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China Has Been Systematically Chipping Away at Hong Kong's Freedoms..mp4
Dear Mr. President,
We write regarding the ongoing protests by Hong Kong citizens over an extradition bill that would have made anyone living in or passing through Hong Kong vulnerable to extradition to China. The suspended bill poses a direct threat to U.S. security and economic interests as well as the safety of Americans. Protesters have been met with violence, and Beijing has accused the U.S. of fomenting the unrest. We therefore urge you to issue a strong statement condemning Beijing’s efforts to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy, endanger U.S. residents of Hong Kong, and its suspected use of hired thugs to suppress the protests by the people of Hong Kong.
Since the end of March 2019, the people of Hong Kong have taken to the streets to protest an extradition bill proposed by the Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region (SAR) Government. The Hong Kong SAR Government refused to address the concerns of Hong Kong’s business and civil society leaders or the millions of Hong Kong residents who demonstrated peacefully against the bill on June 9, June 12, and June 16, 2019. Although the Hong Kong SAR Government suspended the extradition bill in response to public opposition, they did not withdraw it. Peaceful demonstrations have continued; however, they have been followed by violent confrontations between police and demonstrators.
The Hong Kong Police Force has repeatedly targeted journalists and needlessly endangered lives through their careless use of non-lethal crowd control equipment. On Sunday night, July 22, 2019, suspected organized criminals likely backed by the Chinese Communist Party attacked demonstrators and ordinary citizens alike at the Yuen Long MTR Station. Although some arrests were made, Hong Kong police did little to stem the violence or to hold those responsible to account. Beijing appears only to be contributing to the escalating tensions in Hong Kong. Chinese officials have reportedly made veiled threats to U.S. diplomats and residents of Hong Kong and suggested there may be grounds for intervention by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Hong Kong. Such statements are unacceptable and demand a strong response from the United States and the international community. Failure to respond to Beijing’s threats will only encourage Chinese leaders to act with impunity.
Hong Kong’s governance is not China’s internal affair. China must fully abide by the terms and the spirit of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, a legally binding treaty that guarantees Hong Kong’s legal autonomy from the mainland. U.S. interests are at stake if Hong Kong’s autonomy is further eroded. The Chinese government’s willingness to uphold its international commitments have a direct bearing on whether any agreement with Beijing, especially on trade, can ever be trusted.
As the sponsors of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, we stand ready to work with you on this important issue.
Sincerely,
We write regarding the ongoing protests by Hong Kong citizens over an extradition bill that would have made anyone living in or passing through Hong Kong vulnerable to extradition to China. The suspended bill poses a direct threat to U.S. security and economic interests as well as the safety of Americans. Protesters have been met with violence, and Beijing has accused the U.S. of fomenting the unrest. We therefore urge you to issue a strong statement condemning Beijing’s efforts to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy, endanger U.S. residents of Hong Kong, and its suspected use of hired thugs to suppress the protests by the people of Hong Kong.
Since the end of March 2019, the people of Hong Kong have taken to the streets to protest an extradition bill proposed by the Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region (SAR) Government. The Hong Kong SAR Government refused to address the concerns of Hong Kong’s business and civil society leaders or the millions of Hong Kong residents who demonstrated peacefully against the bill on June 9, June 12, and June 16, 2019. Although the Hong Kong SAR Government suspended the extradition bill in response to public opposition, they did not withdraw it. Peaceful demonstrations have continued; however, they have been followed by violent confrontations between police and demonstrators.
The Hong Kong Police Force has repeatedly targeted journalists and needlessly endangered lives through their careless use of non-lethal crowd control equipment. On Sunday night, July 22, 2019, suspected organized criminals likely backed by the Chinese Communist Party attacked demonstrators and ordinary citizens alike at the Yuen Long MTR Station. Although some arrests were made, Hong Kong police did little to stem the violence or to hold those responsible to account. Beijing appears only to be contributing to the escalating tensions in Hong Kong. Chinese officials have reportedly made veiled threats to U.S. diplomats and residents of Hong Kong and suggested there may be grounds for intervention by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Hong Kong. Such statements are unacceptable and demand a strong response from the United States and the international community. Failure to respond to Beijing’s threats will only encourage Chinese leaders to act with impunity.
Hong Kong’s governance is not China’s internal affair. China must fully abide by the terms and the spirit of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, a legally binding treaty that guarantees Hong Kong’s legal autonomy from the mainland. U.S. interests are at stake if Hong Kong’s autonomy is further eroded. The Chinese government’s willingness to uphold its international commitments have a direct bearing on whether any agreement with Beijing, especially on trade, can ever be trusted.
As the sponsors of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, we stand ready to work with you on this important issue.
Sincerely,
This shit right here man. I don't understand how this guy made it out alive.
#ElPasoShooting https://t.co/IYiiYDcmvH
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#ElPasoShooting https://t.co/IYiiYDcmvH
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This shit right here man. I don't understand how this guy made it out alive. #ElPasoShooting
【美国希望在亚洲部署中程导弹】
悉尼 —
美国国防部长埃斯珀(Mark Esper)说，他希望在亚洲部署美国的陆基中程常规导弹。
埃斯珀担任国防部长后进行首次国际访问时说，中程陆基常规导弹很重要，因为印太地区幅员辽阔。
美国之前受到《中程导弹条约》的制约，未能发展射程在550公里到5500公里之间的陆基导弹。美国政府8月2日正式退出了《中程导弹条约》，理由是俄罗斯违背了条约。
埃斯珀说，“我们现在应该不受条约的束缚，应该可以寻求我们自己的利益。我们的北约盟友也持相同的看法”。
埃斯珀拒绝透露什么时间或在亚洲什么地方部署美国的中程常规导弹。他只说，希望未来几个月内进行部署。
分歧人士主要关注美国退出中导条约对俄罗斯和美国会有哪些影响，但美国退出条约能让美国强化对中国的立场。埃斯珀说，中国的导弹80%以上射程都在550公里到5500公里之间。
他说：“我们也想发展同样的能力，（中国）不应感到吃惊。”
美国国防部的国防战略将中国列为首要目标。美国国家进步中心（Center for American Progress）的国防政策专家、前国防部副部长鲁迪•德利昂（Rudy deLeon）对美国之音表示，“中国现在肯定是讨论的中心。这是竞争。他们不是敌人，但肯定正在各个角落施展自己的力量。”
美国保卫民主基金会军事政治力量中心的资深主任鲍曼（Bradley Bowman）表示，一旦与中国发生冲突，美国需要提前准备好不同的能力，防范中国先进传感器和人工智能对运输进行破坏。
鲍曼对美国之音说，“我们需要分布我们的资产，需要在冲突发生时将资产部署在地区。第一次海湾战争时，我们的大型运输机和货船花了几个星期或几个月的时间才行驶到冲突地区。按照这种方法，他们永远也到不了。”
埃斯珀8月2日开始出访，首站在夏威夷美国印太司令部停留。他与美国印太司令部司令、海军上将戴维森（Philip Davidson）举行了会晤。埃斯珀8月3日抵达澳大利亚，计划与国务卿蓬佩奥一起参加与澳方8月4日举行的二加二会谈。
埃斯珀还将访问新西兰、日本、蒙古与韩国，然后返回华盛顿。https://t.co/t8R86zjjlU
悉尼 —
美国国防部长埃斯珀(Mark Esper)说，他希望在亚洲部署美国的陆基中程常规导弹。
埃斯珀担任国防部长后进行首次国际访问时说，中程陆基常规导弹很重要，因为印太地区幅员辽阔。
美国之前受到《中程导弹条约》的制约，未能发展射程在550公里到5500公里之间的陆基导弹。美国政府8月2日正式退出了《中程导弹条约》，理由是俄罗斯违背了条约。
埃斯珀说，“我们现在应该不受条约的束缚，应该可以寻求我们自己的利益。我们的北约盟友也持相同的看法”。
埃斯珀拒绝透露什么时间或在亚洲什么地方部署美国的中程常规导弹。他只说，希望未来几个月内进行部署。
分歧人士主要关注美国退出中导条约对俄罗斯和美国会有哪些影响，但美国退出条约能让美国强化对中国的立场。埃斯珀说，中国的导弹80%以上射程都在550公里到5500公里之间。
他说：“我们也想发展同样的能力，（中国）不应感到吃惊。”
美国国防部的国防战略将中国列为首要目标。美国国家进步中心（Center for American Progress）的国防政策专家、前国防部副部长鲁迪•德利昂（Rudy deLeon）对美国之音表示，“中国现在肯定是讨论的中心。这是竞争。他们不是敌人，但肯定正在各个角落施展自己的力量。”
美国保卫民主基金会军事政治力量中心的资深主任鲍曼（Bradley Bowman）表示，一旦与中国发生冲突，美国需要提前准备好不同的能力，防范中国先进传感器和人工智能对运输进行破坏。
鲍曼对美国之音说，“我们需要分布我们的资产，需要在冲突发生时将资产部署在地区。第一次海湾战争时，我们的大型运输机和货船花了几个星期或几个月的时间才行驶到冲突地区。按照这种方法，他们永远也到不了。”
埃斯珀8月2日开始出访，首站在夏威夷美国印太司令部停留。他与美国印太司令部司令、海军上将戴维森（Philip Davidson）举行了会晤。埃斯珀8月3日抵达澳大利亚，计划与国务卿蓬佩奥一起参加与澳方8月4日举行的二加二会谈。
埃斯珀还将访问新西兰、日本、蒙古与韩国，然后返回华盛顿。https://t.co/t8R86zjjlU
美国之音
美国希望在亚洲部署中程导弹
美国国防部长埃斯珀(Mark Esper)说，他希望在亚洲部署美国的陆基中程常规导弹。
是說昨天中國的軍艦擦撞了我們台灣的貨輪
對方還有另一艘3萬噸級的龍虎山號船塢登陸艦在現場
而且還試圖把我們台灣的貨輪押回廈門
然後我們的海巡署派出了兩艘才“百噸級”的艦艇去跟這兩艘軍艦大小聲，把他們趕了回去，護送台灣的貨輪回來
是說如果是柯文哲當總統不知道他會不會說...？
https://twitter.com/SaniwaKnight28/status/1157344876129742849
對方還有另一艘3萬噸級的龍虎山號船塢登陸艦在現場
而且還試圖把我們台灣的貨輪押回廈門
然後我們的海巡署派出了兩艘才“百噸級”的艦艇去跟這兩艘軍艦大小聲，把他們趕了回去，護送台灣的貨輪回來
是說如果是柯文哲當總統不知道他會不會說...？
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人品兔子
是說昨天中國的軍艦擦撞了我們台灣的貨輪 對方還有另一艘3萬噸級的龍虎山號船塢登陸艦在現場 而且還試圖把我們台灣的貨輪押回廈門 然後我們的海巡署派出了兩艘才“百噸級”的艦艇去跟這兩艘軍艦大小聲，把他們趕了回去，護送台灣的貨輪回來 是說如果是柯文哲當總統不知道他會不會說...？
脱下手套。中國央行沒有權力讓人民幣突破7.此舉必須由最高領導層簽署。人民幣貶值是對川普新的關稅威脅的明確回應。
敏銳的市場人士都記得中國央行曾經多麼努力地進行干預，阻止人民幣突破7的關口。有一次，當一些數據提供商的報價超出該水平時，中國央行在幾分鐘內就予以否認 - 並且不得不向領導層寫一份報告，解釋發生了什麼。
不過，中國央行不會允許人民幣自由貶值。這也不符合中國的利益。對於金融管理局來說，這是一個艱難的平衡行為。現在只有一件事是肯定的： 另的資本管制只會更加嚴格。
是的，更大的市場力量，這一點不可否認。但只有在符合目的的情況下才允許市場力量。有管理的浮動匯率制度 - “管理”是一個有效的詞彙。
https://twitter.com/lingling_wei/status/1158213238628200451?s=12
敏銳的市場人士都記得中國央行曾經多麼努力地進行干預，阻止人民幣突破7的關口。有一次，當一些數據提供商的報價超出該水平時，中國央行在幾分鐘內就予以否認 - 並且不得不向領導層寫一份報告，解釋發生了什麼。
不過，中國央行不會允許人民幣自由貶值。這也不符合中國的利益。對於金融管理局來說，這是一個艱難的平衡行為。現在只有一件事是肯定的： 另的資本管制只會更加嚴格。
是的，更大的市場力量，這一點不可否認。但只有在符合目的的情況下才允許市場力量。有管理的浮動匯率制度 - “管理”是一個有效的詞彙。
https://twitter.com/lingling_wei/status/1158213238628200451?s=12
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Lingling Wei
Gloves are off. China’s central bank doesn’t have the authority alone to let the yuan break 7. The move had to be signed off by the top leadership. Weakening the yuan is a clear response to Trump’s new tariff threats. https://t.co/GXPfaafCr3
#香港 #反送中
#HKcopsareTHUGs
隨著香港防暴警察進入清除民主抗議者的行列，荃灣的街道絕對充斥著催淚瓦斯。 路燈現在已經關閉 - 真的看起來像一個戰區。 可怕的。 （Vid。來自priv。電報聊天）。 #AntiELAB
https://t.co/OENdVAvZCm
#HKcopsareTHUGs
隨著香港防暴警察進入清除民主抗議者的行列，荃灣的街道絕對充斥著催淚瓦斯。 路燈現在已經關閉 - 真的看起來像一個戰區。 可怕的。 （Vid。來自priv。電報聊天）。 #AntiELAB
https://t.co/OENdVAvZCm
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Jack Hazlewood
Streets of Tsuen Wan absolutely awash with tear gas as HK riot police move in to clear pro-democracy protestors. Street lights have now been turned off - genuinely looks like a warzone. Terrifying. (Vid. from priv. Telegram chat). #反送中 #AntiELAB https://t.co/OENdVAvZCm
#變態辣椒漫畫 RFA自由亞洲電台專欄作品——先看到中國官媒報導，説“香港警方要用新裝備，暴徒的雨傘口罩不管用了”，他們説的新裝備是近距離使用有可能致人重傷甚至死亡的高壓水炮，而他們嘲笑的暴徒的標準僅僅是戴口罩撐雨傘而已。今天更無恥的新聞是CCTV播音員正告香港人：迷途知返，放下屠刀。WT... https://t.co/k8PthT81ip
https://twitter.com/remonwangxt/status/1158482189497065473
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变态辣椒RebelPepper
#變態辣椒漫畫 RFA自由亞洲電台專欄作品——先看到中國官媒報導，説“香港警方要用新裝備，暴徒的雨傘口罩不管用了”，他們説的新裝備是近距離使用有可能致人重傷甚至死亡的高壓水炮，而他們嘲笑的暴徒的標準僅僅是戴口罩撐雨傘而已。今天更無恥的新聞是CCTV播音員正告香港人：迷途知返，放下屠刀。WT...
BREAKING: U.S. Treasury declares China a currency manipulator https://t.co/v08U5QY3p4
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1158497366397345793
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday night declared China to be a currency manipulator, just hours after the Chinese government allowed the yuan to slip below a 7-to-1 dollar ratio for the first time in over a decade.
Why it matters: This is a further ratcheting up of trade tensions between the two countries.
How it works: Under a 2015 law, in order to be a currency manipulator, a country needs to spend 2% of GDP on currency manipulation over a 12-month period. China is not doing this. If anything, China was keeping the yuan artificially strong until Trump ratcheted up the trade war on Thursday.
Why now: Trump campaigned on labeling China a currency manipulator, but was persuaded not to on the grounds that it would not be helpful. Today, however, voices from both the right (Lou Dobbs) and left (Chuck Schumer) have been urging the president to take this step.
What’s next: The currency-manipulator designation does not come with particularly harsh remedies. First comes a year of negotiations, and after that even the Trump administration's proposed beefed-up penalties are small, amounting to no more than about $20 million per year. The move will certainly annoy the Chinese, however, and make any trade deal harder to achieve.
Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator | U.S. Department of the Treasury
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm751
As noted in the most recent Report to Congress on the Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States (“FX Report”), China has a long history of facilitating an undervalued currency through protracted, large-scale intervention in the foreign exchange market. In recent days, China has taken concrete steps to devalue its currency, while maintaining substantial foreign exchange reserves despite active use of such tools in the past. The context of these actions and the implausibility of China’s market stability rationale confirm that the purpose of China’s currency devaluation is to gain an unfair competitive advantage in international trade.
美国财政部宣布中国为汇率操纵国
The Chinese authorities have acknowledged that they have ample control over the RMB exchange rate. In a statement today, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) noted that it “has accumulated rich experience and policy tools, and will continue to innovate and enrich the control toolbox, and take necessary and targeted measures against the positive feedback behavior that may occur in the foreign exchange market.” This is an open acknowledgement by the PBOC that it has extensive experience manipulating its currency and remains prepared to do so on an ongoing basis.
https://twitter.com/axios/status/1158497366397345793
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday night declared China to be a currency manipulator, just hours after the Chinese government allowed the yuan to slip below a 7-to-1 dollar ratio for the first time in over a decade.
Why it matters: This is a further ratcheting up of trade tensions between the two countries.
How it works: Under a 2015 law, in order to be a currency manipulator, a country needs to spend 2% of GDP on currency manipulation over a 12-month period. China is not doing this. If anything, China was keeping the yuan artificially strong until Trump ratcheted up the trade war on Thursday.
Why now: Trump campaigned on labeling China a currency manipulator, but was persuaded not to on the grounds that it would not be helpful. Today, however, voices from both the right (Lou Dobbs) and left (Chuck Schumer) have been urging the president to take this step.
What’s next: The currency-manipulator designation does not come with particularly harsh remedies. First comes a year of negotiations, and after that even the Trump administration's proposed beefed-up penalties are small, amounting to no more than about $20 million per year. The move will certainly annoy the Chinese, however, and make any trade deal harder to achieve.
Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator | U.S. Department of the Treasury
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm751
As noted in the most recent Report to Congress on the Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States (“FX Report”), China has a long history of facilitating an undervalued currency through protracted, large-scale intervention in the foreign exchange market. In recent days, China has taken concrete steps to devalue its currency, while maintaining substantial foreign exchange reserves despite active use of such tools in the past. The context of these actions and the implausibility of China’s market stability rationale confirm that the purpose of China’s currency devaluation is to gain an unfair competitive advantage in international trade.
美国财政部宣布中国为汇率操纵国
The Chinese authorities have acknowledged that they have ample control over the RMB exchange rate. In a statement today, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) noted that it “has accumulated rich experience and policy tools, and will continue to innovate and enrich the control toolbox, and take necessary and targeted measures against the positive feedback behavior that may occur in the foreign exchange market.” This is an open acknowledgement by the PBOC that it has extensive experience manipulating its currency and remains prepared to do so on an ongoing basis.
Axios
Trump administration designates China as currency manipulator
It's a further ratcheting up of trade tensions between the two countries.
秦偉平
@WeipingQin
· 1h
美国宣布中国为汇率操纵国，中国肯定喊冤，秦伟平有一个建议，打脸美国。
😄
😄
中国即刻宣布解除外汇管制，人民币自由兑换，让美国人看看真实的汇率水平。
如果1美元远低于7元人民币，说明中国政府刻意压低人民币汇率，本次裁决公正；
如果1美元远高于7元人民币，说明中国政府冤枉。
支持者，请转。
@WeipingQin
· 1h
美国宣布中国为汇率操纵国，中国肯定喊冤，秦伟平有一个建议，打脸美国。
😄
😄
中国即刻宣布解除外汇管制，人民币自由兑换，让美国人看看真实的汇率水平。
如果1美元远低于7元人民币，说明中国政府刻意压低人民币汇率，本次裁决公正；
如果1美元远高于7元人民币，说明中国政府冤枉。
支持者，请转。
潘小濤
（轉）
警察集會，政府默許。
其他公務員集會，政府表明追究。
警察誤打途人，政府沒有遣責，警察亦未有道歉。
示威者擾亂公眾秩序，政府強烈遣責。
警察圍摳示威者，政府視若無睹。
示威者圍摳警察，政府強烈遣責。
撐警人士把多面國旗棄於垃圾桶內，政府沒有遣責。
示威者把一面國旗丟入海中，政府說挑戰中央權威。
白衣人手持手棍在警察身邊走過，沒事發生。
黑衣市民在示威地點路過，警員指他有伸縮長矛。
白衣暴徒被捕，可以保釋，亦未被正式起訴。
示威人士被捕，不准保釋，短時間內被送上法庭。
這種種選擇性的遣責/執法合理嗎？
我不會跟你說，示威者因為有崇高理想，即使違法也是正確。那不是法治。
同樣地，你跟我說，警察因為維持治安，即使違法也是正確。我一樣不認同。那一樣不是法治。
法治是示威者/警察/黑社會/市民/高官懷疑犯法後都同樣得到公正裁決，都受到法律制裁。那就是法治。
當政府不是一視同仁地對待社會上每一個人，選擇性起訴部分人，但卻對另一部份人的違法行為視而不見，那就不是法治，而是打著法治旗號的人治。
暴力不是市民走上街頭發聲。
暴力是市民走上街頭發聲後，政府隨即宣佈二讀如期。
暴力不是立法會爆了多少塊玻璃。
暴力是政府以行政手段強行剝奪市民的被選權。
暴力不是我把心聲貼在連儂牆上。
暴力是你一樣可以把心聲貼在連儂牆，但你卻寧可滅聲。
暴力不是多少白衣人打人。
暴力是警察視若無睹，轉身離去。
暴力不是示威者堵塞馬路。
暴力是警察堵塞所有去路再射催淚彈。
暴力不是記者質問特首。
暴力是特首被記者質問，轉身就走。
政權對異見聲音的冷待，才是最大的暴力。
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警察集會，政府默許。
其他公務員集會，政府表明追究。
警察誤打途人，政府沒有遣責，警察亦未有道歉。
示威者擾亂公眾秩序，政府強烈遣責。
警察圍摳示威者，政府視若無睹。
示威者圍摳警察，政府強烈遣責。
撐警人士把多面國旗棄於垃圾桶內，政府沒有遣責。
示威者把一面國旗丟入海中，政府說挑戰中央權威。
白衣人手持手棍在警察身邊走過，沒事發生。
黑衣市民在示威地點路過，警員指他有伸縮長矛。
白衣暴徒被捕，可以保釋，亦未被正式起訴。
示威人士被捕，不准保釋，短時間內被送上法庭。
這種種選擇性的遣責/執法合理嗎？
我不會跟你說，示威者因為有崇高理想，即使違法也是正確。那不是法治。
同樣地，你跟我說，警察因為維持治安，即使違法也是正確。我一樣不認同。那一樣不是法治。
法治是示威者/警察/黑社會/市民/高官懷疑犯法後都同樣得到公正裁決，都受到法律制裁。那就是法治。
當政府不是一視同仁地對待社會上每一個人，選擇性起訴部分人，但卻對另一部份人的違法行為視而不見，那就不是法治，而是打著法治旗號的人治。
暴力不是市民走上街頭發聲。
暴力是市民走上街頭發聲後，政府隨即宣佈二讀如期。
暴力不是立法會爆了多少塊玻璃。
暴力是政府以行政手段強行剝奪市民的被選權。
暴力不是我把心聲貼在連儂牆上。
暴力是你一樣可以把心聲貼在連儂牆，但你卻寧可滅聲。
暴力不是多少白衣人打人。
暴力是警察視若無睹，轉身離去。
暴力不是示威者堵塞馬路。
暴力是警察堵塞所有去路再射催淚彈。
暴力不是記者質問特首。
暴力是特首被記者質問，轉身就走。
政權對異見聲音的冷待，才是最大的暴力。