the minister of humanitarian affairs told journalists that more than 1.3 million people had been displaced in the worst now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in the increasingly overt struggle between western liberal democracy and authoritarianism, hong kong s position is unique. it is chinese sovereign territory granted special autonomous status under a handover deal done with britain. many hong kongers hoped that deal would guarantee theirfreedoms, but those hopes have been crushed. my guest is ted hui, a hong kong pro democracy politician exiled in australia and convicted in absentia by a hong kong court. has beijing neutralised hong kong s dissenters? ted hui in adelaide, australia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. my pleasure to talk to you. you, of course, arejoining me from australia because you fled from your home, from hong kong, in late 2021, and you said you left with a very heavy heart. did you also leave with a sense of defeat? i
my guest is ted hui, a hong kong pro democracy politician exiled in australia and convicted in absentia by a hong kong court. has beijing neutralised hong kong s dissenters? thank you. my pleasure to talk to you. you, of course, arejoining me from australia because you fled from your home, from hong kong, in late 2021, and you said you left with a very heavy heart. did you also leave with a sense of defeat? i don t, because. it s common that people might think that way. it s like an escapist guilt. but as long as i m still fighting, as long as i m still speaking up for hong kong s freedom and democracy, doing my lobbying works and advocacy work, i don t feel that at all. i feel that it s a new battleground for me to speak out so that the world hears hong kong. you fled whilst facing charges. you were on bail. did it come as a surprise to you, what happened to you? cos you d been a legislator in the legislative council, you d been an activist on the streets. i m just wondering
With sally and World Business report. Business leaders and investors are braced for the british Prime Ministers speech as the pound continues to sink against the us dollar. And we gauge the mood among the delegates gathered in davos. With the rise of populism are the elite in retreat . Welcome to World Business report im sally bundock. In a moment ill be talking to inga beale, the Chief Executive of Lloyds Of London who is at the World Economic forum. Theresa may will today deliver a highly anticipated speech on the uks future outside the european union. The speech will focus on Global Britain and how the uk can be an outward facing nation as it seeks new post Brexit Relations with its trading partners. Reports over the weekend suggest the british Prime Minister will use todays speech to signal the uk will pull out of the eu Single Market, although Downing Street described this as speculation. Despite this, the pound hit its lowest level for more than three months on the reports, sterl
afraid, but they have reserves sometimes to invite me or to allow me to speak in their lecture halls. i can feel it, so. but then that is why i feel it s myjob to put them in the test as well, so that the society, the local australian society, can see whether they are afraid and what they are afraid of. and they can feel the infiltration and the censorship, the self censorship, that the government is imposing onto themselves. i think this is a good thing against these kinds of confrontations. let the world see the real nature, not only the ccp regime s but their own government s, and how vulnerable they can be when they are in front of economic interests or other interests. what is the long term direction, do you think, of these relationships? and again, it s very interesting that you re in australia because the last australian government, led by scott morrison, had a pretty poisonous relationship with beijing and a lot of trade deals
feelings. i don t think with that background, the new government can get very close to china, even if it wants a more close, closer economic relationship with china, morejob opportunities, more trade. i think there s no going back when china is still like a wolf warrior diplomatically. well, the thing is, at the very beginning of this interview, you said you didn t feel defeated and the fight continues and you re determined to win it. but how do you feel? leave aside australia. but generally, you say the wolf warrior diplomacy of china will not succeed, but look at this. the un rights council recently voted down a western led motion to hold a debate on alleged human rights abuses by the chinese government against the uyghur population and the muslim minority population in xinjiang in china. when you as a human rights