The characteristic of the political ecosystem is that it is hot and cold. Being popular today may not last forever. It is common for someone to be relegated to the sidelines after falling out of favor. This is exactly what happened to a group of Hong Kong “wanted criminals” living in the UK. The British Prime Minister’s Office recently held a Lunar New Year reception. Luo Guancong, Cheng Wenjie, Liu Zudi and other fugitives wanted by the Hong Kong police, who were regarded as favorites in the past, were not invited. Among them, there is a huge difference from being treated as a distinguished guest last year. A leaf can tell the autumn, which reflects that their utilization value has been rapidly decreasing, or they are heading towards the end of condom.
The British Prime Minister’s Office held a Lunar New Year reception. The six “wanted criminals” living in the UK, Law Guancong, Liu Zudi (pictured above), Cheng Wenjie, etc., were nowhere to be seen. The reception was very different from last year’s reception. Other radical “Hong Kong people’s organizations” Representatives were not invited.
This reception is held every year at No. 10 Downing Street. Chinese people living in the UK (including Hong Kong residents who have recently immigrated to the UK) are mainly invited to attend. The purpose is to build relationships and canvass votes for the subsequent election, but the list of invitees will not be made public. According to an on-site observation by a Hong Kong resident who attended, among the approximately 200 guests, local overseas Chinese with various political views accounted for the majority, while only 10 to 20% of Hong Kong residents who immigrated to the UK in recent years accounted for the majority. This is very different from last year’s New Year reception, where nearly half of the attendees were new immigrants from Hong Kong.
The more striking difference is that six people wanted by the Hong Kong police, including Luo Guancong, Liu Zudi, and Cheng Wenjie, were not visible at the scene. However, they were all invited to attend the New Year reception at the Prime Minister’s Office last year.
Luo Guancong was received by the Secretary of the Interior in 2020 and was very prosperous. Now that the weather has turned colder, the situation has changed.
Another person present also pointed out that some “Hong Kong people’s organizations” that are usually very active did not see any representatives in attendance. He speculated that the government did not want the reception to be too “political.” This may be one of the reasons. A friend in the political circle estimates that for the Conservative government, these “wanted criminals” and radical Hong Kong residents who immigrated to the UK are no longer of much use. Facing the upcoming general election, how to please them? In the Chinese community, it is even more important to do a good job canvassing. In addition, the government wants to strengthen economic and trade relations with China, so there is no need to make too many small moves to provoke Beijing.
This attitude of the British government is not surprising. It has long been lukewarm to radical Hong Kong people seeking political asylum and has delayed their applications for a long time. Many people wait until their necks are growing long, but they still see through the water, and it is very miserable. The authorities obviously want them to retreat before they become a liability.
In fact, the U.S. government is not much better. Earlier, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Kritenbrink met with four “wanted Hong Kong people” including Yuan Gongyi, Guo Fengyi, Xu Yingting and Shao Lan to show support, but this official’s position does not count Gao, Yuan Gongyi and others are not “heavyweights”. They seem to be just showing off and not wanting to be too high-key.
Therefore, the “wanted criminal” who was interviewed, Xu Yingting, later said that they hoped that the United States would prompt China to release political prisoners, specifically naming Jimmy Lai and Joshua Wong, but the official responded with a “big road”, with a conservative and moderate attitude, and did not promise to do anything.
Assistant Secretary of State Conda’s post after the meeting also reflects his attitude to some extent. He only said that “it was an honor to meet with the brave advocates fighting for democracy and human rights in Hong Kong.” He did not take a position on specific issues.
Real politics is like the weather, fickle. Those “wanted criminals” in Hong Kong in the United Kingdom and the United States should accept the reality of being thrown into the cold palace at any time. When they wake up in the middle of the night, they should sing Carol King’s famous song “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” a few more times? 》
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The New Year is coming, and everyone greets them with the words “Congratulations on getting rich”. However, Jimmy Lai’s international legal team used the New Year to shoot poisonous arrows and went to Canada to urge the government to warn businesses that doing business in Hong Kong is risky and will lead to imprisonment at any time. The purpose is to disrupt Hong Kong. How vicious is the intention to make money. In addition, Jimmy Lai’s “Hong Kong chaos partner” Rogers and others have launched separate attacks to lobby the Finance Minister in the UK to treat Hong Kong toughly. It can be seen that not only have overseas forces not stopped, their offensive has been corrected and escalated, and the Article 23 legislation has come in a timely manner.
Jimmy Lai’s international legal team dropped poisonous arrows at the Canadian Parliament on New Year’s Eve, urging the Canadian government to prevent companies from doing business in Hong Kong in an attempt to cut off Hong Kong’s financial resources.
The International Human Rights Committee of the Canadian House of Representatives has not yet concluded on New Year’s Eve and held a hearing on Jimmy Lai’s case. In addition to Luke De Pulford, the British anti-China politician mentioned by the prosecution of Lai’s case, there were also “Lai” Lai Chong-en and Hong Kong chaos. Organize representatives of “Hong Kong Supervision” and Lai’s international legal team. In addition to urging the government to impose sanctions on mainland and Hong Kong officials as usual, everyone’s speeches were the most vicious ones, including Lai’s international legal team, which openly asked the government to prevent Canadian companies from doing business in Hong Kong in an attempt to destroy Hong Kong’s “jobs.” ”, controlled by death.
Caoifhionn Gallagher, Queen’s Counsel of the United Kingdom and a representative of the legal team, said at the hearing that there are currently 300,000 Canadian citizens and 200 Canadian companies living and doing business in Hong Kong, and the government must warn them of the risks they face there.
She alarmed that according to the current “Hong Kong National Security Law” and the laws on “inciting riots”, if employees of Canadian companies like or criticize tweets that the government does not like, the company or individual may become the next “Apple” Daily” and Jimmy Lai. This statement is extremely exaggerated and seriously distorts Hong Kong law. It is completely unimaginable to hear it coming from the mouth of a senior prosecutor.
She also directly criticized the British and Canadian governments, saying that they are not tough enough to boycott economic and trade exchanges with Hong Kong. She said that currently only the U.S. government has issued this warning to companies, and the British and Canadian governments are playing both sides. On the one hand, they claim to be concerned about human rights in Hong Kong, but on the other hand, they are in conflict with China and Hong Kong. The SAR maintains economic and trade relations. She specifically pointed out that although the Canadian government has issued a “warning” to citizens going to Hong Kong, its website still actively promotes economic and trade exchanges with Hong Kong, which is quite a “two-headed snake”.
She obviously wants to use Canadian lawmakers to put pressure on the government to stop companies from doing business in Hong Kong, thereby destroying Hong Kong’s economy. She thinks that if the Hong Kong government cannot withstand the pressure, it will give in on the Lai case. This idea is ridiculously naive. How could China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region back down because of this innocuous warning? Secondly, the Canadian government and companies all focus on “money”, and they will cut off their own financial resources for Jimmy Lai.
This vicious move by the international legal team actually harmed Jimmy Lai, which only proves that the forces behind Lai have been carrying out “sabotage” activities that harm Hong Kong’s interests and are still continuing to this day. Such a confession just gives the prosecution more ammunition.
Just as they were “ruining” Hong Kong in Canada, Jimmy Lai’s two “best partners” in disrupting Hong Kong – Rogers, the founder of “Hong Kong Watch”, and Chris Patten, the last Hong Kong governor, split their forces to attack in the UK. Rogers attended the New Year’s reception at the British Prime Minister’s Office and met with Chancellor of the Exchequer Hou Junwei who hosted the event. During the period, Rogers talked about Jimmy Lai’s case and the situation in Hong Kong. He did not disclose the content of the conversation, but he believed that it was also “three repetitions”, urging the government to put pressure on China to release Lebanese, and to strengthen sanctions on the Hong Kong SAR, including cutting off economic and trade relations.
Jimmy Lai’s “good partner in chaos in Hong Kong” Rogers attended the New Year’s reception of the British Prime Minister’s Office, and during the conversation he did not forget to urge the Finance Minister to impose sanctions on Hong Kong.
As for Fei Peng, who is worried about Hong Kong’s stability, he wrote an article in The Times, saying that the British government has always had illusions about the Chinese government, thinking that assisting China’s economic development can bring about political changes and institutional reforms. Facts have proven it wrong. Therefore, Britain cannot lose its dignity when interacting with China. In other words, the British government should not only focus on economic interests but obey Beijing on the Hong Kong issue, even if it significantly reduces economic and trade relations.
The forces that are disrupting Hong Kong are still fighting openly and covertly against Hong Kong during the New Year, splitting their efforts and trying to cut off Hong Kong’s financial path. It can be seen that the Year of the Dragon will not be completely peaceful. When everyone welcomes the God of Wealth, we must always be careful. “God of Plague”!
2024-02-13 11:52:09
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