Category Archives: Awaiting a Democratic HK

Follow Up: US queries China over alleged mistreatment of dissident in prison Yang Jianli was editor in chief of the dissident online review Yibao ( http://www.chinaeweekly.com ). He was arrested on 26 April 2002 while he was secretly investigating strikes by workers in north-eastern China. He was returning to the country for the first timeContinue reading “Update: Cyber Dissident Jailed Illegally in China”

I always privately maintained that while I was in Shanghai in March 2004, my click throughs on the Internet was monitored in the state run hotel I was in, as well as having had a conversation with someone I came to believe was a “Censor” who happened to be in the business center the sameContinue reading “News: Surveillance on Net Users in China”

By Philip P. Pan Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, April 23, 2004; BEIJING — On a Saturday morning in the summer of 2000, eight young people met in a shabby apartment near Beijing University and started a study group to debate the need for political reform in China. Some were students. Others were recent graduates.Continue reading “News: A Study Group Is Crushed in China’s Grip”

The Standard Michael Ng Democrats have been rebuffed in efforts to get involved in top-level talks on political reform for Hong Kong. With trust in both Beijing and the Hong Kong government dropping precipitously, according to the latest Hong Kong University poll, mainland politicians are staging yet another consultation on political reform, but the democratsContinue reading “Democrats left out of talks”

Awaiting China to Start Telling the Truth. Hahahahhahaahhaaa. I love Propaganda. And em.. who are these people they are quoting? Although I have heard Mr. Nightingale sprout crap somewhere before, can’t remember where tho. Various Hong Kong mass organizations said in Hong Kong that they welcome the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee’s examination ofContinue reading “(Sorta) News: HK mass organizations praise central authorities for respecting HK public opinions”

(A lot of scholars point out that the dissident population in China has dissapeared and that since the economic boom, people are no longer interested in changing the government. It all seems a lot of work to prevent something no one wants to do right? I suppose the show of strength is to remind everyoneContinue reading “News: China steps up security ahead of Tiananmen anniversary”

Wed Apr 21, 3:25 AM ET Add World – AFP to My Yahoo! HONG KONG, (AFP) – Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators are claiming senior Chinese officials have ignored their requests to attend a forum on the city’s electoral reforms. One of the legislators, Frederick Fung, said he was “disappointed” not to be invited to theContinue reading “News: Hong Kong democrats slam China for reform talks ‘shut-out’”

It all started…. 1989 – Thousands of students, shouting for democracy and human rights, march from campuses to converge on Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Some people are simply braver than the rest of us when it comes to things they believe in. WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States is asking China for more information on a US-based Chinese dissident allegedly being abused in a Beijing jail, the State Department said. Yang Jianli, 40, a US resident on a ChineseContinue reading “News: US queries China over alleged mistreatment of dissident in prison”

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Says deletion of VP’s remarks on political freedom due to editingThe Associated Press Updated: 8:39 a.m. ET April 20, 2004BEIJING – A government spokesman Tuesday dismissed suggestions that China censored a speech by Vice President Dick Cheney during a recent visit, saying any deletion of remarks was due to editingContinue reading “News: China denies censoring Cheney’s speech”