Kris Cheng
@krislc
London-based Hong Kong journalist covering UK/EU/US-China relations, Diplomacy, Greater China stories. Reports in @hkfp @VOANews @nikkeiasia
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Just in: Sentencing for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office spy case defendants Bill Yuen and Peter Wai set on June 4.
What a coincidence -- June 4 is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre in Beijing in 1989.
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In Parliament, @DanJarvisMBE said Foreign Secretary will make clear to Hong Kong Chief Executive that shadow policing is not acceptable in the UK; Foreign Office has made clear that employment of Bill Yuen at HKETO London - convicted by jury - "must be terminated immediately."
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Just in: Following HKETO spy case, security minister Dan Jarvis issued a video to a HK diaspora media in the UK, speaking directly to the community: "Be alert, but not afraid"
"The safety and security of Hongkongers in the UK is of the utmost importance"
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It’s ancient Chinese philosophy: a “white horse” is not a “horse”, as it’s just a subset, not the entire set. Senator Rubio, a subset, is not Secretary Rubio, another subset, or Marco Rubio, the entire set.
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🥴 Asked if the fact that Rubio is sanctioned by China will affect his visit, spokesperson answers that Senate Rubio was being targeted by China’s sanctions, not Secretary Rubio.
Is Senate Rubio staying at home? 🙃
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Korea-born Joshua Kim from Reform has been elected to the Senedd. He secured the final seat in the multi-member constituency of Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Rhymney with 7,985 votes. Kim is quite possibly the most senior elected Reform politician of East Asian heritage.
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‼️BREAKING: Zhang Xinyan is facing imminent deportation. She is believed to be taken to Thonburi Court for processing.
Sending Zhang, a recognized refugee, back to HK/China where she has a well-founded fear of persecution is against international law. Thailand needs to stop.
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A sad yet important reminder to all activists/dissidents the CCP considers “Chinese”: unless you have no other choice, do NOT go there.
Thailand is NOT a safe place for you to be.
📢 Context:
❗️In 2021, HK authorities arrested democratic opposition
❗️In 2021, CCP enacted system to pre-screen HK legislature for only “patriots”
Civil society has tried to resist by electing its own reps
❗️2025, Thailand returned 40 #Uyghurs# to China; fates unknown
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NEW: Activist Zhang Xinyan, wanted by Hong Kong police with a HK$200k bounty, was detained in Thailand for "overstaying & working without permission" & faces deportation to China - reports
Zhang is a member of "Hong Kong Parliament" banned by HK govt & Falun Gong practitioner
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Ex-Hong Kong official turned Reform UK candidate Sheung-yuen Lee has lost. He received 254 votes. The two elected Labour candidates each won over 1,000 votes.
Lee was an ex-director at two HKETOs — HKETO London official Bill Yuen was found guilty of spying for HK yesterday.
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New: A former Hong Kong govt official is running as a Reform candidate in the local elections. Sheung-yuen Lee, ex-head of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta up to Nov 2023, is running in Southall Broadway.
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It’s very important to highlight again that ONLY 3 were charged out of 11 arrested (a defendent died).
8 were released and fled the UK. Why?
Cos police lacked enough translators to glean over 24 terabytes of data mainly in Cantonese and Mandarin within 14-day detention limit
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My new report for @NikkeiAsia: London jury finds two men guilty of spying for Hong Kong
My new report for @NikkeiAsia: London jury finds two men guilty of spying for Hong Kong
New for The Guardian: Under China’s forceful integration policies, after just weeks in preschool, Tibetan children “completely stopped speaking” their mother tongue, took on a Chinese identity, disconnecting ties that were passed down generations.
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New: A former Hong Kong govt official is running as a Reform candidate in the local elections. Sheung-yuen Lee, ex-head of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta up to Nov 2023, is running in Southall Broadway.
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