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🇨🇦 Analyzing Greater China affairs, IR & tech. @UofT alumnus. Views are my own. 🇭🇰 分析大中華政治、國際關係及科技趨勢。多大校友。以下言論祇代表本人立場。

Toronto, Canada • 加拿大多倫多
Joined September 2009
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Digitizing materials will take a lot of work, time, and money. The Canada-Hong Kong Library is looking for assistance in digitizing a large number of Hong Kong works so that it can be viewed by a global audience. For example, the book, “the Riot in Hong Kong 1967,” is now
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@stillgray You gotta hand it to him - that’s a pretty creative way to try to deter journalists from posting videos of him online 😂
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@xruiztru #TIL Today I learnt that Brazil is one of the top foreign nationals in Japan and there is a large amount of Japanese in Brazil as well. Cool.
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@Spotify @taylorswift13 I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you 🫡
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The lead actress of @Disney remake of #Mulan , #LiuYifei , has lent her support to the oppressive #Chinese regime in suppressing freedoms; the very same she enjoys & benefits from overseas that #Hongkongers fight for at home. Time to #BoycottMulan 🤷‍♂️ #FreeHongKong #LiberateHongKong
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@theapplehub I basically stuck with iPhone X for a whole six years and now I am with iPhone 15 Pro Max. It looks fairly similar but it feels like a huge difference in speed, battery life, brightness, display frame rate, and etc. It's mostly speed and battery life for me though.
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@jtimsuggs Trying to use Daisy Ridley’s performance as an indicator of how the character is written is brave but foolish, my old Jedi friend. Daisy Ridley is great and deserves all the kindness and appreciation for her performance - 100% no debate. But Rey Skywalker is not a well-written
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@theapplehub Why isn’t it in-app 😭
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@stclairashley @Delta Are we sure they are all migrants?
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@bzamayo Step 1: kill Apollo Step 2: poorly resurrect their features Step 3: ??? Step 4: profit?
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@theapplehub I vote Natural Titanium
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@tosifkanju @stats_feed This is only true if you consider that zero parts of their territory at that time were colonized as well. China had parts of the country carved up and colonized by European powers.
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@stclairashley To be fair, the folks being concerned over her carbon footprint in those screenshots are just being impartial and fair in their concern for the environment. It could be any cause, not just the environment, but at least they are consistent with their criticism and principles.
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@ReginaIplau Hongkongers still love Messi. I don’t know about Inter-Miami. There was no black hand but that of China’s. Yes, it’s a calculated snub at Hong Kong, China* *Please don’t make posts without the correct name of Hong Kong, China spelt out in full. You should know better, Regina.
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@realswtheory I think Mark Hamill was just answering a question and the X user querying is just making a point on AI, deepfaking and their respective laws. I don't think this should be blown up too much unless Mark personally requests you to cease production or something. To others bashing
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@dbrand @Casetify I’m interested in their defence to be honest 😂
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@theapplehub There are emulator game websites like this one. The emulator is called Delta on the AppStore. There’s gonna be another one coming out that can also play PlayStation games, apparently 👀
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@theapplehub I feel public use of it is unsafe. If you are attacked or they want to steal it, you’ll be caught by surprise. I don’t think it’ll be the norm 😆
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@ReturnYueFei We Hongkongers will never forget what he did to both Hong Kong and Hongkongers. He has pretty much sealed the fate of how Hongkongers view and will remember China.
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7 months
Brilliant article by @SariArhoHavren on China's efforts to reshape the global order and its vision for a new international system under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, led by Xi Jinping. China 🇨🇳 aims to create an international order that aligns with its
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@theapplehub Apple really needs to incorporate this into their music app. It’s long overdue.
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4 months
@theapplehub @MajinBuOfficial Why do I get the feeling that Apple is intentionally gutting the iPhone 16 Plus’s battery size so that the iPhone 16 Pro Max has the better battery life? 😅…
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@marktmt @MarioNawfal Pretty sure they mean 23 sets of testicles belonging to 23 individual humans 😂
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5 months
@breakfasttv Tipping should be gotten rid of completely. It should 100% be optional and no one should feel bad for not tipping anyone for anything.
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4 months
@RealScottRitter @RealAndyMerc Community Notes strikes again, boom.
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@CP24 It's too late, Mr. Doug Ford. I don't think anyone was surprised by your move since it was called out by folks early on and then it actually happened. Your mistake is yours to keep.
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@visegrad24 Should’ve been “Americas, Eurasia, Africa, Australia” to encompass all of the continents.
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4 months
3 days ago, I was sarcastically joking that Messi would be accused of violating the national security law. Now? Regina Ip and the China state media are making these allegations that it was political and related to “black hand” foreign interference, similar to the democracy
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@kevincarrico “Mr Messi, your actions have hurt the feelings of the Hong Kong people and may be in violation of the National Security Law.” 🤣🤣🤣
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This was and forever will be an unforgettable and historical moment for Hongkong and other countries alike. Over a quarter of the population was mobilized for a cause dear to Hongkongers, but all were unfortunately ignored and further oppressed by the Beijing-backed regime.
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All power to the Georgians but Hong Kong's 2 million (+1) march on June 16th, 2019 meant that some 2 out of 7 (~28%) of Hongkongers were out on the street that day.
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Absolutely atrocious that they can spout such lies and call it “history.” This is exactly why we characterize Chinese national or patriotic education as unnecessary, brainwashing and whitewashing history. Hong Kong was a British colony and people were absolutely discriminated and
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Hong Kong was founded by the British and entirely built and developed under the British. Hong Kong is an archetypal colony. If we believe Chinese historical propaganda that Hong Kong was not a colony, we must conclude that Britain never had any colonies.
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10 months
@verge They should really just leave it be and set the default to dark mode. Light mode serves a purpose and customization isn't bad. The current options are fine. They just need to switch the default to dark and that's it.
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@SWCulture They casted the right guy for Thrawn for sure. He nailed his mannerisms and his voice really well.
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@theapplehub I’m sticking with iPhone 15 Pro Max for sure. It’s so expensive to upgrade and not necessary at all. It’ll likely suffice for the next 6 years or more for me again, just like iPhone X did.
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🚨 Extremely insightful analysis of the 2022 Chinese white paper on 🇹🇼 Taiwan question. The Chinese white paper on 🇹🇼 Taiwan emphasizes the use of force by 🇨🇳 China would be a last resort in “compelling circumstances,” potentially referring to larger-scale military actions as
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5 months
The English version of China’s white paper on Taiwan does not mention the word “negotiate” when describing how the two sides can proceed to peaceful unification. Read about the significance of this and other omissions:
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@TorontoStar Why are there new reports that results in the same findings over and over again as if this is somehow a brand new, never-before-heard-of phenomenon?
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10 months
@xDaily Honestly, with Japan's heavy use of Twitter/X from what I read, I think Elon should 100% speak to and address the concerns they have. It is likely the solutions in addressing the concerns would bring about improvements for the platform globally as well. This is why I mentioned
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@visegrad24 Not taking a side but “whataboutism” usually isn’t that great of an argument.
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You will often hear Chinese nationalists or pro-China people argue that Chinese citizens have rights and freedoms under the constitution. It’s true - under the Chinese Communist Party is the Chinese constitution and within that is the “rights and freedoms” that every Chinese
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“The real position is that the Chinese Communist Party sees human rights as something that is incompatible with its political model, which is a one-party dictatorship.”
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@visegrad24 This is antisemitism at its height — textbook example.
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@visegrad24 BRICS is basically a China-led hegemonic challenger to the current dominant system led by the United States. It’ll be useful to keep an eye on what becomes of BRICS nations and their agenda.
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@starwars @ahsokaofficial @DisneyPlus I see you reuse legends content in name only… I see you…
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@theapplehub I charge too frequently to notice a difference. Everyone else that usually does 100%-0% should chime in. I also set it to stop charging at 80%.
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@SWCulture Razor Crest is better for living with as it's more homey and roomy. N1 is better as a fighter since it's more agile and aggressive.
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#Toronto rallies behind #Hongkong ! Unfortunately, pro- #China group appeared and blocked us from leaving for our rally. I hope you Chinese enjoyed exercising your freedoms and rights here in #Canada ! Because #Hongkongers are fighting for the same! #HongKongProtests #FreeHongKong
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@TorontoStar This is textbook "admit it's a mistake once people find out about it." It's really not that difficult to simply adhere to the Greenbelt conservation restrictions and build elsewhere. It's literally do anything else but touch the Greenbelt... but you know... Dougie will Dougie.
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@SWCulture I'm glad they reinforced it to silence those rhetorics because I actually don't even remember Sabine and Ezra having any sort of romantic chemistry at all. Romance and love doesn't always have to happen... 😅
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Why do I get a bad feeling that there’s a bunch of scammers selling #TSTheErasTour tickets under the trending hashtag of #taylorswifttickets … Everyone just exercise caution…
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@Rainmaker1973 Where is Canada’s map? It’s probably similar and on the border with the USA.
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@SamRamani2 Good decision, Italy 🇮🇹
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@CitizenFreePres In a free and democratic society, the police are not the arm of the government but are there to strictly enforce the law. This is the difference between law enforcement agencies in an authoritarian state and a democratic state.
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@theapplehub Yep, I still own the first generation AirPods Pro.
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@elonmusk @ray4tesla Definitely one of the many reasons why Apple is so successful and why their products are so nice to use - their software & hardware were made for each other, entirely optimized. This will also be one of the many reasons contributing to Tesla’s achievements and future successes.
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Anthony Ho
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@spaghettiboyx69 @elonmusk @DrKnowItAll16 @alx More the reason we need dialogue and to co-operate in finding a mutual beneficial resolution to the issues at hand moving forward. We shouldn’t want to see the ADL collapse or be banned.
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@9to5mac @ChanceHMiller I absolutely do not listen to the radio with CarPlay. I listen to Apple Music.
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Anthony Ho
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永不忘記 we will never forget ✊🏻
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1/ Five years ago today was a sunny day but the umbrellas were still out nonetheless...
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Anthony Ho
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@PierrePoilievre Using the term “evil” is way too black-and-white and cult-, spiritual-, or religious-like. You can try “authoritarian” or “totalitarian” - both are against our core values as Canadians and citizens of a free and democratic society and more accurately describes the Soviet Union.
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@sw_holocron When I first watched this film, I genuinely confused the two 😂 great casting choices.
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@6ixbuzztv This dude needs to chill out.
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@sw_tweets Having Hayden Christiansen was the right choice.
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Anthony Ho
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@ReginaIplau @ReginaIplau 人地同緊你講吖,聽唔聽到呀?
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@MacRumors It’s surprising how it’s still web-based and not implemented to the app.
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@CP24 Can the municipal @MayorOliviaChow and provincial @fordnation governments hold @Metrolinx accountable? A public inquiry? Legal action? Anything? This is ridiculous.
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@dbrand dbrand with the volcanically hot take
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@theapplehub Should they? I am for it - Apple should expand iMessage and make it the most secure and widely available messaging platform. Does Apple need to/have a right to say nah? Apple absolutely has the right to not play ball.
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@theapplehub One of the many reasons I love Apple Music. Having all my music in one app is also a plus. Stock apps are usually better integrated and optimized for the OS as well.
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Anthony Ho
2 months
“Many Hong Kongers now feel a real "urgency to articulate the [Hong Kong] identity," Wu says. Establishing oneself as a "Hong Konger"-through social media posts, introducing oneself as a Hong Konger, and passing on this identity to the next generation-is the "only thing that we
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@tripperhead That was painful to watch 😅
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@CBCNews Party loyalty is an awful concept they must be left behind in Canadian political culture. MPs of all political parties should be free to vote however they want, even against their own party on things they don’t or do believe in.
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@CBCNews CSIS is doing right by Canadians. The federal government needs to start listening to CSIS and involve all levels of government to partake in maintain Canada’s national security to counter these ever increasing threats from China.
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Anthony Ho
9 months
@SWCulture Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker is just epic. I love him. I honestly wouldn't object to more Anakin content put out by Star Wars.
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9 months
@niubi If we’ve learnt anything from how Xi runs the country since his ascension, it is that he will simply double down on his decisions to save face. Considering Japan holds historic significance to China, they’re absolutely going to aggressively die on this hill until there’s
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@Amyau14 光復香港 時代革命
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@ReturnYueFei I agree, China under Deng until Xi was very different. I am sure there was true corruption in that whole corruption cleanup that Xi led but when he started obsessing over national security, seeing Hong Kong being crushed, declared himself as Emperor Eternal...it's gone.
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Anthony Ho
6 months
@AboutMusicYT Is anyone surprised?
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Anthony Ho
10 months
@songpinganq @lindayacc You describe WeChat accurately but I doubt that Elon Musk is planning to allow any governments to utilize it as a surveillance tool. In China, the Chinese government has backdoors everywhere and controls the very essence of WeChat. This will not be the case for X.
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Anthony Ho
6 months
Wherever we go, whatever nation’s citizenship we are, we will always be Hongkongers. We would not be PRC citizens. That is a choice.
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YTSL
6 months
Joey Siu is an American citizen. @kevinkfyam is an Australian citizen. Jimmy Lai is a British citizen. Yet they also are Hongkongers. Re the first two: even if they no longer live in Hong Kong, they still obviously really f**king love Hong Kong.
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@animetv_jp Re:ZERO >>> but also suicide squad is really intriguing 🤔
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4 months
The Canada-Hong Kong Library is a large and resourceful collection of Hong Kong related books and materials. Thank you to all persons involved with its maintenance and expansion. In a time of unprecedented turbulence for Hong Kong and #Hongkongers worldwide, the CHKL is a bastion
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Anthony Ho
4 months
Starting the weekend off with a seminar on choir society in #HongKong titled “The Singing Public in Hong Kong: Choirs, Civil Realm, Colonial Governance and Beyond” by Dr. Magdelena Ho-Yan Tang, hosted by the Canada-Hong Kong Library. It doesn’t do the seminar justice, but it
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Anthony Ho
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@theapplehub I charge it too frequently and only to the 80% limit to know… but I’m willing to bet that battery gets worse due to each iOS version’s need for more processing power… it’s just a matter of whether iOS 17.3 required that much more to noticeably strain the battery.
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Anthony Ho
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Remember, if you are visiting (don’t visit) Hong Kong, do not possess any materials considered seditious to the Hong Kong & China govts… “is there a list,” you ask? Absolutely (not - if the law isn’t vague, it wouldn’t be a Chinese national security law) best of luck out there!
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@EmpireStateBldg @starwars He has brought peace, freedom, and security to his new Empire.
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Anthony Ho
10 months
Waitlisted now with Avion Rewards... The worst part of Ticketmaster's way of selling🇨🇦Toronto #TSTheErasTour tickets, is that we #Swifties are essentially playing a Ticketmaster lottery game. The Verified Fan list is a chance to get a VF Code. The Code provides access for a
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Anthony Ho
8 months
@Android Hey @Apple it's a message for you. Even as an iPhone user, I'm inclined to agree. Please move on to RCS!
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Anthony Ho
7 months
@sw_holocron Disney and LucasFilm could just move on to another far future or past timeline and start fresh and learn from their mistakes.
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Anthony Ho
9 months
@stillgray To be fair, it's helpful to see how the pants may look like on different bodies. I don't think this is representative of a society or American society. It's just half the mannequins that are larger. So basically how the product would look like on a thinner and thicker person.
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Anthony Ho
9 months
@stillgray Uh… Argentina is in for some years of change, that’s for sure…
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4 months
💯 Since 1997, Chief Executives of Hong Kong have been enacting Beijing’s agenda in the region. China’s agenda is to destroy what Hong Kong was and rebuild the region in the image of what the CCP feels it should be to serve its purpose to the CCP and China. Hongkongers would
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Ho-fung Hung
4 months
when Stephen Roach says HK is over, it's no good. HK as we know it is over, but BJ has another plan for HK by turning it into a BRI nexus, a crypto center, a Russia-friendly market, etc.. as i note in a recent presentation in Academia Sinica... 1/2
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@globalnewsto Wow, that’s basically a fully-loaded SUV right there… probably SUVs on the side of higher-end too.
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@CP24 You’d think the pizzas would look much more appealing in photos but…
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Amidst heavy ongoing efforts of sinicization, Hongkong becomes even more unrecognizable with the passing of Article 23, a local domestic legislation doubling down on and increasing of penalties for “national security.” “National security” laws of both China and Beijing-backed
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BREAKING: Hong Kong passes new security law, raising max. penalty for treason, insurrection to life in prison 🔗
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Anthony Ho
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To some, it is a simple intersection or crosswalk but to Hongkongers, what we remember continues to linger there.
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Tend 🇭🇰
27 days
Do you remember?
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@dpatrikarakos @unherd Thank you for your reporting. Hamas must be dealt with. However, civilians and innocents must be protected when and where possible in this operation. I pray for Israel 🇮🇱 and Palestine 🇵🇸
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Anthony Ho
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@benshapiro It’s not just Russia that sees a weakness in the US and the West. Others like China, Iran, and even India sees it and are getting bolder. That weakness is less so who is president but more so of how divided the American and western public appears to be, and this goes for the left
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Anthony Ho
10 months
@CP24 Be like Eglinton and never stop working on yourself - no matter how much it inconveniences everyone else.
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@CityNewsTO @RichardCityNews This really should just all be government owned and operated to be honest. If you give it to small businesses fine. But why are you putting it into large companies like Staples? I’m unsure how this would help Canadians and small businesses alike.
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Anthony Ho
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@blogTO Food banks are for citizens who cannot afford food… it is definitely not for people like this person in the video. Even international students shouldn’t be going to them. If you are going abroad to study, you should have enough money to sustain yourself. It just doesn’t make
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@realswtheory For me, the prequels are so far the best trilogy out there. It isn’t black and white and it paves way during a time period where everything is grey. There is so much more thought into it than simply good vs evil. It did lots of world building as well. Rogue One saw a bit of that.
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Anthony Ho
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@PicturesFoIder Nah, this dude is definitely a problem. He could’ve approached it in a more civilized manner. You can disagree with what she does but he went way beyond that. Unnecessary. He has issues.
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