Apple Daily Mass arrests in Hong Kong and independent journalists imprisoned in Vietnam
Journalists groups have condemned orders to four Hong Kong media organizations from the city s national security police requiring them to hand over materials linked to the arrests of dozens of pro-democracy activists for subversion.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said it was extremely concerned about the orders handed to independent news websites Stand News and InMedia, jailed media magnate Jimmy Lai s Next Digital, and its subsidiary newspaper the
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The outlets have seven days to comply with the orders, which came as national security police arrested 53 opposition politicians and rights campaigners linked to a democratic primary in July, which the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) deemed subversive.
U.S. to send U.N. ambassador to Taiwan, angering China
President Donald Trump s administration will send U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft to Taiwan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday in a move blasted by China.
It will be the first visit to Taiwan by a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations since 1971 when Beijing s accession to the world body led to the loss of Taiwan s U.N. seat, according to Taiwan media. Kelly Craft, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, meets the press at U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 10, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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US ambassador to United Nations will visit Taiwan, Mike Pompeo says Lawrence Chung in Taipei lawrence.chung@scmp.com US ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft has been vocal in her support for Taiwan. Photo: UNTV via AP
The US ambassador to the United Nations will visit Taiwan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, in a move that is certain to rile Beijing.
Pompeo announced the trip by Kelly Craft in a statement on Thursday condemning the mass arrests of 53 democracy activists - including former lawmakers and an American lawyer - in Hong Kong.
He said the arrests were an outrage and a reminder of the Chinese Communist Party s contempt for its own people and the rule of law . Pompeo said Washington would consider sanctions and other restrictions on those involved in the crackdown.