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@WalterFuchs17 @stuartlauscmp some companies probably lobby harder than others.

In his most elaborate analysis of EU-China relations to date, ⁦@JosepBorrellF⁩ said Xi’s China Dream “is the main difference from times past” foreseen by Deng Xiaoping. He describes today’s China as “assertive”, “expansionist” and “authoritarian”. politicaexterior.com/producto/la-do…

@elson_tong @austinramzy if you think the legal framework still applies, you have not been paying attention.

@ruairijfahy @RudyDrischel we should then perhaps make it a point to make those German car companies feel the backlash.

@RudyDrischel It’s all about BMW, Audi, VW and M- Benz. Off all countries Germany should be acutely aware of the illegal incarceration and human rights abuses of minorities in China, be they Muslims, Christians, or dissenters.

While Germany considers sanctions for Belarus for election-fraud, it hesitates to confront CCP-China with sanctions. PRC has no elections, maintains concentration camps in Xinjiang, mass sterilization, organ trade. Why double standards? thediplomat.com/2020/08/how-eu…

@shaunwalker7 millions rallied in Hong Kong last year, and there is national security law now. don't count your chicken before they hatch.

@hk_watch she thought only 'a small minority' wants freedom and democracy.

Carrie Lam claimed the security law would only target a 'small minority'. But Beijing are increasingly sending signals that they will use the law to silence the voice of the pro-democracy majority at the elections.

@bueti 'change through trade' did happen, just that Germany was the one that was changed instead of China.

Germany's government becomes a victim of its earlier successes in China policy. Germany was not only benefitting economically, Merkel also spoke up for human rights more clearly than many others. She made it possible that Liu Xiaobo's widow Liu Xia was allowed to move to Berlin.

@METhorley @BBCr4today so he's saying that when injustice has became the norm, it should just be accepted and ignored?

@vonderleyen if this is as far as you'd go, you'll have a lot more cities to remember soon. #UyghurGenocide #HongKongProtests

On the 25th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, the entire world realises that we failed to protect those who were most in need of our protection. It is our duty to remember, speak up and act: No more blood in the name of race or religion. No more genocides, never again.

@KerHibiki @stuartlauscmp perhaps we can view this not as a lifeboat for protesters, but as a move to remove access to capitals from the CCP when rich established middle class people gets to leave. The day of laam chau will come soon.

@stuartlauscmp But many middle-age who hold BNO are pro-Beijing... And most of the #HongKongProtesters are post-1997 born... the youngest arrestee is 12-year-old...

#Breaking Boris Johnson just confirmed nearly 3 million British National (Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong can now resettle in the UK

@birdysinging do you know if there's a website for consolidated into on migrating from HK? e.g. requirements for each country, etc. For people that want to leave, but have no idea where they can (afford to) go.

@WilsonLeungWS why signal instead of wire though? signal still requires phone number isn't it?

@peruvian881 @joshuawongcf @TheRealUCFKent @KingJames @dmorey yes, you should start asking. And when you get your answer, you'll also understand why people are starting to stand up to the #CCP.

@joshuawongcf @TheRealUCFKent @KingJames @dmorey Looks like he cares more about what happens to his people. Should I start asking where’s China’s support for BLM?

Defending democracy is vital, but @KingJames only talks loud in the US. On China, not only is he silent, he actively shuts others up. He called @dmorey "misinformed" and "not really educated" for supporting #HongKong. All he cares about is money, not human rights. Hypocritical.

@TomTugendhat isn't that how drugs work?

@rthk_enews democracy with Chinese characteristics.

@KongTsungGan @germany_with_hk let's hope this can set a nice precedent and ends #PoliceBrutality everywhere.

This is what justice looks like: Veto-proof majority of City Council of Minneapolis, where police murdered George Floyd, pledges to dismantle Police Dept. #HK people have fought a year for a similar outcome but up against dictatorship have gotten nothing. #link-512cff3a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/…

But hey, you came for the numbers! First, about everybody (voting-age Germans, 18+). There used to be a solid majority for "foreign policy restraint"/"we're doing enough". That majority disappeared last year (2019). Yes, it did. 3/

@TheresaAFallon when you kowtow, you willingly become the hostage.

Will CCP economic coercion still work in UK? 🍿 HSBC warns it could face reprisals in China if UK bans Huawei equipment: Telegraph reuters.com/article/us-bri…

@aboomination1 @noahbarkin I apologize if you were one of the 20 or so at the protests last year.

@noahbarkin and a million Uyghurs are still in concentration camps without these people giving a damn. I'm really confused about which virtues and principles matter to Germans.

@AMFChina @MichitoTsuruoka That's how we feel when we vote in HK. But that's also why we started protesting. I'm fairly certain we had an influence even as simple citizens.

“A source close to Merkel says she has explained the situation as follows: There is little one can do to influence the two superpowers anyway. Germany can merely choose which one it finds least troubling.” h/t @MichitoTsuruoka Merkel’s oblivion of power. spiegel.de/international/…