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Candle light protests in Hong Kong to commemorate the June 4, 1989 Beijing Tiananmen Square massacre like in this 2005 file photo are set to become a thing of the past under draconian security laws imposed on the city by China. AFP
Police in Hong Kong are investigating a group that has organized a string of mass protest marches over more than two decades since the city was handed back to China in 1997, the group s officials and former officials said.
The Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), which has organized an annual protest march on July 1 to mark the handover anniversary for more than two decades, including peaceful protests of more than one million people in 2019, is being investigated by police under a law governing the running of civil society groups.
‘No Country Is Immune’: Report Reveals Beijing’s Toolbox to Export Authoritarian Narrative
Countries should be vigilant about the serious threats posed by China’s expanding global media influence, according to a new report published by the U.S.-based National Endowment for Democracy.
The report, titled “China’s Global Media Footprint: Democratic Responses to Expanding Authoritarian Influence,” detailed how the Chinese regime has been “leveraging propaganda, disinformation, censorship, and influence over key nodes in the information flow,” as it expanded its efforts to “shape media content” globally to portray Beijing in a positive light.
Between the established practices of diplomatic maneuvering and coercive activities is a gray zone that the report described as “sharp power” exploiting the openness of Western societies to manipulate foreign media content which Beijing has capitalized for its gains.