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Twitter Netizen question Li Fei Fei's pro-Beijing background
Cancelled many Twitter users' account
(20 May) Li Feifei, American Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) expert, joined Twitter last week. External has concern she has a close relationship with the Chinese government. Some netizens worried the China government influence Twitter. Right after a economist disclosed Li’s background, his four accounts were suspended by Twitter for review. On the other hand, Some netizens' accounts have been banned and warned after sharing some posts related to Li. Those involved have initiated a petition to the White House requesting investigation of both Twitter and Li.
Li Feifei, the former Clouds expert of Google, was on board as Independent director of Twitter last Monday (on 11 May). After that, some Twitter users sorted out some information about the network and cooperation between Li and the Chinese government. They expressed their concern that Chinese may influence Twitter to suppress opposite voices.
Netizens' concerns were not their imagination. An economist had a live on Sunday (17 May). He thought Li as an independent director was like to "let cat watch over fish" and did a review of Li's background deeply. On Tuesday (19 May), Twitter banned his accounts "Finance Cold-eye", "Cold Mountain review comment "and "Freedom wind", etc. His spare account, "Finance Cold-eye 2.0" has also been warned.
He questioned the ban of his accounts should be related to Li and complained to media that Twitter and its parent company, Google, suppressed Freedom of speech. He also listed information of other banned accounts which challenged Li before. He revealed he initiated the petition to the White House on the internet to request the investigation Chinese Communist Party(CCP) suppressing speech and Twitter banning dissident accounts quickly. He also asked to look into the cooperation between Google China Center and CCP in details via Li.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Twitter-Netizen-question-Li-Fei-Feis-pro-Beijing-background-Cancelled-many-Twitter-users-account-05-30
Source: Rfa
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/li-05202020094251.html?encoding=None
#LiFeiFei #Twitter #Google #SharpPower #China #Cersorship #AI #ChinaInfluence
Twitter Netizen question Li Fei Fei's pro-Beijing background
Cancelled many Twitter users' account
(20 May) Li Feifei, American Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) expert, joined Twitter last week. External has concern she has a close relationship with the Chinese government. Some netizens worried the China government influence Twitter. Right after a economist disclosed Li’s background, his four accounts were suspended by Twitter for review. On the other hand, Some netizens' accounts have been banned and warned after sharing some posts related to Li. Those involved have initiated a petition to the White House requesting investigation of both Twitter and Li.
Li Feifei, the former Clouds expert of Google, was on board as Independent director of Twitter last Monday (on 11 May). After that, some Twitter users sorted out some information about the network and cooperation between Li and the Chinese government. They expressed their concern that Chinese may influence Twitter to suppress opposite voices.
Netizens' concerns were not their imagination. An economist had a live on Sunday (17 May). He thought Li as an independent director was like to "let cat watch over fish" and did a review of Li's background deeply. On Tuesday (19 May), Twitter banned his accounts "Finance Cold-eye", "Cold Mountain review comment "and "Freedom wind", etc. His spare account, "Finance Cold-eye 2.0" has also been warned.
He questioned the ban of his accounts should be related to Li and complained to media that Twitter and its parent company, Google, suppressed Freedom of speech. He also listed information of other banned accounts which challenged Li before. He revealed he initiated the petition to the White House on the internet to request the investigation Chinese Communist Party(CCP) suppressing speech and Twitter banning dissident accounts quickly. He also asked to look into the cooperation between Google China Center and CCP in details via Li.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Twitter-Netizen-question-Li-Fei-Feis-pro-Beijing-background-Cancelled-many-Twitter-users-account-05-30
Source: Rfa
https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/li-05202020094251.html?encoding=None
#LiFeiFei #Twitter #Google #SharpPower #China #Cersorship #AI #ChinaInfluence
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Twitter Netizen question Li Fei Fei's pro-Beijing background; Cancelled many Twitter users' account
(20 May) Li Feifei, American Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) expert, joined Twitter last week. External has concern she has a close relationship with the Chinese government. Some netizens worried the China government influence Twitter. Right after a…
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VivaTaiwan Campaign on Twitter
(26 May)Brazilian councillor shared a threatening letter issued on 13 May by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the tweet and said the Chinese embassy had recommended that Brazilian lawmakers stay silent regarding Tsai's inauguration. Netizens in Brazil expressed their dissatisfaction with Beijing by starting a "VivaTaiwan" (Long live Taiwan) campaign on Twitter. "VivaTaiwan" became a trend on Twitter and netizens printed the letter on toilet paper as a derivative work.
Source: Origos, Twitter
#Brazil #VivaTaiwan #Taiwan #GlobalSupport #ChinaInfluence
VivaTaiwan Campaign on Twitter
(26 May)Brazilian councillor shared a threatening letter issued on 13 May by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the tweet and said the Chinese embassy had recommended that Brazilian lawmakers stay silent regarding Tsai's inauguration. Netizens in Brazil expressed their dissatisfaction with Beijing by starting a "VivaTaiwan" (Long live Taiwan) campaign on Twitter. "VivaTaiwan" became a trend on Twitter and netizens printed the letter on toilet paper as a derivative work.
Source: Origos, Twitter
#Brazil #VivaTaiwan #Taiwan #GlobalSupport #ChinaInfluence
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The grave doubts about Google and YouTube
The latest controversy comes from today that if a random code is typed in the Google search box, it will bring up the gas explosion charity dispute in Taiwan, which was used by Kuomintang to smear Chen Chu during the previous presidential election in Taiwan.
What do we see further ahead?
YouTube has been caught red-handed for automatically deleting messages containing the words "communist thief" or "fifty cent army (Wu Mao)" for a long time. According to The Verge's article, Youtube has been deleting the related comments since last October.
Related Article→
https://www.ithome.com.tw/news/137869
Last month, #GoogleTranslate has suddenly replaced Taiwan wordings with China's wordings with a "community certification" label next to them. Examples include the word “video” will be translated to “Shi Pin” (視頻; instead of “Ying Pian”, 影片) while the word “software” will be translated to “Ruan Jian” (軟件; instead of “Ruan Ti”, 軟體), to list just a few.
Related Article→
https://www.facebook.com/BerryVoice/posts/3014567928622541
Google put the blame to the Youtube incident on its algorithm, but they haven’t said a word about the translation incident. What will be the excuse of the “Chen Chu, charity fund” incident this time?
I would like to ask: How much longer do Google have to hide behind “the algorithm” explanation ? How much longer do they have to keep us quiet?
Source: Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/551090876/posts/10157093414550877/?d=n
Further reading:
Remove China Apps garners 1 million downloads in India, gets 4.8 stars on Google Play Store
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/22143
YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/21939
#SharpPower #Google #GoogleTranslate #ChinaInfluence #Youtube #Taiwan
The grave doubts about Google and YouTube
The latest controversy comes from today that if a random code is typed in the Google search box, it will bring up the gas explosion charity dispute in Taiwan, which was used by Kuomintang to smear Chen Chu during the previous presidential election in Taiwan.
What do we see further ahead?
YouTube has been caught red-handed for automatically deleting messages containing the words "communist thief" or "fifty cent army (Wu Mao)" for a long time. According to The Verge's article, Youtube has been deleting the related comments since last October.
Related Article→
https://www.ithome.com.tw/news/137869
Last month, #GoogleTranslate has suddenly replaced Taiwan wordings with China's wordings with a "community certification" label next to them. Examples include the word “video” will be translated to “Shi Pin” (視頻; instead of “Ying Pian”, 影片) while the word “software” will be translated to “Ruan Jian” (軟件; instead of “Ruan Ti”, 軟體), to list just a few.
Related Article→
https://www.facebook.com/BerryVoice/posts/3014567928622541
Google put the blame to the Youtube incident on its algorithm, but they haven’t said a word about the translation incident. What will be the excuse of the “Chen Chu, charity fund” incident this time?
I would like to ask: How much longer do Google have to hide behind “the algorithm” explanation ? How much longer do they have to keep us quiet?
Source: Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/551090876/posts/10157093414550877/?d=n
Further reading:
Remove China Apps garners 1 million downloads in India, gets 4.8 stars on Google Play Store
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/22143
YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party
https://publielectoral.lat/guardiansofhongkong/21939
#SharpPower #Google #GoogleTranslate #ChinaInfluence #Youtube #Taiwan
iThome
Youtube會把包含「五毛」、「共匪」詞彙的留言自動刪除
Youtube解釋，可能是平臺執法系統發生錯誤，目前已展開調查
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Media outlet set up in Hong Kong for negative news coverage in China, 3 men imprisoned for picking quarrels and provoking trouble
(14 Jul)The website of China's Supreme People's Court recently announced the sentencing of citizens Wang Hongquan, Tang Yunli and Li Hede, from Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. The Gangyu District People's Court in Lianyungang doled out prison terms ranging from 12 to 18 months for running a media outlet in Hong Kong to report negative news on China. Their crime was picking quarrels and provoking trouble*.
The verdict stated that, through a third party, Wang founded the Hong Kong-registered China News Agency (中華新聞通訊社) in 2013 but that company is not the China Media Group** (華聞社). Wang's media outlet employed Tang as the chief reporter and Li was in charge of marketing.
Wang's website has covered news in various regions and published many negative reports [on China]. Under the name of China News Agency in Hong Kong, Wang recruited journalists and other staff across China. They impersonated Hong Kong journalists to access relevant departments to gather and report fake news, which Li promoted online to garner a large number of views and shares. This had a significantly negative impact on relevant institutions and individuals and led to serious public disorder. The police arrested Wang, Tang and Li in May last year. They were subsequently detained, arrested and charged.
Editor's Note:
*Picking quarrels and provoking trouble is a crime under article 293 of the 1997 revision of the People's Republic of China's Penal Code.
**The China Media Group is a publicly listed Chinese holding company. The Chinese name of Wang's company is similar to that of the China Media Group.
Source: On.cc
https://bit.ly/2DSLKXA
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#FreedomOfPress #Censorship #ChinaNewsAgency #ChinaInfluence
Media outlet set up in Hong Kong for negative news coverage in China, 3 men imprisoned for picking quarrels and provoking trouble
(14 Jul)The website of China's Supreme People's Court recently announced the sentencing of citizens Wang Hongquan, Tang Yunli and Li Hede, from Lianyungang, Jiangsu province. The Gangyu District People's Court in Lianyungang doled out prison terms ranging from 12 to 18 months for running a media outlet in Hong Kong to report negative news on China. Their crime was picking quarrels and provoking trouble*.
The verdict stated that, through a third party, Wang founded the Hong Kong-registered China News Agency (中華新聞通訊社) in 2013 but that company is not the China Media Group** (華聞社). Wang's media outlet employed Tang as the chief reporter and Li was in charge of marketing.
Wang's website has covered news in various regions and published many negative reports [on China]. Under the name of China News Agency in Hong Kong, Wang recruited journalists and other staff across China. They impersonated Hong Kong journalists to access relevant departments to gather and report fake news, which Li promoted online to garner a large number of views and shares. This had a significantly negative impact on relevant institutions and individuals and led to serious public disorder. The police arrested Wang, Tang and Li in May last year. They were subsequently detained, arrested and charged.
Editor's Note:
*Picking quarrels and provoking trouble is a crime under article 293 of the 1997 revision of the People's Republic of China's Penal Code.
**The China Media Group is a publicly listed Chinese holding company. The Chinese name of Wang's company is similar to that of the China Media Group.
Source: On.cc
https://bit.ly/2DSLKXA
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#FreedomOfPress #Censorship #ChinaNewsAgency #ChinaInfluence
on.cc東網
在香港辦媒體報道負面新聞 3男尋釁滋事罪成判囚
中國裁判文書網近日公布，江蘇連雲港市民王洪全、唐雲立與李赫德，因在香港開辦媒體報道負面大陸新聞，日前被連雲港贛榆區人民法
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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
https://bit.ly/30vWdkE
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#ChinaInfluence #Singapore #Spy #YaoJunWei #US #China #Tiktok #EspionageBattle #Linkedin
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Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Becomes Judge in International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
On 25 August, Duan Jielong, nominated by the Chinese Communist Party government, was named the new judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (#ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany.
The Tribunal is an "independent judicial body" established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS) to adjudicate maritime disputes "arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention".
Duan, currently the PRC's ambassador to Hungary, received 149 votes in the first round of election and was therefore elected. His term will start on October 1, 2020 with an appointment of 9 years.
Since its establishment in 1996, the Tribunal has had 4 judges from the PRC.
[Editor's note: On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that China had violated the UNCLOS in South China Sea]
Source: Now News #Aug25
#DuanJieLong #Judge
Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Becomes Judge in International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
On 25 August, Duan Jielong, nominated by the Chinese Communist Party government, was named the new judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (#ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany.
The Tribunal is an "independent judicial body" established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS) to adjudicate maritime disputes "arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention".
Duan, currently the PRC's ambassador to Hungary, received 149 votes in the first round of election and was therefore elected. His term will start on October 1, 2020 with an appointment of 9 years.
Since its establishment in 1996, the Tribunal has had 4 judges from the PRC.
[Editor's note: On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that China had violated the UNCLOS in South China Sea]
Source: Now News #Aug25
#DuanJieLong #Judge
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China dissuades Canadian MPs from meeting rights activists
According to a report from Amnesty International and Canadian rights group released in May, Chinese government has increasingly resorted to “threats, bullying and harassment” to intimidate and silence activists in Canada, including those raising concerns about democracy and civil rights in Hong Kong and Beijing’s mistreatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners.
Canadian MPs visiting Hong Kong in late 2017 were informed that Chinese authorities did not want the MPs meeting with Hong Kong leading pro-democracy figures such as Joshua Wong or Anson Chan.
In early 2019, Ms. Linda Duncan, NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona at the time, was contacted by the Chinese embassy in Canada advising her not to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exile spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Former Canadian ambassador to China David Mulroney said the call to Ms. Duncan “was an appalling example of interference.”
Besides these revealed incidents, China may have exerted other covert influence over foreign politicians.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Aug22
#AmnestyInternational #LindaDuncan #Uyghurs #Tibet #Falungong
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mps-say-chinese-officials-have-tried-to-dissuade-them-from-meeting/
China dissuades Canadian MPs from meeting rights activists
According to a report from Amnesty International and Canadian rights group released in May, Chinese government has increasingly resorted to “threats, bullying and harassment” to intimidate and silence activists in Canada, including those raising concerns about democracy and civil rights in Hong Kong and Beijing’s mistreatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans and Falun Gong practitioners.
Canadian MPs visiting Hong Kong in late 2017 were informed that Chinese authorities did not want the MPs meeting with Hong Kong leading pro-democracy figures such as Joshua Wong or Anson Chan.
In early 2019, Ms. Linda Duncan, NDP MP for Edmonton-Strathcona at the time, was contacted by the Chinese embassy in Canada advising her not to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exile spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.
Former Canadian ambassador to China David Mulroney said the call to Ms. Duncan “was an appalling example of interference.”
Besides these revealed incidents, China may have exerted other covert influence over foreign politicians.
Source: The Globe and Mail #Aug22
#AmnestyInternational #LindaDuncan #Uyghurs #Tibet #Falungong
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mps-say-chinese-officials-have-tried-to-dissuade-them-from-meeting/
The Globe and Mail
MPs say Chinese officials have tried to dissuade them from meeting rights activists
Recent hearings by the special House of Commons committee on Canada-China relations have shone a spotlight on efforts by Beijing to shape public opinion in Canada
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#Censorship #ChinaInfluence
British publishers censor books for western readers to appease China
References to Taiwan and Hong Kong were reportedly deleted from works for Western readers, so that they can also be sold in China.
London-listed #Quarto, as well as #OctopusBooks, part of the literary empire #Hachette, have allowed the removal of sensitive content from books to be sold in the West on several occasions.
It is claimed the nationality of people mentioned in one book was also changed from Taiwanese to East Asian, while references to Tibet, a region annexed by China in 1951, were revised in two books to suggest it was Chinese territory.
Since 2020, Octopus has also reportedly removed references in at least two books to Taiwan, a democracy that the Chinese Communist Party claims as its own territory despite never having ruled there.
#CCP #Education
Source: RFA; #Mar16
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/al-03152022162948.html
British publishers censor books for western readers to appease China
References to Taiwan and Hong Kong were reportedly deleted from works for Western readers, so that they can also be sold in China.
London-listed #Quarto, as well as #OctopusBooks, part of the literary empire #Hachette, have allowed the removal of sensitive content from books to be sold in the West on several occasions.
It is claimed the nationality of people mentioned in one book was also changed from Taiwanese to East Asian, while references to Tibet, a region annexed by China in 1951, were revised in two books to suggest it was Chinese territory.
Since 2020, Octopus has also reportedly removed references in at least two books to Taiwan, a democracy that the Chinese Communist Party claims as its own territory despite never having ruled there.
#CCP #Education
Source: RFA; #Mar16
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/al-03152022162948.html