Insights on National Affairs: The CCP Is the Biggest Sponsor of "Hong Kong Independence"
Author: Ching Cheong (程翔)
On November 20, 2024, when Jimmy Lai (黎智英) made his first statement in his own defense in court, he emphasized that the core values of Apple Daily were the rule of law and democracy, and that it opposed violence and Hong Kong independence. He said that Hong Kong independence was a "false proposition" and that talking about it was a "conspiracy" designed to lure people into a "trap," as it was never a realistic or crazy idea.
Indeed, "Hong Kong independence" is a conspiracy to lead people into a "trap." Who is orchestrating this entire "conspiracy" and designing this "trap"? It is the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and specifically the United Front Work Department (中共統戰部), because we have substantive evidence proving that the CCP's funds are directly sponsoring pro-independence organizations. In the past, people felt there were "moles" (有鬼) within the pan-democratic circle but lacked evidence. It wasn't until the "Zheng Yongjian" case (鄭永健案) in 2015 that people finally had concrete proof.
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