Athena 💛 Hong Kong

M. Phil. | Geopolitics | #StandwithHK #FreeUyghurs

[Vox @voxdotcom]

For decades, Taiwan's passport didn't say "Taiwan" at all. It said something else: the Republic of China. But if Taiwan once called itself China, who gets to be the "real" China?

[Bitcoin Artisan⚡ @bitcoin_artisan]

@visegrad24 It won't be just an Embassy, it will be a spy and secret police station operating in London. China will help the Labour government implement draconian laws and a social credit system.

[Jordan Schachtel @JordanSchachtel]

I asked China’s DeepSeek AI app, which is number one in the App Store today, to criticize Xi Jinping and criticize President Trump.

Here’s what I got:

[Athena 💛 Hong Kong @athena7916]

@nanoneural @deepseek_ai Try ask Xi and Pooh LOL. They might just launch an “international” version later like TikTok to brainwash global population

[Jake Broe @RealJakeBroe]

TikTok is banned in China. This is a Chinese company that won’t let anyone in China use it because they know how harmful it is.

Americans getting upset they are about to lose their preferred Chinese spying and propaganda platform are cluess.

Switch to literally any other platform to get your dance/reaction videos that isn’t owned by the Chinese Communist Party.

[Athena 💛 Hong Kong @athena7916]

@denisewu Whats wrong with democratic countries these days

[Athena 💛 Hong Kong @athena7916]

@yuqing55967064 @bbcchinese 可悲是大部分台灣人還裝睡

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

A long message was posted on Gwyneth Ho’s Facebook page on Tuesday after the former journalist was among 45 pro-democracy figures jailed over their roles in a primary election. Ho was sentenced to seven years in jail.

“Prosecuting democratic politicians and activists across the spectrum, the case was seen as the turning point at which Hong Kong became a lost cause. People were scared into silence and forced to give up hope for democracy in Hong Kong,” the post read, adding that Ho chose to fight the best fight she could.

“What really defines our identity is not the suffering itself, but the way in which we face it. It is in action that one defines oneself, and only people who truly know who they are can open up, make new connections in the most unexpected circumstances, and bring about change,” it continued.

In full: https://t.co/HNjrh1OXe9 - link in bio.

File photo: Gwyneth Ho, via Facebook.

[Hong Kong Democracy Council @hkdc_us]

Gwyneth Ho, who was sentenced today in the #HK47 trial to 7 years in prison for running in a primary election has just had this statement posted on her Facebook page. It's the first public statement from her in a long time.
Read it in full here: https://t.co/fparCdyZS6

[Hong Kong Watch @hk_watch]

On the eve of the #HongKong47 sentencing, our Policy Director @megan_khoo urges international governments to take action to support Hong Kongers in the city and abroad, and to make it clear that “business as usual” no longer applies in #HongKong ⬇️

https://t.co/lrgYuZ7J3I

[Bloomberg @business]

BREAKING: Hong Kong jails ex-professor Benny Tai to 10 years in the longest sentence under the national security law, while activist Joshua Wong gets 4.6 years https://t.co/RM6VF8AX6n

[Samuel Bickett @SamuelBickett]

Full page ad in today’s New York Times from @thecfhk calling out finance executives for attending an investment conference in Hong Kong this week while 45 democratic opposition leaders are sentenced to prison and pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai’s political trial resumes.

[Hong Kong Democracy Council @hkdc_us]

In one week the HK gov't will host its investment summit. 68 finance execs from 54 global firms are scheduled to share the stage w/ US-sanctioned John Lee. On the same day, 45 #HongKong democracy leaders will be sentenced. We call on the finance execs to WITHDRAW from the summit.

[Melissa Chan @melissakchan]

German citizen @DavidJRMissal was actually IN China when he flew TO Hong Kong, only to be denied entry after 13 hours of questioning: https://t.co/U5RwUoHESb

[Athena 💛 Hong Kong @athena7916]

What’s wrong with Olympics!? Perhaps they should just prohibit Taiwan from participating!

[🖤 Christine @christinelu]

Look at the unnecessary drama Taiwanese people have to deal with when the world needs to appease insecure people.

[Hong Kong Democracy Council @hkdc_us]

Our new report w/ @SFTHQ documents 34 attacks on protesters by CCP supporters such as this one during Xi Jinping's visit to San Francisco in November 2023. These attacks took place in a major US city, so far with impunity. #TransnationalRepression
https://t.co/WhdHXQsRT3

[IAPE TNG/CWA 1096 @IAPE1096]

Stand with members of @IAPE1096 in calling on The Wall Street Journal to restore Selina Cheng to her former position and to provide a full explanation for management’s decision to dismiss her.
https://t.co/EOd5sbevt2

[Athena 💛 Hong Kong @athena7916]

@limlouisa @WSJ It’s insanely hypocritical to champion press freedom in places where it already exists

[Felicia Sonmez @feliciasonmez]

Apparently if @selina_cheng looked like this, it would be a different story.

[John Simpson @JohnSimpsonNews]

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ has sacked @selina_cheng, who is chair of the Hong Kong Journalists’ Association. The HK authorities don’t like the HKJA. You’d hope a big Western news organisation would stand up to Chinese pressure.