulty were reached. Yet, when the Trump government arrested these moles high profile, the public servants became more careful and no longer accept gifts easily. This in turn, increases the difficulty for CCP to steal intelligence. Yao Jun Wei’s case demonstrates CCP’s move adapt to such changes.
Yao Jun Wei used Linkedin to “remodify” action of espionage into a legal business. He sent out recruitment ads en masse, and recruited target to write consultancy reports of different subjects. He lied that these reports are for research of Asian clients, and such action will be safe. Each report is priced from USD 1000 to 2000, and this scam is targeted at public servants who want quick money. The court released three examples, in which the CCP obtained three insider news from such operation, including Japan purchasing F35A, the influence of retreat of US army in Afghanistan on China and the confidential background of a cabinet official.
Source: Author
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Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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Why Health Code is worse than National Security Law
Part 4/4.
A researcher of the Human Rights Watch once said, “the outbreak of Coronavirus is becoming a milestone for China to carry out large scale surveillance.” (n.b. China has recently sanctioned the Chief Executive of Human Rights Watch.)
The long-deployed social credit system in China failed to perform rigorous surveillance, which was criticized for giving rise to “loopholes” during epidemic outbreak.
When designing Health Code, it was meant to gear up suvellience control. Its encroachment to people's privacy is appreciably worse than social credit system.
Today the government may collect your health data, personal data, and details of daily activity for Health Code. Soon afterwards, collecting people's vital data, contents of their online chats will no longer be a fantasy Arabian Nights.
Once the Health Code is put in place, you do not need a prison cell to be imprisoned as your home will become a prison, sparing also court deliberations.
"Want to go out? Denied. … A red health code! "
"Want to ride a car? Denied. … A red health code!"
"Want to go shopping? Denied. … A red health code!"
Compred to Health Code, the detriment of National Security Law is nothing at all.
Source: 書生百用 #Aug13
#SocialCreditSystem #BigData #Privacy #CCP #BlackMirror
Further Reading
Part 1:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24292
Part 2:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24316
Part 3:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24336
Why Health Code is worse than National Security Law
Part 4/4.
A researcher of the Human Rights Watch once said, “the outbreak of Coronavirus is becoming a milestone for China to carry out large scale surveillance.” (n.b. China has recently sanctioned the Chief Executive of Human Rights Watch.)
The long-deployed social credit system in China failed to perform rigorous surveillance, which was criticized for giving rise to “loopholes” during epidemic outbreak.
When designing Health Code, it was meant to gear up suvellience control. Its encroachment to people's privacy is appreciably worse than social credit system.
Today the government may collect your health data, personal data, and details of daily activity for Health Code. Soon afterwards, collecting people's vital data, contents of their online chats will no longer be a fantasy Arabian Nights.
Once the Health Code is put in place, you do not need a prison cell to be imprisoned as your home will become a prison, sparing also court deliberations.
"Want to go out? Denied. … A red health code! "
"Want to ride a car? Denied. … A red health code!"
"Want to go shopping? Denied. … A red health code!"
Compred to Health Code, the detriment of National Security Law is nothing at all.
Source: 書生百用 #Aug13
#SocialCreditSystem #BigData #Privacy #CCP #BlackMirror
Further Reading
Part 1:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24292
Part 2:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24316
Part 3:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24336
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Why does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accelerate launching digital Renminbi (RMB)?
Editor’s note: Below is a summary but very close to the script of the first part of the video which is about digital Renminbi.
(15 Aug) The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China had an announcement on 14 August about "Complete intensify trial locations for a new transaction service with innovative technology". 28 locations in China have been selected as trial locations to promote digital RMB. Besides the first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, sites include Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, Guangdong-Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Urumchi, Xian and Midwest Chinese cities, etc. In April this year, Chinese National media reported that the trial campaign of the digital RMB in a closed system has already been started in Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiongan New Area and Chengdu. We have discussed that in our channel. Just less than four months till now, CCP can't wait anymore to extend the trial location to 28 places over China. CCP's reaction shows the urgency in launching digital RMB. We have many newly joined subscribers on this channel. Let's have a revision of some key points first.
1. Easy to manipulate the quantity of currency and stimulate the economy
2. Tracing in all dimensions results in surveillance civilians
3. Control capital movement and prevent capital outflow
4. Restructure economy with “waste banknotes”
5. Establish a new currency system to confront USD and avoid sanction
6. Expand the penetration internationally for the United Front and surveillance the world
Full Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Why-does-the-Chinese-Communist-Party-CCP-accelerate-launching-digital-Renminbi-RMB-08-30
Source: Tang Hao’s Crossroad of the World Youtube Channel
⬇️⬇️⬇️Watch
https://youtu.be/dylZZJJldaU
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
China’s State-Run Banks Reportedly Testing Wallet for Digital Yuan
https://bit.ly/3jwlS30
#DigitalCurrency #RMB #Sanction #Surveillance #SWIFT #Banknotes
Why does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accelerate launching digital Renminbi (RMB)?
Editor’s note: Below is a summary but very close to the script of the first part of the video which is about digital Renminbi.
(15 Aug) The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China had an announcement on 14 August about "Complete intensify trial locations for a new transaction service with innovative technology". 28 locations in China have been selected as trial locations to promote digital RMB. Besides the first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, sites include Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, Guangdong-Hong Kong – Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Urumchi, Xian and Midwest Chinese cities, etc. In April this year, Chinese National media reported that the trial campaign of the digital RMB in a closed system has already been started in Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiongan New Area and Chengdu. We have discussed that in our channel. Just less than four months till now, CCP can't wait anymore to extend the trial location to 28 places over China. CCP's reaction shows the urgency in launching digital RMB. We have many newly joined subscribers on this channel. Let's have a revision of some key points first.
1. Easy to manipulate the quantity of currency and stimulate the economy
2. Tracing in all dimensions results in surveillance civilians
3. Control capital movement and prevent capital outflow
4. Restructure economy with “waste banknotes”
5. Establish a new currency system to confront USD and avoid sanction
6. Expand the penetration internationally for the United Front and surveillance the world
Full Translation:
https://telegra.ph/Why-does-the-Chinese-Communist-Party-CCP-accelerate-launching-digital-Renminbi-RMB-08-30
Source: Tang Hao’s Crossroad of the World Youtube Channel
⬇️⬇️⬇️Watch
https://youtu.be/dylZZJJldaU
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
China’s State-Run Banks Reportedly Testing Wallet for Digital Yuan
https://bit.ly/3jwlS30
#DigitalCurrency #RMB #Sanction #Surveillance #SWIFT #Banknotes
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Why does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accelerate launching digital Renminbi (RMB)?
#OpinionArticle #TangHao Editor’s note: Below is a summary but very close to the script of the first part of the video which is about digital Renminbi. (15 Aug) The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China had an announcement on 14 August about…
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Sherry Chan: In the era of disappointment and hope for coexistence, do you still believe in love?
(19 Aug) In mid-July, the National Radio and Television Administration released a list of 20 "items requiring censorship and alternative expressions", some of which involved the regulation [of depicting] love or romantic relationships: "Romantic dramas cannot be too sweet" and "contemporary themes should maintain proper values; social conflicts must not be highlighted. Endeavour to portray the beautiful lives of normal people..."
To sum up these 20 items, the essence of love according to the #totalitarian regime is this: It shall follow social norms absolutely, teens shall not indulge in puppy love, love shall not be regarded as the be-all and end-all; they should work on upward mobility and enter Tsinghua or Peking University to contribute to society and serve the country.
From the perspective of sociologist Sherry Chan, the essence of love is #individualism. It causes a person to desire #freedom and possess their own mind and soul. As such, love and totalitarian rationale are completely incompatible... In the 21st century, we are still chasing after this most quintessential question: Can love overcome all obstacles?
Source: Initium Media
https://bit.ly/31XOpaA
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Love #RegulationOfLove #FreedomOfSpeech #Censorship #ChineseMedia
Sherry Chan: In the era of disappointment and hope for coexistence, do you still believe in love?
(19 Aug) In mid-July, the National Radio and Television Administration released a list of 20 "items requiring censorship and alternative expressions", some of which involved the regulation [of depicting] love or romantic relationships: "Romantic dramas cannot be too sweet" and "contemporary themes should maintain proper values; social conflicts must not be highlighted. Endeavour to portray the beautiful lives of normal people..."
To sum up these 20 items, the essence of love according to the #totalitarian regime is this: It shall follow social norms absolutely, teens shall not indulge in puppy love, love shall not be regarded as the be-all and end-all; they should work on upward mobility and enter Tsinghua or Peking University to contribute to society and serve the country.
From the perspective of sociologist Sherry Chan, the essence of love is #individualism. It causes a person to desire #freedom and possess their own mind and soul. As such, love and totalitarian rationale are completely incompatible... In the 21st century, we are still chasing after this most quintessential question: Can love overcome all obstacles?
Source: Initium Media
https://bit.ly/31XOpaA
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Love #RegulationOfLove #FreedomOfSpeech #Censorship #ChineseMedia
端傳媒 Initium Media
陳婉容：在最黑暗的時代，「愛」作為人的尊嚴｜端傳媒 Initium Media
愛跟後極權的邏輯完全不相容－－後極權製造的必然是願意切割自己投入集體、所以支離破碎的人。
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The Great Spy Game: CCP global espionage footprints
Caption: Mapping out CCP's espionage incidents across the world in the last couple of decades.
Singapore:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24002
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/23824
USA:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/23440
Malta:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/21068
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/16785
Hong Kong:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/12468
United Arab Emirates
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/14224
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/14217
iPhones:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/23011
#Spy
The Great Spy Game: CCP global espionage footprints
Caption: Mapping out CCP's espionage incidents across the world in the last couple of decades.
Singapore:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/24002
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/23824
USA:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/23440
Malta:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/21068
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/16785
Hong Kong:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/12468
United Arab Emirates
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/14224
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/14217
iPhones:
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/23011
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CCP’s hand has reached Singapore and US long ago
(24 Jul)No one will expect an international relation expert in Singapore is indeed a spy sent by CCP to spy on the US. The show hand of the espionage battle between China and US is only getting…
CCP’s hand has reached Singapore and US long ago
(24 Jul)No one will expect an international relation expert in Singapore is indeed a spy sent by CCP to spy on the US. The show hand of the espionage battle between China and US is only getting…
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The Pentagon Is Urging Its Subordinates Not To Test Their Genes Casually, How About You?
(24 Aug) On 20 December, 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense issued an internal memo advising its component personnel not to use commercial DNA testing kits, citing the potential security risks posed by these tests.
//but the protection of privacy for the subject is close to zero. Even if you buy the set under a false name, pay for it with a secret credit card, and receive it at an address that is not your own, the DNA sample is unique to you and can be traced back to only you.
//In the People's Republic of China, notifications can even be set up as a WeChat widget, which is how your personal genetic information is linked to WeChat. As long as you have a few more people around you who are genetically linked to you for testing, your relationship and your personal identity will have nowhere to hide.
Full translation: https://telegra.ph/The-Pentagon-Is-Urging-Its-Subordinates-Not-To-Test-Their-Genes-Casually-How-About-You-09-07
Source: Pazu’s Facebook
https://bit.ly/2R2Gjsc
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#DNAtest #GeneticInformation #Privacy #CommunityWideTesting #WeGene #CircleDNA #23MagicCube #WeChat
The Pentagon Is Urging Its Subordinates Not To Test Their Genes Casually, How About You?
(24 Aug) On 20 December, 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense issued an internal memo advising its component personnel not to use commercial DNA testing kits, citing the potential security risks posed by these tests.
//but the protection of privacy for the subject is close to zero. Even if you buy the set under a false name, pay for it with a secret credit card, and receive it at an address that is not your own, the DNA sample is unique to you and can be traced back to only you.
//In the People's Republic of China, notifications can even be set up as a WeChat widget, which is how your personal genetic information is linked to WeChat. As long as you have a few more people around you who are genetically linked to you for testing, your relationship and your personal identity will have nowhere to hide.
Full translation: https://telegra.ph/The-Pentagon-Is-Urging-Its-Subordinates-Not-To-Test-Their-Genes-Casually-How-About-You-09-07
Source: Pazu’s Facebook
https://bit.ly/2R2Gjsc
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#DNAtest #GeneticInformation #Privacy #CommunityWideTesting #WeGene #CircleDNA #23MagicCube #WeChat
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The Pentagon Is Urging Its Subordinates Not To Test Their Genes Casually, How About You?
(24 Aug) On December 20, 2019, the U.S. Department of Defense issued an internal memo advising its component personnel not to use commercial DNA testing kits, citing the potential security risks posed by these tests. The summary of the memo is as follow:…
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Beyond Authenticity: the Spectre of Han Hegemony
//It is hard not to see the Emperor’s protectiveness of the Silk Road in #Mulan as an echo of China’s Belt and Road scheme, often termed a New Silk Road to build their economic prosperity. The violence of Islamic-coded barbarians echoes modern Chinese propaganda about Islamic terrorism in #Xinjiang, which is being used to justify the existence of concentration camps.
//Modern China is built on the idea that the Han people should be and are the inheritors of the Qing empire. These colonial possessions, like Tibet, East Turkestan (aka Xinjiang) and Southern Mongolia, are argued to share with the Han people a “common historical destiny” (Chiang Kai-shek, 1947). Other empires may have attempted (however ineptly and inadequately) some form of de-colonisation in the 20th Century, but China’s successive regimes very much did not.
//The cultural genocide happening in Xinjiang today is part of a larger project by the Chinese government to force assimilation and cultural “harmony” across their empire. It can be seen the policies mandating the use Mandarin in schools, a policy that has sparked protests in Southern Mongolia.
Full article: Medium, (12-Sep)
https://link.medium.com/Fwu4wy1DH9
#Han #Mulan #BoycottMulan #Xinjiang
Beyond Authenticity: the Spectre of Han Hegemony
//It is hard not to see the Emperor’s protectiveness of the Silk Road in #Mulan as an echo of China’s Belt and Road scheme, often termed a New Silk Road to build their economic prosperity. The violence of Islamic-coded barbarians echoes modern Chinese propaganda about Islamic terrorism in #Xinjiang, which is being used to justify the existence of concentration camps.
//Modern China is built on the idea that the Han people should be and are the inheritors of the Qing empire. These colonial possessions, like Tibet, East Turkestan (aka Xinjiang) and Southern Mongolia, are argued to share with the Han people a “common historical destiny” (Chiang Kai-shek, 1947). Other empires may have attempted (however ineptly and inadequately) some form of de-colonisation in the 20th Century, but China’s successive regimes very much did not.
//The cultural genocide happening in Xinjiang today is part of a larger project by the Chinese government to force assimilation and cultural “harmony” across their empire. It can be seen the policies mandating the use Mandarin in schools, a policy that has sparked protests in Southern Mongolia.
Full article: Medium, (12-Sep)
https://link.medium.com/Fwu4wy1DH9
#Han #Mulan #BoycottMulan #Xinjiang
Foreign Policy
On China’s New Silk Road, Democracy Pays A Toll
China's vast foreign investment program comes at a sharp cost to human rights and good governance
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#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao
Common knowledge of architecture in Mulan
Editor's Note:
In the west, we have Foucault's panopticon as a metaphor for a higher authority surveilling the common folk. In this article, the author explores how the Chinese government turns this concept on its head with the tulou, where the common folk surveil each other.
(11 Sep) After mainland Chinese netizens watched pirated copies of Disney's Orientalist and novelty-seeking rendition of Mulan, they let loose their unabated criticism: the costumes were not historically accurate, Fujian's tulous showed up in the North China region, the high-end escort-worthy looks of top actress Liu Yifei failed to make up for her rigid expression throughout the movie - it was like her face was paralysed. The mainland market appreciated none of this.
//[Then,] Disney came along to trample on the culture of Chinese architecture. South China's Fujian tulous were haphazardly transported to an arid region.
//Just as the poetic saga of Hua Mulan represents the advanced Han civilization annihilating the savage race of Mongolia's barbarians, the screening of Mulan coincided with the Chinese government destroying all the [native] language textbooks in Inner Mongolia. [The act] inherited the spirit of Mulan and brought more vibrance to the film. If I were the Executive Chairman of Disney, I would have taken the hint. After its screening, I would have bought land from the filming location in Xinjiang and open up a new Disney park. It would welcome the Central Asian and European tourism markets under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Common-knowledge-of-architecture-in-Mulan-09-22
Source: Apple Daily News
https://bit.ly/3hRkt6c
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Mulan #Disney #ChineseArchitecture
#Orientalist #Fujian
Common knowledge of architecture in Mulan
Editor's Note:
In the west, we have Foucault's panopticon as a metaphor for a higher authority surveilling the common folk. In this article, the author explores how the Chinese government turns this concept on its head with the tulou, where the common folk surveil each other.
(11 Sep) After mainland Chinese netizens watched pirated copies of Disney's Orientalist and novelty-seeking rendition of Mulan, they let loose their unabated criticism: the costumes were not historically accurate, Fujian's tulous showed up in the North China region, the high-end escort-worthy looks of top actress Liu Yifei failed to make up for her rigid expression throughout the movie - it was like her face was paralysed. The mainland market appreciated none of this.
//[Then,] Disney came along to trample on the culture of Chinese architecture. South China's Fujian tulous were haphazardly transported to an arid region.
//Just as the poetic saga of Hua Mulan represents the advanced Han civilization annihilating the savage race of Mongolia's barbarians, the screening of Mulan coincided with the Chinese government destroying all the [native] language textbooks in Inner Mongolia. [The act] inherited the spirit of Mulan and brought more vibrance to the film. If I were the Executive Chairman of Disney, I would have taken the hint. After its screening, I would have bought land from the filming location in Xinjiang and open up a new Disney park. It would welcome the Central Asian and European tourism markets under the Belt and Road Initiative.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Common-knowledge-of-architecture-in-Mulan-09-22
Source: Apple Daily News
https://bit.ly/3hRkt6c
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Mulan #Disney #ChineseArchitecture
#Orientalist #Fujian
Telegraph
Common knowledge of architecture in Mulan
#OpinionArticle #ChipTsao Editor's Note: In the west, we have Foucault's panopticon as a metaphor for a higher authority surveilling the common folk. In this article, the author explores how the Chinese government turns this concept on its head with the tulou…
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Can China be trusted? As the Russia-Ukraine war shows, #Beijing often says one thing and does another
//The war in Ukraine helps to explain this paradox. Less than two months before Russia’s invasion, Chinese President #XiJinping told Ukraine President #VolodymyrZelensky that he attached “high importance to developing the Chinese-Ukrainian strategic partnership.” But only weeks later, Xi and his Russian counterpart, #VladimirPutin, declared that their countries’ budding alliance had “no limits.”
...There is debate regarding the extent to which Xi and other Chinese officials had advance knowledge of the invasion. If they did, that makes them complicit in aggressive war and ongoing Russian war crimes in Ukraine. It would also mean that claims of ignorance by Chinese officials are not to be trusted.
And if they didn’t have knowledge of the invasion, the Russians didn’t trust them enough to give forewarning. Either way, there’s distrust of China.
...According to reports, Russia has requested that China provide it with weapons to bolster the assault on Ukraine. It is unclear whether China will fulfil that request. Chinese writing on bomb fragments in destroyed Ukrainian hospitals and schools – favourite targetsof the Russians – would not be good for China’s reputation.//
Read the full article
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/23/can-china-be-trusted-as-the-russia-ukraine-war-shows-beijing-often-says-one-thing-and-does-another/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar23
#RussianInvasion #WarCrime #HumanitarianCrisis
Can China be trusted? As the Russia-Ukraine war shows, #Beijing often says one thing and does another
//The war in Ukraine helps to explain this paradox. Less than two months before Russia’s invasion, Chinese President #XiJinping told Ukraine President #VolodymyrZelensky that he attached “high importance to developing the Chinese-Ukrainian strategic partnership.” But only weeks later, Xi and his Russian counterpart, #VladimirPutin, declared that their countries’ budding alliance had “no limits.”
...There is debate regarding the extent to which Xi and other Chinese officials had advance knowledge of the invasion. If they did, that makes them complicit in aggressive war and ongoing Russian war crimes in Ukraine. It would also mean that claims of ignorance by Chinese officials are not to be trusted.
And if they didn’t have knowledge of the invasion, the Russians didn’t trust them enough to give forewarning. Either way, there’s distrust of China.
...According to reports, Russia has requested that China provide it with weapons to bolster the assault on Ukraine. It is unclear whether China will fulfil that request. Chinese writing on bomb fragments in destroyed Ukrainian hospitals and schools – favourite targetsof the Russians – would not be good for China’s reputation.//
Read the full article
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/03/23/can-china-be-trusted-as-the-russia-ukraine-war-shows-beijing-often-says-one-thing-and-does-another/
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Mar23
#RussianInvasion #WarCrime #HumanitarianCrisis
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Can China be trusted? As the Russia-Ukraine war shows, Beijing often says one thing and does another
China’s rise over the last several decades, characterised by its expanding economic and military power, has been miraculous. But there is a paradox associated with that rise: as its power has incre…