Konflikti Kiinan merellä

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Jep, yllättävän lyhytnäköistä toimintaa valtiolta/kulttuurilta, joka väittää katsovansa asioita vuosikymmenien tai -satojen ajatuksella...

Länsimaalaisten puheet kiinalaisten pitkän aikavälin suunnittelusta vaikuttavat pääasiassa kiinalaisten korokkeelle asettamiselta. Satojen vuosien päähän on vaikea suunnitella mitään. Kiinan kokoisen valtion ei tarvitse vaikutusvaltansa kasvattamiseksi tehdä muuta kuin antaa taloutensa kasvaa.

Siellä tapahtui kulttuurivallankumous kommunistien toimesta, Kiinalla ei ole ikinä aikaisemmin ollut globaaleja tavoitteita.

Globaali vaikuttaminen on nykyaikaisen tietoliikenteen ja liikennevälineiden myötä huomattavasti helpompaa kuin vaikka 2000 vuotta sitten. Kiina on ennenkin ollut hyvin vaikutusvaltainen valtio, mutta luonnollisesti maailma oli suurempi silloin.

 

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The East China Sea disputes had settled into an uneasy status quo over the last few years, but tensions persist. Recent events suggest that the risk of violence is again growing. China’s maritime forces deployed around the contested Senkaku Islands have become more capable and more determined. In response, Japan is upgrading its ability to project power from the nearby Ryukyus, or Southwest Islands.

The Japan Coast Guard reported on July 22 that Chinese patrol ships had navigated within the 24-nautical mile contiguous zone around the Senkakus for 100 straight days, the longest streak since at least 2012, when the Japanese government nationalized some of the islands. And China Coast Guard ships have pursued Japanese fishing vessels within the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea around the islands twice in the past three months. That had only happened four other times over the past seven years, according to the Japan Coast Guard. Though the size and frequency of Chinese patrols are unchanged, their duration and assertiveness appear to have shifted in recent months.

Japan faces an uphill battle if it tries to maintain control over the waters around the Senkakus with ships alone. It cannot build them as quickly as China is. Nor can its coast guard vessels compete with the latest Chinese models on size and armaments. Instead Japan is looking to turn geography to its advantage. In recent years, Tokyo has invested in capabilities in its nearby Southwest Islands to better monitor and defend the waters around the Senkakus from land. AMTI last examined Japan’s efforts in 2017. At that time, most of the upgrades focused on better radar, signals intelligence, and patrol capabilities. Missile units were planned but not yet established. Since then, Japan has made substantial progress on existing plans and launched new initiatives.

Remote Control: Japan's Evolving Senkakus Strategy | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

The East China Sea disputes had settled into an uneasy status quo over the last few years, but tensions persist. Recent events suggest that the risk of violence is again growing. China’s maritime forces deployed around the contested Senkaku Islands have become more capable and more determined...

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Japan’s new hypersonic missile may be a threat to Chinese navy activities

With warheads designed to penetrate aircraft carrier decks, it will be used to defend ‘remote islands’ in the southwest – including the disputed Diaoyus.

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Googlekääntäjällä vedetty suomeksi. Ihan ok laatu. Kiinasta kantautuu väite että Usan growleri tai muutkaan ei enää pysty lentelemään Kiinan lähellä,kun riutat ja saaret ovat täynnä elektronisia häirintälaitteita..

刚刚，美战机再次飞临南 海，不料中途全失控，美终于承认一件事

全国紧急告知，快看！

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Tämä uutinen on ilmeisesti ankka. Leviää kiinassa verkkojen välityksellä ja oikea keissi on ilmeisesti 2018 tapaus jossa osa growlerin järjestelmistä on saatu häirittyä lennon aikana. Loss of control on ilmeisesti liioittelua.

 

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Tämä uutinen on ilmeisesti ankka. Leviää kiinassa verkkojen välityksellä ja oikea keissi on ilmeisesti 2018 tapaus jossa osa growlerin järjestelmistä on saatu häirittyä lennon aikana. Loss of control on ilmeisesti liioittelua.

Täytyy myöntää että ankka oli kokoajan mielessä.

 

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Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists living in exile, the first time the city’s authorities have used a sweeping new law to target campaigners living outside Hong Kong.

They include Samuel Chu, an American citizen who lives in the US, Nathan Law, a prominent campaigner who recently relocated to the UK after fleeing Hong Kong, and Simon Cheng, a former British consular staffer who was granted asylum in the UK after alleging he was tortured in China.

Chinese state media reported that the six men were wanted for “incitement to secession and collusion with foreign forces”.

The move comes a month after China introduced a controversial national security law in Hong Kong. China said the legislation targets the crimes of “secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces” and carries penalties as severe as life in prison.

China uses Hong Kong security law against US and UK-based activists

Arrest warrant issued for democracy activist Samuel Chu, with four British residents also wanted for ‘incitement to secession’

www.theguardian.com

 

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Hong Kong’s opposition is grappling with the implications of a sweeping new national security law imposed by Beijing. It has abruptly curtailed the freedom of expression that until now allowed the city’s pro-democracy activists to push for change, even inside a political system that China had stacked against them.

The government says the law won’t harm freedom of expression, but police have already arrested people for carrying a HK independence flag, protest movement slogans have been banned, and a senior academic fired over his pro-democracy activism.

Politicians and campaigners have vowed they will continue to fight for representative government, and the freedoms Hong Kong was promised at the 1997 handover from British colonial rule. But they are also aware their tactics may need to change, and their unity will be tested as they adjust to a harsh new reality.

“These are difficult moments, but we can only stand and fight,” said Alvin Yeung, leader of the Civic Party and one of 12 pro-democracy candidates barred from standing in elections. The move was taken as a sign that Beijing wanted to eliminate even moderate dissent from the corridors of power in Hong Kong.

“We joke among ourselves ‘welcome to 2047’,” Yeung said, referring to the year when the city is meant to complete its full transition to Chinese control under the handover deal. “This is going to be a long winter, and its going to be brutal, but as long as we stay together and united, we will survive.”

The national security law was only made public by Beijing on the day it came into effect. Kenneth Chan, an academic and former politician, compared that almost instant transformation of the city’s way of life to the decision by communist authorities to seal off East Berlin 59 years ago.

“The national security law is like the (Berlin) wall that came up overnight, everyone is held hostage. So free-thinking Hong Kongers really have to reconsider different approaches to politics, civil society and life in general,” he said

Beijing repression forces Hong Kong opposition into new tactics

Dissidents urge united stand against Chinese and look to eastern bloc tactics for inspiration

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tykkään tuosta berliinin muurin vertauskuvasta

 

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“Are you with us?” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once dared former U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg on the question of South China Sea. Survey after survey has shown that the vast majority of Filipinos see the United States as their most important international partner. This should come as no surprise, given America’s role as relatively benign former colonizer and a long-time source of traditional security and humanitarian assistance throughout the past century. Upon closer examination, however, it’s clear that Duterte’s pointed questions over the United States’ commitment to one of its oldest treaty allies resonates with large number of Filipinos.

The True Significance of Pompeo's South China Sea Statement | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

“Are you with us?” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte once dared former U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg on the question of South China Sea. Survey after survey has shown that the vast majority of Filipinos see the United States as their most important international partner. This should come as...

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Hongkongissa poliisi on pidättänyt mediamoguli ja demokratia-aktivisti Jimmy Lain uuden turvallisuuslain nojalla. Lain avustajan Mark Simonin mukaan miestä epäillään vehkeilystä ulkovaltojen kanssa.

Hongkongin poliisi on kertonut maanantaina pidättäneensä uuden turvallisuuslain nojalla seitsemän ihmistä. Pidätetyt ovat paikallisia 39–72-vuotiaita miehiä. Poliisin mukaan operaatio jatkuu edelleen, ja pidätyksiä voi tulla lisää. South China Morning Post (siirryt toiseen palveluun) -lehden mukaan odotettavissa olisi Jimmy Lain lisäksi kymmenen pidätystä.

Lain mediayhtiö Next Digital julkaisee paikallista, Kiina-kriittistä Apple Daily -lehteä. Lehden mukaan Lai pidätettiin kotonaan varhain maanantaiaamuna, ja myös Lain poika on pidätetty.

Lähde Apple Dailysta kertoo Reutersille, että myös muiden yhtiön johtajien luona tehdään kotietsintöjä.

– Järjestämme lakimiehiä, jotta voimme puolustaa itseämme. Pidämme tätä silkkana häirintänä, lähde sanoo Reutersille.

Apple Daily lähettää parhaillaan Facebook-sivuillaan (siirryt toiseen palveluun) suoraa videota, jossa poliisi näyttää olevan paikalla toimituksessa.

Hongkongissa pidätetty ainakin seitsemän ihmistä turvallisuuslain nojalla – joukossa mediamoguli ja demokratia-aktivisti Jimmy Lai

Pidätetty Jimmy Lai on äänekäs demokratia-aktivisti ja äänekäs Kiina-kriitikko.

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Hours after his arrest Lai was marched, handcuffed, through the Apple Daily newsroom as hundreds of police streamed into the building, confiscating documents and casually rifling through papers on journalists’ desks. Live streams of the raid were watched by tens of thousands, and appeared to give the lie to police claims that they would not be targeting any “news materials” in their search.

Later, police barred numerous news organisations including Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and the publicly funding broadcaster RTHK, from attending a press conference about the search.

The Hong Kong journalist Association head, Chris Yeung, said the raid was “horrendous”. “I think in some third-world countries there has been this kind of press freedom suppression, I just didn’t expect it to be in Hong Kong,” he told media.

Claudia Mo, a pro-democracy legislator and a former journalist, said she was more surprised by the raid than the arrest.

“This is just so drastic and blatant,” she told the Guardian. “They’re sending a clear warning signal to the Hong Kong media, plus any foreign media stationed here, to behave, to watch out.”

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new national security law

Leading pro-democracy figure detained over alleged foreign collusion as police search Apple Daily offices

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Taiwan has faced existential conflict with China for its entire existence and has been targeted by China's state-sponsored hackers for years. But an investigation by one Taiwanese security firm has revealed just how deeply a single group of Chinese hackers was able to penetrate an industry at the core of the Taiwanese economy, pillaging practically its entire semiconductor industry.

At the Black Hat security conference today, researchers from the Taiwanese cybersecurity firm CyCraft plan to present new details of a hacking campaign that compromised at least seven Taiwanese chip firms over the past two years. The series of deep intrusions—called Operation Skeleton Key due to the attackers' use of a "skeleton key injector" technique—appeared aimed at stealing as much intellectual property as possible, including source code, software development kits, and chip designs. And while CyCraft has previously given this group of hackers the name Chimera, the company's new findings include evidence that ties them to mainland China and loosely links them to the notorious Chinese state-sponsored hacker group Winnti, also sometimes known as Barium, or Axiom.

"This is very much a state-based attack trying to manipulate Taiwan's standing and power," says Chad Duffy, one of the CyCraft researchers who worked on the company's long-running investigation. The sort of wholesale theft of intellectual property CyCraft observed "fundamentally damages a corporation's entire ability to do business," adds Chung-Kuan Chen, another CyCraft researcher who will present the company's research at Black Hat today. "It's a strategic attack on the entire industry."

Chinese hackers have pillaged Taiwan’s semiconductor industry

Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, SDKs, chip designs, and more.

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Kiina yrittää tehdä demokraattisesta Taiwanista uuden Hongkongin, saaren ulkoministeri Joseph Wu varoittaa.

Wu esitti kommenttinsa tiistaina Taipeissa, kun hän tapasi Yhdysvaltain terveysministerin Alex Azarin.

Azarin kolmepäiväisen visiitin sanotaan olevan Yhdysvaltain korkeimman tason vierailu Taiwaniin vuosikymmeniin.

Kiina on kiristänyt otettaan Hongkongista, kun se otti käyttöön kaupungissa uuden turvallisuuslain. Lain on pelätty heikentävän merkittävästi Hongkongin itsehallintoa ja hongkongilaisten vapauksia.

Hongkongin tilanne on aiheuttanut huolta itsenäisen valtion tavoin toimivassa Taiwanissa. Kiina pitää 23 miljoonan asukkaan saarta maakuntanaan, eikä hyväksy sen tunnustamista itsenäiseksi valtioksi.

– Päivittäisestä elämästämme on tullut entistä hankalampaa. Kiina painostaa Taiwania hyväksymään poliittiset ehtonsa, jotka muuttaisivat Taiwanin seuraavaksi Hongkongiksi, Wu sanoi uutistoimisto AFP:n mukaan Azarin kanssa järjestetyssä tapaamisessa.

Taiwan kertoi maanantaina, että Kiina lähetti hävittäjälentokoneita Taiwaninsalmen yläpuolelle hieman ennen kuin Azar tapasi Taiwanin presidentin Tsai Ing-wenin. Taiwaninsalmi erottaa Taiwanin maantieteellisesti Kiinasta.

Taiwanin ulkoministeri: Kiina yrittää tehdä Taiwanista seuraavan Hongkongin

Yhdysvaltain terveysministeri on harvinaisella vierailulla Taiwanissa.

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The government has barred UK military personnel from training the Hong Kong police force and two other organisations amid worsening relations with China.

Both the army and the RAF run limited drill instructor programmes for Hong Kong’s police force, its Government Flying Service and its Sea Cadet Corps, but these have now been put on hold, the Ministry of Defence told the Observer.

The UK says the decision is being taken because of the Covid-19 crisis. But a spokesman confirmed the contracts will be reviewed when the pandemic is over.

UK halts military training for Hong Kong police as relations with China decline

End of cooperation ‘because of pandemic’ comes as extent of similar British contracts with foreign forces emerges

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A new Chinese weapons system has been unveiled on state media amid growing tensions with Taiwan and the US.

Chinese state TV ran reports over the weekend about the Tianlei 500, which translates as Sky Thunder, a 500kg precision-guided munitions dispenser and air-to surface missile. The Tianlei can carry six types of submunitions and attack different targets, a senior engineer said in the report.

The announcement comes amid heightened tensions with Taiwan and the US over Taiwan, Hong Kong, the South China Sea and the coronavirus pandemic.

China unveils 'Sky Thunder' weapons system amid growing tensions with Taiwan

The 500kg missile system was revealed days after the highest-level US visit to Taiwan in four decades

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A former professor at China’s elite Central Party School has issued an unprecedented rebuke of the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, accusing him of “killing a country” and claiming that many more want out of the ruling Chinese Communist party.

Cai Xia, a prominent professor who taught at the school for top officials, was expelled from the party on Monday after an audio recording of remarks she made that were critical of Xi was leaked online in June. The school said in a notice that Cai, a professor at the party school since 1992, had made comments that “damaged the country’s reputation” and were full of “serious political problems”.

In her first interview with English-language media since her expulsion, Cai told the Guardian she was “happy to be expelled”.

China's Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims

Exclusive: Cai Xia, who has been expelled from the elite Central Party School, says president’s ‘unchecked power’ has made China ‘the enemy of the world’

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Q: In your speech you said Xi forced through the amendment of China’s constitution to abolish term limits in 2018, giving him the ability to stay in power indefinitely. Why was that such a turning point?

He forced the third plenum of the national congress to swallow it like dog shit. He first completed it and then forced everyone to accept it. This is obviously going backwards politically. Even with these two major issues, no one came forward to oppose it.

That shows that the Communist party of China has become a political zombie. The party has no ability to correct errors. So he singlehandedly killed a party and a country, showing that even when confronted with such a major question of altering the constitution, the party has no power to stop him.

Q: What do you mean he killed a party and a country?

When no one can oppose him, that means that his power is unchecked. Under the Chinese system, starting with Mao, no one can restrict or limit the power of the highest leader. That is why you had disasters like the Cultural Revolution.

Q: Do you think a disaster like the Cultural Revolution could happen again?

Not just something like the Cultural Revolution. You can see the confrontation between China and the United States. He has made the world an enemy. At home, all these big issues are left to him to decide. Whether it is a domestic or international issue, it is very difficult for others to restrict him. It is inevitable that his judgment and decisions will be mistaken.

'He killed a party and a country': a Chinese insider hits out at Xi Jinping

An edited transcript of an interview with Cai Xia, who was expelled from the Communist party on Monday

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A photo reportedly showing the Chinese ambassador to Kiribati walking on peoples’ backs as part of an island welcoming ceremony has ignited debate about outsider interpretation of local custom, as well as geopolitical argument about China’s rising influence across the Pacific.

The Chinese ambassador Tang Songgen visited the island of Marakei earlier this month.

A photograph taken of his arrival shows the ambassador walking along the backs of young men who had lain on the ground in front of him.

Photo of Chinese ambassador to Kiribati walking across backs of locals ‘misinterpreted’

Image criticised as emblematic of China’s rising influence in Pacific, but i-Kiribati say practice is part of traditional welcoming ceremony

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The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.

The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman have complained in the past about Vietnamese fishing boats that damage their nets.

Coast guard chief Mohamad Zubil Mat Som told AFP that two Vietnamese fishing boats had entered Malaysian waters some 80 nautical miles from Tok Bali, off the northeastern state of Kelantan late Sunday.

"The coastguard crew had earlier fired warning shots in the air but after they rammed and threw a bottle of petrol, my men had no choice but to open fire in self defence," he said.

Zubil alleged the Vietnamese crew had thrown petrol and a tyre to try and set fire to the coast guard boat, which was damaged by the "aggressive ramming".

One Vietnamese fisherman suffered gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead after he was brought to shore.

"We are saddened by this deadly incident. But I can guarantee... my men took this action to protect their lives and to protect our national sovereignty," Zubil added.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency in a statement issued later Monday said there were 20 fishermen in the two boats, including the fatality.

The rest were also brought to shore and are under investigation for attempted murder and other offences including illegal fishing and illegal entry.

Parts of the South China Sea are subject to rival claims by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam, while Beijing claims the entire waterway.

The rival claims to the sea, which straddles vital shipping lanes and covers rich fishing grounds, makes it a potential flashpoint for conflict.

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- which includes four claimants -- are currently in talks for a code of conduct in the area.

In February, Kuala Lumpur sought to secure a deal with Hanoi to end alleged intrusions into Malaysian waters by Vietnamese vessels.

Malaysia coast guard kill Vietnamese fisherman in S. China Sea clash

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 17, 2020 - The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.

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Merenalaisia tunneleita.

Satellite snaps rare photo appearing to show Chinese submarine using secretive underwater cave at South China Sea base

The mysterious tunnels where China hides its strategic assets from the watchful eyes of potential adversaries offer several important advantages.

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Kiina kertoo Yhdysvaltojen vakoilukoneen lentäneen Kiinan lentokieltoalueella sotaharjoituksen aikana, Kiinan valtionmedia Xinhua uutisoi.

Kiinan puolustusministeriön tiedottajan mukaan U-2 tiedustelukoneen tekemä lento merellä sijainneen harjoitusalueen yllä rikkoo Kiinan ja Yhdysvaltojen välisiä sääntöjä, uutistoimisto Xinhua uutisoi.

Uutistoimisto Reutersin mukaan Kiina ei ole tarkentanut sitä, missä Yhdysvaltojen tiedustelukone oli tarkalleen lentänyt. Kiinalla on käynnissä lukuisia sotaharjoituksia useilla merialueilla.

– Yhdysvaltojen toimet olisivat voineet helposti johtaa väärinkäsityksiin tai onnettomuuksiin, ministeriöstä kerrotaan.

Ministeriö lisää, että Yhdysvaltojen teko oli selvästi provokaatio, jota Kiina vastustaa.

Yhdysvaltojen mukaan tiedustelulento tehtiin kansainvälisten lakien puitteissa.

Kiinan hallinnon ärähdys on osa jatkumoa, jossa maan suhteet Yhdysvaltoihin ovat olleet tasaisessa alamäessä, ja maat ovat olleet napit vastakkain kaupankäynnin, asevoimien ja diplomatian rintamilla.

Asevoimien osalta Yhdysvaltain laivasto on suorittanut säännöllisesti operaatioita lähellä Taiwania ja Etelä-Kiinan merellä. Yhdysvallat on toimillaan haastanut Kiinan aluevaatimuksia alueella.

Kiina: Yhdysvaltojen vakoilukone lensi Kiinan lentokieltoalueella sotaharjoituksen aikana

Kiinan puolustusministeriö kutsui Yhdysvaltojen toimia provokaatioksi.

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Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democracy lawmakers over involvement in protests in 2019, including one who was injured when a large group of thugs attacked protesters and civilians at the Yuen Long transport station.

The arrests come amid a crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression.

The Democratic party said two members – the legislators Ted Hui and Lam Cheuk-ting – were arrested at their homes on Wednesday morning. It said both men were suspected of offences related to a protest on 6 July 2019 outside the Tuen Mun police station.

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers arrested over 2019 Yuen Long protests

Ted Hui and Lam Cheuk-ting held over incident in July 2019 when white-clad thugs attacked activists at train station

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The United States has blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military efforts in the South China Sea, its first such sanctions move over the disputed strategic waterway.

The US Commerce Department said the companies played a “role in helping the Chinese military construct and militarise the internationally condemned artificial islands in the South China Sea”.

Separately, the State Department said it would impose visa restrictions on Chinese individuals “responsible for, or complicit in” such action and those linked to China’s “use of coercion against south-east Asian claimants to inhibit their access to offshore resources”.

South China Sea: US unveils first sanctions linked to militarisation

The latest US move against Beijing cracks down on firms whose goods may support Chinese military activities

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More than 10 Hong Kong residents, including an activist charged under the city’s punitive national security law, have been detained by China’s coastguard while trying to flee to Taiwan, according to reports.

China’s coastguard released a statement on Weibo saying that on Sunday at 9am, authorities in Guangdong tracked down a speedboat suspected of an illegal border crossing. The notice, posted on Wednesday evening, said more than 10 people had been arrested including two suspects surnamed Li and Tang.

Radio Free Asia and HK01 have reported that 12 young people were on the boat, headed for Taiwan, a distance of about 600km, where many democracy activists have fled after the implementation of a sweeping national security law. Citing unnamed sources, the two outlets said that the activist Andy Li was among the arrested.

Twelve arrested at sea while trying to flee to Taiwan from Hong Kong

Chinese coastguard stopped a speedboat on Sunday suspected of an illegal border crossing

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