Epoch Times Calls for International Condemnation of Attack on Its Reporter in Hong Kong
The Epoch Times calls upon the international community to condemn the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to silence The Epoch Times and end press freedom in Hong Kong.
The ongoing campaign against the Hong Kong Epoch Times took a dangerous new turn on the morning of May 11 as a thug attacked reporter Sarah Liang with a softball bat outside her apartment building. Liang suffered bruises to both legs and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for evaluation.
This attack follows an attempt to shut down The Epoch Times’ printing press as well as previous attempts to intimidate Liang.
State Department, Lawmakers Condemn Assault on Epoch Times Reporter in Hong Kong
The State Department criticized the violent assault on a reporter with the Hong Kong Epoch Times as “unacceptable” and urged a thorough investigation.
“The United States condemns the recent attack committed against an Epoch Times journalist,” a State Department spokesperson told The Epoch Times on May 11. “Attacks against journalists are unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. We urge the authorities to complete a full investigation of this incident as well as the recent attack on the Epoch Times’ Hong Kong printing facilities.”
On Tuesday morning, an unidentified man attacked reporter Sarah Liang in Hong Kong with an aluminum softball bat outside her residential building.
CCP’s Mekong River Belt and Road Projects a Faustian Bargain, Says Expert
Renowned expert hydrologist Wang Weiluo has likened Belt and Road deals between countries along the Mekong River and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as Faustian bargains, saying that while they bring investment they are deals with the devil that hurt livelihoods.
Speaking to the Hong Kong Epoch Times, Wang said that the dams on the Mekong River are destroying the ecological environment and directly threatening the development of fisheries and the livelihood of tens of millions of fishermen in the Mekong River basin.
His comments come after CCP mouthpiece Xinhua reported that Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s speech to the U.S.-led virtual climate summit was a guideline to build a “human community with a shared future,” while touting seven hydropower stations on the Nam Ou River in Laos built by the CCP as a perfect example.
Opinion: A Few Words With Secret Agents Who Stalked Hong Kong Epoch Times Reporter
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Zhen Liang, also known as Sarah, is an Epoch Times Hong Kong edition reporter who was stalked by a suspected CCP (Chinese Communist Party) secret agent on her way to an interview on April 26. Realizing the man had been following her, Liang asked him, “Are you a reporter from Ta Kung Pao?” The man tracking her then ran off. Liang asked him loudly as she ran after him, but the man picked up speed and escaped.
Liang said she suspected that the man was a reporter from the Hong Kong pro-communist newspaper Ta Kung Pao because it published an article that slandered The Epoch Times and disclosed her whereabouts.
CCP Targets Hong Kong Epoch Times Out of Fear: Author and Translator of Wild Swans
The Epoch Times is one of the main targets of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong because it makes the CCP afraid, a Chinese author has said.
Pu Zhang, writer, and novelist from Chengdu, China, is the Chinese translator of the award-winning autobiography “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China,” and the younger brother of its author Jung Chang. Pu Zhang (L), Jung Chang (R), and their mother in Chengdu, China, in 2010. (Courtesy of Pu Zhang)
Speaking to The Epoch Times on April 18, Zhang said he felt both indignation and pride when hearing the sabotage of the Hong Kong Epoch Times printing press on April 12.