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China News: China defends bounties for the capture of Hong Kong dissidents who have fled abroad, despite criticism from foreign governments and human rights group
Top US diplomat calls on international community to oppose ‘transnational repression’.
China has said the contentious bounty announced by the Hong Kong police for information about dissidents taking refuge abroad was “justified” amid overwhelming criticism from foreign governments and human rights groups. A reward of $1m Hong Kong (£100,942) was announced in exchange for information to aid the arrest of 13 opposition figures who are accused of violating the semi-autonomous Chinese city’s National Security Law which led to widespread protests in 2019. The bounty was imposed on former UK consulate employee Simon Cheng, along with Johnny Fok and Tony Ch...
Taipei (AFP) Dec 15, 2023 - From a homeless child to a leader of Hong Kong's struggle for democracy, 79-year-old Reverend Chu Yiu-ming tells all in a new memoir - except for 30 pages blanked out to protest official censorship.
David Cameron made a shock return to politics as the new Foreign Secretary last month, displacing James Cleverly who has since taken over in the Home Office