HONG KONG—China’s arrest of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, nabbed as they tried to flee the city by boat in the face of an intensifying crackdown on dissent, is fueling a new war of words between Washington and Beijing.
On Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Twitter that the people detained weren’t seeking democratic freedoms but “elements attempting to separate Hong Kong from China.” Other Chinese officials this weekend accused the U.S. of meddling in China’s internal affairs. U.S. State Department officials on Friday called on China to ensure that the activists receive due process of law. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the group had been denied access to lawyers and said China had yet to say what charges they face or to provide information about their welfare.
The detentions have rattled nerves in Hong Kong, where many were already on edge after China imposed aon June 30, leading to more than a dozen of arrests, many opposition voices to fall silent and some to flee abroad. China’s handling of the case has rekindled fears about the mainland’s opaque legal system—one of the main drivers of mass protests in Hong Kong last year that ultimately led to China’s crackdown.
That’s how the puppet government claims to protect HongKongers in all respect...liar!
hongkongnewera Please help to save those 12 Hongkongers detained in China. save12hkyouth
It's almost a month for them in SZ, no one knows what happens there and they are in dangerous!! please save12hkyouths
Should we remind you that in the US people often got killed on the spot or in the custody before facing the court
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What a hilarious propaganda is this? They could have easily traveled there and made Hong Kong a favor but they jump on a ship and cross borders something that would get you arrested in every single country in the world...
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CCPChina has already announced the dozen as 'separatists' B4 any trial has taken place and have been denying them their right to be contacted by lawyers hired by their FAMILIES. Pls put pressure on 🇨🇳's judiciary to savehk12youths
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When will China complain to Trump about the prisoners he is holding in Guantanamo?
We need help from the world to pay attention on this incident so that the 12 HongKong youngsters won’t disappear in CCPChina ‘s hands.😢🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 save12hkyouths save12hkyouth
Every reactions and moves the world now make will definitely affects the fate of the 12 detainees. The world should come up strong and clearly object the hostage diplomacy played by CCP. If CCP fail this time, it could light up HKers morale.
They really need help,I hope they are safe😥 They may get inhuman treat in China😢 Please sign it Thank Global Petition: Immediate Return of the 12 HK Detainees from Mainland China! 全球聯署要求中國政府送返12名被捕港人 - Sign the Petition! 來自 Change
TomT88696910 The ccp's use of hostage diplomacy widely reflects its low regard to human lives in general, and thus the cruelty in the nature of its ideologies. save12hkyouths CCP_is_terrorist
kerokero_HKer No matter how evil the CCP Chinazi NationalSecurityLaw are No matter how brutal the HKPolice is HKer are still fighting for justice, liberty & democracy 💪🏿😠 Hongkonger are not giving up! StandWithHongKong HongKong PoliceBrutality HumanitarianCrisis save12hkyouth
World, please keep paying attention to this issue!🙏 save12hkyouths FreeHongKong StandWithHongKong
In the face of totalitarianism, we may sometimes feel scared, but we understand that the more fearful it will only make totalitarianism infringe you more, the only way is to say no to totalitarianism, we must defend justice save12hkyouths StandWithHongKong
kerokero_HKer The World should say no to Tyranny! . Although facing the evil Chinazi, NationalSecurityLaw & PoliceBrutality, Hongkongers are not giving up! Sanction XiJinPing, CarrieLam, HKGov & CCP Officals! FreeHK SOSHK SAVE12HKYOUTHS StandWithHongKong AntiChinazi
kerokero_HKer Hongkonger is under HumanitarianCrisis now :( Pls dont give up HK in this big crisis, HKer not surrender! Still fighting for justice, HumanRight & democracy! Dear world, StandWithHK! SOSHK FreeHK save12hkyouth HongKongNeedsHelp NationalSecurityLaw DefendingHongKong
I only need $30 to get by for the day can someone plz help $RMKghost
kerokero_HKer How evil can the Tyranny be? No matter how evil CCP Chinazi are, how brutal HKPolice is, Hongkonger won’t give up! HKer still fighting for justice, liberty & democracy! Help pls! StandWithHongKong SAVE12HKYOUTH FreeHK PoliceBrutality HumanitarianCrisis HongKong
Standforhk11 The arrested's father reveal dat HKpolice knowing the arrested footprint after their bails, suspiciously 12youth were actually abducted to China, like the incident of Causeway Bay Bookstore, i/o caught on the sea as China claimed ! save12hkyouths
The kids are held like hostages now, we cant leave them behind save12hkyouths HongKongProtesters
We have to save12hkyouth from CCPChina hands. The evil has kidnapped our kids and keep hiding them, covering all the news. They are all in danger, we must send them back to HongKong safely SOSHK save12hkyouths SaveOurChildren CCP_is_terrorist StandWithHongKong
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savehkbowie HKgov always lied that One Country Two Systems are valid, but why CCPChina did not send 12 HK citizens back to HK? Why did they refuse their families to find reliable lawyers to 12 HKers? They can only report to HKpolice even though they know HKpolice must not help them
Please save12hkyouth 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 it’s extremely worrying about their safety. We must not keep silence towards this human rights violation. Sincerely hope the free nations will urge China to protect the detainees’ human rights. StandWithHongKong
The incident prove that China is a country without basic human right. China has arrested 12 Hong Kong youths and detained them for 23 days. They cannot hire lawyers and take medication. We even don’t know if they are alright or being tortured in jail. save12hkyouths
CCP kidnapped them illegally.
These 12 youngsters are still now being detained by CCP and no lawyers are allowed to meet them. Such has made their situations very dangerous. save12hkyouths
Only lawyers appointed by the relatives of 12 HK ppl can help. save12hkyouths
It has been almost a months; we have not heard about the youths’ news. Pray for them. save12hkyouths
the situation of the detained is very dangerous, we demand for 1-send themback to hk 2-provide proper medicine 3-allow them to call their families 4-allow families appointed lawyers to approach them 5-protect their human rights save12hkyouths
Hope the int'l community could keep StandWithHongKong & keep a close eye on save12hkyouths, in view of the Communist China's notorious record of secret trials & abusing detainees' human rights. save12hkyouth
Please post the NBA and woke players comments and concerns regarding the suppression of democracy in Hong Kong
Given how CCP treats those 12 detainees, it’s highly likely they’ll be the first extradition cases for NationalSecurityLaw. Beijing and Carrie Lam have been waiting this for long to serve as an ultimatum to pro-democracy Hongkongers. Intl community needs to pay clostr attention.
They were kidnapped by CCPChina. Please pay attention on this issue to save their lives 🙏 save12hkyouths
please help ! don’t let them disappear! save12hkyouth
Hope they can be safe and return to Hong Kong soon 😭😭 save12hkyouths StandWithHongKong
The lack of understanding and prejudice of China judicial system by Hong Kong people all stems from China's opaque judicial procedures. They don’t believe 🇨🇳 judicial authorities will act in accordance with the law. Global Petition:
When HKPolice could get one of their chat record,it could be a trap of CCPChina to kidnap them to bring chilling effect Further,basic HumanRights have been deprived from them save12hkyouths
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【‼️ SAVE12HKYOUTHS 4 Demands】 1. Allow lawyers hired by the families to meet the detainees 2. Provide proper medicines to detainees in need 3. Allow the detainees to call their families 4. Potect human rights of the detainee and send them back to Hong Kong
Fears over crackdown on dissidents in Portland OR are mounting. Beijing should raise serious concern.
If the 12 youths will not send back to HongKong, they must be killed by the CCP like what happened in the Xinjiang concentration camp. Please save12hkyouths and StandWithHongKong! FreeHongKong HongKongProtests save12hkyouths save12hkyouth
No one wants to leave his/her homeland. 12 HK youngsters chose to leave due to the collapse and corruption the legal system. They fled to Taiwan because they couldn't have fair trial here. Pls save12hkyouths SAVE12 HK
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Authoritarian regime never tolerates any opposing voice & dissent. The fear has been there for long, because that's how tyranny works --- terror, absolute control over the society, & lies. If there's no way to escape, fighting back is the only option save12hkyouths CCP
The fear is not only in Hong Kong but for the rest of the world! save12hkyouths
Witnesses mentioned that CCP abducted the youths in HK waters. CCP did not give any explanation on this. What’s worse - they are accused of separatism, facing potentially tens or yrs of imprisonment - but are denied access to their own lawyers. save12hkyouths
kerokero_HKer How evil can the Chinazi Tyranny be? . Hongkonger well knew CCP China & HKPolice HKGov are evil & brutal Totalitarianism long ago.. HKer is still fighting, For justice, HumanRight & democracy! FreeHK Pls StandWithHongKong! Pls help! SAVE12HKYOUTH! SOSHK
Say no to Tyranny! . As a Hongkonger, my dream is simple but difficult.. So difficult for HK to have justice, HumanRight, liberty & democracy.. But We’re still fighting! save12hkyouth No PoliceBrutality, CCP Chinazi Totalitarianism! DefendingHongKong StandWithHK
CCPChina is so evil. Hope that 12 people are still alive. save12hkyouths standwithHongKong
This proves again that there is not judicial independence and not protection of human rights in the CCP. CCP_is_terrorist OneCountryTwoSystemaIsDead HumanRightsViolations
The fear is real. save12hkyouths
I really worried for those guys. save12hkyouths FridaysForFreedom FightForFreedom HongKong
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How China treats those 12 Hong Kong youth is totally unacceptable. It doesn’t allow them to contact their families or choose and hire lawyers. They are obviously being treated inhumanly. save12hkyouth
A real example of CCP sunlight judiciary system
save12hkyouths let's see how dark is ccp
Those 12 youths are being tortured by China’s police. And according to the Basic Law, they should be sent back to Hong Kong. But they are still detained in China... This proves that One country two systems does not exist at all.
CCP is notorious for its mistreatment to detainees & prisoners. We cannot imagine what would happened to the 12 HK youths if they are further detained in China. Please help to save12hkyouths by spreading the news!
Time to invade the terroist state of China, too many crimes against humanity
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Set 12 free Pronto
The US needs to recognise the fact that whilst China clearly regards US as a legitimate global counterparty and appreciates its importance in world affairs, they regard Trump as an unwanted fly on their sleeve. Trump is a problem, not a solution.
The custody sets an alarming precedent for extradition to China and detention of dissidents. As the Gov refused to help the 12 activists, the only way to save them is to spotlight them.
The 12 are suspects on bail and restricted travel, turned dissidents in the western media. Ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is that 12 suspects were reported by their own accomplices.
Vandalizers, arsonists, rioters, looters were called 'pro-democracy protesters', now they have been downgraded as 'dissidents'? LOL
Illegal cowards, cry and pretend to be victims.
lol, because the rest of the world is just so kind to boat ppl
China wants to enjoy democratic free market without democracy. This model only works in China.
When the Chinese invade America, I hope they let me continue to watch Bruce Lee flicks. I love Chinese martial arts
2/2CCP does not allow them to hire private lawyers, nor allow them to see their families. If they are not tried in public, CCP will definitely use severe punishments. They pleaded guilty.
1/2The 12 young Hong Kong people who were kidnapped by China, their escape route to Taiwan is not within the jurisdiction of China’s waters.
these 12 youngsters need to see the light of day, with a speedy and fair, visitation and their legal representation! save12hkyouths
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CCP can only participate in the war of words against US
This is the deal you make with China: Stop prosecuting Hong Kong dissidents or we will Depot all Chinese students!
Ignore this nut
12 young detainees in China are not allowed to meet families and some of them are not getting their medicines. The world should step against CCPChina save12hkyouth StandWithHongKong
This is the US that arrests refugees trying to cross their border, and locks children and babies in metal cages separated from their parents!
i believed the detained will be treated terribly, please save12hkyouths ! we demand 1-send them back to hk 2-allow families appointed lawyers to approach 3-allow them to call families 4-protect their human right even as detainees
China is a country without the rule of law, 12 HKers are forbidden from meeting their lawyers. We need to save12hkyouth & send them back to HK
They maybe facing inhuman treat in China Please keep your attention on the, China can't disappear them under our attention Thank you save12hkyouth
Even if they were advocating sovereignty of HK (which there is no trial yet) as a response to how HK had been treated, that is a far cry from a punishable secession. Shows you what NSL in HK is about in working
They are Hong Kong demonstrators who have been transported to China and will be severely punished. They urgently need outside attention. When they receive more attention from the outside world, their situation will be safer😣🙏🙏 save12hkyouths
Can not give up！
This evil lady is a CCP clown. As are all her colleagues standing in front of that blue backdrop. The world knows.
They catch from CCP in HK area illegally. Save12 Save12HKYouths
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China could only afford a war of words with US, when it comes to a real hot war, China will beg for mercy in 45 mins.
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CCP has forbidden all the chosen lawyers to meet the youngsters and they have been detained for nearly 20 days. save12hkyouth
The families of the 12HKyouths cried out for help. save12hkyouth save12hkyouths
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Please help to save our young kids by spotlight it 🙏The CCP are trying to normalise what they have done to the 12 detainees which is severely unethical save12hkyouths
Stand with Hong Kong, fight for freedom.Oppose the National Security Act,hope other countries support us.
The 12HKyouths are under torture or even having their organ harvested by CCP, as we speak. They are unlawfully kidnapped by CCP in Hong Kong water. Law in China protect the regime but not the people. Please save them! StandWithHongKong
Please save12hkyouths.
12 arrested HKers could not meet their lawyers, cannot contact their family and no one knows their conditions. It is the ''open and human rights protected'' Beijing is talking about. save12hkyouths
This proves again that there is not judicial independence and not protection of human rights in the CCP. bloodycarrie is a ccp's puppet. CCP_is_terrorist OneCountryTwoSystemaIsDead HumanRightsViolations
HK Activists have been surveillance by CCP agents openly & secretly. Freedom of speech of HK is nearly diminished due to national security law. Oppression is deepened. 12 activists detained by CCP w/o support of HK lawyers & families. Please save them.
If they will not send back to HongKong, they must be killed by the CCP like what happened in the Xinjiang concentration camp. Please save12hkyouths and StandWithHongKong! FreeHongKong YoungLivesMatters HongKongProtests save12hkyouth
US, pls stand firm with HKers. We connect !
Anyone has the rights to receive fair trials even if one committed crimes. The safety of the youths cannot be guaranteed in China. They need to come back to Hong Kong. save12HKyouth
Really.
Shenzhen police must allow the lawyers hired by the detainees’ families to contact their clients according to the law. It is unacceptable that they hide behind excuses in order to deny the protection of detainees’ rights. save12hkyouths
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I'm afraid the 12 HK youths are being tortured.😭😭😭Extremely hope that the free world can take action to help them because the CCP and the Hong Kong government will not pay attention to our demands...
Brutal suppression n Political prosecution! save12hkyouths
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China is now holding hostage the 12 pro-democracy and freedom-yearning Hong Kong teenagers, whose parents and relatives have been blocked from visiting them. God knows what has happened to the 12 precious lives when they are in the hands of the brutal regime.
Which government will captive hostage before bargaining?
The 12 Hongkongers are suffering horrible tortures in China. We must save them! save12hkyouth save12hkyouths
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We simply hope these 12 hkers can be back home safely. Please help! save12hkyouths 🙏
People being arrested should still be given their rights save12hkyouths
She is trying to libel for 12 HKers, that will Influence the judgment of public, aims to charge these people with NationalSecurityLaw or similar law in China. Please help them!!!!! FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong
We are so worrying about the safety of 12 youths, how CCP treated them in SZ....refused visit from family and 'real' appointed lawyers, plus reject sending of medicine!!!save12hkyouths
We would like Europarl_EN and DominicRaab to be aware of and take action on this matter. Four out of the twelve youths hold U.K./EU passports here. And they are denied access to medication, lawyers visits. We don’t know their whereabouts.
No right to their own lawyers, no right to call their families, unlimited detention time before trial And ccp calls their rights 'protected' save12hkyouths StandWithHongKong CCP_is_terrorist
Can't imagine the situation of the youths now. They don't even have the basic human right. save12hkyouths
It’s extremely worrying about their safety in China. Some of them can’t receive medicine. It’s violating their basic human rights. Besides, they can’t meet their lawyers as well. They may probably face unfair trial under ccp’s authorities. Please help them 🙏🏻 save12hkyouth
This is because you should not trust the CCP, it will only be much worse than trump’s rule, as they said save12hkyouths
There are five criminals in Taiwan. They might be killed by Taiwan secretly.
CCP never respects basic human rights while no proper judicial system can be found in China. Detainees cant even appoint their own lawyers in such hellish country. International please take more actions to save12hkyouths. SOSHK MilkTeaAlliance
on9boyon799 CCP is challenging the bottom line of democratic countries again. Please save12hkyouths. They aren’t numbers.
kerokero_HKer How evil can the Chinazi Tyranny be? . Hongkonger well knew CCP China & HKPolice HKGov are evil & brutal Totalitarianism long ago.. HKer is still fighting, For justice, HumanRight & democracy! FreeHK Pls StandWithHongKong! Pls help! SAVE12HKYOUTH! SOSHK
kerokero_HKer Hongkonger is under HumanitarianCrisis now :( Pls dont give up HK in this big crisis, HKer not surrender! Still fighting for justice, HumanRight & democracy! Dear world, StandWithHK! SOSHK FreeHK save12hkyouth HongKongNeedsHelp NationalSecurityLaw DefendingHongKong
How evil can the Tyranny be? . As a Hongkonger, my dream is simple but difficult.. So difficult for HK to have justice, HumanRight, liberty & democracy.. But We’re still fighting! save12hkyouth No PoliceBrutality, evil CCP Chinazi Totalitarianism! DefendingHongKong
These are lives that we are talking about , we have to try our best to save them from being tortured to death by the CCP SAVE12 save12hkyouth
What kind of countries would people risk their lives trying to get out? What kind of countries would people risk their lives trying to get in? save12hkyouths save12hkyouth
This is definitely unlawful arrest. Now the CCPChina tyranny has 12 more hostages to negotiate with the free world. Wish the US will beware of such hostage diplomacy, stay strong to sanction the thuggish regime & save12hkyouths. CCP_is_terrorist CCPLiedPeopleDied
So China now doesn’t claim Taiwan belongs to China. Those 12 youths should be sent back to Hong Kong for judge. save12hkyouths
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Please help those 12 HKers. HK is now Police state. They only serve CCP now, but not HK citizens. And CCP is destroying freedom, human right, economic and 1 country 2 systems of HK. . standwithhongkong HongKongPoliceTerriosm CCP_is_terrorist save12hkyouth
I can’t imagine what kind of torture they are suffering. We just want them to return home safe and sound! save12hkyouth
Under NSL, It exemplifies what a person can face if China considers you can be a bargaining chip for its hostage diplomacy. Someone will ship you back to China and that’s it.
Communist China is again trying to use those lame excuses to justify its human rights abuses on detainees. Hope more ppl could keep a close eye on the issue & save12hkyouths. save12hkyouth StandWithHongKong
CCP claims the 12 youths are 'inciting subversion of state power'. How can 12 unarmed youngsters overthrow a regime? The arrest is obviously political prosecution under NationalSecurityLaw. Pls save12hkyouths! Also, does it mean that China admits Taiwan is a country? Lmao
China accused the 12 activists of secession, which is a vaguely defined charge for justifying the arrest and detention. I hope the world can help them by spotlight them.
The world should speak out for the 12 kid, this is totally violate the basic human right, they even can't contact the lawyer assigned by their families and get the daily medicine, plus they may face the torture at the prison save12hkyouths
CCP China keeps adding fuel of the issues.
Lol. Well, USA extended an olive branch and showed effort. USA shall be popular again as Good Guys. 👏. We all know, it's a useless effort. HongKong belongs to China.
The world really need to speak up for them unless they will died in jail just like any others democracy activists in China. God bless them.
Not permitted to hire one’s own lawyer, not allowed to meet their family... is there even a legal system there? save12hkyouths
Who can help the 12 hk youths? I sincerely hope that the international community can give more pressure on China demanding for immediate release of them. save12hkyouths HongKongers
China's accused the 12 activists of secession, which is a vaguely defined charge for justifying the arrest and detention. I hope the world can help them by spotlight them.
Really don’t understand how is fleeing to Taiwan has anything to do with separatism, plus that doesn’t mean they have to be treated inhumanely. save12hkyouths
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CCP which acts like terrorist gains much notoriety for oppression for confession. It’s foreseeable that the 12 HK youths will be forced to plead guilty under lynching and without fair trials. We should keep them under spotlight to save12hkyouths .
Even though the 12 HKers are considered as criminals by the government, their rights to fair trial and human rights should be defended. save12hkyouth StandWithHongKong
shiba_inu99 We hoped that 4 requests from the detainees’ families can be fulfilled. save12hkyouths CCP_is_terrorist
Hostage diplomacy for CCP They are terrorists! save12hkyouths save12hkyouth
Thank u for keep paying attention to them. I hope they will be fine.
Does Trump think the protestors are right or does he condemn them like he does the American protestors.
later on, ccp will get the youths on TV show and force them to read their sin, surely
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We are already at War with China. The USA made China into an economic powerhouse through decades of turning a blind eye to their cruelty, corruption and political suppression. Obama/Biden aided and got rich in the process. Trump is standing up. Jion him!
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Nothing to fear. Joe Biden will stand up to them once he's elected. He'll send Hunter over to set them all straight.
China is labeling protestors separatists so that they can treat them like military threats and kill them. h3h3productions RoninSamTripoli joerogan tconspiracyguys HighersideChats
Its all being done Delibrately. China wants you to focus on war instead of finding Ground Zero Report to WuhanLabVirus
that's like feeling sorry for 12 USA guys running to hide in Mexico for being wanted as fugitives for firebombing and rioting in USA. f that
Hmm, pretty sure those 12 are bomb-making bail-breaking terrorists. HK Courts have ordered their arrest👀
The fact is that they were arrested because of smuggling.
As Washington has no problems of it's own
Please quote the NBA and social justice players for their comments and concerns
This WhiteHouse is focusing on China as the enemy to deflect from realDonaldTrump's total disaster w/Covid19. He & SecPompeo are silent on abuses that involve Putin. Whether bounties on our troops or their influence in Belarus.
Current Chinese government is like a big cancer cell to this world. More power it gains, more dangerous the world will be !!
We need to switch diplomatic ties from 🇨🇳PRC to 🇹🇼ROC (Taiwan). The CCP aren't the legitimate government of China anyway. They should not have any authority over Hong Kong since Hong Kong belongs to the China under the governance of 🇹🇼ROC.
If you against law, you will be arrested. Why people don’t understand that, either China or US perform the same when handling riot behavior
Decouple now. No buying. No selling to communist China. SpokespersonCHN
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