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Xi Jinping

Inserted 2 years ago

“The prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao is always is always close to the heart of the motherland... The complete reunification of our motherland is an aspiration shared by people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits.”

Twitter

President of the People's Republic of China

01 Jan 2022 5 5

Sophie Richardson

Inserted 2 years ago

“The arrests had nothing to do with sedition. They are pure retribution by the Chinese government, which seeks to eradicate the free media in Hong Kong documenting Beijing's abusive conduct. Shutting down Stand News, Apple Daily and other critical outlets lays that agenda bare.”

Aljazeera

China director at Human Rights Watch

29 Dec 2021 4 4

Jens Galschiot

Inserted 2 years ago

“Don't do anything. Don't talk about the crackdown. Don't say anything about China we don't like … Don't talk about the party. Don't talk about Xinjiang. Don't talk about Tibet. Don't talk about anything that the CCP [Chinese Communist Party] doesn't like to hear. This is a way to oppress the population. It's a crime against the democracy movement in Beijing - a peaceful movement. Also, it's a monument against the decision by the Chinese government to kill all those people … to do an attack against their own young people. Now, it's a monument about what happened in Hong Kong.”

Aljazeera

Danish artist and creator of the statue Pillar of Shame

23 Dec 2021 6 4

Peter Jennings

Inserted 2 years ago

“Internationally, Xi [Xi Jinping] has been a successful risk-taker. He staged a takeover of the South China Sea and militarised reclaimed 'island' bases with no effective international response; he has prosecuted wholesale cyber intellectual property theft around the world with, until recently, most countries reluctant to even name China as the cause; he trashed Beijing's agreement with the UK over Hong Kong and is rolling out repressive rule over its 7.5 million people. The world responded with empty hand-wringing.”

Aspistrategist

Australian Strategic Policy Institute’s executive director and a former deputy secretary for strategy in the Department of Defence

18 Oct 2021 6 7

Luo Huining

Inserted 2 years ago

“Those trying to turn Hong Kong into a pawn in geopolitics, a tool in curbing China, as well as a bridgehead for infiltrating the mainland, are destroying the foundation of one country, two systems. They are the real enemies of Hong Kong's prosperity and stability.”

Taiwannews

Director of China's Hong Kong Liaison Office

12 Jun 2021 1 2

Rowena He Xiaoqing

Inserted 2 years ago

“Two years [after the lawful 2019 vigil] here I am in Hong Kong, we cannot even get close to the park without fear on June 4. Yes, Victoria park will be without candles this year. But one thing I learned from two decades of studying Tiananmen is that there is always light in our hearts that cannot be swallowed by darkness. History is on our side.”

Theguardian

History scholar on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and author of 'Tiananmen Exiles: Voices of the Struggle for Democracy in China'

03 Jun 2021 3 2

Nathan Law

Inserted 3 years ago

“The fact that I am wanted under the National Security Law shows that I am exposed to severe political persecution and am unlikely to return to Hong Kong without risk. I hope that my case can help the Home Office understand more about the complicated situation in Hong Kong. To free more protesters from Beijing's authoritarian oppression, the Home Office could consider more comprehensive evidence.”

Aljazeera

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist

08 Apr 2021 2 5

Maysing Yang

Inserted 3 years ago

“In the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the CCP guaranteed Hong Kong judicial independence and freedom under 'one country, two systems' for at least 50 years, but after only two decades, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has already confirmed that the declaration is just a historical document that does not mean anything. How can a county that does not respect international rules keep telling others to follow its 'one China' principle?”

Taiwannews

Chairperson of the Asia-Pacific Liberal Women Association

29 Mar 2021 3 4

Antony Blinken

Inserted 3 years ago

“This action further undermines the high degree of autonomy promised to people in Hong Kong and denies Hong Kongers a voice in their own governance, a move that the United Kingdom has declared to be a breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. A stable, prosperous Hong Kong that respects human rights, freedoms, and political pluralism serves the interests of Hong Kong, mainland China, and the broader international community. The United States stands united with our allies and partners in speaking out for the rights and freedoms of people in Hong Kong, and we will respond when the PRC [People's Republic of China] fails to meet its obligations.”

Cnn

U.S. Secretary of State

17 Mar 2021 3 5

Jaw Shaw-kong

Inserted 3 years ago

“Hong Kong's Legislative Council is dead and has been replaced by the National People's Congress. Before this recent effort to change Hong Kong's electoral system, no Taiwanese would accept the 'one country, two systems' framework. Now, literally no one will accept it.”

Taiwannews

Former lawmaker and head of the Kuomintang-affiliated China Broadcasting Corporation

15 Mar 2021 4 5

Yiu-chung Tam

Inserted 3 years ago

“The central government [of China] will receive criticism and pressure from the West, but it hopes that, after the electoral reform for the city this time, Hong Kong would no longer have to experience political turmoil every two to three years anymore. Society would finally embrace long-term stability.”

Globaltimes

Hong Kong's sole representative to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee

14 Mar 2021 2 3

Yi Wang

Inserted 3 years ago

“In the colonial era, Hong Kong had no democracy at all. Twenty-four years since Hong Kong's return, no side cares more about the city's democratic development, stability and prosperity than the Chinese central government.”

Globaltimes

State Councillor and China's foreign minister

07 Mar 2021 3 3

Yamini Mishra

Inserted 3 years ago

“This ruthless legislation gives the Beijing and Hong Kong authorities free rein to crush any dissenting views and puts all government critics at risk of imprisonment. Charging dozens of pro-democracy lawmakers and activists with 'subversion', just because they held their own informal primary contest, is a blatant attack on their rights to peaceful expression and association. People have a legitimate right to take part in public affairs. Political opposition should not be silenced just because the authorities don’t like it.”

Aljazeera

Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director

06 Jan 2021 1 4

Brad Adams

Inserted 3 years ago

“We are seeing a place that had almost complete freedom become subject to a dictatorship, with all forms of political opposition being wiped out in front of our eyes.”

Aljazeera

Asia director at Human Rights Watch

31 Dec 2020 2 5

Priscilla Leung

Inserted 3 years ago

“The sentence was neither the harshest nor lenient. The court only tried them on the crimes they committed on the mainland. People were worried the fugitives would face national security or other criminal charges, but now we can all see the result.”

Scmp

Hong Kong Pro-establishment lawmaker and law professor at City University

30 Dec 2020 1 3

Yiu-chung Tam

Inserted 3 years ago

“Some Hong Kong critics had tried to politicise this, and said mainland authorities will prosecute them on charges related to national security. But that did not happen … The only message from the court was that if you cross the border illegally, you will bear the consequences. Nothing else.”

Scmp

Hong Kong's sole representative to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee

30 Dec 2020 1 4

Samuel Chu

Inserted 3 years ago

“Today’s verdict and sentencing foretell what is to come for all Hongkongers. I fear for … more than 2 million Hongkongers who marched in protests last year – their fate will soon be in the hands of a court system growing more and more like the one on the mainland, shrouded in secrecy and darkness.”

Scmp

Managing director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council

30 Dec 2020 1 4

Yamini Mishra

Inserted 3 years ago

“These sentences … lay bare the dangers faced by anybody who finds themselves tried under the Chinese criminal system. This group of young Hongkongers will be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment in Chinese jails.”

Scmp

Amnesty International’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director

30 Dec 2020 3 4

Lester Shum

Inserted 3 years ago

“There have been many instances in which people who crossed the border illegally were fined and sent back where they came from. The punishment for these Hongkongers was extremely severe. Obviously there's political consideration behind it.”

Scmp

Hong Kong social activist and politician

30 Dec 2020 1 3

Chow Hang-tung

Inserted 3 years ago

“On the mainland, many illegal border crossing cases were not even treated as criminal cases. But for a closed-door trial, any sentence is too tough. Everyone knows this wasn’t an open and fair trial. This sentence was extremely excessive – it was meant to deter Hong Kong people from continuing with their [political] movement.”

Scmp

Hong Kong Activist and barrister

30 Dec 2020 1 3

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China - Hong Kong relations

“The prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and Macao is always is always close to the heart of the motherland... The complete reunification of our motherland is an aspiration shared by people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits.”

“The arrests had nothing to do with sedition. They are pure retribution by the Chinese government, which seeks to eradicate the free media in Hong Kong documenting Beijing's abusive conduct. Shutting down Stand News, Apple Daily and other critical outlets lays that agenda bare.”

“Those trying to turn Hong Kong into a pawn in geopolitics, a tool in curbing China, as well as a bridgehead for infiltrating the mainland, are destroying the foundation of one country, two systems. They are the real enemies of Hong Kong's prosperity and stability.”

“Hong Kong's Legislative Council is dead and has been replaced by the National People's Congress. Before this recent effort to change Hong Kong's electoral system, no Taiwanese would accept the 'one country, two systems' framework. Now, literally no one will accept it.”

“In the colonial era, Hong Kong had no democracy at all. Twenty-four years since Hong Kong's return, no side cares more about the city's democratic development, stability and prosperity than the Chinese central government.”

“We are seeing a place that had almost complete freedom become subject to a dictatorship, with all forms of political opposition being wiped out in front of our eyes.”

“The sentence was neither the harshest nor lenient. The court only tried them on the crimes they committed on the mainland. People were worried the fugitives would face national security or other criminal charges, but now we can all see the result.”

“Some Hong Kong critics had tried to politicise this, and said mainland authorities will prosecute them on charges related to national security. But that did not happen … The only message from the court was that if you cross the border illegally, you will bear the consequences. Nothing else.”

“These sentences … lay bare the dangers faced by anybody who finds themselves tried under the Chinese criminal system. This group of young Hongkongers will be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment in Chinese jails.”

“There have been many instances in which people who crossed the border illegally were fined and sent back where they came from. The punishment for these Hongkongers was extremely severe. Obviously there's political consideration behind it.”

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