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The Death of Truth and Freedom in Hong Kong

December 30, 2021
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Commentary Right now, across the world, there is a war on truth. The war comes in many forms. More often than not, it comes in the form of misinformation and disinformation campaigns. To paraphrase U.S. Senator Hiram Warren Johnson, “truth is the first casualty of war.” Across China, the war on truth has been occurring for…

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Hong Kong Court Denies Bail to Former Stand News Editors Charged With ‘Sedition’

December 30, 2021
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A Hong Kong court on Dec. 30 denied bail to two former senior editors from Stand News charged with conspiracy to publish “seditious” material. They were among seven arrested a day earlier in a police crackdown on their pro-democracy media outlet that drew international condemnation. Chung Pui-kuen, the outlet’s former chief editor, was the only…

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Morgan Stanley to Boost Stake in China Brokerage to 94 Percent

December 30, 2021
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HONG KONG—Morgan Stanley is set to increase its stake in its brokerage joint venture in China by 4.06 percent to 94 percent, an exchange filing showed on Wednesday, putting it on track to take full ownership of the business. The U.S. bank will inject 698 million yuan (about $110 million) to boost the registered capital…

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Blinken Calls on China to Release 7 Arrested in Hong Kong Police’s Media Raid

December 30, 2021
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is calling on Beijing and the Hong Kong government to immediately release media staff members arrested in Hong Kong on Dec. 29, following a police raid of their newsroom on the same day. “We call on PRC [People’s Republic of China] and Hong Kong authorities to cease targeting Hong…

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How Democracy Was Dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021

December 30, 2021
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HONG KONG—For Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, 2021 has been a year in which the city’s authorities and the central government in Beijing stamped out nearly everything it had stood for. Activists have fled abroad or been locked up under a draconian new National Security Law imposed on the city. Opposition voices have been driven out…

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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Media Closes After Police Raid

December 29, 2021
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One of Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy media outlets is forced to close down. Police raided its office and arrested senior staff members. In the southern Chinese region of Guangxi, it looked like a scene from the Cultural Revolution. Police paraded four people through the streets displaying large photos of themselves. Critics are warning of the…

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US Officials, Rights Groups Rebuke Hong Kong’s Silencing of Another Independent Media

December 29, 2021
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The shuttering of yet another independent media in Hong Kong is raising alarm among world officials and rights groups, who urged the international community to help safeguard what little freedom is left in the once vibrant city. Over 200 national security officers on Dec. 28 raided the offices of prominent pro-democracy newspaper Stand News, arresting…

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China’s Seizure of Another Canadian Draws Protests From Parliamentarians

December 29, 2021
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Canadian parliamentarians are calling for the release of another Canadian citizen who has been arbitrarily seized by the communist-led authorities in Hong Kong. Denise Ho, a popular singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, was taken from her residence by the Hong Kong national security police at around 6 a.m. local time on Dec. 29, according to…

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China’s Arrest of Another Canadian Draws Protests From Parliamentarians

December 29, 2021
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Canadian parliamentarians are calling for the release of another Canadian citizen who has been arbitrarily seized by the communist-led authorities in Hong Kong. Denise Ho, a popular singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, was taken from her residence by the Hong Kong national security police at around 6 a.m. local time on Dec. 29, according to…

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Canadian Foreign Minister ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Arrest of Canadian Activist Denise Ho, Others in Hong Kong

December 29, 2021
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Canada’s foreign affairs minister says she is “deeply concerned” by the arrest of a Canadian citizen and her media colleagues in Hong Kong, while parliamentarians in Canada are asking for swift action to ensure her release. Denise Ho, a popular singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, was taken from her residence by the Hong Kong national…

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