Arne Melsom

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Menneskerettigheter, mosjon, bridge. Nestleder i Hongkongkomiteen i Norge (‪ @hkc-no.bsky.social ‬). Blogger på hongkongsettfranorge.org

When I asked DeepSeek and ChatGPT in English, “Is the right to development a human right?” DeepSeek cited more Chinese official sources in its response. And while ChatGPT noted that “governments cannot invoke development to override other rights,” DeepSeek omitted that crucial point.

The Global Danger of China’s State-Controlled AI Models

The spread of Chinese AI models with built-in censorship mechanisms could quietly shape the global information environment for the worse.

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Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim of Taiwan kicked off this year's China in the World Summit in Taipei! With over 350 attendees from 75 countries, nearly 100 speakers, and more than 60 sessions over two days — the event has grown a lot over five years. Will miss being an advisory board member!

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Norge ble ilagt USA-toll grunnet manglende regler og oppfølging mot tvangsarbeid. Utenriksministerens svar: Norge har et godt lovverk, på linje med EU, som har fått en lavere tollsats. Så enkelt er det ikke. I denne artikkelen skriver jeg om forskjellene. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2026/07/28/r...

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Da Norge ble ilagt USA-toll grunnet manglende regler og oppfølging mot tvangsarbeid, var utenriksministeren klar i sitt svar: Norge har et godt lovverk, på linje med EU, som har fått en lavere toll…

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Ooft Germany has deported a Uyghur man to China where there are concerns he could be detained as a member of an ethnic group that has been targeted by the Chinese government, his mother told The Associated Press on Wednesday

Germany has deported a Uyghur man to China, his mother says - WTOP News

Germany has deported a Uyghur man to China where there are concerns he could be detained as a member of an ethnic group that has been targeted by the Chinese government, his mother told The Associated…

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"Elmbook and Luck Win, two independent bookstores, were reportedly disqualified from taking part in this year’s book fair." Elmbook is also shutting down ops. We went there yesterday. Place was packed. We bought some books. Are they seditious books? We have no way of knowing. Don't care anyway.

Front door of Elmbook book store in Mong Kok, which will close next month after 29 years and is having a clearance sale. Photo taken July 18, 2026.

I met one of the founders when I first came to HK, so this one is personal for me.
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HKFP Lens: Hong Kong holds annual book fair as independent booksellers face exclusion, legal woes 🔗 hongkongfp.com/2026/07/19/h...

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The EU submitted 3 papers on WTO reform in Geneva this week - much of the content aimed at China. Given that WTO reform is one of the 4 workstreams under new EU-China Trade and Investment Consultations mechanism, these seem effectively to be EU's opening negotiating position

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Concerning development for transnational repression. “But Zang wrote that she received a phone call from Zhang the next day saying that Thai police suddenly intervened and stopped her from leaving [to resettle in Canada].”

Activist wanted by HK reportedly blocked by Thailand from boarding Canada-bound flight

An activist wanted by Hong Kong's national security police has reportedly been blocked by Thai authorities from flying to Canada for resettlement, media has reported.

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I etterkant av møtet med sin kinesiske kollega, møtte utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide norsk presse. Dette innlegget kritiserer såvel en tannløshet i pressens spørsmål, som Eides naive framstilling av Folkerepublikkens posisjon i internasjonal politikk. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2026/07/10/u...

Utenriksministerens tåkelegging av Kinas ambisjoner

I etterkant av møtet med sin kinesiske kollega, møtte utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide norsk presse. Dette innlegget kritiserer såvel en tannløshet i pressens spørsmål, som Eides naive framstillin…

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1/2 Urovekkende ofte framstilles Kina som en potensiell leder for en regelstyrt verdensorden. Denne oppfatningen forutsetter manglende innsikt i hvordan Beijing undergraver denne ordenen. I dag publiserer Aftenposten et innlegg jeg har skrevet om dette. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

Feier realitetene om Kina under teppet

Kina bryter folkeretten, presser kritikere økonomisk og støtter Russlands krigføring. Da blir det feil at Aftenposten omtaler landet som en forsvarer av en regelbasert verdensorden.

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I forbindelse med Wang Yis Oslo-besøk diskuterte #dax18 loven om "etnisk enhet" i Kina. Norsk-kinesiske relasjoner ble også drøftet mer generelt. Mye mer kunne vært sagt om loven. Og én påstand i debatten svært lite veloverveid. Her er min kommentar. hongkongsettfranorge.org/2026/07/08/n...

-Norge fører en naivistisk Kina-politikk

I Dagsnytt 18-sendingen 6. juli ble en ny kinesisk lov om etnisk enhet diskutert, med særlig oppmerksomhet på hvordan kinesiske myndigheter arbeider for å undertrykke diasporaens ytringsrom. Statss…

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Art for Lobga Rangzen 52-year-old Tibetan activist On July 2, 2026, he died after an act of self-immolation outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Lobga Rangzen's Final Statement: 「Long live the independence of the Tibetan nation!」

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Expressen har publisert en viktig kommentar av Angela Gui som blottlegger hvilket skrekkregime den besøkende Wang Yi representerer. Hennes far Gui Minhai ble kidnappet i Thailand i 2016. Hverken hun eller svenske myndigheter har hatt kontakt med ham de siste 8 årene. www.expressen.se/kultur/var-a...

ANGELA GUI: Var är min far, Wang Yi?

Kinas utrikesminister Wang Yi besöker under sommaren Sverige.  Angela Gui, dotter till Gui Minhai, vill ha svar på var hennes far är.

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Kina innførte en ny lov på onsdag for å legalisere forfølgelse av etniske grupper, og åpner for global maktutøvelse. I går publiserte Klassekampen et innlegg jeg skrev med Uighurkomiteen og Tibetkomitéen. (KK legger leserinnlegg bak betalingsmur, åpent her.) hongkongsettfranorge.org/2026/07/03/k...

Kinas ambisjoner om global maktutøvelse

1. juli trådte en ny lov om “etnisk enhet” i kraft i Kina. Loven legger nye juridiske rammer for kommunistpartiets pågående tvangsassimilasjon av ikke-kinesiske folkegrupper. Loven skal kvele motst…

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Eye-opening findings in Bertelsmann Stiftung survey on the eve of EU leaders debate on China 77% in the EU feel their countries need to reduce dependency on China "even if it hurt your economy in the short term", including 80% in Germany, 84% in France, 72% in Spain

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Seven years ago today, 16 June 2019, one day after CE Carrie Lam withdrew the extradition bill, the people of Hong Kong still went out on a peaceful march, demanding her resignation & protesting the totalitarian GovHK. It would be called “The 2 Million + 1 March”. #NeverForget #FuckGovHK

Cindy Wan@cindywan.bsky.social · last yr.

June 2019, 616, Father’s Day Sunday, six years ago today, saw the largest protest march in Hong Kong’s history. It was called the “2 Million + 1 March”. It made headlines worldwide. It was peaceful, exceptional and unprecedented. Sharing photos (various sources) from my phone. #NeverForget 1/

A poster for the 616 protest march says in Chinese “不撤。不散。” No withdrawal, no scattering. And in English “This is Hong Kong, not China, not yet”.
The anti-extradition bill protest march was to begin at 2:30pm.
People were told to wear black this time.

Today is the 7th anniversary for the death of Marco Leung. Plainclothes police officers have been visibly deployed at Pacific Place in Admiralty, Hong Kong near the spot where he fell to deter people open acts of remembrance.

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A man has been found working in literal slave like conditions at a concrete store in Heibei, China. The now elderly man, who is also intellectually challenged was found working without safety equipment, hauling 20tonnes of concrete by hand; he has not been paid for the past 20+ years of work.

Important signal from Merz: He says in Bundestag speech that Europe can't stand idly by when other countries are not sticking to trade rules. He says Europe will protect its industry against distortive policies

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Some China-related points from the just-published EU-South Korea joint statement: 1. "We reiterate our support for the freedom of navigation and overflight, including in the South China Sea, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea."

Alfred, a traveller from Hubei, China thanks those in Hong Kong who continue in remembering the Tiananmen anniversary, saying "Between remembering and forgetting, I will choose to remember…to resist those who revise and rewrite [history] and also remembering to preserve our humanity."

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