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1/ When the world criticizes Beijing for scraping its promise and imposing the national security law on HK, @dwnews Chinese reports that Germany’s foreign minister @HeikoMaas said Germany would not take strong actions.pic.twitter.com/ujAq8vR1Fj
2/ If it is the case, I am utterly disappointed about German Gov’s unprincipled response towards evil law. Even though I entirely understand that German may have concerns about sanctions, but it doesn't mean that Germany has to wholly ignorant of domestic & foreign concerns...
3/ ...and uncritically kowtow to Beijing when China is now tearing up its UN-filed Joint Declaration. More importantly, the law is unilaterally imposed and implemented by a government with deteriorating human rights records. That is a fact that no one can deny.
4/ Especially when commerce chambers like BDI and European Union Chamber of Commerce in China have already warned of the grave consequences, it is just scandalous if Berlin fails to take any action to urge China to withdraw the law.
5/ The world should be shocked by a slight glance at how Beijing uses the law in Mainland China - Booksellers and liberal writers like Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo were put into prison in the name of national security.
6/ Citizen reporters like TanZuoren were put into prison in the name of national security. Religious groups & pastors like Wang Yi were put into in the name of national security. Bloggers that just mentioned Umbrella Movement were put into prison in the same of national security.
7/ When Beijing is introducing this ambiguously defined law, unchecked enforcement practices and a Gestapo-like national security branch in the territory of Hong Kong, does Germany still believe that it can remain business as usual with China?
8/ Rather than putting dollar signs above democratic values, Germany should play an assertive global role in protecting civil liberties worldwide. To safeguard HK’s freedoms & foreign interests, I once again call upon the German Gov to urge China to withdraw the bill.
9/ Also, Consider all necessary measures such as ruling out Huawei’s involvement in the local market. If Berlin remains silent on China’s reckless move, the world’s liberty will face a death blow after the fall of Hong Kong and then Taiwan.
Bad path for Germany
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