Hong Kong’s government should drop all charges against leaders of the civic group that had been holding annual mass vigils in Victoria Park commemorating the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre in China
Daphne Bramham: For Canadians sake, Canada has to stand up to China Opinion: Canda s silence on China has left many Hongkongers Canadian passport holders, permanent residency card holders, and others in a fearful quandary
Author of the article: Daphne Bramham
Publishing date: Apr 29, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • Former lawmaker and barrister Martin Lee arrives at West Kowloon court ahead of a sentencing hearing on April 16 in Hong Kong. Seven prominent democratic figures, including Lee, Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, and Margaret Ng, were convicted of unauthorized assembly. Photo by Anthony Kwan /Getty Images
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The silence is deafening from a Canadian government paralyzed and unwilling to say anything that might offend China, whether it’s the genocide of Uyghur people or a new Hong Kong law that could bar people, including foreigners, from leaving the territory.
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Two Toronto-based politicians are pressing a Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove a sign on his office door â in Chinese â that refers to COVID-19 as the âWuhan pneumonia,â complaining the wording could incite anti-Asian hatred.
The English part of the sign, which explained Dr. Kester Kongâs office protocol during the pandemic, referred only to COVID.
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The incident raises thorny questions about when citing the coronavirusâs origins constitutes a form of racism, and whether it makes any difference if the audience is Asian itself.
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Two Toronto-based politicians are pressing a Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove a sign on his office door â in Chinese â that refers to COVID-19 as the âWuhan pneumonia,â complaining the wording could incite anti-Asian hatred.
The English part of the sign, which explained Dr. Kester Kongâs office protocol during the pandemic, referred only to COVID.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Wuhan pneumoniaâ: Ontario MPPs urge Chinese-Canadian doctor to remove âdivisiveâ sign Back to video
The incident raises thorny questions about when citing the coronavirusâs origins constitutes a form of racism, and whether it makes any difference if the audience is Asian itself.