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Senior Manager in the Asia Regional Program at @NEDemocracy . Interested in China/中国, human rights, IR, Catholicism, trail running. Views expressed are my own.

Washington, DC

Joined September 2009

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William Nee

1 year

My @ForeignPolicy op-ed is now out! I am one of those people who has been concerned with the deterioration of #US - #China ties, but I also think the critique of the very hawkish position is likely to fail without a strong human rights strategy. Thread🧵

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A Nuanced Approach to China Needs Human Rights at the Core

Calls for a rethink against groupthink can’t neglect real atrocities.

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2 years

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say

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#ICYMI "The Sunday rally was the first of its kind in Hong Kong to express solidarity with the #Uighurs in Xinjiang. Organisers set up a banner on a stage that read “Today Xinjiang, tomorrow Hong Kong, release #IlhamTohti .”

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Arrest at Uighur solidarity demo in Hong Kong, as riot police point pistol at protesters

Riot police pointed a pistol at protesters during a Uighur solidarity demonstration in Central on Sunday. Officers clashed with onlookers after arresting a protester who removed a Chinese national …

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Amnesty International: 'The world needs more people like Mesut Ozil' @amnesty ’s William Nee said: “This is one of the biggest human rights crises in the world today. To have sports stars talk about this – it brings the message to a new audience.”

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Amnesty International: 'The world needs more people like Mesut Ozil'

Amnesty International says the world needs ‘more people like Mesut Ozil’ as the Arsenal midfielder faces a continuing backlash from China over comments he made about human rights. The c…

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Hong Kong protests: did police use Israel’s Cellebrite hacking tech to crack protesters’ smartphones? Former #HongKong police detective says the force has used the company’s data-extraction technology for about seven years via @John_F_Power @SCMPNews

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Arsenal distance themselves from Mesut Özil comments on #Uighurs ’ plight Midfielder highlighted persecution of Muslims in China Club says it ‘does not involve itself in politics’ in statement @MesutOzil1088

Arsenal distance themselves from Mesut Özil comments on Uighurs’ plight

Arsenal have distanced themselves from comments made by Mesut Özil in which he spoke out against China’s persecution of Uighurs

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5 years

Beijing constructs an 'independence' plot for Hong Kong protests through information operations Very important post on how mainland media framed the protests in terms of violence and independence. via @hongkongfp

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Beijing constructs an ‘independence’ plot for Hong Kong protests through information operations

By Weiboscope HKU This article is based on a Chinese transcript of a public talk delivered by Dr Fu King-wa of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre of Hong Kong University on independe…

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Jimmy Lai can't be left to spend rest of his life in prison All who share his #Catholic faith and his belief in freedom, democracy and human dignity have to pray and work for his release Great piece by @benedictrogers

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Jimmy Lai | Jimmy Lai can't be left to spend rest of his life- UCA News

All who share his Catholic faith and his belief in freedom, democracy and human dignity have to pray and work for his release

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4 years

"China's growing footprint abroad, and its tendency to use threats, corruption, & coercion to get what it wants, means that journalists in countries with more robust media freedoms now have lots of fodder for China-related stories, without leaving home"

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We're entering a new golden age of China journalism

Beijing's global influence means journalists can report on China anywhere.

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"The US will step up its crackdown on China’s surveillance industry this week, with further restrictions on the supply of American tech that will be in effect from Jan 6" New Trump Ruling Limits AI Surveillance Exports Over China Military Fears @UKZak

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3 years

”And we [ @hk_watch ] never imagined that, even though we can no longer go to Hong Kong, it would come to us in such large numbers. I now spend most weeks meeting recently arrived Hong Kongers in London” - @benedictrogers @UCANews

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Never forget the tragedy unfolding in Hong Kong- UCA News

The complete dismantling of the city's freedoms, democracy, autonomy and rule of law has happened so quickly

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1 year

It’s been two years since my family and I left #HongKong 😓 Here was our last photo before we left. I hope all HKers are doing well, whether people abroad or those who decided to stay 🙏

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. @Amnesty is concerned to learn of the arrest of human rights monitors @RobertJonGodden & Jennifer Wang on the morning of 18 Nov as they attempted to exit a police cordon set up around protests centered at the Hong Kong PolyU Photo credit: @ivanabreubr

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5 years

BREAKING: House church leader Wang Yi - who was profiled in @iandenisjohnson 's book The Souls of China - was sentenced to 9 years in prison on the charges of inciting subversion of state power & illegal business operations; deprived political rights 3 years & 50,000 assets seized

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Bob Fu 傅希秋

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Pastor Wang Yi sentenced to 9 yrs imprisonment today after a secret trial. Pure unjust persecution 很邪恶不公义的判决！王怡牧师被判有期徒刑9年，剥夺政治权利3年，罚款5万。这地地道道的是宗教迫害。表明习政府与普世价值决然为敌。但是上帝在中国的教会不仅不会被吓到消灭，反而会加倍增长。

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5 years

"Many Americans don’t even bother to vote, while Hong Kongers shame us by enduring tear gas and threats of job dismissals in hopes of attaining what we take for granted." Well said @NickKristof !👏

Opinion | In Hong Kong, Playing Tennis With Tear-Gas Grenades (Published 2019)

“If we die, well, we were going to die anyway.”

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William Nee

2 years

This piece by Cai Xia, former professor in the Central Party School, is one of the best glimpses into the complicated dynamics regarding elite politics of the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping that I've read in a long time. @ForeignAffairs

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The Weakness of Xi Jinping

Hubris and paranoia threaten China’s future.

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3 years

Every American should watch this video. One can disagree with the views of @IlhanMN , but it's absolutely unacceptable to create an environment that contributes to this sort of hate against Muslim Americans -- and Muslims globally. We must create a welcoming enrolment for all.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) plays a horrific death threat she received following Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) recent Islamophobic attacks on her. Warning: It's incredibly graphic.

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5 years

New @amnesty report now out: Hong Kong: Government must investigate police violations and push back against Beijing’s “red line”

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3 years

Very powerful open letter to the #IOC from Peter Dahlin 👇 For people unaware, Peter was put in secret detention and forced to give a confession on Chinese state-run TV, so he has some valuable insights into what #PengShuai may be experiencing @iocmedia

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5 years

“Just under one year ago, on Dec. 10, China arrested our colleague Michael Kovrig in Beijing. Since that time, Michael...has remained in detention without being allowed to see a lawyer or family member” Pretty clearly a violation of China’s own CPL, no?

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4 years

File this under "news you may have missed": China and Turkey signed an extradition treaty. 中华人民共和国和土耳其共和国引渡条约 Global Times notes it is for counter-terrorism purposes:

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2 years

I would urge @elonmusk and @Twitter to please take action against this sort of abuse. It's worth noting that Vicky Xu has been a brave journalist and researcher in documenting human rights abuses against #Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim people in the PRC

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3 years

“How can a regime that declares war against constitutional multiparty democracy, separation of powers, elections, an independent judiciary, human rights, civil society, academic freedom & an independent media be a friend to democracies?” - @benedictrogers

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On the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, the West must kowtow...

If this regime gets away with what it has done to Hong Kong, it won’t stop there. It will be emboldened in its aggression toward Taiwan, and it will continue encroaching on our liberties, too. We...

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5 years

“It is surely rare to see a [mainland] human rights lawyer attending public protests in Hong Kong, especially when the crackdown on human rights lawyers in China has been increasingly harsh” - @dorianelau of @amnesty This is one brave man. 👍

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5 years

One of the world's best-known rugby players has become the latest sports star to criticise China for its treatment of the Muslim Uighur population In a Twitter post,Sonny Bill Williams also criticised others for choosing "economic benefits over humanity"

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Sonny Bill Williams: Rugby star latest to criticise China over Uighurs

Sonny Bill Williams posted an image and said it was "sad" when economics was chosen over humanity.

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6 years

“Yet here was a Republican candidate back in 2007 repeatedly rebuking voters on waterboarding and standing up for the rights of suspected terrorists from Al Qaeda That’s what political courage and moral leadership look like” - @NickKristof #RIPJohnMCain

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3 years

I must say that I’ve increasingly admired Joe Walsh over the past few years. IMO, the survival of American democracy depends on people willing to buck powerful forces for ideological conformity on their own side — and a willingness to admit the “other” side sometimes has merit.

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Joe Walsh

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Eight years ago when I was in Congress and @BarackObama was President, I would have reflexively railed against him for saying this. Now I agree with him. And thank him for saying it. Because now I understand it. Barack Obama has always gotten it. He hasn’t changed. I have.

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After 7 years, today was my last day working at @amnesty . I’ll soon be moving back to the US for personal reasons (timing is not ideal 🤦‍♂️) It’s been an honor to work for human rights & a pleasure to meet so many great people in the Amnesty movement,HRDs, partner NGOs, & media!

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3 years

Excellent summary of the human rights situation right now in #HongKong by @klustout 👇 It underscores the importance of going after the HK Alliance —the group that organized the #Tiananmen vigils each June 4th, which attracted 100,000+ & was a crucial event in HK’s civil society

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"We are in a very deep winter for civil society groups." #HongKong 's national security police have arrested four leaders of the HK Alliance, the group behind the city's annual June 4 vigil. They were arrested after refusing to comply with a data request made under the NSL.

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5 years

Think about this: one of China's most promising feminists & a budding labour activist - #YueXin - has been disappeared for over a year now. This is why no sane HKer wants to be 送中ed! For further info on how this can happen see @michaelcaster 's piece:

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Int’l Day of the Disappeared: China must put a halt to secret detention and all forms of enforced...

August 30 is set aside each year as the International Day of the Disappeared to raise awareness of the victims of enforced disappearances and to end the terrifying state practice. The practice…

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中国人权-Human Rights in China

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YUE Xin is a Peking University student who was disappeared by #China in August 2018 for her support of the Shenzhen #Jasic workers. #FacesoftheDisappeared

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"Bachelet said...she has been under 'tremendous pressure to publish or not to publish'" But, I humbly suggest, @mbachelet , that the pressure is not the same. Victims pressing for justice is NOT equivalent to perpetrators of abuse pressing for a cover up

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UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet under ‘tremendous pressure’ to deliver delayed Xinjiang report

By Nina Larson The UN rights chief said Thursday she was facing “tremendous pressure” over a long-delayed report on China’s Xinjiang region and admitted that she was uncertain whe…

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5 years

Ironically, the Simpsons episode that this cartoon is sourced from — Bart vs. Australia — is an episode designed to make fun of America’s ignorant and arrogant nationalism. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Pro-CCP Chinese nationalists hurling abuse at the Hong Kong rally in London yesterday.

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4 years

Just got @davidfrum ’s must read book Trumpocalypse This jumped out at me: “Embedded in Trumpism is the distinction between people and ‘The People’. Not all people belong to The People.” As a China watcher & observer of the Communist Party, this rhetoric is all too familiar 🧐

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7 years

I stand today #withLiuXiaobo and call for his immediate and unconditional release; and adequate medical care

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2 years

Preliminary thought on the UN #Xinjiang report, although very late, literally the last minute, the human rights analysis presented and subsequent concerns raised based on the government's own laws, policies, and statements will be very hard for the Chinese government to refute.

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5 years

"This is extremely erroneous action which has shown disrespect of China’s sovereignty and interference in China’s internal affairs." -foreign ministry spokeswoman Meeting @joshuawongcf on German(!) soil is interference in *China's* internal affairs? 🧐

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China blasts German minister who met Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong

Beijing accuses German minister Heiko Maas of ‘extremely erroneous action’ after he and Wong were introduced at a newspaper’s event on Monday, when Wong said Hong Kong was comparable to East Berlin...

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2 years

NEW: My @Diplomat_APAC op-ed is now out: Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price Human rights defenders in China face arrest and lengthy detention for calling out Xi’s mistakes

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Xi Jinping Has Critics in China. They Have Paid a Steep Price.

Human rights defenders in China face arrest and lengthy detention for calling out Xi’s mistakes.

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2 years

A UK citizen [ @benedictrogers ] in the UK (!) has been threatened by #HK authorities with a fine and 3 years to life in prison if he does not take down his website [ @hk_watch ] & stop advocacy for human rights! Alarming to see the global reach of the NSL!

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Beijing is stepping up its war on freedom

If I were extradited to face charges, would I be tried by one of the British judges who continue to sit in Hong Kong's courts?

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4 years

As a Catholic who loves Francis and the encyclical #FratelliTutti , I couldn't agree more with @benedictrogers 's piece below, & the sense of being "heartbroken". There's also an added sense of irony with respect to the human rights crisis facing #Uyghurs

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3 years

“This was awesome. If @ParisHilton hadn’t come out and said something [about abuse in treatment centres], most of us would have stayed hidden...our families couldn’t heal and Utah couldn’t heal from this. This was a big scar on Utah. And Paris exposed it”

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Paris Hilton, Utah lawmaker celebrate restrictions on troubled-teen centers. And promise more...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox joined lawmakers and activists to celebrate the passage of a new law providing new restrictions on youth residential treatment centers in Utah.

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2 years

'Prisoners of conscience': Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong among #HongKong activists nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Media mogul Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong, Gwyneth Ho, Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan were nominated by 15 academics from 10 countries via @hkfp

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‘Prisoners of conscience’: Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong among Hong Kong activists nominated for Nobel...

Five jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who face national security law charges have been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Media mogul Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong, Gwyneth Ho, Chow Hang-tu…

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4 years

Chinese Lawyer For #HongKong 12 Detainee Targeted For Investigation Lu Siwei's law firm has been ordered to submit details of all of his recent cases for 'review,' in a move linked to his hiring by a Hong Kong family

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Chinese Lawyer For Hong Kong 12 Detainee Targeted For Investigation

Lu Siwei's law firm has been ordered to submit details of all of his recent cases for 'review,' in a move linked to his hiring by a Hong Kong family.

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William Nee

4 years

Merry Christmas to all my Twitter friends from #HongKong ! Let’s hope next year gets (at least a bit) better! 🎄 🎁

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5 years

I was just checking to see which US pols had RTed this bombshell NYT piece on Xi’s role in Xinjiang crisis. @marcorubio did on the GOP side, & on the Dem side I see @ewarren did 👇-the only 2020 candidate (if I’m not mistaken). This will have to be a topic in upcoming debates.

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The Chinese government’s cruel, bigoted treatment of Muslims and ethnic minorities is a horrifying human rights violation. We must stand up to hatred and extremism at home—and around the world.

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Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up is under house arrest in China, family confirms Exclusive: Dr Jiang Yanyong’s movements restricted after he wrote to authorities about 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

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Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up is under house arrest in China, family confirms

Dr Jiang Yanyong’s movements restricted after he wrote to authorities about 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

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2 years

This is an excellent thread, but I think there's a darker possibility: that Xi did foresee a war, Xi signed off on it (ie..asking for after Olympics & knew of the objective of regime change), knew Putin was capable of indiscriminate death (Syria), but Xi was willing to stomach it

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Tong ZHAO

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1/ China likely failed to predict the war. Even many Russian senior intel & mil officials, as well as lots of top Russian experts didn't seem to foresee the war. Given deep distrust of US, China probably dismissed the intel shared by US as psychological warfare to drive wedge.

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6 years

If you’re in Hong Kong and are ambivalent about going to the #Tiananmen vigil, consider this: two #Uighur officials will be in prison for eleven years merely for watching a documentary about the crackdown. The past has not passed.

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William Nee

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“The source said that Hesen & Ahmet were eventually tried & convicted [sentenced to 11 years] for having “watched a documentary in English” about the June 4, 1989 military crackdown on the student-led pro-democracy movement centered on #Tiananmen Square”

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BREAKING: Labour activist #ChenWeixiang , best known for helping sanitation workers defend their rights, was taken away by police in Guangzhou on Tuesday, 17 Dec 2 of Chen’s associates at Heart Sanitation were detained or vanished at the same time as Chen

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If only there was a way to visualize Beijing's condescension towards Hong Kong and unwillingness to listen.... 🧐🙄 China interrupts Hong Kong pop star during UN speech via @jgriffiths @hoccgoomusic

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William Nee

2 years

This is outrageous.

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Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇦🇹🇼

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PLEASE HELP. Yesterday I held small peaceful human rights protest with Uyghur flag outside London Chinese Embassy. Chinese Embassy reported me to police as BOMB THREAT, they produced fake email ''This is Drew Pavlou today I will blow up the Embassy for Uyghurs - regards Drew.’’

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. @benedictrogers on the implications of China's new interpretation of #HongKong 's National Security Law: "The principles of a fair trial, innocence before being proven guilty, an independent judiciary, and the right to legal defense have been torn up."

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2022 Was the Year Hong Kong’s Rule of Law Died

A December 31 decree from Beijing finally killed the last vestiges of judicial independence in Hong Kong.

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3 years

Scenes from the #HongKong airport, typically one of the liveliest in the world 👇 Airport and airline employees seem to significantly outnumber passengers 🤣 Farewell all my HK friends — sorry I had to pass on meeting so many people for a meal/coffee/drink before leaving 😪

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2 years

This is absurdly bad advice. "Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger has said Ukraine should accept giving up part of its territory to reach a peace deal with Russia, and end the now three-month-long war immediately."

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1 year

My new @Diplomat_APAC op-ed is now out! At Geneva next week, the Chinese government will try to convince a U.N. committee that it is a paragon of economic, social, and cultural rights. A quick thread... 1/x #China

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How China Tries to Bamboozle the United Nations

At Geneva next week, the Chinese government will try to convince a U.N. committee that it is a paragon of economic, social, and cultural rights.

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4 years

New Heilongjiang notice out on criminal punishments related to the #coronavirus . Most shockingly, it can involve the #deathpenalty , (but I doubt that would happen in practice) more realistically, there are heavy punishments for creating rumors or attacks on the system. 1/3

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Morning traffic, #Lantau , #HongKong

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"Maybe the most important lesson to take...is the steep strategic cost of America’s fierce partisan polarization. Decisions in Afghanistan by GOP & Dem alike were driven much more by domestic political competition than by realities inside🇦🇫" - @davidfrum

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The One Thing That Could’ve Changed the War in Afghanistan

Had Osama bin Laden been killed or captured in December 2001, justice would have been served in the way Americans like: fast, hard, and cheap.

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@BenjySarlin @SykesCharlie My parents, who live in AZ, were/are McCain Republicans who voted for Hobbs because they "didn't want to empower the nuts in the Arizona GOP should Lake win" they told me....FWIW 🤣

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William Nee

3 years

Journalists and diplomats, please take note of this urgent situation and share with colleagues and contacts: @bueti @kderderian1 @dktatlow @DemesDavid @StuartKLau @WilliamYang120 @iandenisjohnson @cnmediaproject @AMFChina @tingdc

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CHRD人权捍卫者

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NEW: CHRD urgently urges the German government not to return activist #LiuBing (刘冰)to #China , where he is at risk of torture & ill-treatment, as well as detention & unfair trial. Liu has commemorated #Tiananmen & #LinZhao , & has taken part in protests.

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Morning in #Lantau , #HongKong

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William Nee

3 years

We’re in a national crisis. The House and Senate should get to work. @BillKristol has the same reaction of incredulity I had been I heard the Senate would be at recess until January 19th, although this is better stated via @BulwarkOnline

Where’s Congress?

We’re in a national crisis. The House and Senate should get to work.

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William Nee

3 years

Just started reading Dennis W. H. Kwok and Elizabeth Donkervoort’s new paper: The Risks for International Business under the Hong Kong National Security Law Certainly a must-read for anyone in business, #bizhumanrights , or seeking to understand the #NSL !

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“In her visit, Bachelet had the opportunity to confront this Orwellian police state. Instead, she repeated talking points from China itself, offering soft words that do not match the thousands of testimonies of survivors and families in the diaspora”

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Yes, the "Uyghur Genocide" is fake...except for satellite imagery of camps/prisons, UN OHCHR assessment, WGAD opinions, reports from Amnesty & HRW, testimony from Uyghur/Kazakh victims, videos on CCTV with victims, leaked gov. documents: victim name lists, speeches, white papers.

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@RayhanAsat @williamnee That's Bcoz the COVID lockdowns had real debates within societies all around the globe, but a "uyghur genocide" is fake?

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Two young candidates running for Hong Kong District Council assaulted while campaigning on the streets via @hongkongfp

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Two candidates running for the upcoming District Council election have been assaulted in the space of a week whilst they were out canvassing in their districts. Jocelyn Chau, 23, was attacked on Sa…

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William Nee

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EU, alarmed by rising violence in #HongKong , calls for ‘complete inquiry’ into protests and police behaviour EU 🇪🇺spokeswoman says such an investigation is ‘a critical element in de-escalation efforts’

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Alarmed EU urges ‘complete inquiry’ into protests and police behaviour

EU spokeswoman says such an investigation is ‘a critical element in de-escalation efforts’, as six months of clashes seem to reach a new level of confrontation.

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William Nee

4 years

Good morning from #HongKong

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William Nee

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But hours later, Liang’s media accreditation to cover the NPC was revoked,according to one of her colleagues. By Tuesday night, her personal Weibo page had been taken down & search results of her name on the social media platform were censored @SCMP_news

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William Nee

4 years

This is a great interview over so many topics, but one thing that stands out is how @davidfrum emphasizes how political solutions (and political parties) must change as problems on the ground evolve. The idea of actually listening to the problems millennials face is smart too.

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William Nee

2 years

On this day in 2016 I was on #RTHK ’s show “The Pulse” with Albert Ho and Steve Vines. Ho is in prison, Vines fled HK for fear of his safety, and RTHK has radically changed. The nonstop nostalgia of Facebook “memories” must be somewhat traumatic for many HKers.

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William Nee

3 years

Announcement: I'm pleased to have joined @CHRDnet as the new Research and Advocacy Coordinator! Please follow CHRD and my colleague @ReneeXiaCHRD for updates and analysis about human rights issues in China. I hope we can contribute towards positive change!

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William Nee

3 years

In this era of sometimes mindless US-China rivalry (not to downplay legitimate issues), great to see moments of humanity & sportswomenship like this at the Olympics Guan Chenchen wins balance beam gold at the Tokyo Olympics as Simone Biles claims bronze

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William Nee

2 years

"Among the limits placed on the interview were that all questions had to be submitted in advance and that Peng would answer only in Chinese, with Mr Wang present throughout the interview to translate." Note Peng's fluent English ability:

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William Nee

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“ @709liwenzu the wife of a detained Chinese lawyer #WangQuanzhang set off on Wednesday on a march of more than 100 km from Beijing to Tianjin, where she believes her husband is being held incommunicado, in a bid to force authorities to explain his arrest”

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Wife of detained Chinese lawyer begins 100-km march to press for answers

The wife of a detained Chinese lawyer set off on Wednesday on a march of more than 100 km from Beijing to Tianjin city, where she believes her husband is being held incommunicado, in a bid to force...

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William Nee

3 years

Last #Lantau Run today 😪 Various permutations of this local loop overlooking the ocean have brought me great joy over the last 10 years Leaving #HongKong next week

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2 years

It’s just outrageous that #China ’s most prominent #MeToo advocate has been simply disappeared like this 👇 “BBC Eye investigates the disappearance of Sophia Huang Xueqin, a high-profile feminist journalist who kick-started China’s #MeToo movement”

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William Nee

3 years

@ourobororoboruo Ha…that’s how I described the (highly otherized) “wet market” in a recent podcast interview…”it’s basically just a farmers market”.

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Prominent Uighur Writer - Nurmuhammad Tohti - Dies at Chinese Internment Camp “The truth is that they put a 70-year old man, my grandfather,with diabetes and heart disease inside a concentration camp, and they cannot deny this,”she [granddaughter] said

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Prominent Uighur Writer Dies at Chinese Internment Camp

Tohti, a well-known writer in Xinjiang's Uighur community, was picked up by state authorities last year and taken to the controversial internment camps for 're-education'

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William Nee

4 years

Morning hangout in #HongKong

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3 years

My 7-year-old daughter drew a very unfortunate portrait of me 🤣 “Blah blah blah Twitter”

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William Nee

2 years

“Calmness and rationality, instead of moves that pour oil on the flame and escalate tensions, are needed to resolve complex problems, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday” Calmness? 🧐 For Ukrainians facing death and displacement, isn’t this obnoxious gaslighting?

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William Nee

2 years

Today’s arrests in Hong Kong signal an ever darker turn under the leadership of John Lee. The arrest of Cardinal Zen sends a chilling message for the prospects of freedom of religion in Hong Kong, and ironically proves that his warnings about the dangers of the CCP were prophetic

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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

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Prominent Hong Kong barrister Margaret Ng - a trustee of a now-defunct protester relief fund - has been arrested, HKFP has learned. Scholar Hui Po-keung, 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen & singer-activist Denise Ho were also reportedly arrested. In full:

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William Nee

4 years

Chinese activists detained after sharing censored #coronavirus material on crowdsourcing site Github The three were contributors to a project that aimed to preserve material censors had tried to wipe from the web

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Chinese activists detained after sharing censored coronavirus material

Source close to Beijing-based trio says they are being held an at unknown location on suspicion of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’.

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William Nee

3 years

Serious question for policymakers. How can any government seriously push for an investment agreement with China when the operating context is such that a company from its jurisdiction can be completely airbrushed out of existence, 1984-style, in such an extralegal fashion?

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Josh Chin

3 years

As of yesterday, H&M no longer exists on Chinese search engines, e-commerce sites, ride-hailing apps or maps. This level of erasure of a global business is astounding even for China Via @evawxiao

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William Nee

2 years

A Bloomberg journalist asked China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian’s views on the Australian Open allowing “Where is Peng Shuai” T-shirts, and Zhao said: “Is Bloomberg a serious media outlet?” “You’re really interested in this sensational news?”

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方舟子

2 years

彭博社记者问的是澳网公开赛允许穿观众穿“彭帅在哪里”的T恤，被翻译成“印有中国球员字样的T恤”，赵战狼还说这是花边新闻，拒绝回答。在中国外交部发布的文字记录中这个问答删掉了。“彭帅”在墙内提都不能提，却要墙外人们相信她是安全、自由的？

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William Nee

2 years

Anti-Americanism in Chinese state media has increased notably over the past few years, but this seems new. The Global Times calls the US the “world’s biggest Karen” and accuses Washington of “drama queen behavior” 😂😓

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William Nee

3 years

“…but I am saying that the killing of this newspaper, the jailing of Lai and the death of media freedom have ramifications for religious freedom. When you silence freedom of expression, inevitably you undermine freedom of religion.” - @benedictrogers

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William Nee

4 years

Shocking new details on the torture of human rights lawyer #WangQuanzhang : "After being slapped in the face for hours, he was compelled to accept an affidavit stating that he tried to subvert the gov by receiving funds from abroad" h/t @StuartR92034479

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Human rights lawyer accuses China of extracting confession by torture

Chinese lawyer Wang Quanzhang, who was jailed for subversion as part of a nationwide crackdown on legal rights activists, says he was tortured by hitting and kicking during interrogations as well as...

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William Nee

2 years

“Settling accounts after the harvest” 秋后算账 — the time honored tradition of the Chinese Communist Party of settling scores retroactively against protestors once an immediate crisis has subsided. See the detentions of people who made videos in #Xinjiang .

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秋后算账开始：乌鲁木齐警察出动。大肆抓捕参加抗议、传播火灾视频的人。

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Chinese state media hits out at Facebook for ‘suppressing voices of justice’ in Hong Kong People’s Daily says Facebook gave ‘rioters special privileges to disseminate fake news’, while Global Times calls for it to be put on unreliable entity list 🧐

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Chinese state media slams Facebook for ‘suppressing voices of justice’

People’s Daily says social media giant gave ‘rioters in Hong Kong special privileges to disseminate fake news’, while Global Times calls for it to be put on Beijing’s unreliable entity list.

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William Nee

2 years

“I humbly suggest to the men cloistered in the Vatican, secured by home comforts and freedom, that they ought to listen to the two Salesian cardinals from Asia [Bo and Zen].” - @benedictrogers #HongKong #Myanmar

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Brave Asian cardinals speak truth to power- UCA News

Hong Kong's Cardinal Zen and Myanmar's Cardinal Bo refuse to compromise on fundamental values, basic virtues and core truths

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William Nee

4 years

Why moviegoers with a conscience should boycott Mulan | @hkfp Interesting case by @benedictrogers

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William Nee

3 years

G7 leaders must prepare a Carbis Bay Plan for Xinjiang and Hong Kong in Cornwal Excellent commentary by @benedictrogers , giving an overview of the Uyghur Tribunal & HK developments

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William Nee

4 years

Love it or hate it, a very consequential speech from @SecPompeo : "Maybe it’s time for a new grouping of like-minded nations, a new alliance of democracies."

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William Nee

4 years

So this is what I get when trying to share a certain NY Post story 🧐

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William Nee

7 months

I think anyone interested in the GOP primaries should strongly consider the views of @SimonWDC , who convincingly argues that the Democratic coalition/Biden are stronger than they may appear — and that MAGA extremism, as perceived by many voters, will help turn out the vote

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Matt Lewis

7 months

Veteran political analyst, strategist, and commentator @SimonWDC tells me why it's important for Biden to win BIG in 2024. Full conversation is here

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William Nee

2 years

With Pope Benedict XVI trending, I’d like to take this opportunity to pray for him & recommend his book Jesus of Nazareth, which in my view,is one of the best spiritual books of all time (which would appeal not just to Catholics, but Christians, even agnostics, New Agers as well)

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William Nee

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I’ve been listening to @BulwarkOnline podcast & @SykesCharlie for 2+ years, and this, in my opinion, is the most important episode ever. In all honesty, every American should listen to what Fanone has to say about the selflessness of being a police officer and January 6th🇺🇸

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The Bulwark

2 years

"2016 was simple. I was a single-issue voter. And my issue was law enforcement." That's why Michael Fanone voted for Trump - and why he walked away. A special episode of The Bulwark Podcast with @SykesCharlie from last night's live event!

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William Nee

6 years

The wife of human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang - @709liwenzu - gives German Chancellor Angela Merkel a letter, saying, “...it would be great if you can ask whether Wang Quanzhang is still alive to the Chinese leader in your meetings”. Wow.

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李文足（王全璋妻子）

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给默克尔总理的一封信

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Announcement: today is my first day doing a new job -- Business and Human Rights Strategy Advisor/Analyst at @amnesty ! I'll still be doing some China-related work - but for media comments, please contact @patrickpoon . Eager to connect with people involved in #bizhumanrights !

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William Nee

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“Now, the harassment of #LiuXia ’s family who remain in China must end too. It would be most callous of the Chinese authorities to use Liu Xia’s relatives to put pressure on Liu Xia to prevent her from speaking out in future.” - @patrickpoon

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