Misinformation and propaganda have always been the tools used by Beijing to spread its communist propaganda campaign to the masses. The Chinese government has been using these two tools to discredit and deride Hong Kong protests on social media platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. However, social media companies have reportedly wised up and are ...
Hong Kong protestors had recently gathered at the Sham Shui Po Train Station in the Kowloon area to celebrate the Buddhist-Taoist Hungry Ghost Festival. They were soon subject to a brutal attack by the police officers. A few days later, the protestors returned to the train station, not to vent their anger against the government, ...
As the conflict between Hong Kong protestors and the Hong Kong police intensified, the officers started using tear gas. Till now, more than 1,800 rounds have been fired against the protestors. Tear gas against citizens Hong Kong police argue that they are compelled to use tear gas because protestors have turned more violent. However, a ...
Simon Cheng Man-kit, a Hong Kong resident working as a consultant for the British Consulate in Hong Kong, went missing on Aug. 8 while attending a business meeting in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese city that borders Hong Kong. Cheng was released by the Chinese police after 15 days of “administrative detention” and returned to Hong ...
As the protests in Hong Kong continue, the local administration seems to be leaving no stone unturned in portraying the protestors as “extremely aggressive.” In some instances of completely disregarding the rule of law, the Carrie Lam administration declares protestors violent even before they commit any such acts. Rather, it is the Hong Kong police ...
With the protests in Hong Kong entering the eleventh week, China is reportedly conducting military drills near the city’s border, prepping the army to invade and contain the situation. And once the Chinese military starts its crackdown on Hongkongers, that will be the final nail in the coffin for the city’s rule of law, Hong ...
For the third time in two months, over 1 million Hongkongers have taken to the streets in defiance of the city’s mainland China-backed authorities. On Aug. 18, crowds gathered in and around Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island, holding umbrellas under the pouring rain to protest police violence and alleged violence by gang members over the ...
“Shouldn’t we worry about the mainland sending troops to Hong Kong, as Hongkongers? If the army is needed to resolve the situation in Hong Kong, I believe its citizens and protesters will “be water”; we know how to behave. If all was well, we’d go home and sleep,” said a representative of the demonstrators. “Be ...
Two months have passed since the first anti-extradition Hong Kong protests on June 9. For 10 consecutive weeks, waves of protests have swept across the city, creating countless memorable moments and demonstrating the courage, resilience, and tenacity of the people. Moment 1: History made with millions of hearts On June 9, more than 1 million ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dismissed Beijing’s accusations that the United States is behind the ongoing Hong Kong protests. Already into the third month, the Hong Kong protests show no sign of slowing down as citizens of the city are worried that the HK government might be working hand in hand with China ...
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