June Cheng 程君

I report about China, Hong Kong, & Taiwan. Slow takes over quick takes.

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

Akida Pulat's mother, a renowned Uighur scholar, disappeared in 2017. Jevlan Shirmemmet's mother, a government worker, disappeared in 2018. Ziba Murat's mother, a retired doctor disappeared in 2018. More than 1 million Uighurs have disappeared into camps. https://t.co/EOXoGPIsKd

[WenHao @ThisIsWenhao]

Weibo users, though under heavy censorship, continue to thank tennis players who have spoken up, including @naomiosaka @serenawilliams @DjokerNole. One said “Sport is so great. We all have underestimated sport”.

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

A clear picture of how compromised international groups like the IOC are. Glad to see the tennis stars & the Women's Tennis Association calling out China over #PengShuai's disappearance. #WhereIsPengShuai

[William Yang @WilliamYang120]

The @iocmedia, in contrast, had been silent on the Olympian (#PengShuai’s) disappearance. When the IOC finally commented, it was to endorse the government’s line: “We have seen the latest reports and are encouraged by assurances that she is safe.” https://t.co/nzyK4TmBDc

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

Absolutely devastating.

[Shibani Mahtani @ShibaniMahtani]

11 years for American journalist Danny Fenster detained in Myanmar since May, in an especially punitive case against a journalist that has been widely condemned by the international community:
https://t.co/BZnxbu3bVQ

[Emily Feng 冯哲芸 @EmilyZFeng]

Unverified post from Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, taken down from Weibo within minutes, in which she claims (again unverified) that she was assaulted by former Vice premier Zhang Gaoli, before willingly becoming his mistress. Highest public #MeToo allegation in China

[Nick Kapur @nick_kapur]

"Random ancient video footage accompanying a karakoke song which has nothing to do with the lyrics"

(lyrics read: "I already hate you. I'm so tired of you.")

https://t.co/coOojwOevm

[Bob Fu 傅希秋 @BobFu4China]

Breaking: Pastor Wang Yi met his wife Ms Jiang Rong recently in his prison, 1st time in nearly 3 years since his imprisonment.He is in good spirit对华援助获悉近期蒋蓉师母见到了王怡牧师,这是自2018年12月9日王怡牧师被捕近三年来第一次见到妻子蒋蓉.据悉他消瘦了许多,但可以维持基本的健康

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

It's amazing what a difference one person can make. More athletes, celebrities, people with platforms need to speak up.

[Enes Kanter FREEDOM @EnesFreedom]

Change is coming and no one can stop it.

NO ONE!!!

#FreeTibet
#FreeUyghurs
#FreeHongKong
#StandWithTaiwan

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

Latest story about China's new 3-child policy: It won't change China's demographic problems, which @fuxianyi notes are much worse than reported, but is a positive move for house church Christians who want larger families. https://t.co/J02DnWBNwP

[Bethany 貝書穎 @BethanyAllenEbr]

State of Play:

1. Enes Kanter tweets in support of Tibet
2. China pulls Boston Celtics from its airwaves
3. Enes Kanter condemns Uyghur forced labor in China

https://t.co/tfSRCXPiAj

[Steve Herman @newsguyusa]

“Yes. We have a commitment to do that,” responds @POTUS on whether US would come to the defense of #Taiwan if it’s attacked by #China.

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

The divide between the world's internet and China's internet continues to grow. Also free headline suggestion: UnLinkedInChina

[Paul Mozur 孟建國 @paulmozur]

LinkedIn's China operations were once a tentative model for foreign internet firms to follow. Partner with a savvy VC firm, censor content as lightly as possible, and get access to China. Seven years on, the experiment has proven a failure. https://t.co/oyO6I843Hi

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Taiwan officials raise death toll to 25 killed in overnight fire that engulfed 13-story building, with dozens injured. https://t.co/VsL8VCyfGv

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

Feeling stressed just reading this: https://t.co/lX5TaxpXbM

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

"Many of the practices that made the Uyghur culture a living thing–raucous gatherings, strict Islamic habits, heated debate–have been restricted or banned. In their place, the authorities have crafted a sterilized version, one ripe for commercialization." https://t.co/Cpb2G5spQA

[Free Tibet @freetibetorg]

The Dalai Lama has been excluded from a meeting of religious leaders on climate change, due to the pope’s "efforts to improve relations with China".

https://t.co/B3sEz6d0GW

[Reuters China @ReutersChina]

Access to website dedicated to Tiananmen victims appears restricted in Hong Kong https://t.co/Qc8AjwysQB

[Teng Biao @tengbiao]

Teng Biao: “Beijing’s hostage diplomacy worked this time, though it is a pyrrhic victory,” Beijing has shown itself “exactly like a rogue regime” in its tactic to get #MengWanzhou back, along with other ongoing actions such as #HongKong #Uyghurgenocide.
https://t.co/Eiv3jEpihO

[Julian Ku 古舉倫 @julianku]

Worth noting: No agreement by Meng to cooperate in the DOJ Prosecution of Huawei; no agreement by Meng to pay any fines.

[June Cheng 程君 @JuneCheng_World]

My colleague Erica Kwong writes about the Christian faith of Kiwi Chow, filmmaker of the HK protest documentary "Revolution of Our Times." He's decided to stay in HK: "You can imprison my body, but can’t imprison my soul and can’t limit my faith.” https://t.co/tcWsGYifuq