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Joined September 2019
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This is the 1984-style dystopian state the people of Hong Kong fought tirelessly to prevent. We must stand strong with our allies and hold China accountable for flagrantly violating its international commitment to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy.
With the ink barely dry on the draconian National Security Law, HK authorities are now removing books from libraries, banning political slogans, and requiring censorship in schools. The U.S. condemns these Orwellian assaults on the rights and freedoms of the Hong Kong people.
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New implementation rules for #HongKong’s Nat’l Sec Law are a growing concern as they require global content censorship & user data on demand & impose heavy penalties for noncompliance. Social media companies must not allow themselves to be complicit in human rights violations.
TikTok says it will exit Hong Kong, joining other big tech firms that have expressed wariness about operating in the Asian financial hub after China imposed a controversial national security law there. cnn.it/3izhu3X
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🚨Censorship🚨 🚨Book bans🚨 🚨Unfettered surveillance🚨 The new reality Chairman Xi is imposing on the formerly free City of Hong Kong. The CCP's failure to uphold its intl. commitments for Hong Kong's autonomy demand the attention of the free world. bbc.com/news/world-asia-chin…
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Australia also needs to urgently review the operation of the Australia-Hong Kong agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to ensure any assistance provided to Hong Kong does not in any way undermine human rights or remaining democratic freedoms #auspol
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Article 21(3) of the Australia-Hong Kong extradition agreement signed in 1993 provides that either party can terminate the agreement at any time, and that the agreement shall cease to have effect six months after the receipt of notice #auspol
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Given #China's assault on democracy in #HongKong, Australia should give notice to terminate our extradition agreement with Hong Kong. The basic assumptions about the rule of law in Hong Kong underlying that agreement are no longer valid. #auspol scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…
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How Hong Kong’s new security law is already throttling its open Internet Just a week old, the law is reshaping Hong Kong's online landscape to look more like mainland China's. bit.ly/2NYNTme
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Young people - as is so often the case - have been at the forefront of defending democracy, freedom and citizens’ rights in Hong Kong. It’s vital that the international community doesn’t abandon them as they stand up to a mighty, repressive regime. on.ft.com/2ZuFUCQ
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#FreeHongKong We Indian are with Hongkong. I believe that one day Hongkong will be a free Nation. Now Govt of India have decided to stand with #FreeHongKong Hongkong must get Independent from Dictatorship/Communist rule. #GoBackChina #FreeHongKong #IndiaStandWithHongkong
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The CCP implemented its national security law on Hong Kong, in violation of the commitments it made to the Hong Kong people– and disregarding Hong Kongers’ human rights and fundamental freedoms. A free Hong Kong was one of the world’s most stable, prosperous, and dynamic cities.
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All freedom-loving people stand with the people of Hong Kong as they confront Beijing’s campaign against freedom. With my signature, the #HongKong Autonomy Act goes to the White House. The sanctions included within it are critical to holding China accountable.
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I’m pleased to see the Senate passing my amendment to extend the ban on crowd control equipment sales to the Hong Kong police. It is clear from China’s actions that this ban must be extended ASAP. We must continue to #StandWithHongKong cnn.com/2020/07/02/asia/hong…
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Today, Congress has spoken strongly in favor of standing w/the people of #HongKong by unanimously passing the Hong Kong Autonomy Act & placing mandatory sanctions on those responsible for undermining the territory’s guaranteed autonomous status. bit.ly/3eUNGMF
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Hypocrisy at its finest. The @UN Human Rights Council is leading nations to stand with Communist China which is taking away the basic rights of the people of #HongKong and imprisoning innocent Uyghurs for their religious beliefs. How can you look the other way?
The 53 countries that have signed on supporting China's crackdown on Hong Kong axios.com/countries-supporti…
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China plans national security laws for Hong Kong after last year's unrest: sources reuters.com/article/us-china…
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China to propose national security laws for Hong Kong in response to last year’s protests, sources say dlvr.it/RX546C
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China's rubberstamp parliament has announced that a new national security law in Hong Kong will be on the agenda at its upcoming meeting, a move likely to fuel further anger and protests in the semi-autonomous city. cnn.it/2LOEVac
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China is proposing to introduce new legislation the could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, state media reports nbcnews.to/2XgbK53
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