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By Ai Jun Published: May 30, 2021 09:08 PM
Photo:ReutersReporters Without Borders (RSF) submitted on Friday an urgent appeal to the UN to take all measures necessary to obtain the immediate release of Hong Kong media tycoon and secessionist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying. It s about time that the international community takes action to stop the judicial harassment of Jimmy Lai and to pressure the Hong Kong government into restoring full press freedom, the appeal reads.
The point is, does the RSF actually believe it is qualified to identify what press freedom is?
Lai was one of the backstage manipulators of a series of social violence and turmoil in Hong Kong. He has been convicted of violating Hong Kong law, including attending and organizing an illegal assembly, colluding with foreign countries or forces to endanger national security and tending and intended to pervert the course of public justice.
‘Ridiculous for Biden to customize a 90-day scientific probe on virus origins
Cao Siqi Published: May 28, 2021 12:01 AM
In this March 19, 2020, file photo laboratory scientist Andrea Luquette cultures coronavirus to prepare for testing at U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Md., where scientists are working to help develop solutions to prevent, detect and treat the coronavirus. Photo: AP
Despite US President Joe Biden showing his resolve to find out whether the coronavirus emerged from human contact with an infected animal or from a laboratory accident in a latest attempt to hype the virus-leakage conspiracy theory, scientists and foreign affairs experts from the US and China said they do not expect a credible report from the untrustworthy US intelligence community in 90 days as it is not a scientific institution at all.
US accusations about Chinese military dismissed By ZHANG ZHIHAO | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-05-26 08:01 Share The national flags of China and the United States [Photo/Xinhua]
Recent complaints by some US defense officials that the Chinese military is unwilling to communicate with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are false and misleading, because the United States has overstepped diplomatic protocol by requesting direct access to a senior leader in the Central Military Commission, a source close to the matter told China Daily.
Experts said that given the nature of military diplomacy, dialogue involving top military officials is typically done through military diplomatic channels, and it is counterintuitive for US defense officials to disclose progress or details of the exchange with the media.