I saw this on Facebook.
During this catastrophic global pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party has been busy revisiting a problem that occupied them before the virus took hold.
Under cover of the disease, the CCP has launched a renewed crackdown on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, making sweeping arrests of a number of prominent pro-democracy activists.
This crackdown is creating a surge in citizens of Hong Kong interested in seeking asylum in Canada. They have seen the brutality Beijing brings down when they want to crush those who stand for freedom, and they are seeking refuge in Canada.
We're all familiar with Justin Trudeau's historical affection for asylum seekers.
But strangely, he's been silent on the Hong Kong asylum seekers. Or maybe not so strangely.
Trudeau's famous "welcome refugees" tweet was sent out the day after the United States had banned refugees and visitors from a list of countries drawn up by the Trump administration.
Extending the same welcome to those fleeing CCP oppression in Hong Kong would certainly draw the ire of the Chinese Communists, and Trudeau wants nothing to do with that. Remember that Trudeau speaks admiringly of the Chinese "dictatorship" and is still scrounging for votes for his ill-advised bid for a spot on the UN Security Council.
Trudeau is still pandering to the Communist Chinese government. Still.
That's why Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland had no comment—either way—a few days ago when asked if the Hong Kong dissidents would be welcome.
That's also why Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, when asked during today's virtual House of Commons session to acknowledge a gift of surgical masks to Canada from Taiwan, could not even bring himself to say the name "Taiwan".
Taiwan has never been recognized by the Chinese Communist Party, and even a mention of the word "Taiwan" seemingly gets the Chinese Communist Party "upset".
That's cowardly. It's craven.
Pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong asking for shelter from Chinese Communist brutality should be welcomed to Canada with open arms.
Have noticed that. It started soon after the unleashing preoccupied the West
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I did not know about this, but it is what I expect from the CCP.
No refugee claimants allowed in period. Thank you.
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I agree, not to mention I highly doubt they'll assimilate like the last wave, really caused nothing but problems for ppl in Toronto.
The coronavirus is a near perfect distraction for China while they purge the pro democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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During this catastrophic global pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party has been busy revisiting a problem that occupied them before the virus took hold.
Under cover of the disease, the CCP has launched a renewed crackdown on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, making sweeping arrests of a number of prominent pro-democracy activists.
This crackdown is creating a surge in citizens of Hong Kong interested in seeking asylum in Canada. They have seen the brutality Beijing brings down when they want to crush those who stand for freedom, and they are seeking refuge in Canada.
We're all familiar with Justin Trudeau's historical affection for asylum seekers.
But strangely, he's been silent on the Hong Kong asylum seekers. Or maybe not so strangely.
Trudeau's famous "welcome refugees" tweet was sent out the day after the United States had banned refugees and visitors from a list of countries drawn up by the Trump administration.
Extending the same welcome to those fleeing CCP oppression in Hong Kong would certainly draw the ire of the Chinese Communists, and Trudeau wants nothing to do with that. Remember that Trudeau speaks admiringly of the Chinese "dictatorship" and is still scrounging for votes for his ill-advised bid for a spot on the UN Security Council.
Trudeau is still pandering to the Communist Chinese government. Still.
That's why Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland had no comment—either way—a few days ago when asked if the Hong Kong dissidents would be welcome.
That's also why Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, when asked during today's virtual House of Commons session to acknowledge a gift of surgical masks to Canada from Taiwan, could not even bring himself to say the name "Taiwan".
Taiwan has never been recognized by the Chinese Communist Party, and even a mention of the word "Taiwan" seemingly gets the Chinese Communist Party "upset".
That's cowardly. It's craven.
Pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong asking for shelter from Chinese Communist brutality should be welcomed to Canada with open arms.
I have not read this on any Canadian media source.
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Quote from: "Herman"
During this catastrophic global pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party has been busy revisiting a problem that occupied them before the virus took hold.
Under cover of the disease, the CCP has launched a renewed crackdown on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, making sweeping arrests of a number of prominent pro-democracy activists.
This crackdown is creating a surge in citizens of Hong Kong interested in seeking asylum in Canada. They have seen the brutality Beijing brings down when they want to crush those who stand for freedom, and they are seeking refuge in Canada.
We're all familiar with Justin Trudeau's historical affection for asylum seekers.
But strangely, he's been silent on the Hong Kong asylum seekers. Or maybe not so strangely.
Trudeau's famous "welcome refugees" tweet was sent out the day after the United States had banned refugees and visitors from a list of countries drawn up by the Trump administration.
Extending the same welcome to those fleeing CCP oppression in Hong Kong would certainly draw the ire of the Chinese Communists, and Trudeau wants nothing to do with that. Remember that Trudeau speaks admiringly of the Chinese "dictatorship" and is still scrounging for votes for his ill-advised bid for a spot on the UN Security Council.
Trudeau is still pandering to the Communist Chinese government. Still.
That's why Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland had no comment—either way—a few days ago when asked if the Hong Kong dissidents would be welcome.
That's also why Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, when asked during today's virtual House of Commons session to acknowledge a gift of surgical masks to Canada from Taiwan, could not even bring himself to say the name "Taiwan".
Taiwan has never been recognized by the Chinese Communist Party, and even a mention of the word "Taiwan" seemingly gets the Chinese Communist Party "upset".
That's cowardly. It's craven.
Pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong asking for shelter from Chinese Communist brutality should be welcomed to Canada with open arms.
I have not read this on any Canadian media source.
True, coronavirus has sucked all the oxygen out of the room.
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During this catastrophic global pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party has been busy revisiting a problem that occupied them before the virus took hold.
Under cover of the disease, the CCP has launched a renewed crackdown on the democracy movement in Hong Kong, making sweeping arrests of a number of prominent pro-democracy activists.
This crackdown is creating a surge in citizens of Hong Kong interested in seeking asylum in Canada. They have seen the brutality Beijing brings down when they want to crush those who stand for freedom, and they are seeking refuge in Canada.
We're all familiar with Justin Trudeau's historical affection for asylum seekers.
But strangely, he's been silent on the Hong Kong asylum seekers. Or maybe not so strangely.
Trudeau's famous "welcome refugees" tweet was sent out the day after the United States had banned refugees and visitors from a list of countries drawn up by the Trump administration.
Extending the same welcome to those fleeing CCP oppression in Hong Kong would certainly draw the ire of the Chinese Communists, and Trudeau wants nothing to do with that. Remember that Trudeau speaks admiringly of the Chinese "dictatorship" and is still scrounging for votes for his ill-advised bid for a spot on the UN Security Council.
Trudeau is still pandering to the Communist Chinese government. Still.
That's why Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland had no comment—either way—a few days ago when asked if the Hong Kong dissidents would be welcome.
That's also why Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, when asked during today's virtual House of Commons session to acknowledge a gift of surgical masks to Canada from Taiwan, could not even bring himself to say the name "Taiwan".
Taiwan has never been recognized by the Chinese Communist Party, and even a mention of the word "Taiwan" seemingly gets the Chinese Communist Party "upset".
That's cowardly. It's craven.
Pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong asking for shelter from Chinese Communist brutality should be welcomed to Canada with open arms.
I have not read this on any Canadian media source.
True, coronavirus has sucked all the oxygen out of the room.
Even if it wasn't, I would not expect CTV and certainly not CBC to make Justine uncomfortable.
Why should China allow Hong Kong to be used as a base to destabilize the mainland by Western subversives.
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It's the people of Hong Kong themselves who are protesting against the mainland regime..
What's wrong with Hong Kong protesters having supporters from outside the territory.
HONG KONG — China's Communist Party will impose a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong by fiat during the annual meeting of its top political body, officials said Thursday, criminalizing "foreign interference" along with secessionist activities and subversion of state power.
The move is the boldest yet from Beijing to undercut Hong Kong's autonomy and bring the global financial hub under its full control, as it works to rewrite the "one country, two systems" framework that has allowed the territory to enjoy a level of autonomy for the past 23 years.
After steadily eroding Hong Kong's political freedoms, Beijing signaled that the national security law will be a new tool that allows it to directly tackle the political dissent that erupted on Hong Kong's streets last year. The months-long and sometimes violent protests began last June and fizzled out only over public health concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-signals-plan-to-take-full-control-of-hong-kong-realigning-citys-status/2020/05/21/2c3850ee-9b48-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html
China has been undermining Hong Kong's autonomy, rights and rule of law since 1997. Under Xi, they are speeding it up.
Xi Jinping is the most authoritarian leader China has had since Chairman Mao..
He's more authoritarian than Jiang Zemin.
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HONG KONG — China's Communist Party will impose a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong by fiat during the annual meeting of its top political body, officials said Thursday, criminalizing "foreign interference" along with secessionist activities and subversion of state power.
The move is the boldest yet from Beijing to undercut Hong Kong's autonomy and bring the global financial hub under its full control, as it works to rewrite the "one country, two systems" framework that has allowed the territory to enjoy a level of autonomy for the past 23 years.
After steadily eroding Hong Kong's political freedoms, Beijing signaled that the national security law will be a new tool that allows it to directly tackle the political dissent that erupted on Hong Kong's streets last year. The months-long and sometimes violent protests began last June and fizzled out only over public health concerns related to the coronavirus outbreak.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-signals-plan-to-take-full-control-of-hong-kong-realigning-citys-status/2020/05/21/2c3850ee-9b48-11ea-ad79-eef7cd734641_story.html
China has been undermining Hong Kong's autonomy, rights and rule of law since 1997. Under Xi, they are speeding it up.
RIP Basic Law for Hong Kong, 1997-2020.
The Chinese Communist Party has a long history of ignoring the rules. The draft "security law" expected to be rubber-stamped by the National People's Congress effectively imposes martial law on the people of Hong Kong, and Canadians and supporters of freedom everywhere should be very concerned.
But we haven't heard a word about it from Justin Trudeau. And this isn't the first time he's been afraid to take a stand.
Our Prime Minister has said he admires China's "basic dictatorship", and he trusted the Chinese Regime when it was clear they were lying to the world. His weak leadership is giving a free pass to the Chinese Communist Party.
While other leaders like the UK's Boris Johnson are charting a new path in their relationship with the Chinese Regime, Trudeau refuses to even criticize them for covering up the initial COVID-19 outbreak. His Foreign Affairs Minister doesn't dare say the word "Taiwan". And we still hear nothing from our government about our two citizens being illegally held without trial in Chinese prisons.
Hong Kong is a lost cause. I still live in Canada for the next 3 years and 9 months. I am concerned about lost liberties and opportunities here.
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Hong Kong is a lost cause. I still live in Canada for the next 3 years and 9 months. I am concerned about lost liberties and opportunities here.
It doesn't have to be an either or IHJ..
Canada's domestic policies should be our primary concern..
But, we can still care about what happens outside our borders..
And being Taiwanese, this is what China has in mind if Taiwan was to surrender it's sovereignty.
Here we go again.
https://youtu.be/D0Rl9MsM2Ck
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Taiwan's security may well be far stronger now. Yes, China is becoming more aggressive overall, BUT in turn many strong world countries are becoming far more wary of and even more angry at China .. This grows daily now to the point that many feel we are in a Cold War in fact. Leaving lamer Canada out of it, which they are, I feel we pretty much are in Cold War!!
To me that means they are more likely to step up and protect Taiwan in every way possible. They will not cede any more to China .. They consider Taiwan a strong ally, more and more every day now
Your thots?
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Taiwan's security may well be far stronger now. Yes, China is becoming more aggressive overall, BUT in turn many strong world countries are becoming far more wary of and even more angry at China .. This grows daily now to the point that many feel we are in a Cold War in fact. Leaving lamer Canada out of it, which they are, I feel we pretty much are in Cold War!!
To me that means they are more likely to step up and protect Taiwan in every way possible. They will not cede any more to China .. They consider Taiwan a strong ally, more and more every day now
Your thots?
Taiwanese have seen this before..
Rich countries express support for Taiwan to join international organizations..
But, when it comes time to vote, they either abstain or vote no.
All I'm saying is that Western Society used to try to be good friends with China
We are heading rapidly into the opposite .. into a mode of separating ourselves from China .. and it's getting ugly. Dealing with the virus is their current focus, but separating from China will soon become more and more the focus than it already is.
Soon the West will not even not try at all to please China as it evolves into the West wanting strongly to stop China's spread .. which just as way back in another era, means it is strongly in the West's interest to protect and empower Taiwan.
That "please China era" played hell on Taiwan's wishes. We are heading into the very opposite situation now
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Taiwan's security may well be far stronger now. Yes, China is becoming more aggressive overall, BUT in turn many strong world countries are becoming far more wary of and even more angry at China .. This grows daily now to the point that many feel we are in a Cold War in fact. Leaving lamer Canada out of it, which they are, I feel we pretty much are in Cold War!!
To me that means they are more likely to step up and protect Taiwan in every way possible. They will not cede any more to China .. They consider Taiwan a strong ally, more and more every day now
Your thots?
Taiwanese have seen this before..
Rich countries express support for Taiwan to join international organizations..
But, when it comes time to vote, they either abstain or vote no.
Taiwan is a province of China. Your island is not a country.
If China was going to make that move, it waited too long.
We are moving into another world dynamic now .. For China it was too little, too slow .. now too late
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If China was going to make that move, it waited too long.
We are moving into another world now .. For China it was too little, too slow .. now too late
And how many countries besides a few desperately poor tiny nations that Taiwan bribes recognize our province as a country. Good luck changing that.
I doubt we will see the old days of Taiwanese pilots putting every Mig airborne into the ocean .. on a daily basis again .. . as I think we are rapidly moving to dynamics where China will do nothing
We are in a whole new world now. a whole different set of dynamics are coming into play .. more and more every day now
Don't blame us or Taiwan. China chose to be the Pariah
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I doubt we will see the old days of Taiwanese pilots putting every Mig airborne into the ocean .. on a daily basis again .. . as I think we are rapidly moving to dynamics where China will do nothing
We are in a whole new world now. a whole different set of dynamics are coming into play .. more and more every day now
Don't blame us or Taiwan. China chose to be the Pariah
We are in a whole new world now. A weakened broke West is hardly a threat.
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I doubt we will see the old days of Taiwanese pilots putting every Mig airborne into the ocean .. on a daily basis again .. . as I think we are rapidly moving to dynamics where China will do nothing
We are in a whole new world now. a whole different set of dynamics are coming into play .. more and more every day now
Don't blame us or Taiwan. China chose to be the Pariah
We are in a whole new world now. A weakened broke West is hardly a threat.
China planned this well. I will give them that.
They planned the attack well ... and several big "buts are now in play for itself
Someone is not paying attention to China's broken economy
nor to it's daily loosing more businesses
Nor to all it's gazzilians of loans to poor countries being shoved up it's ass. Not one will pay now, ever. And there is FA it can do about it
Poor baby is now being hit from all directions now
Maybe start another 30 year plan to save itself ??
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They planned the attack well ... and several big "buts are now in play for itself
Someone is not paying attention to China's broken economy
nor to it's daily loosing more businesses
Nor to all it's gazzilians of loans to poor countries being shoved up it's ass. Not one will pay now, ever. And there is FA it can do about it
Poor baby is now being hit from all directions now
Maybe start another 30 year plan to save itself ??
Unlike Canada, East Asian countries have large reserves of US dollars they can tap in an emergency.
The Liberals, NDP and Greens voted down a Tory motion for the special committee on Canada-China relations to examine events in Hong Kong
China is trusting the pandemic will divert the free world's attention away from efforts to expand its influence in Hong Kong and the South China Sea.
The Trudeau Liberals – along with their willing accomplices in the NDP and Green Party – gave Beijing a helping hand in the House of Commons this week.
The Conservatives brought forward a motion to allow the special committee on Canada-China relations to examine events in Hong Kong, where Beijing has introduced a national security law that has the potential to trample on rights and freedoms that have been protected under the "one country, two systems" formula.
However, the Liberals, NDP and Greens voted against the motion – a result that will have been cheered by the Chinese.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/john-ivison-beijing-gets-a-helping-hand-from-liberals-and-their-willing-accomplices
The Trudeau Liberals and the NDP they count on to prop up their government are fifth columnists. Don't expect repatriation of supply critical supply chains as long as he is our pm. The same thing if Biden wins in Novermber.
BIG CHANGE https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52824839
Hong Kong 'No Longer Autonomous From China' – Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has certified to Congress that Hong Kong no longer merits special treatment under US law.
The declaration could have far-reaching implications for US-Hong Kong trade.
"No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground," he said in a statement.
It comes hours before Beijing is expected to impose a controversial new security law on the territory.
The security law was "only the latest in a series of actions that fundamentally undermine Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms," Mr Pompeo said.
"It is now clear that China is modelling Hong Kong after itself," he added.
Until now the US has given Hong Kong - a global financial and trading hub - special status under US law. The provision dates from when the territory was a British colony and gives it favourable trading terms.
But since last year this status has been conditional on the US secretary of state regularly certifying that Hong Kong maintains sufficient autonomy from mainland China.
If the secretary of state fails to certify this, the US Congress can revoke Hong Kong's special trade status.
This would mean treating Hong Kong the same as mainland China for trade and other purposes.
What impact would revoking status have?
It could jeopardise billions of dollars worth of trade between Hong Kong and the US and could dissuade people from investing there in the future.
It would also hurt mainland China, which uses Hong Kong as a kind of middleman for transactions with the rest of the world. Mainland companies and multinational firms use the territory as an international or regional base.
Shortly after Mr Pompeo's declaration, prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called on US, European and Asian leaders to follow his lead and reconsider Hong Kong's special trade status if Beijing imposes the security law.
"Once the law is implemented, Hong Kong will be assimilated into China's authoritarian regime, on both rule of law and human rights protections," he warned.
The security law would create "massive damage to expats and investors in Hong Kong", he said. Maintaining the city's autonomy was the "only way" to protect business, he added.
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the US would announce a "very powerful" response to the proposed legislation before the end of the week. China's plans had already been condemned by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who described them as a "death knell" for the city's freedoms.
The UK, Australia and Canada have also expressed their "deep concern".
China has been eroding Hong Kong's autonomy and independent judiciary since the handover in 1997..
They've ramped it up under Xi.
HONG KONG—At least 289 people were arrested Sunday at protests against the government's decision to postpone elections for Hong Kong's legislature, police and a news report said.
The elections were to have taken place Sunday but Chief Executive Carrie Lam on July 31 postponed them for one year. Lam blamed an upsurge in coronavirus cases, but critics said her government worried the opposition would gain seats if voting went ahead on schedule.
Police said that 289 people had been arrested, mostly under suspicion of unlawful assembly. One woman was arrested in the Kowloon district of Yau Ma Tei on charges of assault and spreading pro-independence slogans, the police department said on its Facebook page. It said such slogans are illegal under a newly enacted national security law.
Anti-government protests have been held in Hong Kong almost every weekend since June 2019. They erupted over a proposed extradition law and spread to include demands for greater democracy and criticism of Beijing's efforts to tighten control over the former British colony.
The ruling Communist Party's decision to impose the law in May prompted complaints it was violating the autonomy promised to the territory when it was returned to China in 1997. Washington withdrew trading privileges granted to Hong Kong and other governments suspended extradition and other agreements on the grounds that the territory of 7 million people is no longer autonomous.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/hong-kong-police-arrest-90-at-protests-over-election-delay_3489599.html?ref=brief_News&utm_source=morningbriefnoe&utm_medium=email
Yet another example of China's takeover
What with their record, why would any country put any faith in anything China agrees to :confused1:
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Yet another example of China's takeover
What with their record, why would any country put any faith in anything China agrees to :confused1:
We can trust China. Come on man.
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Yet another example of China's takeover
What with their record, why would any country put any faith in anything China agrees to :confused1:
We can trust China. Come on man.
Knock offs, stolen designs/ideas, currency manipulation, diseases, no respect for patents, only brave enough to harass peaceful or weaker nations, etc.
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Yet another example of China's takeover
What with their record, why would any country put any faith in anything China agrees to :confused1:
We can trust China. Come on man.
Knock offs, stolen designs/ideas, currency manipulation, diseases, no respect for patents, only brave enough to harass peaceful or weaker nations, etc.
I think Joe Biden posted that in a moment of cognitive loss.
Canada opens doors wider to immigrants from Hong Kong as China clamps down
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/canada-opens-doors-wider-to-immigrants-from-hong-kong-as-china-clamps-down#:~:text=Article%20content,on%20the%20formerly%20independent%20nation.&text=The%20law%20makes%20it%20a,and%20allows%20for%20sweeping%20surveillance.
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced new paths for students and recent graduates to apply for work permits in Canada. He also waived fees for students already here to reapply and made it clear that a violation of the new national security law would not be grounds for denying entry on an asylum claim.
Under the changes Mendocino announced students from Hong Kong will be able to stay for an extended period on work permits and the government will introduce new work permits for people in Hong Kong who have recently completed post-secondary education. The government will also set a clear path for people on work permits to apply for permanent residency.
There are 300,000 Canadians living in Hong Kong and Mendocino said any travel documents they need will be expedited and their immediate family members will be able to travel to Canada in spite of COVID-19 restrictions.
Last month, Mendocino announced an increase in Canada's immigration targets aiming to bring in more than 1.2 million newcomers over the next three years. He said there is a tremendous opportunity for Canada in potential immigrants from Hong Kong and they can help the country deal with labour shortages in health care and tech sectors.
More immigrants. :negative: