Showing posts with label Foreign Interference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foreign Interference. Show all posts

Friday, October 7, 2016

The real reason Joshua WONG was blacklisted and deported by Thailand

Following Joshua WONG’s deportation from Thailand he wants to know why he was blacklisted and which other countries he is likely to be blacklisted in. 

Photo courtsey of SCMP

These questions are answered below:

Why was Joshua WONG blacklisted and deported from Thailand?

Almost every year since 1983 the US Congress has allocated US Government funds to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to ‘strengthen democracy’ around the world.


One of the ways the NED does this is through mounting ‘color revolutions’ to topple legitimate governments and replace them with US subservient systems. Every country in Asia is now aware of the chaos caused by the NED organized Middle East – North Africa (MENA) color revolutions and as a result, now appreciate the threat that NED activities pose in their own countries.

They are also aware the Occupy Central protests/Umbrella Movement was a failed color revolution mounted in Hong Kong by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). The NDI is the Democratic Party wing of the NED and  one of the NED’s four core grantees, so because the NED are still funding activities in Hong Kong, almost every country in Asia is watching things here closely. Joshua WONG is an NED puppet and the willing face of the NED color revolution in Hong Kong.

What threat does Joshua WONG pose to Thailand?

Joshua WONG as an individual is insignificant. He poses no threat to anyone, but when he is being manipulated as a tool of American foreign policy, he poses a very real threat to the National Security of anywhere in Asia where the NED is funding activities, including Thailand. The reasons for this can be found in two US Government funded strategies:

The NDI target youth in their programs

The NDI consider youth as a key component of NDI programs. As early as 2004 the NDI were working to develop youth activists in over 50 countries and today those countries include China (Hong Kong), China (Taiwan), Thailand, Malaysia and others. To show the importance the NDI place on youth, here are details from the NDI 2012 Civic Update on Youth Programming:

NDI Civic Update on Youth Programming. May 2012
Front Page

NDI Civic Update on Youth Programming. May 2012
Article on Why the NDI works with Youth

Read about how the NDI implemented their Youth Program in Hong Kong in the following post:
http://nedhkcommentary.blogspot.com/2016/08/youth-dissatisfaction-how-ndi.html

The NED is building networks of cross-border activists

In the NED 2012 Strategy Document, one of the NED’s key goals is building cross-border networks of democracy activists, of whom youth are a key component.

NED 2012 Strategy Document

NED 2012 Strategy Document
Building Cross-Border Networks

NED 2012 Strategy Document
Building Cross-Border Networks

NED 2012 Strategy Document
Building Cross-Border Networks

Joshua WONG is a component in this NED cross-border activist network in Asia. The issue is, Asian leaders have seen how the NED has destabilized nations across the world with their color revolutions, so they will quite rightly take all legitimate means to ensure their countries are not next on the list. 

Read the 2012 NED Strategy Document here:
http://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2012StrategyDocument.pdf

Examples of Joshua WONG related NED activities

1. NED activities in Hong Kong

The NED has been funding subversive activities in Hong Kong since 1996. Here’s a list of all NED grants to Hong Kong since 1996:  http://nedactivitiesinchina.blogspot.com/search/label/Hong%20Kong

Significant amongst these if the following NED grant in 2012 to the NDI to fund Hong Kong’s color revolution (Occupy Central protests/Umbrella Movement):

“National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - US$460,000 - To foster awareness regarding Hong Kong's political institutions and constitutional reform process and to develop the capacity of citizens - particularly university students - to more effectively participate in the public debate on political reform, NDI will work with civil society organizations on parliamentary monitoring, a survey, and development of an Internet portal, allowing students and citizens to explore possible reforms leading to universal suffrage”.

NED Annual Report 2012
NED Grants to China (Hong Kong)

2. NED activities in Malaysia

Joshua WONG was deported from Malaysia on 26 May 2015 after trying to meet up with Malaysian activists.

Photo and text courtesy of Wall Street Journal

The NED has been funding subversive activities in Malaysia since 1999. Here are details of the NED’s grant page to Malaysia from their 2015 Annual Report:

NED Annual Report 2015
NED Grants to Malaysia

3. NED activities in Thailand

Joshua WONG was deported from Thailand in October 2016 after trying to meet up with Thai activists. The NED has been funding subversive activities in Thailand since 1996. Here are details of the NED’s grant page to Thailand from their 2015 Annual Report:

NED Annual Report 2015
NED Grants to Thailand

Which other countries is Joshua WONG likely to be blacklisted in? 

The answer to this is actually quite simple – just check out the NED website and find out where else they are funding activities in Asia. 

Here’s a list of some of the countries which received NED funding for programs in 2015. In many cases, this is the first page - some of these countries are receiving numerous grants (Source: NED Annual Report 2015):

Bhutan


Burma


Cambodia


China





Indonesia


Malaysia


Mongolia


Nepal


North Korea


Philippines


Sri Lanka


Thailand


Vietnam


The NED also fund programs through their grants to Asia and South Asia. 
Some of the recent grants to Hong Kong are 'hidden' in here.



This is just the list of grantees in 2015. The NED are funding programs in other countries which did not receive grants in 2015. 

Our advice to Joshua WONG

Rather than bother the Hong Kong Government, we recommend Joshua WONG and all of his student activist friends check with their American handlers before making any future travel arrangements. They after all are the people with the most up-to-date information on where the NED are funding subversive activities and more importantly, which country is next in line for a color revolution.

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Representative Chris Smith suppresses the truth in Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2016 Annual Report

Key words: Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Chris Smith, tell the truth, NED, NDI, American meddling, Hong Kong, booksellers, China

Congressional-Executive Commission on China background

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) was created by Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, and to submit an annual report to the President and the Congress. The CECC consists of nine Senators, nine Members of the House of Representatives, and five senior Administration officials appointed by the President.

The Chairman of the CECC is Representative Christopher Smith (Chris Smith).

Chris Smith (courtesy Chris Smith Twitter account)

CECC 2016 Annual Report

The CECC has just released its annual report for 2016, which includes a section on Hong Kong in an open letter to President Obama. 

Congressional Executive Committee on China
2016 Annual Report

Here’s a link to the report: 
https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/cecc-releases-2016-annual-report

Here’s what Chris Smith wrote to President Obama:

Challenges to Hong Kong’s ‘High Degree’ of Autonomy

The actions of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments during the past reporting year continue to raise concerns about the future of the guaranteed freedoms, autonomy, and rule of law that distinguish Hong Kong from mainland China and underpin Hong Kong’s financial reputation and prosperity.

The disappearance, alleged abductions, and detention in mainland China of five Hong Kong-based booksellers is one of the most grave violations of the “One Country, Two Systems” policy since 1997.

While recent LegCo elections saw some young activists associated with the “Umbrella Movement” protests of 2014 gain elective office, the process was marred before voting commenced, as the Hong Kong authorities disqualified candidates who refused to sign a loyalty pledge affirming Hong Kong as an “inalienable part of China.”

Given the important economic interests the United States has in Hong Kong, and China’s international commitments to protect a “high degree of autonomy” in Hong Kong, the Commission’s report recommends that the administration continue to issue annually the report on Hong Kong outlined in Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992. 

In addition, the report recommends that the Administration and Congress work together to determine whether separate treatment for Hong Kong, which is allowed under the Act, is merited if Hong Kong’s autonomy and its guaranteed freedoms are further eroded. 

Congressional Executive Committee on China
2016 Annual Report - Letter to President Obama
Section on Hong Kong

What was suppressed from the report

The report talks about “Principled U.S. leadership”, so this post challenges Chris Smith to tell the President and the people of Hong Kong the truth about what the US Government, through the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is doing in Hong Kong.


1. What does Chris Smith know about the NED

Research shows Chris Smith is actually one of the NED’s biggest supporters. According to a NED Democracy Net press release on 5 March 1999:

‘Representative Chris Smith Calls NED Most Cost-Effective Item in Budget - Washington, D.C. - Congressman Christopher Smith (R-N.J.) praised the work of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), calling NED "the most cost-effective item in the federal budget."

Smith, who chairs the House Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights called attention to the Endowment's efficiency and effectiveness in promoting democracy around the world at a hearing of his subcommittee yesterday’.

NED Press Release on Democracy Net dated 5 March 1999
Chris Smith praising the NED

This shows Chris Smith is fully aware of what the NED is and what they are doing.

2. Were the Hong Kong ‘booksellers’ funded by the NED?

Chris Smith talks about the ‘bookseller’ case, but failed to brief the President about NED programs in China. Here are details of NED grants supporting subversive activities in China since 1994:

http://nedactivitiesinchina.blogspot.com/search/label/China

Many of the grant recipients are publishers. We would like to know if the Hong Kong ‘booksellers’ are among the publishers who were being funded by the NED?

As an aside, perhaps Chris Smith could also brief the President on how many of the lawyers caught up in the so-called 709 crackdown are NED funded. At the same time, it might be a good time for Chris Smith to explain to the American public exactly how their tax payer dollars are being squandered on failed programs in China.

3. Protecting Hon Kong’s “high degree of autonomy”

Chris Smith talks about protecting Hon Kong’s “high degree of autonomy”. That is very noble, but if it is the case, can Chris Smith please tell the truth about how the NED has been undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy since 1994 through its grants program. Details of NED grants to fund subversive activities which have threatened Hong Kong’ high degree of autonomy can be found here:

http://nedactivitiesinchina.blogspot.com/search/label/Hong%20Kong

In particular, we would like to know full details of how the following grants from the NED to the American Democratic Party’s National Democratic Institute (NDI) are being used:

NED grant to the NDI in 2012 for programs in Hong Kong

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - US$460,000 - To foster awareness regarding Hong Kong's political institutions and constitutional reform process and to develop the capacity of citizens - particularly university students - to more effectively participate in the public debate on political reform, NDI will work with civil society organizations on parliamentary monitoring, a survey, and development of an Internet portal, allowing students and citizens to explore possible reforms leading to universal suffrage.

NED Annual Report for 2012
Grants to China (Hong Kong)

This is the US Government grant which was used to fund Hong Kong's color revolution (Occupy Central/Umbrella Movement).

NED grant to the NDI in 2013 for programs in Hong Kong

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - $400,000 - Enhancing Representative Governance - To strengthen the ability of mainland Chinese civil society organizations (CSOs) to request and publicize information under China's open government regulations, and to strengthen the ability of Hong Kong CSOs to conduct organized monitoring of legislative processes. In both contexts, NDI will work with CSO partners to shed light on government actions and contribute to greater accountability and better governance.

NED Annual Report for 2013
Grants to Asia Regional (Hong Kong)

NED grants to the NDI in 2014 for programs in Hong Kong

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - Political Processes - $410,000 - Amplifying Citizens’ Voices in Hong Kong & China - To engage Hong Kong civic and political sectors in substantive dialogue around governance and electoral reform processes and to provide civic education for Chinese activists. NDI will assist efforts to promote citizens’ voices in Hong Kong’s political reform process and provide technical assistance to Chinese activists on organizational and advocacy skills. In Hong Kong, NDI will support online platforms and community initiatives that promote citizen-created models of governance. NDI will also conduct a young women’s leadership initiative.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - Political Processes - Supplement: $51,210 - Amplifying Citizens’ Voices in Hong Kong - To amplify citizens’ voices in Hong Kong’s political reform process and provide technical assistance to mainland Chinese activists on organizational and advocacy skills. In Hong Kong, NDI will support online platforms and community initiatives that promote citizen-created models of governance. NDI will also conduct a young women’s leadership initiative for up to 20 participants from mainland China and Hong Kong.

NED Annual Report for 2014
Grants to Asia Regional (Hong Kong)

NED grant to the NDI in 2015 for programs in Hong Kong

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) - Promoting Public Dialogue on Political Reform in Hong Kong and China - $343,750 - To promote public dialogue on political reform in Hong Kong and China. The institute will conduct an expert assessment mission to Hong Kong and draft a report for public dissemination and distribution to the diplomatic community, policymakers, and the media. The institute will invite international scholars and experts to conduct public seminars on comparative models of governance, and will also host workshops on legal advocacy to enable victims of violence to pursue protection, compensation, and justice.

NED Annual Report for 2015
Grants to Asia Regional (Hong Kong)

4. Chris Smith and Conflict of Interest

Finally, we would like Chris Smith to explain to both the President and the people of Hong Kong how the US Congress can allocate US Government funds to the NED for work in Hong Kong and China and he can sit as Chair of a Congressional Commission commenting on Hong Kong and China and yet does not declare a Conflict of Interest in his role and his Commission makes no mention of the NED or its funding.

5. Message to Chris Smith

The reason for raising this is because, if this is what US Democracy really means, you can keep it. Get out of Hong Kong, stop interfering in Hong Kong’s internal affairs and leave us to settle our own affairs through the high degree of autonomy that China has been so graceful to bestow upon us! We don’t need your interference.

Through your stupid meddling, America has cost Hong Kong its political future, so get out and leave us alone, because until you stop meddling, there will be no trust between Hong Kong and Beijing and we will never be able to make any progress on political reform. 

Capiche?

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Open Letter to US Consul-General Kurt Tong – when are you going to tell the truth about what the NED are doing in Hong Kong?

US Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau,
26 Garden Road,
Central,
Hong Kong.

Mr Kurt Tong, US Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau
Photo: Courtesy HKFP

Mr. Tong,

You recently briefed the American Chamber of Commerce on the special relationship enjoyed between Hong Kong and America and stated:

"'one country, two systems' is not only a very unique and special reality. It is also a construct that both China's central government and the people of Hong Kong -- and for that matter, the United States as well -- all aim to maintain”.

You also said:

“the United States and the people of Hong Kong share an abiding respect for certain fundamental freedoms, and certain core values”.

The Standard. 22 September 2016

We believe as a people our shared core values include commitments to honesty and integrity and a desire for open, transparent and accountable government. Your predecessor Mr. Clifford Hart was not an honest man. He suppressed the truth about what your government is doing in Hong Kong, not only from the Hong Kong people, but also from your president. 

NED is funding a colour revolution in Hong Kong

Your government has funded a colour revolution in Hong Kong and if you truly share our core values, we would like you to tell the truth about what the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is doing spending US Government funds in Hong Kong, specifically, can you tell the truth about the following:

Question 1. What was the US$460,000 given by the NED to support Occupy Central spent on?

In 2012 the NED granted the National Democratic Institute (NDI) US$460,000 to:

“To foster awareness regarding Hong Kong's political institutions and constitutional reform process and to develop the capacity of citizens - particularly university students - to more effectively participate in the public debate on political reform, NDI will work with civil society organizations on parliamentary monitoring, a survey, and development of an Internet portal, allowing students and citizens to explore possible reforms leading to universal suffrage”.

NED Annual Report 2012
Grants to Hong Kong

Can you explain to the Hong Kong people what this money was spent on, and specifically, which university students were the subjects of your program and what was their role in the Occupy Central Protests/Umbrella movement?

Question 2. What was the US$461,210 given by the NED to amplify citizen’s voices in Hong Kong spent on?

In 2014 the NED granted the NDI further funds to amplify citizen’s voices in Hong Kong, as follows:

“Political Processes - US$410,000 - Amplifying Citizens’ Voices in Hong Kong & China - To engage Hong Kong civic and political sectors in substantive dialogue around governance and electoral reform processes and to provide civic education for Chinese activists. NDI will assist efforts to promote citizens’ voices in Hong Kong’s political reform process and provide technical assistance to Chinese activists on organizational and advocacy skills. In Hong Kong, NDI will support online platforms and community initiatives that promote citizen-created models of governance. NDI will also conduct a young women’s leadership initiative”.

“Political Processes - Supplement: US$51,210 - Amplifying Citizens’ Voices in Hong Kong - To amplify citizens’ voices in Hong Kong’s political reform process and provide technical assistance to mainland Chinese activists on organizational and advocacy skills. In Hong Kong, NDI will support online platforms and community initiatives that promote citizen-created models of governance. NDI will also conduct a young women’s leadership initiative for up to 20 participants from mainland China and Hong Kong”.

NED Annual Report 2014
Asia Regional Grants

NED Annual Report 2014
Asia Regional Grants to Hong Kong
to amplify citizen's voices.
Can you explain to the Hong Kong people what this money was spent on? 

3. Is the US Government funding the independence movement in Hong Kong?

In March 2016, your staff held a secret meeting with leaders of localist group Hong Kong Indigenous, including Edward Leung Tin-kei and Ray Wong Toi-yeung.

SCMP report on secret meeting with US consular staff in March 2016

SCMP report on secret meeting with US consular staff in March 2016

Your predecessor Gary Hart refused to disclose the truth about this meeting. What we want to know, on behalf of the Hong Kong people is this - is the American government funding the Hong Kong independence movement?

After you have answered these questions, you might wish to explain to the American public how their taxpayer dollars are being spent, because using American Government funds the NED has worked incessantly to undermine and destabilize Hong Kong, making it almost ungovernable.

To achieve your government's goals, the NED has bribed our politicians, corrupted our institutions and attacked the very fabric of our society, including using school children to fight your battles, so  if your claim that America aims to maintain the ‘one country, two systems’ is true, then Hong Kong’s enemy and the evil you need to confront is the NED, so the solutions to Hong Kong’s problems lie not in Hong Kong or China, but in reforming your own government.

References

Hong Kong Standard. US envoy Tong urges HK to safeguard 'one country, two systems' and not lose it. 22 September 2016. Link: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=79854

National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Annual Report 2012. Grants to Asia – China (Hong Kong) in 2012.

National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Annual Report 2014. Grants to Asia – Asia Regional. Hong Kong in 2014.

SCMP. ‘Not some kind of secret meeting’: Hong Kong Indigenous leaders meet with American diplomats. 10 March 2016. Link: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1922922/not-some-kind-secret-meeting-hong-kong-indigenous-leaders




Thursday, September 15, 2016

We need your help to stop Demosisto registering as a company

Joshua WONG has recently complained that the Companies Registry is holding up the application of Demosisto to form a company and because of this they cannot open a bank account to raise money.

We need your help to make sure Demosisto can never register as a company – here’s how:

Relevant Hong Kong laws

1. Under Sec 67 para 2 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622): A company may only be formed for a lawful purpose.

2. Under Section 5A para 3 of the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151) the Societies Officer may, after consultation with the Secretary for Security refuse to register a society:

(a) if he reasonably believes that the refusal is necessary in the interests of national security or public safety, public order or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others; or

(b) if the society or the branch is a political body that has a connection with a foreign political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.

3. Under Sec 360B of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap 32) the Chief Executive in Council has the power to order the Registrar of Companies to refuse registration if satisfied that a company is being formed to evade the Societies Ordinance,

So Joshua WONG and his friends are in real trouble if they have a connection with a foreign political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.

Evidence of Joshua WONG’s connections with political organizations of Taiwan

Exhibit 1

In May 2014, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported on a visit Joshua Wong made to Taiwan:


 “Wong and some friends visited Taiwan last week to take a break from the heated political weather in the city. They also took the opportunity to touch base with their counterparts on the island, including Sunflower student movement leaders Lin Fei-fan and Chen Wei-ting, who have been campaigning against a cross-strait service trade agreement with China … It’s no secret that Wong and his friends wanted to share their experiences with the Taiwanese counterparts, and perhaps learn a tactic or two on how to pursue the campaign”. 

This is direct and unequivocal evidence showing Joshua Wong has a connection with a political organization of Taiwan, which is contrary to Section 5A para 3 of the Societies Ordinance.

Exhibit 2

In January 2016, Hong Kong media reported Joshua Wong and his colleagues would seek closer ties with Taiwan:


 Student leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement said yesterday they would seek closer ties with Taiwan after the island elected a new president who pledged to stand up to China”.

This shows an intention to seek closer political ties with groups in Taiwan, which is contrary to Section 5A para 3 of the Societies Ordinance.

What we want you to do

Both of these reports provide direct evidence to show Demosisto is trying to circumvent the Societies Ordinance by registering as a company, but we need your help to find more.

We are looking for any evidence to show Joshua WONG, Nathan LAW, Oscar LAI, Agnes CHOW or anyone else involved with Demosisto has any connections with a foreign political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.

The types of evidence we are looking for is Facebooks posts, newspaper articles, photographs or interviews (in any language) connecting Demosisto members with a foreign political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.


Luckily for us, for the sake of transparency, Joshua Wong regularly updated his social media status with reports and pictures during the visit to Taiwan, so there should be loads of information and photos out there.

Our targets

Our Targets
Joshua WONG, Oscar LAI, Nathan LAW, Agnes CHOW

Examples of foreign political organizations

National Endowment for Democracy (NED)


National Democratic Institute (NDI)

Example of a political organization of Taiwan

Sunflower Movement


What to do with the evidence

You can post the information or links to it in the comments section below or send it directly to the Companies Registry under the title: Complaint against Demosisto registering as a company.
By post

Registrar of Companies, 14th floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.

By Email - change (at) to @

Link to Companies Registry website: http://www.cr.gov.hk/en/contact/complaints.htm

Hong Kong laws

Societies Ordinance


Societies Ordinance

Companies Ordinance

Companies Ordinance

Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance

Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance

References

EJInsight. Student leader Joshua Wong stalked during Taiwan visit. May 2014

Hong Kong Coconuts. Hong Kong ‘Umbrella’ leaders seek closer ties with Taiwan. January 2016

Link to Societies Ordinance.

Link to Companies Ordinance

Link to Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance

Sunflower Movement photograph courtesy of The Wall Street Journal

Demosisto four photograph courtesy of Demosisto