Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:00 pm
I haven’t found a proper article to link, but it seems that the US has now passed a bill that would grant Hong Kongers refugee status.
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
https://forum.nationstates.net/
Pilipinas and Malaya wrote:I haven’t found a proper article to link, but it seems that the US has now passed a bill that would grant Hong Kongers refugee status.
Bengal and Assam wrote:I heard that some bloke was arrested just coz he had an IndyHK flag...
Up to three million Hong Kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship.
About 350,000 UK passport holders, and 2.6 million others eligible, will be able to come to the UK for five years. After a further year they will be able to apply for citizenship.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53246899
Tinhampton wrote:Wasn't the "HONG KONG INDEPENDENCE" flag hoisted by the first arrested man prefixed with a very subtle "No To [...]"?
BBC wrote:The law can also apparently be broken from abroad by non-residents, under Article 38
Fearing repercussions, political activists are resigning their posts and one pro-democracy protester, who asked to remain anonymous, told me that ordinary people are now deleting posts on social media.
Many people are just stopping talking about politics, and stopping talking about freedom and democracy because they want to save their own lives. They want to save their freedom and avoid being arrested.
One contact of mine, a lawyer and human rights activist, sent me a message shortly after the law was passed. Please delete everything on this chat, he wrote.
The Reformed American Republic wrote:Any members of the 50 cent army here to say this is somehow good?
Edit:BBC wrote:The law can also apparently be broken from abroad by non-residents, under Article 38
That's stupid. Looks like we in America can violate the law. What balls.Fearing repercussions, political activists are resigning their posts and one pro-democracy protester, who asked to remain anonymous, told me that ordinary people are now deleting posts on social media.
Many people are just stopping talking about politics, and stopping talking about freedom and democracy because they want to save their own lives. They want to save their freedom and avoid being arrested.
One contact of mine, a lawyer and human rights activist, sent me a message shortly after the law was passed. Please delete everything on this chat, he wrote.
Instead of deleting messages and surrendering, these people should take up arms. Democracy in France or America did not come by asking the kings nicely. It came out of the barrel of a gun.
A former employee of the UK's Hong Kong consulate who alleged he was tortured in China has been granted political asylum in Britain.
Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong citizen, was detained on a business trip to mainland China for 15 days last August. Beijing accused Mr Cheng of inciting political unrest amid anti-government protests in Hong Kong. He denied the charges, telling the BBC he had been beaten and forced to sign false confessions while in custody.
Mr Cheng was working for the UK embassy in Hong Kong, charged with generating interest in investing in Scotland among the Chinese business community. But as the 2019 protests began to grow, he also volunteered to collect information on the status of the protests for the consulate - for the purposes of observation.
He went missing on 8 August after being detained at the border on the way back from the Chinese city of Shenzhen. Mr Cheng says he was held for 15 days during which time he was "shackled, blindfolded and hooded", held in stress positions and beaten if he moved. The questioning focused on his role in the protests. He also said he saw other Hong Kong protesters during his time in custody.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-53252533
The New California Republic wrote:Crossposting from UKPol:Up to three million Hong Kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the UK and ultimately apply for citizenship.
About 350,000 UK passport holders, and 2.6 million others eligible, will be able to come to the UK for five years. After a further year they will be able to apply for citizenship.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53246899
The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp wrote:The new law from China being forced on Hong Kong is shit and Xi Jinping and his winnie the pooh ass can go get fucked.
Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:Replacing diplomatic recognition of ROC with PRC was a grave mistake. Change my mind.
Austria-Bohemia-Hungary wrote:Replacing diplomatic recognition of ROC with PRC was a grave mistake. Change my mind.
IIRC to pretty much dunk on the USSR, which was at the time having a bit of a split with the PRC à la Yugoslavia.
Nixon no surprise there tbh.