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China Announces Ban on Individual Tours to Taiwan, Conducts Drills on Border with Hong Kong

Brian Hioe
Reports of unusual actions by the Chinese government aimed at affecting Hong Kong and Taiwan have emerged in the last day. First, the Chinese government announced that individual tours to Taiwan from 47 cities across China will come to a halt starting on August 1st. Second, reports have emerged of Chinese troops amassing on the border between Hong Kong and China, leading to fears that this could be an early sign of a PLA crackdown on Hong Kong. A report by the SCMP later stated that these were police by 190,000 Chinese police officers to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, not military drills, but the development has raised fears nonetheless...
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements13 min read

Protests Erupt Outside of Hong Kong Police Stations in Response to Sunday’s Arrests

Brian Hioe
Clashes between demonstrators and police took place outside of police stations in Kwai Chung, Sai Wan Ho, and Tin Shui Wai in Hong Kong last night, with demonstrators protesting the arrest of dozens of demonstrators the preceding night. The demonstrations were not called for in advance yet took place at the same time in three separate locations in Hong Kong, a sign of the escalating situation in the wake of four consecutive days of protest...
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements12 min read

After Three Days of Protests, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Holds Press Conference

Brian Hioe
Protests again took place in Hong Kong on Sunday, with thousands attending a march from to Chater Garden to the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Park in Sheung Wan. The march took place as the third day of a series of consecutive demonstrations in Hong Kong, following last Friday’s demonstration in Hong Kong International Airport and Saturday’s demonstration in Yuen Long...
Alex YunEnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements8 min read

Attacks on Demonstrators by Police After Rally Against Triad Violence in Yuen Long

Brian Hioe
Attacks by police on demonstrators took place in Yuen Long in Hong Kong yesterday, with police using tear gas and firing rubber bullets and sponge grenades at demonstrators. The demonstration was against the attacks on protestors by individuals thought to be triad members that had taken place in Yuen Long last week, these attacks coming on the heels of police violence against protesters. The demonstration was also against suspected police collusion with triads in the attacks....
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements7 min read

The Chinese Government Claiming That America Is Behind Demonstrations in Hong Kong Is Nothing New

Brian Hioe
A recent development in the demonstrations against the extradition bill in Hong Kong has been the Chinese government calling on America to stop politically interfering by inciting the protests. The CCP has long alleged “foreign interference” as responsible for the outbreak of various forms of resistance against its rule...
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

Is Threatening to Mobilize the PLA in Hong Kong More Than Just a Threat?

Brian Hioe
The Chinese Ministry of Defense’s chief spokesperson, senior colonel Wu Qian, stated in comments earlier today that the People’s Liberation Army could be deployed in Hong Kong to put down demonstrations against the Beijing-backed extradition bill at the request of the Hong Kong government. What does this mean for protests, going forward?...
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements12 min read

Violent Attacks on Anti-Extradition Bill Demonstrators from Gangsters, Police in Hong Kong

Brian Hioe
Attacks by individuals thought to be pro-Beijing gangsters on anti-extradition bill demonstrators took place late last night in Hong Kong, coming on the heels of a protest march called for by the Civil Human Rights Front which organizers stated drew 430,000. The end of the rally also saw riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators and police later turned a blind eye to the assaults on demonstrators by gangsters...
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements13 min read

Swift Action from the Tsai Administration Needed Regarding Hong Kong Asylum Seekers

Brian Hioe
Taiwan's lack of any formal asylum policy—with no formalized process for processing applications by asylum seekers—is likely to be tested in the near future, with the Apple Daily reporting that thirty Hong Kong protesters have fled to Taiwan in the aftermath of the attempted occupation of LegCo on July 1st. According to the Apple Daily, another wave of more than thirty Hong Kong protesters are considering fleeing to Taiwan in the near future....
EnglishJuly 2019Self-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements11 min read

The KMT Attempts to Use Hong Kong as a Wedge Issue Against the DPP

Brian Hioe
Recent claims by KMT politicians illustrate an unusual tactic taken by the party on cross-strait issues: That of accusing the DPP of unnecessarily provoking China on cross-strait issues. While this may not be anything new in itself, with the KMT having long claimed that the DPP is dangerously provocative of China by pushing for its Taiwanese independence ideology, Hong Kong has become a particular point of attack...
EnglishJuly 2019Politics7 min read