Gordon Chang: On the Hong Kong Security Law, the India China Standoff, and Banning TikTok
Just over a week in, what do we know about the National Security Law imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing? Why hasn’t President Trump yet signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act? How is the Chinese regime becoming increasingly belligerent internationally, from its border with India to the South China Sea? And, how does the Chinese regime mine and use the data of Americans? Should the U.S. ban Chinese-owned apps like TikTok? In this episode, we sit down with political commentator and China analyst Gordon Chang, author of “The Coming Collapse of China.” This is American Thought Leaders ??, and I’m Jan Jekielek. American Thought Leaders is an Epoch Times show available on Facebook and YouTube and The Epoch Times website. Follow Jan on Twitter: @JanJekielek Focus News: Gordon Chang: On the Hong…
WARSAW—Poland’s incumbent Andrzej Duda has won the presidential election, results from over 99 percent of polling stations show, with remaining uncounted votes unlikely to sway the final outcome, the National Electoral Commission said on Monday.
Duda, an ally of Poland’s ruling conservatives, is expected to help the Law and Justice (PiS) party continue its reforms of the judiciary, which have been criticised by the European Union, and generous social spending programmes.
According to the latest results, Duda received 51.21 percent of the vote, while opposition candidate Rafal Trzaskowski got 48.79 percent of the vote. The difference in votes between the candidates amounted to around 500,000.
“I don’t want to speak on behalf of the campaign staff, but I think that this difference is large enough that we have to accept the result,” Grzegorz Schetyna, the former head of Poland’s opposition Civic Platform (PO) grouping and member of parliament told private broadcaster TVN24 on Monday.
Poles voted with almost record turnout, reported at 68.12 percent by the commission.
The Commission said it wasn’t sure when it would announce full official results as some polling stations, including some abroad, had not yet submitted their official counts.
By Joanna Plucinska, Pawel Florkiewicz and Marcin Goclowski
Focus News: Poland’s Incumbent Duda Wins Presidential Election: Majority Results
US Warns Americans in China of ‘Heightened Risk’ of Arbitrary Detention, Exit Bans
The U.S. state department has warned Americans to exercise “increased caution” in China due to an elevated risk of arbitrary law enforcement, including detention and bans on exiting the country. The security alert, issued on July 11 by the U.S. Embassy in China, said U.S. citizens “may be detained without access to U.S. consular services or information about their alleged crime.” It added that Americans may be subject to “prolonged interrogations and extended detention for reasons related to ‘state security.’” “Security personnel may detain and/or deport U.S. citizens for sending private electronic messages critical of the PRC [People’s Republic of China] government,” the alert said. It did not provide specific examples. The department did not say what prompted the notice. The move comes amid deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing…
