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Hong Kong youths remember Hong Kong struggle in art exhibition in Taiwan
Reporters : Chen Huimo and Zhang Yuanting / https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2021/01/10/a103029311.html / Direct translation
The CCP continues to suppress Hong Kong. Recently, it has adopted the National Security Law to arrest democrats on a large scale. A group of people in Taiwan and Hong Kong held an exhibition. The photos taken by the protesters at the scene of the protest in Hong Kong in 2019, as well as the creations of brave squads suffering from traumatic sequelae, in the art therapy process, let the people of Taiwan learn more The voice of the protesters.
Justine, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong Border Town Youth, said, "Some frontline brave sects in Hong Kong have some post-traumatic sequelae called PTSD. These paintings are their art therapy for PTSD."
Transported from Hong Kong, the art therapy paintings of the Hong Kong protesters, and young people from the border towns of Hong Kong held an exhibition in Taiwan to look back at the struggle in the return. These works are truly present and the voices of the protesters.
Hong Kong Border Town Youth spokesperson Justine: "This painting is called Fear and Hope. I choose hope. Although he feels that he is very scared and wants to fight against such a totalitarian, he also saw the unity of Hong Kong people in the rallies and parades. Hope."
Since 2019, the Chinese Communist Party began to fight against Hong Kong, but the CCP has intensified its suppression of Hong Kong. Recently, it has arrested more than 50 Hong Kong democrats through the National Security Law. Hong Kong's democracy and freedom continue to decline.
Justine, spokesperson for the Hong Kong Border Town Youth: "Hong Kong is no longer the Hong Kong we used to know, and every time Hong Kong faces a situation, it gets worse and worse. The Hong Kong government wants to eliminate all different voices."
Hong Kong’s anti-transmission movement is often divided into three branches: street protests, parliamentary routes, and international fronts. However, both the street protests and the parliamentary routes have been blocked by the authorities. Young people from the border towns of Hong Kong expressed that they are prepared for long-term resistance and continue to fight on the international front. Fighting hard, I also hope that through this exhibition, the people of Taiwan can deeply understand the aspirations of Hong Kong people's struggle.
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U.S. lifts restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan bilateral interaction among administrative agencies
Reporter : Chen Han / Editor : Song Feng / https://www.ntdtv.com/b5/2021/01/10/a103029269.html / Direct translation
US Secretary of State Pompeo announced on January 9 that all self-restrictions on interaction between administrative agencies and their counterparts in Taiwan will be lifted. He said that the US government has taken these self-limiting actions for decades to appease the Chinese Communist regime. It won't be like this again.
Pompeo tweeted on January 9, "Today, I am removing all self-restrictions on the interaction between the executive branch and Taiwan counterparts. This move will benefit our two great democracies."
Pompeo’s statement on the website of the State Department stated that Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and a reliable partner of the United States. However, for decades, the US State Department has established complex internal restrictions to regulate our diplomats, military personnel, and Interactions between other officials and their counterparts in Taiwan. The US government unilaterally took these actions to appease the Communist regime in Beijing. It won't be like this again.
The statement also stated that various agencies of the executive branch should invalidate all the "contact guidelines" issued by the State Council under the authorization of the Secretary of State regarding relations with Taiwan.
Pompeo pointed out that the two democracies of the United States and Taiwan share common values in personal freedom, the rule of law, and respect for human dignity. US-Taiwan relations need not and should not be constrained by the self-limitation of our permanent bureaucracy.
Former Taiwan representative in France, Lu Qinglong, said that for a long time, the general direction of the United States' mainland policy has been to interact with it and expect it to make important changes. This has caused the United States to impose restrictions on some of its exchange policies with Taiwan.
Lv Qinglong, former representative of Taiwan in France, said, "When mainland China rises, you find that after China has progressed, it has failed to abide by its promises. It is necessary to cooperate with the world and integrate into the world system. It seems that it has become a direct impact on the United States itself Then to the situation of the world."
However, the CCP has not only failed to emerge as democracy as the United States expected, but has done whatever it wants internationally and bullied other countries.
Current affairs commentator Lan Shu said, "It is very likely that there will be a presidential handover after January 20. So now everyone is worried about what will happen if they visit the White House? What changes will happen to the United States and Taiwan? What kind of changes have occurred? So it should be said that Pompeo’s move was a preventive move, that is, he directly took the US-Taiwan relations as far as possible."
Current affairs commentator Lan Shu believes that this will have a certain binding effect on Biden's future enhancement of relations with Beijing and suppression of Taiwan. In addition, this will also promote the development of relations between democratic countries in the world and Taiwan.
On January 7, Pompeo issued a statement condemning Hong Kong's arrest of 53 pan-democrats. At the same time, he also announced that Kelly Craft, the US ambassador to the United Nations, would visit Taiwan.
He also said that despite the CCP’s attempts to weaken Taiwan’s great success in democracy, Taiwan’s democracy is still flourishing, showing what a "free China" can achieve.
According to "Reuters", Kraft is expected to visit Taiwan from January 13 to 15.
Lan Shu said, "Beijing's all-out effort is to prevent Taiwan from joining the United Nations. The United States sent a special UN ambassador to visit Taiwan. This is a visit of extremely stance."
Lan Shu believes that there is only a layer of paper left in the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Taiwan, which will be broken with a poke.
Lu Qinglong commented, "The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is going to visit Taiwan. There are different interpretations, the United States has various interpretations, and there are different interpretations in Taiwan. But for mainland China, one thing remains the same: you must protest. It must mean that I am angry."
As Lu Qinglong expected, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Pompeo’s remarks constituted a serious interference in China’s internal affairs, and the CCP strongly condemned it. He also threatened that "the U.S. will pay a heavy price for its wrongdoing."
Lan Shu pointed out that the relationship between the U.S. and the CCP has dropped to a very low low point. The CCP’s retaliation can only make U.S.-China relations worse. But it is impossible for it to sever diplomatic relations with the United States, so its retaliation can do nothing. But Taiwan has seen what Hong Kong has experienced in the past two years, and it has become very clear: Don’t have one country, two systems, don’t become the future Hong Kong, don’t want the rule of the CCP. This has become the consensus of the Taiwanese.
Earlier, the "August 17 Joint Communiqué" published by President Reagan and the CCP in 1982 declassified by the Trump administration showed that the United States did not agree with the CCP's position on Taiwan's sovereignty. This is different from what the CCP has always claimed.
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