Sanho Chung 鍾燊豪
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PoliSci PhDc @uazsgpp 🐻⬇️ | Clientelism, Demo/Autocracy, E Asia (TW & HK) | Org. member @GRAPHhk | Co-founder @flowhk | Hongkonger
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My latest peer-reviewed article "Behind the Pursuit of ‘Frozen Garlic’: Changing Trends of Get-Out-the-Vote (GOTV) Campaigns in Taiwan" in the Journal of Taiwan Politics is now available online:
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My op-ed in
@Diplomat_APAC
about
#HongKong
District Council Election last Sunday. For the pro-democracy, election under autocracy is just a means to resist, not never an end of it. Protesters sacrifice and risk themselves not for seats, but for freedom.
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Tonight is a long night for me. My friend
@wilsonlicc
is just arrested and accused of colluding with foreign forces.
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26 years ago, even Apple Daily, the only pro-democracy newspaper in hk back in the days, was optimistic about the prospect of 1c2s. Looking back, we all know that having faith in CCP was a mistake.
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This is blatant racism embedded in the primary school textbook of Hong Kong:
“I have black eyes, black hair and yello skin, so I am a National Chinese (zhong guo ren).”
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Just don't assume that those countries under protests (Hong Kong, Thailand, Myanmar, or Sri Lanka after a few months etc.) are all back to normal and doing well if they are out of your sight or no longer show up on your social media newsfeed/TV headline.
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Don’t just fall into reminiscence. We need to ask ourselves: why was I there? Am I still working on it even in a minimal manner? Have I taken good care of myself over the years?
Carry on Hongkongers! The Revolution of Hong Kong starts from a mini-revolution of ourselves.
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關於香港人與 #白紙革命
問：香港人應否支持白紙革命？
答：絕對應該。每個人生而平等，自由權利與生俱來，不受人種國籍影響。若只以往史論民族劣根性，回到二百年前，世上根本沒有任何一個國家正在全面實行民主體制，難道當時的我們就可以論定所有民族都不值得擁有民主？ (1/3)
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Here's another piece of my teenage in Hong Kong that no longer exists. These dim sums are still served, but not anymore in such a fancy way.
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CCP: foreigners should learn Chinese in order not to be fooled by negative narratives on China
Foreigners: I did not realized I got fooled by CCP’s self-narratives until I learned Chinese
环球时报呼吁老外学习中文，以免外国人继续对中国持有误解偏见
比较讽刺的是，在我开始学习中文前我一直相信所谓「中国和平发展」和「一带一路对人类的巨大贡献」等等
不过达到了新闻联播能听懂、「求是」能看懂、与普通人能讨论新疆香港台湾等问题的中文水平之后，我再也不相信大外宣主张的那一套了
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What's going on with the new District Councils reform in Hong Kong? In the past, >90% of DC seats were democratically elected, but now:
40% are appointed
40% are indirectly selected
20% are directly "elected"
However, this is not the end of story 🧵(1/5):
(pic:
@hkfp
)
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Some personal news: I survived the comps and am now officially a PhD candidate!
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This is definitely a murder. The Hong Kong Police shot the fucking bullet on a protestor! This is unacceptable given the fact that the police was clearly not under a life-threatening situation.
Source: HKUSU Campus TV
#HongKong
#hongkongprotestors
#HKPolice
#AntiChinazi
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These are some org flag pics taken by me in the 1-million
#antiELAB
protest on June 9th 2019 (was helping in counting involved orgs). 3 years later, 6 out of 9 (except CP, DP and LSD) had ceased operation. What a demise of civil society in Hong Kong under NSL
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Is spending the whole weekend on work a usual thing for grad students? Asking for myself.
@AcademicChatter
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Starting Jan 2024, I will be a
@TFDemocracy
dissertation fellow for 4 months. Throughout the fellowship period, I will spend the last semester of my PhD in Taiwan to wrap up my dissertation and conduct fieldwork studies. Here I come again, 牛肉麵!
(Still on the market tho…)
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It sounds ruthless but there is just nothing much a political scientist can do when seeing his/her own country depraving or being dismembered by autocrats bit by bit.
I am talking about
#HongKong
, my hometown. There is nothing much I can do rn except writing this tweet.
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My first solo peer-reviewed article on⚽️ fandom and Hong Kong nationalism was (swiftly) assigned to the latest issue of JSSI just now! I feel like I should write a thread on it since this seems to be a rising ritual on Twitter recently 🧵:
(Link: )
(1/N)
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This graph might do a better job to portray the true distribution
How people in Hong Kong view mainland China and their own identity
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問：如何看待部分香港人冷嘲熱諷？
答：我覺得大家要明白三件事。
1. 雨革/反送中時罵香港的中國人跟現在站出來的這批不完全重疊。
2. 人會改變。反送中跟雨革的香港人也不全是同一批。
3. 人有情緒。記住從前中國人的謾罵乃人之常情，這只是恩怨分明。
記住這三點，擁抱complexity，互相尊重就好。
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問：香港人同中國人是否同胞？
絕對不是，我會祝中國人成功、會聲援，最多只是道義上+策略上支持（中共為共同敵人），但不等於香港人跟中國人是同族。香港就是香港，中國就是中國。 (2/3)
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Hi my fds, esp. those who speak German, can I have your signature for this petition so that we can urge the German Bundestag to organize a hearing concerning the human right issues in
#HongKong
?
Don't be scared by the German content, you will find the tutorial below!
(1/2) Petition on urging the German Bundestag to sanction China for imposing "National Security Law" in Hong Kong.
There will be a hearing in the German Bundestag if we have more than 50,000 signatures by 20/10.
Please act now:
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So now even "intending to obtain majority seats in the legislature" can constitute a violation of NSL, those pro-union/1c2s democrats in
#HongKong
should recognize the fact that democratization in HK would never happen 1. in a linear way, and 2. under the same paradigm (1c2s).
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Finally, here comes my first solo-authored peer-review journal article (also my favorite so far). TLDR, I argue that the recent rise of collective fandom (e.g. ultras) in the HK ntl⚽ team was triggered by 2 things: HKer id, and democratic movements.
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On Jan 26, 1841, the arrival of the British kickstarted modern Hong Kong. 182 yrs on, this little city-state has become the hometown of mine and many. The origin of our ancestors varies vastly, but for different reasons, we all now share a home here. HBD HK, & I miss u so much.
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I miss Hong Kong so much. Thanks
@globalhks_UC
for screening
@bobbiharlow
’s “Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down (夜香・鴛鴦・深水埗)”.
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This is exactly how absurdity becomes normality in
#HongKong
.
A FB page managed by 2 civil servants disclosed that a cop was slacking off at work. But guess what, the 2 admins (instead of the slacker) were arrested 2 weeks later:
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I am beyond thrilled to announce that starting from this August I will serve as an Adam Smith Fellow (non-resident) at the Mercatus Center
@mercatus
of GMU in the year of 2022-23. It means a lot to me because this will be my first ever external fellowship in my academic journey.
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In my 1st year PhD life I tried so hard to strike a balance b/t being frustrated by
#HongKong
news and coursework + assistant duties, but it just gets harder for me to do so as things in HK go more intense. Still, condition in HK reminds me that I’m a lucky one.
#AcademicTwitter
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OMG that’s an open intimidation to the Taiwanese student.
1. Chen Zhen,a Chinese teacher hired by
@polimi
Politechnico di Milan, uses class time to 'educate' a Taiwan Student not to use Taiwan as a country but a part of China.
This is clearly bullying and inappropriate behavior as a teacher.
Thx for
@TGTM_Official
's translation
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Thanks
@NATSAconf
for having me. I felt so blessed to be surrounded by so many Taiwan study folks. This marks the end of my 1-month (and first) East Coast visit!
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What does
@HKUniversity
mean by no longer recognising
@hkusu_official
’s role on campus? A university without the autonomy of student organizations will be a disastrous one.
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OH WOW
@BrownUniversity
is inviting CY LEUNG! SERIOUSLY? Are we really that short of expertise on HK and CN issues in the United States or across the world? I don't think this despicable figure can bring any useful insight to the summit except spreading the CCP propaganda.
Guess what —
@BrownUniversity
has invited the HKSAR’s former Chief Executive C.Y. Leung — who passionately campaigned for the CCP’s crackdown against Hong Kong’s human rights and genocide against Uyghurs to its 2023
#BrownChinaSummit
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In the meantime, I am also notified that my revised prospectus has been accepted by my committee, which makes me officially an ABD (anything but dissertation)!
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More interestingly, unlike previous disqualifications that they made their own decision, this time the whole action is “authorized” by the NPCSC. The HKSAR govt is again downgrading themselves and handing off their autonomous power to China. “One country two systems” is a joke.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SAYS FOUR OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS ARE DISQUALIFIED FROM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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It is not great to make fun of people’s broken English, but it is even worse for Chinese tourists to assume that all Hongkongers can speak Mandarin.
DAMN IT I FUCKING HATE COLONIALISM.
(I DUN 戀英殖 AS WELL SO DUN ACCUSE ME OF BEING DOUBLE-STANDARD)
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Back to Hong Kong… on this day 7 years ago (2016) from Australia for Winter Break.
Really miss my home badly.
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A
@uarizona
prof was shot in a building that is only 5-mins walk from mine today. Luckily I left uni unusually early for errands, just 45 mins before the mishap, or I could have become a witness or even taken the live round. I'm so fucked to be exposed to this form of fear in US.
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Under the pressure of NSL, used to be the cradles of youth activism, many student organisations are now forced to either disband or lay low.
CUHK's student union disbanded today.
"For fifty years CUSU existed as an independent student organization whose representatives were elected through a democratic process. It is a matter of profound regret that CUSU is now history," the statement said.
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“Taiwan is so democratic and economically advanced already. Why do you still study vote buying there?”
Me: Because it is still a thing even as of this moment.
👇🏻
Two KMT county councilors sentenced over vote buying charges
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Here’s the perk of doing fieldwork in
#Taiwan
: loads of hospitality from interviewees.
(For those who cannot accept taro on soups, I am sorry…)
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I have been thinking about things that I felt happy about in 2021.
None, I am sorry.
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2 reasons for HKers (inc. pro-indept) to commemorate June 4th:
1. reminding HKers that CCP cant be trusted.
2. it did affect HK profoundly (largest protest in HK hist before anti-ELAB, rewriting of Basic Law, first main momentum for HK demo movt etc.)
(Pic: me in TAMS 11 yrs ago)
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Heading back to the US for Grade 23 (aka 5th-year PhD) after a month of fruitful field trip in Taiwan with loads of data, memories (and also weights)!
感恩，珍重，再會！
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I was just notified by my DGS
@jessicabraith
that I've been selected to attend
#IQMR
@MaxwellSU
this summer! What an honor for me! Can't wait to learn about all the forefront mix method research and meet all the great scholars and rising stars in this program! See u at Syracuse!
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I feel very honored to be selected to take part in
@CCKF_ERCCT
's Taiwan Europe Connectivity Workshop 2023 this summer in Tübingen, Germany. As my first overnight visit to Continental Europe, I look forward to presenting my work and exchanging thoughts with other TW Study folks!
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Join me virtually on comments if you also need a shout to relieve yourself a bit.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#AcademicTwitter
#AcademicChatter
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Finally, I can confirm my field trip to Taiwan this summer (late July-late August) for my dissertation research after being in N America for 4 consecutive years. I miss the other side of the Pacific badly. Folks in Taiwan, please hmu for meet-ups or anything academic!
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This publication will not be possible without
@adrianchiu711
’s great help! Check out my latest article in
@UoN_TRH
’s Taiwan Insight on the history of Hong Kong influence on the elections and politics of Taiwan.
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I finally withdrew my first solo-authored manuscript from a journal that put me on hold for ~1 year and re-submitted it to another. All journal editors should realize that this irresponsible action is detrimental to jr scholars who are desperate for feedbacks & publications.
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9 years of jail for TONG Ying-kit, the first national security law convict in
#HongKong
who rode his motorcycle with the liberation flag into the cops. 9 years. How much more grievance do HKers still have to take before justice is served?
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I can't help laughing when HK police adopts "YOLO" as their newest anti-drug campaign slogan. They are creating jokes at a whole new level.
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Here I come
#MPSA2023
! I am making my debut
@MPSAnet
presentation on
#clientelism
in Taiwan this Friday (11:30am Palmer House) on this excellent panel! Feel free to DM me for meet-ups in person if you're interested in my research - I will stay till Tue (18). See you in Chicago!
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I am shocked (but perhaps not too surprised) when I can still hear faculties in the US not being aware of the OPT issue when it comes to the timing of graduation for international PhD students.
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After all, as expected, with all the institutional hurdles, the "rectified" DCs, even for the directly elected part, are FAR FROM DEMOCRATIC. This marks the real end of (partial) representative democracy in Hong Kong. [End of Thread] (5/5) 🧵
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Stand News definitely knows that they will be next. I just can’t imagine how HK will look like without any credible voices of dissident in mass media.
Stand News announced it will remove all opinion pieces and commentaries published in May or earlier and will only consider re-posting with the consent of the authors. News will remain unchanged.
Six of the parent company's eight directors have resigned.
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Officially 30 today and happy lunar new year 🧧 (in Asian time)!
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Please subscribe
#HongKongBrief
if you would like to have some regular brief updates of
#HongKong
. In this latest issue, I contributed an article on behalf of
@hongkongaops
summarizing the change of democratic discourse since the 1980s before the handover.
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2 years on, everything that happened to me throughout the
#antiextradition
protest of
#HongKong
still seem like only yesterday. A lot of us are still carrying on, right?
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Thanks
@hkdc_us
and
@Stand_with_HK
for organising this meaningful
#hksummit
. It is so important for all overseas HKers to meet and discuss tgt what’s next for HK. I learned a lot & felt empowered being surrounded by HKers. The path is long, but we will never walk alone.
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Imagine how hard it is to name a US-based political scientist who studies the Politics of Hong Kong for real.
Imagine how rarely Hong Kong is mentioned in the top 3 poli sci journals.
You will realize that HK is just on the margin of the margin.
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Besides the appointed 40%, the other 60% (40+20) are guarded by 3 local gov-appointed committees (委員會): area (分區), fight crime (撲滅罪案), and fire safety (防火). 40% are selected by them. For direct elections (20%), nomins from them are required. (2/5) (pic: the Points)
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It just feels so great when you are able to effectively finish a couple of submission deadlines on time within a day. Now let me just call it a day and clean up my mind for another one tmr. Ush!
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The Twitter account of
@flowhk
magazine (《如水雜誌》) was suspended for no reason. What's going on here?
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All I want after my 2nd year presentation at
@uazsgpp
is a bowl of home-made Char-siu (BBQ pork) rice. Phew~
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I hate politics, but I’m pursuing a Polisci PhD (my career plan in high school was to become a history teacher); I hate how my loneliness being amplified by social media, but I’m studying social media; I dun even like turmoils, but now I study social movement. Hilarious isn’t it?
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What's worse, the new DCs will be chaired by gov-appointed District Officers instead of councilors themselves, meaning that even symbolic separation and symbolic autonomy will no longer exist. They want their grip strictly tightened. (4/5)
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After my fd from HK asked how he should write his diversity statement for his PhD application, I realized that being good at writing a ds is also a privilege. Think about the underprivileged from monoethnic countries whose sense of diversity is limited by their life experience.
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Wherever I go, I wish my kids (if any) can speak fluent Cantonese with me in the future.
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Welcome to Twitter
@fionahywong
! Fiona and I were classmates at
@HkbuGis
and she is now pursuing her PhD in Politics at
@EdinburghUni
. Follow her for more studies and insights on women politics in HK and East Asia!
@womenalsoknow
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Another gate for challengers is that traditional SMD (1s1v) voting is replaced by Binomial Voting (2s1v). The system encourages collaborations within blocs to secure seats. It is expected to maintain cohesion within the pro-CN bloc in the new era. (3/5)
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Let me tell you how fucked up the US healthcare is. My friend panicked due to $ and dissertation. Her psychiatrist suggested hospitalization & claimed that her insurance would cover. Turns out her 2-night hospitalization cost her 1.5k AFTER insurance. She struggles even more.
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The fact that the registration + membership fee for the MPSA conference has eaten up 80% of my annual travel allowance from my dept is beyond hilarious...
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😭😭😭😭😭😭😭finally Hong Kong qualifies for the Asian Cup finals again after 54 years!!! WE MADE IT 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 here we come
@afcasiancup
!!!!
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Pizza Hut Taiwan is announcing this “ring fit” pizza as their April Fool prank this year. With this empty pizza, they wanna cease fire with Italians and all other ethnic groups who are offended by inappropriate ingredients on the dough.
Fb post:
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1989 in Beijing: college students biked to Tiananmen Square to attend a rally.
2019 in Hong Kong: college students biked to
#CUHK
to support CUers besieged by the police.
#HongKongProtests
#HongKongPoliceTerrorism
Source: Facebook user Lau Kin Wing
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I am honored to be invited as a discussant of the first panel for the "Hong Kong beyond Hong Kong" symposium on 8-17 June at
@asia_york
, please check this out if you are interested:
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#PhoenixTV
is a propaganda from CHINA, but it disguises itself by basing in
#HongKong
. What an example of Hong Kong as China's white gloves: when good things happen -> China's proud, but when things are fucked up, -> Hong Kong's fault.
TBH as a
#Hongkonger
I FUCKING hate this.
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It might be a hot take, but I think universities shd provide free grammar-assist app subscriptions for all non-native speakers to make up for the language ability gap. U just can't imagine how long it would take for ESL ppl to figure out an accurate way to describe ideas in Eng.
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Dun wanna ethnically stereotype ignorant people, but I would like to echo that like Taiwanese, Cantonese is also NOT a dialect. It shares characters with Mandarin but they are different (even more different than Portuguese vs. Spanish). (1/n)
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Some people moved on, but not us.
(Seven years ago on Harcourt Road, Hong Kong)
#Sept28
#UmbrellaRevolution
#UmbrellaMovement
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An op-ed by Prof. Eric Ma on Ming Pao in Feb 2013 revealed that HK Studies and home-grown scholars were dying out. Fewer scholars in HK were willing to study HK and publish in Chinese for tenure concerns.
10yrs on, HK changed drastically, so do HKS. We’re here, & we’re going.
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So glad to bring
@RoOT_film
to
#Tucson
this Sunday afternoon on behalf of
@uarizonahksa
. It will never be possible without the help of
@TheLoftCinema
, Will Conroy (who linked all the ppl tgt and moderated Q&A) and Tony Perkins of
#AZPM
who shared his experience in China.
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@luoshanji
You might feel slightly better(?) if you go for traditional characters 农 👉🏻 農 环坏 👉🏻 環壞
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Fingers crossed for Taiwan
That Taiwan is nearly the last nation in the world to experience community spread of
#COVID19
is a testament to good governance & community care. All along we have been looked after by those around us. Every day I wake up happy & lucky to be here & today is no different #台灣加油
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I have to say I really enjoy seeing these new labels on Twitter reminding people the source of their information. The seem-to-be elegant abbreviation can no longer disguise the media’s strong ties with the Chinese government.
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