Minggu, 08 September 2019
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2019-09-08 10:26:38Z
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Hong Kong protesters march to US Consulate to call for help from Trump - CNN
The march began in the Chater Garden public park in Hong Kong's business district before heading to the consulate as part of the 14th straight weekend of public demonstrations in the Asian financial hub.
In a letter which protesters planned to presented to consulate officials, the group calls for the passing of the proposed "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 2019" by the US Congress.
One banner carried at the march read "President Trump, please liberate Hong Kong" in English. Some marchers sang the US national anthem as they moved towards the consulate.
"We share the same US values of liberty and democracy," 30-year-old banker David Wong said. "USA is a country of democracy. Donald Trump is elected by his people. We want this."
The protests began peacefully but rapidly deteriorated into violence and vandalism over the afternoon, after police appeared to arrest a number of people in the busy Central subway station. The station was closed after the arrests.
The Sunday clashes indicate that an attempt by the Hong Kong government to defuse the crisis by withdrawing a controversial China extradition bill on Wednesday, one of the official five demands of the protest movement, had failed.
Leading activists said the move was too little too late and already on Sunday groups of protesters have been heard chanting, "Five demands, not one less."
The march is unlikely to end allegations by the Chinese government and state-run media that the United States has been interfering in the Hong Kong protests.
Speaking last week, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office spokesman Yang Guang accused US politicians of "shooting their mouths off" on the demonstrations.
'Most favored nation' status
US President Donald Trump has shown little inclination to get involved in the Hong Kong protests since they began in June.
In August he said he hoped the demonstrations would eventually work out "for everybody, including China" and that no one gets hurt.
But some US politicians have been pushing for greater US action to help the protesters, with some even pushing for an official re-evaluation of Hong Kong's "most-favored-nation" trade status with the United States.
That special status gives countries certain trade advantages, including lower tariffs on imported goods, according to the US government.
A bipartisan group of US senators introduced the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" in June, which requires an annual check that Hong Kong is autonomous enough "to justify special treatment."
It's this act which some protesters are calling on the US Congress to pass to put additional pressure on the Hong Kong government and Beijing to accede to their demands.
The interest US politicians have shown in Hong Kong, including Vice President Mike Pence and the Democrat Party leadership, have led to accusations from China that Washington is behind the three-month long demonstrations.
"It is an open secret in Hong Kong that the forces protesting the extradition bill have been sponsored by the US," Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times said in an editorial in July. Multiple high-ranking Chinese Foreign Ministry officials have repeated the claim without any proof.
The US State Department responded that Chinese claims of their involvement are "ridiculous."
Months of protest chaos
Protest organizers say millions of people have taken to the streets of Hong Kong since early June, in protests which evolved from objections to the planned extradition bill into wider calls for greater democracy and civil rights.
Currently the protest movement has five demands, including an investigation into allegations of police brutality and the release of arrested demonstrators.
On Wednesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced one of the protesters' demands would be met by withdrawing the extradition bill from the local parliament.
But so far the government has refused to meet any of the other demands.
Despite the withdrawal by Lam, there have been clashes between police and protesters every night in the past week.
Much of the action has focused on the streets around Prince Edward subway station, in the residential and commercial hub of Mong Kok, where video from Sunday night showed police officers chasing down and forcefully arresting protesters.
Demonstrators at Sunday's march said that they're not going to back down until all their demands are met. "It's just like going to work," 64-year-old protester Felix Wu said, laughing.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/asia/hong-kong-us-protests-0809-intl-hnk/index.html
2019-09-08 09:32:00Z
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Hong Kong protesters march to US Consulate to call for help from Trump - CNN
The march began in the Chater Garden public park in Hong Kong's business district before heading to the consulate as part of the 14th straight weekend of public demonstrations in the Asian financial hub.
In a letter which protesters planned to presented to consulate officials, the group calls for the passing of the proposed "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 2019" by the US Congress.
One banner carried at the march read "President Trump, please liberate Hong Kong" in English. Some marchers sang the US national anthem as they moved towards the consulate.
"We share the same US values of liberty and democracy," 30-year-old banker David Wong said. "USA is a country of democracy. Donald Trump is elected by his people. We want this."
The protests come despite attempts by the Hong Kong government to defuse the crisis by withdrawing a controversial China extradition bill on Wednesday, one of the official five demands of the protest movement.
But leading activists said the move was too little too late and already on Sunday groups of protesters have been heard chanting, "Five demands, not one less."
The march is unlikely to end allegations by the Chinese government and state-run media that the United States has been interfering in the Hong Kong protests.
Speaking last week, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office spokesman Yang Guang accused US politicians of "shooting their mouths off" on the demonstrations.
'Most favored nation' status
US President Donald Trump has shown little inclination to get involved in the Hong Kong protests since they began in June.
In August he said he hoped the demonstrations would eventually work out "for everybody, including China" and that no one gets hurt.
But some US politicians have been pushing for greater US action to help the protesters, with some even pushing for an official re-evaluation of Hong Kong's "most-favored-nation" trade status with the United States.
That special status gives countries certain trade advantages, including lower tariffs on imported goods, according to the US government.
A bipartisan group of US senators introduced the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" in June, which requires an annual check that Hong Kong is autonomous enough "to justify special treatment."
It's this act which some protesters are calling on the US Congress to pass to put additional pressure on the Hong Kong government and Beijing to accede to their demands.
The interest US politicians have shown in Hong Kong, including Vice President Mike Pence and the Democrat Party leadership, have led to accusations from China that Washington is behind the three-month long demonstrations.
"It is an open secret in Hong Kong that the forces protesting the extradition bill have been sponsored by the US," Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times said in an editorial in July. Multiple high-ranking Chinese Foreign Ministry officials have repeated the claim without any proof.
The US State Department responded that Chinese claims of their involvement are "ridiculous."
Months of protest chaos
Protest organizers say millions of people have taken to the streets of Hong Kong since early June, in protests which evolved from objections to the planned extradition bill into wider calls for greater democracy and civil rights.
Currently the protest movement has five demands, including an investigation into allegations of police brutality and the release of arrested demonstrators.
On Wednesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced one of the protesters' demands would be met by withdrawing the extradition bill from the local parliament.
But so far the government has refused to meet any of the other demands.
Despite the withdrawal by Lam, there have been clashes between police and protesters every night in the past week.
Much of the action has focused on the streets around Prince Edward subway station, in the residential and commercial hub of Mong Kok, where video from Sunday night showed police officers chasing down and forcefully arresting protesters.
Demonstrators at Sunday's march said that they're not going to back down until all their demands are met. "It's just like going to work," 64-year-old protester Felix Wu said, laughing.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/asia/hong-kong-us-protests-0809-intl-hnk/index.html
2019-09-08 07:42:00Z
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Hong Kong protesters march to US Consulate to call for help from Trump - CNN
The march began in the Chater Garden public park in Hong Kong's business district before heading to the consulate as part of the 14th straight weekend of public demonstrations in the Asian financial hub.
In a letter which protesters planned to presented to consulate officials, the group calls for the passing of the proposed "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act 2019" by the US Congress.
One banner carried at the march read "President Trump, please liberate Hong Kong" in English. Some marchers sang the US national anthem as they moved towards the consulate.
"We share the same US values of liberty and democracy," 30-year-old banker David Wong said. "USA is a country of democracy. Donald Trump is elected by his people. We want this."
The protests come despite attempts by the Hong Kong government to defuse the crisis by withdrawing a controversial China extradition bill on Wednesday, one of the official five demands of the protest movement.
But leading activists said the move was too little too late and already on Sunday groups of protesters have been heard chanting, "Five demands, not one less."
The march is unlikely to end allegations by the Chinese government and state-run media that the United States has been interfering in the Hong Kong protests.
Speaking last week, Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office spokesman Yang Guang accused US politicians of "shooting their mouths off" on the demonstrations.
'Most favored nation' status
US President Donald Trump has shown little inclination to get involved in the Hong Kong protests since they began in June.
In August he said he hoped the demonstrations would eventually work out "for everybody, including China" and that no one gets hurt.
But some US politicians have been pushing for greater US action to help the protesters, with some even pushing for an official re-evaluation of Hong Kong's "most-favored-nation" trade status with the United States.
That special status gives countries certain trade advantages, including lower tariffs on imported goods, according to the US government.
A bipartisan group of US senators introduced the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" in June, which requires an annual check that Hong Kong is autonomous enough "to justify special treatment."
It's this act which some protesters are calling on the US Congress to pass to put additional pressure on the Hong Kong government and Beijing to accede to their demands.
The interest US politicians have shown in Hong Kong, including Vice President Mike Pence and the Democrat Party leadership, have led to accusations from China that Washington is behind the three-month long demonstrations.
"It is an open secret in Hong Kong that the forces protesting the extradition bill have been sponsored by the US," Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times said in an editorial in July. Multiple high-ranking Chinese Foreign Ministry officials have repeated the claim without any proof.
The US State Department responded that Chinese claims of their involvement are "ridiculous."
Months of protest chaos
Protest organizers say millions of people have taken to the streets of Hong Kong since early June, in protests which evolved from objections to the planned extradition bill into wider calls for greater democracy and civil rights.
Currently the protest movement has five demands, including an investigation into allegations of police brutality and the release of arrested demonstrators.
On Wednesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced one of the protesters' demands would be met by withdrawing the extradition bill from the local parliament.
But so far the government has refused to meet any of the other demands.
Despite the withdrawal by Lam, there have been clashes between police and protesters every night in the past week.
Much of the action has focused on the streets around Prince Edward subway station, in the residential and commercial hub of Mong Kok, where video from Sunday night showed police officers chasing down and forcefully arresting protesters.
Demonstrators at Sunday's march said that they're not going to back down until all their demands are met. "It's just like going to work," 64-year-old protester Felix Wu said, laughing.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/08/asia/hong-kong-us-protests-0809-intl-hnk/index.html
2019-09-08 07:18:00Z
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Sabtu, 07 September 2019
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2019-09-07 13:33:20Z
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India loses contact with space craft shortly before moon landing | TheHill - The Hill
India’s historic attempt to complete a lunar landing appeared to fail on Friday, with the country’s space agency losing contact with the rover moments before it was supposed to land.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the scientists and who joined the effort after the news, saying Saturday that “we came very close” but added that “we will need to cover more ground in the time to come,” NBC News reported.
"In life, there are ups and downs. The country is proud of you,” Modi said, according to CNN. “And all your hard work has taught us something ... Hope for the best ... You have served the country well and served science and humanity well.”
Just before Chandrayaan-2 was supposed to land on the moon, the agency lost contact as images of the 3,200-pound lander, which carried a six-wheeled rover named Pragyan and scientific instruments, appeared to freeze on a computer screen, according to NBC.
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"Vikram lander descent was as planned and normal performance was observed till the altitude of 2.1 km. Subsequently the communication from the lander to ground station was lost. The data is being analyzed," said K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation — the country's equivalent of NASA — CNN reported.
If it had been successful, India would have been one of four nations to successfully land an aircraft on the moon and the first to touch down near the lunar south pole. So far, the U.S., China and Russia are the only nations to land a spacecraft on the moon.
Israel attempted a lunar landing in April and also failed.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/india/460354-india-loses-contacts-with-space-craft-shortly-before-moon-landing
2019-09-07 12:13:07Z
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Pakistan denies Indian president's request to use airspace - Aljazeera.com
Pakistan says it has refused a request by India's President Ram Nath Kovind to fly through its airspace due to New Delhi's recent "behaviour".
The decision on Saturday comes amid heightened tensions between the two neighbours over the disputed region of Kashmir.
"The Indian president had sought permission to use Pakistan's airspace to travel to Iceland but we decided not to permit him," Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in a statement, without giving further details.
"The decision has been taken in view of India's behaviour."
Such permissions are usually granted. There was no immediate comment by India.
Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian traffic after aerial dogfights in February raised tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi.
It reopened its skies for all civilian traffic in July, ending months of restrictions affecting major international routes.
Both India and Pakistan claim Kashmir in full, but administer separate portions of it. The nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours have fought two of their three wars over the region, and their forces regularly exchange fire across a 740km Line of Control, which is the de facto border.
On August 5, India's Hindu nationalist government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked a special constitutional status accorded to Indian-administered Kashmir, imposing a communications blackout and deploying thousands of troops to the Muslim-majority state, where a rebellion has been ongoing for 30 years.
Amid a strict lockdown, hundreds of activists and political leaders, including three former chief ministers, have been detained by Indian authorities in recent weeks.
Islamabad responded by downgrading its diplomatic ties with New Delhi in August, expelling the Indian envoy, suspending trade and calling back its ambassador in a deepening row over New Delhi's clampdown in its portion of Kashmir. It also called for the international community to intervene and vowed to take the matter to the United Nations Security Council.
New Delhi insists that the dispute over the territory is an internal matter and has long maintained that it can only be resolved bilaterally with Pakistan.
SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/pakistan-denies-indian-president-request-airspace-190907104349963.html
2019-09-07 11:38:00Z
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