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Robert Clark

@kowbay

HK journalist, blogger. https://xitter.cf/t.co/B7Xf7Jq9e7

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Joined March 2008
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Classic Leninist propaganda technique, aka gaslighting
Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦 (@CollinSLKoh) profile pictureCollin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦@CollinSLKoh2 Dec 2024
All three sentences in this single tweet represent nothing more than complete falsehoods and distortion of facts. If it's an answer to a social science exam question, it'll be an outright zero score. 🙃
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Committed the crime of being vastly more popular than HK's unaccountable unelected rulers hongkongfp.com/2024/11/19/br…
Benny Tai, Joshua Wong among 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to 10 years in landmark...

Benny Tai, Joshua Wong among 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to 10 years in landmark...

Pro-democracy activist Benny Tai has been jailed for 10 years over organising an unofficial primary election in 2020, as Hong Kong’s High Court delivered sentences in the city’s largest…

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HK's big brains on the job
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The great Shanghai dressup roundup. Not exactly showcasing a rejuvenated nation ready to lead the world nytimes.com/2024/10/29/world…
China’s Latest Security Target: Halloween Partygoers (Published 2024)

China’s Latest Security Target: Halloween Partygoers (Published 2024)

Last year, the Shanghai government said Halloween celebrations were a sign of “cultural tolerance.” This year, the police rounded up people in costume.

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Hundreds of ferries a week pass through dolphin habitat in western HK waters so let's ban whale-watchers @SCMPNews scmp.com/news/hong-kong/heal…
Hong Kong officials propose sea restriction zones and ban on whale watching

Hong Kong officials propose sea restriction zones and ban on whale watching

But conservation representative doubtful over feasibility of proposal to give department power to temporarily block off part of city’s waters.

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Post Soviet model redux State investment in select sectors as consumer economy stagnates bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
China Hasn’t Destroyed the Tech Sector. It’s Sharpened It

China Hasn’t Destroyed the Tech Sector. It’s Sharpened It

Beijing's crackdown has reshaped its innovation ambitions.

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China's claims to welcome global business & investment, as distinct from US decoupling, doesn't survive this damning EU Chamber report ft.com/content/02958d89-77f2…
Foreign companies hit ‘tipping point’ in China

Foreign companies hit ‘tipping point’ in China

EU chamber of commerce warns Chinese market barriers and slow growth are prompting businesses to look elsewhere

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China ceded 600,000 sq km of territory to Russia in a totally-unhumiliating 1858 treaty that it never talks about
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Prebunking is key to fight against disinformation. Dems should start talking now about Trump's election denial and theft asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int…
'Pre-bunking' is key tactic in disinformation fight, says Taiwan's Audrey Tang

'Pre-bunking' is key tactic in disinformation fight, says Taiwan's Audrey Tang

Former digital minister says important to warn public to brace for fake news

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Another stunning success for Xinomics Foreign investors pulled a record amount of money from China last quarter bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets
Foreign Investors Pull Record Amount of Money From China

Foreign Investors Pull Record Amount of Money From China

Foreign investors pulled a record amount of money from China last quarter, likely reflecting deep pessimism about the world’s second-largest economy.

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impossible to imagine moderates like Manchin backing Harris-Walz over psycho fraudster & his creepy sidekick @economist
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The latest grandiose plan from HK's civil engineers and experts on everything: let's flood Lantau with tourists lantauconfidential.com/2024/…
Govt plan: let’s bring 6m tourists to Lantau

Govt plan: let’s bring 6m tourists to Lantau

The Hong Kong government has a new plan for Lantau – tourists.  The government’s civil engineering arm, CEDD, has come up with a scheme to more than triple the number of visitors to South Lan…

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Yep, a wild wish list from CEDD Lantau team promising to fix tourist problem with 3m mostly imaginary visitors a year while also getting approval for billions in new public works
DocMartin Williams (@docmartinhk) profile pictureDocMartin Williams@docmartinhk25 Jul 2024
Hong Kong government has announced ideas for a "South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor", which to me seems "eco" in name only, with a bunch of lazy half-arsed ideas that will cause some damage but do nothing to enhance the environment/biodiversity. Comments hkoutdoors.com/south-lantau-…
South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor is "Eco" in Name Only - Hong Kong Outdoors

South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor is "Eco" in Name Only - Hong Kong Outdoors

South Lantau Eco-Recreation Corridor proposal has zero measures for enhancing environment, biodiversity; only lazy harmful ideas.

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from global beacon of freedom & rights to sanctions buster for outlaw regimes - quite the ride
The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation (@thecfhk) profile pictureThe Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation
@thecfhk23 Jul 2024
New report highlights #HongKong's central role in transferring money and restricted technology to #Russia, #Iran, and #NorthKorea. However, slow and inconsistent enforcement of sanctions has allowed evaders to continue their operations with impunity Read: thecfhk.org/post/beneath-the…
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Pretty much reflects the level of speech freedom in each country
Kirsten Han (@kixes) profile pictureKirsten Han@kixes16 Jul 2024
Singapore we don’t have to be so obvious about this xia suay sia pewresearch.org/short-reads/…
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hey kids chasing your dreams is just like chasing women
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China-N Korea tensions rising. China demanding N Korea recall its 100k PRC guest workers koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/…
China believed to demand N. Korea bring back all of its workers: source - The Korea Times

China believed to demand N. Korea bring back all of its workers: source - The Korea Times

The Chinese government is believed to have demanded North Korea bring back all of its workers in China, a source said Tuesday, a move that would sq...

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look just like the ones we've already stolen
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Conservatives worldwide all grievance no governance
Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) profile pictureIan Dunt
@IanDunt9 Jul 2024
Initial indication here of some of the truly dark places the Tory party might go to in opposition. Braverman is truly a dreadful human being, with no discernable moral floor to her behaviour.
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Australia exposed as one of world’s worst climate wreckers in key UN-backed report reneweconomy.com.au/australi…
Australia exposed as one of world's worst climate wreckers in key UN-backed report

Australia exposed as one of world's worst climate wreckers in key UN-backed report

Australia again ranks amongst the world's worst countries for climate action, ahead of onlyQatar, Brunei and the United Arab Emirates.

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