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AZJoe
09-10-2016, 01:12 PM
Hong Kong’s “Localists” Made in Washington
http://journal-neo.org/2016/09/07/hong-kongs-localists-made-in-washington/

Western media rejoiced over the meagre gains made in recent polls by what they described as “anti-China activists” of the “localist” movement … the BBC conveniently omits is that … anti-Beijing politicians made their gains almost entirely because of US-funding and support. This includes Nathan Law himself …

Ironically, in an attempt to add further gravity to these minor electoral gains, the BBC hailed what they called a “record voter turnout” of 58%, while BBC reporters just last month claimed a 60% turnout for Thailand’s charter referendum “undermined the legitimacy of the result.” … The BBC’s politically-motivated bias is … exposed. …

they are omitting is that the 2014 protests were organized and carried out by US-funded opposition groups … and were eventually moved off the streets when Hong Kong residents themselves lost patience over the protest’s disruptive behavior. …

two of the movement’s leaders were quite literally in Washington D.C. lobbying the US State Department for support ahead of the planned protests. … NED would also deny providing funding to the movement, despite the fact that each member of the movement’s senior leadership were documented grantees of the NED and its various subsidiaries including Freedom house and the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Toward the end of the 2014 protests, Western media organisations began making partial admissions that indeed the US was funding various segments of the movement’s leadership. …

Considering this, claims that Hong Kong’s “anti-China activists” represent “democracy” or “localism” when they represent foreign interest, not those of the Hong Kong’s residents, nor source their support “locally,” are at face value contradictory. …

The BBC made particular mention of Nathan Law, chairman of “Demosisto,” a political party that sprung forth from the US-funded “Umbrella Revolution.” … [but suppressed] his ties to the US State Department and the alarming conflicts of interest this poses considering his potential role in Hong Kong’s governance. … The BBC’s … intentional omission of which foreign interests are propping up the opposition reveals systemic and intentional bias in the BBC’s reporting. Such bias is echoed across Reuters, CNN, AP and AFP as well. …

That before, during and after the “Umbrella Revolution” each and every leader is tied to foreign interests, completely undermines the narrative that they represent “democracy” rather than the foreign interests
http://journal-neo.org/2016/09/07/hong-kongs-localists-made-in-washington/

Petar
09-10-2016, 01:20 PM
Screw mainland China Communist horde.