HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
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Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#2Is this retaliation for US and EU putting trade disputes aside?
Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#3This is another nail in the coffin of the Hong Kong we knew and loved…
I was a resident for many years, I witnessed the peaceful protests of 2014, I witnessed horrifying wanton violence in 2019, I witnessed the rapid destruction of the freest laissez faire city state in the world. Above all I feel great sadness for the people of Hong Kong.
The CCP cannot tolerate any dissenting voices as a matter of preserving their total grip on power. It was an inevitability Hong Kong would be crushed and silenced although the world and Hong Kong was caught off guard by the speed at which this has occurred. I take some consolation with the G7's recent communique.
Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#4This is tragic, the US, Japan, Canada, GB, AUS, the EU need to band together to counter China’s egregious rights abuses instead of solely pursuing their own business and national interests. They could all offer residency programs for the bright students and others that are currently suffocating there. China can’t punish all these countries together. If no one stands up Taiwan will be next to fall and then China would have unprecedented power by controlling the chip industry….
Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#5'Hollister California' brand shout out there from the HK Police.
Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#6https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/how-fake-persona-laid-...
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Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#7Is this retaliation for US and EU putting trade disputes aside?
It's inevitable. There is no chance the CCP will allow a free press under it's umbrella. They just need to find the right bit of populism to excuse the rundown i.e. 'They are causing sanctions'.
They'll get no sympathy on the mainland, and in HK they'll try to go on as normal as though it did not happen.
What the 'Rest of the World' should do is just recognize that HK is not 'China' and remove their special access to markets, currency etc..
China will use HK as their access point to the global economy unless the West does something about it, sadly, they may not.
Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#8Is this retaliation for US and EU putting trade disputes aside?
No, it's just local political repression.
Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#9Feel truly bad for Hong Kong here.
Sadly nothing will be done here by the west.
Let's not forget a "social justice" warrior LeBron James criticized an NBA owner for tweeting "Stand with Hong Kong" not too long ago. It's all about money in the west.
Re: HK's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
#10Is this retaliation for US and EU putting trade disputes aside?
It's inevitable. There is no chance the CCP will allow a free press under it's umbrella. They just need to find the right bit of populism to excuse the rundown i.e. 'They are causing sanctions'. They'll get no sympathy on the mainland, and in HK they'll try to go on as normal as though it did not happen. What the 'Rest of the World' should do is just recognize that HK is not 'China' and remove their special access to…
Do they need HK as long as there are no sanctions otherwise?