State Goals, Private Tools

My latest piece for the Jamestown Foundation's China Brief with Team T5 reveals how 🇨🇳 contractors systematically undermine partner nations’ digital sovereignty for "high-quality development." 🧵

🚨 What happens in Hong Kong doesn't stay in Hong Kong.

At the China in the World conference hosted by Doublethink Lab in Johannesburg last month, I presented on how Hong Kong's digital transformation is a cautionary tale for global internet freedom. Here's how it connects to you. 🧵

The panel hosted by the Asia Freedom Institute was an opportunity to dive deep with fellow female activists and experts ( @joeysiu.bsky.social @carmenlau.bsky.social and Amy Siu) into the escalating repression of Hong Kong. Sharing some of the critical points we addressed during our discussion. 🧵

🗓️ Dec 27 | 🕘 08:30 AM DC | 01:30 PM London | 07:00 PM Delhi
I’m honored to join Freedom Hour by the Asia Freedom Institute as a speaker this Friday. We’ll discuss China’s repression and the future of Hong Kong, focusing on democracy, freedoms, and the diaspora’s role.

In all the craziness of the week, just wanted to share with you how pretty our UTokyo campus is this week

Happy Autumn 🍁🍂

Thank you for having me for the 12th Global Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy

Such a pleasure to be part of the conversation on democracy, human rights and freedom as a Hongkonger with friends from around the world.