The insufferable hypocrisy of Western governments hell-bent on destroying Julian Assange

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In his New Year’s message, SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo demands Western governments free WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before preaching press freedom to everyone else.
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[@joshuazamora7135]

"When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals" - Edward Snowden

[@ejimayang3687]

Excellent

[@Nobody-jp7lm]

Well Edward Snowden is currently also running away from the US for exposing CIA's crimes too

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Edward Snowden is one if the world’s greatest true heros. He is also still in a predicament right now, despite how long ago he blew the whistle. I truly hope he will be alright.

[@blakehaskins4806]

when America can't stand on morality, yes men are needed and not free thinkers.

[@richardwang7624]

He used to be a proud anti-american symbolic heroic figure for the CCP propaganda until CCP found out Snowden hates CCP dictatorship far more than so-called hypocritic US federal government.

[@tokachinter]

"If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth" Julian Assange commenting on the Iraq War.

[@wildanfatihg]

I've heard some people in the US saying Assange is a traitor. A traitor to what, exactly? The US? He's not even American.

[@theFaramarz]

A more aware American might say that Assange, as a citizen of a Western client state, is a traitor to the American Empire and its nonsense of self-promoted exceptionalism.

[@lancewood1410]

pale skin traitor LOL

[@faithyu212]

@@lancewood1410 i think this is why as well

[@sbevexlr848]

@@theFaramarz death to American Imperialism

[@iseetruth4917]

Because they are sheeps. They lost the ability to think.

[@YoNehaThisSide]

Yeah.. Asian countries finally exposing western hypocrisy. We are together in this. This century is definitely going to be ASIA's century. Support from INDIA🙏🙏

[@shyamsundar4665]

Don't be a chicken

[@geminikuan]

"Flush your own feces first before you lecture us on sanitation." That's gotta be the quote of the year! Thank you, Yonden, for putting some focus on Julian Assange's case in such an eloquent way. Justice for Julian. Shame on Australia.

[@sko1beer]

Thought he was traded for Prince Andrew?

[@serhatkarabeyli9818]

@@sko1beer Nope

[@abrahamvanhelsing3726]

@@sko1beer Same thought... USofA will NOT stop until assange is incarcerated, worst 6feet below the ground or his body is cremated. what a shame to australian to leave their citizen in exchange of nuke sub.

[@twopercentflat4766]

Just because someone else doesn't flush doesn't mean you shouldn't. You only clog the toilet by doing so.

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWbZqt7p6ibi5o...

[@jeffreytan2948]

Remember the US never denied these accusations. Assange is being persecuted because he exposed it and he's not even a US citizen. 😂

[@farhadaa]

Exposing crimes shouldn't be a crime in it of itself, whoever brought that rule must be American

[@reeeeeee4648]

In the end it’s all for 💸💰💸💰

[@gemhunter616]

@@farhadaa Whistleblowing 😂

[@mrkawaii123]

US law govern the whole universe

[@andrewlim7751]

The judge actually let go Tucker Carlson when he was found smearing an innocent lady and destroying her life, and saying he has the right to smear anyone he like. Amazing!! 😂😂😂

[@emole9511]

This is just one example of how EVIL the American regime is.

[@ryan9208]

not like china's is any less evil, they have widespread censoring. Why did jack ma disappear for a while? why did peng shuai disappear for a few days then reappear denying what she had said? what happened to the uyghers that opposed the chinese government?are you ignorant?

[@dimsumden5745]

@@ryan9208 All what you said are twisted and spin from western MSM and governments.

[@tompoessy]

@@dimsumden5745 what youre doing rn is actually a very useful tactic, call everything you disagree with propaganda so you wont have to actually argue

[@ryan9208]

@@dimsumden5745 I would beg to differ, both my parents are chinese immigrants, and both of them hate china. my dad worked in xingjiang in fact. the reason why they moved to the US was precisely because of their hatred for china.

[@ryan9208]

@@dimsumden5745 "i'm right and you're wrong" (that's basically you right now)

[@anscart2969]

No one could have delivered a better speech on the US and their unethical policies and double standards as Lhatoo just did.

[@jameslu2332]

and easily the very few credible writers and commentators at SCMP

[@aciteh5427]

I hope Assange will get his justice soon… shame on Australia.

[@user-hc3kk7qv7o]

@@mitzikolo They're doing everything they can to keep themselves in power,and not serve the people. What can we do? Nothing will change

[@indonesianaspie5279]

Bombing Palestine, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iraq, and many other Muslim countries while pretending to care about human rights for Muslims by creating fake news about Xinjiang

[@wyz9815]

@@indonesianaspie5279 exactly, well said 👍

[@arkanibrahim3352]

As an i Australian I am ashamed

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWbZqt7p6ibi5o...

[@t4ac]

Salute to a true-blood journalist speaking bravely on the injustice done to another true-blood journalist. Much Blessings for 2022.

[@davepumphernickel9568]

Guy: says his honest opinion and view on china. China: Your execution date has been set tomorrow.

[@pangudemy2613]

@@davepumphernickel9568 yes you are right. why not try and criticize china. let's see if he will retract his criticism after he disappears tomorrow and reappears next week.

[@storiesrus.5114]

As an American: He said nothing wrong.

[@jacknicky9785]

Yes, but absolute truth.

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

Indeed so

[@scc1349]

Yes Free Assange now.

[@takethatwumao1999]

You could not say that about China, in China. 🤣 Hypocite

[@Renbruh]

@@takethatwumao1999 ?

[@LetsGoGetThem]

Wikileaks has never published any falsehood and has a pristine record not matched by any other media in the world. No retractions ever made.

[@SW-wf3gy]

that is a fact!

[@FrankiePo89]

Short and precise. You've nailed the US in its head.

[@mothratemporalradio517]

so why are you on an American website? isn't it a tad hypocritical of you? or do you like to cherrypick when it comes to America? Certainly looks like it.

[@truthseeker-pz4tl]

@@mothratemporalradio517 If so, why are you using a device made in China? A bit hypocritical of you

[@pepelepew1227]

@@mothratemporalradio517 so why are you trolling on a chinese channel using a phone made or "assembled" in china?

[@BigfootRAHHH]

Oh no. They nailed us so bad can't you see everyone in the US talking about it. Big news over here yea yea 🤔

[@BigfootRAHHH]

@@truthseeker-pz4tl I love how both of you say that and think you've somehow proved anything when the accusation itself is just a complete assumption 🤣😭

[@Zen-cd7yq]

" Flush your own feces first before you lecture us on our sanitation " I'm going to used this great proverb.

[@nappowilliams6227]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3_FfIqBiZhlea8

[@watb8689]

i will use it on Indian news channel like WION

[@RecoveringChristian]

Peng Shuai says hello.

[@shahidmaseed7]

@@watb8689 yeah its a great idea and WION is totally a propaganda channel

[@ronnylim7907]

@@RecoveringChristian unlike assange, she still out there playing tennis.

[@cpc9563]

This was powerful. I agree totally. Having said that, the ironic thing is that about half your colleagues at the SCMP need to listen to this, too.

[@gemhunter616]

😂 YES, SCMP is a mix of ppl with opposing political views, or at least thats how I see it

[@spadeysay6846]

@@gemhunter616 It is perfectly okay to have opposing political views, so long as one acknowledge that there is no perfect political systems. But to tell lies, disseminate misinformation and demonise other countries purely based on speculations, lies, fake news, half truths and misinformation; then it is nothing more than spreading EVIL.

[@gemhunter616]

@@spadeysay6846 Chill, this video is not what you say obviously

[@peacewalker3344]

half of his colleagues need to free Julian Assange ??

[@KrunchyMilk_01]

I just love when SCMP brings out their chief editor no edits just the guy talking it's like bringing the big guns out of nowhere

[@numathesaint872]

incase you didn't notice, nobody watched this video. big gun? more like a misfire from a .38

[@superamazingworld3770]

@@numathesaint872 no one watched this video? where are your eyeballs?

[@dcj991]

@@numathesaint872 it's at 111K

[@Rudyjosephjr]

@@numathesaint872 i watched it.

[@billdu0342]

this is something that needs to be broadcasted on every radio station in the world. #freeAssangeNOW

[@joannabusinessaccount7293]

And be taught to every person in the world starting from kindergarten.

[@trawmmwart8149]

I tweet this hashtag in twitter...suspended permanently without any warning or notice!

[@user-hc3kk7qv7o]

@@trawmmwart8149 Welcome to 'freedom of speech' !

[@cuizengy]

@Dun Dii lol only the US or UK would take people like Assange in cuz they know they can squeeze every bits of value out of him to defame and sanction another country, China never intends to leverage these cowardly tricks for political use.

[@twopercentflat4766]

@@cuizengy But Ecuador did? China also has embassies in the UK that it could have taken him into.

[@cnmd1636]

Well done ! The world needs to hear more voices like this to wake up people.

[@Vinh616]

Looks like SCMP is under CCP belt with this Propaganda

[@gemhunter616]

@@Vinh616 Propaganda? Or the truth?

[@arnokouwenhoven9015]

@@gemhunter616 Truth.

[@The_Art_of_AI_888]

@@gemhunter616 Truth

[@harutosunaa3881]

@@Vinh616 Total opposite

[@mikemooney9124]

Absolutely wonderful…we need real journalists like this and not the phony journalism of CNN, BBC, Reuters or the Guardian. Thank you very much 🙏

[@dm32904]

well said, the people in the uk are fooled, war criminals get knighted and those that expose them rot in jail

[@narutouzupocky4076]

What about the us

[@dm32904]

@@narutouzupocky4076 the us is the puppet master

[@_Wai_Wai_]

China should offer asylum for Julienne Assange

[@askeemee6530]

That's what I thought

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWbZqt7p6ibi5o

[@lessee_6768]

Remember China doesn't meddle in other countries' business only US does

[@leonluo4061]

China would if Assange was free and applied for asylum.

[@MsFancia]

Nah China already said that they don't like to meddle in other countries internal affair; each country should clean their own mess. Well, at least they do what they talk.

[@juliehart6817]

A great speech Yonden. Thank you ! Julian Assange, our true blue Aussie hero needs urgent help. PM Scott Morrison and Marise Paine of Foreign Affairs are not even answering letters and emails about Julian's plight. They are doing nothing. So cruel.

[@rhondasisco-cleveland2665]

Every country should want Julian Assange freed.

[@stephenlock7236]

Except US, Australia and Britain.

[@TheEleventeen]

Thank you Mr. Yonden Lhatoo for this necessary message. Everyone is using social media mostly for entertainment while letting the world we live in collapse in front of our eyes. Videos such as this one need to flood all the social media until everyone understands that we are all part of this world collapsing in front of us.

[@momentoftruth6386]

Put this man on prime time USA Australia and bbc

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWbZqt7p6ibi5o

[@wg9830]

Unfortunately those main stream media are own by them, they will not show this.

[@user-kx8jr6on3j]

Never understood how things like the BBC in Britain or the ABC in Australia is considered ‘public broadcasters’ whilst stuff like CCTV and RT is considered ‘state media’ when they are funded in the exact same way.

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

@@user-kx8jr6on3j kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWbZqt7p6ibi5o...

[@firefly4326]

USA, Australia and bbc news outlet will filter off the content, the focus will be on their fake journalist on pressing questions

[@Kimmimaro86]

What he is saying: Since the US is hard-selling the so-called "Democracy" operating system to the world. Before you want China to buy and use the operating system, please fix the loopholes and bugs 1st.

[@WhatDoYouExpectToHappen]

I mean US democracy is not 'pure' when you know that gerry mandering exist, I still dont understand why that system still exist in the first place. Its like they are saying that 'relax this position is totally not going to be used and abused to win one of our party', this thing should never exist in the first place.........

[@justanewbie972]

@@WhatDoYouExpectToHappen well, thats because its their comfort zone. They already makes so much money with this system, who want to change it anyways if the new one is not profitable at all? Its all about capitalism bro, no matter its came from, as long as its profitable then its fine.

[@condorX2]

US wants China to be a democracy country. In other word, political divided with two parties fighting with each other, so US could help one of them with its propaganda and finance capacity and place its influence inside china in return. Then China can never make independent policy if it relates to US interest. In other word, a vassal country. China maybe allowed to produce Tshirts, but definitly not 5G or AI. Divide and conquer is the real purpose of US pushing democracy everywhere. -Ru 911. Look at India, a democracy world with very similar population but it has countless human rights and poverty issues. China under CPC is the only country that has lifted 850 million people out of poverty. It’s about both stability and prosperity of a country with such a huge population. Your citizen can have all the freedom it has, but struggle to feed themselves, then youll need to find an alternative way of managing the country. There’s always 2 sides to a story, and balance out the essentials components. -Yang Gao

[@Wakeuptorealityman]

@@condorX2 Dont worry unlike india china is strong enough to resist US along with its allies in the middle east and Russia

[@condorX2]

How China Lifted 850 Million People Out of Extreme Poverty, w/ Tings Chak kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKaldKWVZpp1f80

[@lindagonzalez5513]

Hypocrisy at it’s height !

[@louistavare1825]

I’m glad he’s clarified that he’s concerned about press freedom in Hong Kong. Anyone would wonder

[@Nemisis025]

How long until the CCP makes him disappear I wonder?

[@tonyfun2068]

@@Nemisis025 Fat hope! On the contrary, he would be highly treasured and respected by the authority and might even be promoted as he is exposing the evilness of US.

[@Nemisis025]

@@tonyfun2068 What should happen to those who speak out against the CCP?

[@jkking6089]

LOL.. so true!! "If Julian Assange were a chinese journalist and a chinese crimes rather than American crimes have been revealed, he will have a Nobel Prize, be a centrepiece of human rights day. He will be the poster boy for the winter Olympics' boycott campaign" - George Galloway.

[@wyz9815]

So agree!

[@rehustaja]

Sure but if he did that while in China he would put in jail and get death sentence. So both China and USA are just covering themselves and pointing fingers to eachother.

[@drunkenmonkey1887]

If Julian Assange was a Chinese journalist revealing Chinese state secrets, he'd have been disappeared by the CCP, along with his family so no one can make any noise about it.

[@HTeo-og1lg]

So true!

[@stephenlock7236]

Absolutely. And that says plenty about not just the hypocrisy of the collective West but as much about the Nobel Prize.

[@mustafaaustinpowers5748]

man can choose to speak any language but he chose to speak the language of truth.

[@singlah]

Unfortunately, the language of truth does not exist. Like language that is bounded by grammatical rules, truth is derived from facts. And everyone believes in only facts that have been revealed to them. Hence what is factual to one may not be so to another. And that is the truth.

[@sleo3720]

Unfortunately, the division is caused by people who choose their “truth” that they believe in regardless of all facts presented

[@amoththatthinks]

Unfortunately these two above me are homosexual.

[@mustafaaustinpowers5748]

@@amoththatthinks XD

[@simonpersonforcommenting699]

@@amoththatthinks ???

[@davidbmason]

Thanks for posting this. As an Australian, I am shocked by what is happening to Julian Assange and the lack of interest the Australian Government has shown.

[@MrsDaedalus_]

The US always think that they are the best and the most developed country and has the right to judge countries like China, even though they can't even handle their own problems. The system is so broken it's nuts!

[@mingyuhuang8944]

I love you sir. You speak the truth which this world is not prepared to hear.

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWbZqt7p6ibi5o

[@user-hc3kk7qv7o]

People believe in what they wish to believe,not the truth presented in front of them and refuse to believe it.

[@joej6780]

Puppet? He is not an Indian!

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

@@aniime6463 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHWbZqt7p6ibi5o...

[@simhaleo8973]

@@aniime6463 NIAMAH

[@vviv7230]

Well said of Assange, I feel sorry for the people of America, Australia, and England, being led and ruled by governments of unfairness and of no justice. Julian Assange found evidence on the internet which was available knowledge to any computer literate person. Let's not also exclude Sweden of nominating to allow a strategy to slowly do away with Assange along with England, America, The Australian government is not looking eager to save Assange either. In the whole scheme of things Assange is actually a insignificant person that needs to be freed, than rather spending his time in an Australian prison, Amnesty international, United Nations of human rights, must be hiding under a rock, it's deplorable and discussting to have deserted him. Assange now knows he has little amount of friends in this world, the very people his cause he was fighting for. Jesus Christ have mercy on these unrighteous Nations, we pray that Julian Assange can spend his remaining years on earth with his wife and family.

[@jademoon1530]

@agapp11able All these organizations have beautiful fancy names but they are rotten to the core?

[@RecoveringChristian]

China #1 whooohoooo

[@harutosunaa3881]

@agapp11able Notice how HRW barely complained at all regarding the invasion of Iraq?

[@itismethatguy]

Yeah it is so obvious about Iraq and Afghanistan but we just don’t search for the knowledge, and when we do, we don’t act

[@nicholasleow6692]

@agapp11able Even I don't see HRW as an angel. They can be devils, trying to sabotage governments at any moment.

[@zhenminliu]

Lhatoo is admirable; he stood up for honest journalism during the 2019 yellow tsunami in Hong Kong, putting his own life at great risk. He criticised the manipulation by Western governments and media, the mindless violence of the protesters, and the incompetence of the Chief Executive.

[@teresitaperez7749]

Hooray to your speech!!! What hypocrites these politicians in USA, Australia and UK. FREE ASSANGE!

[@chiupolini]

Excellent exposition of the Western hypocrisy.

[@chiupolini]

@Dog boy Relatively speaking, yes.

[@chiupolini]

@Dog boy China is not so innocent in not knowing what unbridled information can do to harm the internal stability of the country. The Chinese government makes explicit what cannot be disseminated publicly, and everyone know the red line. If you are about to overstep it, you get a knock on the knuckles. The West says you can disseminate information freely but when you do and may harm the Western interest, they would give you a bad name and hang you.

[@chiupolini]

@Dog boy You mean the US? I agree. Over one million dead in the Middle East with destructive environmental disasters like deforestation in Vietnam. Vison has become almost extinct in America, and the Native Indian population reduced from over 2 million to about 200,000 or less.

[@chiupolini]

@Dog boy I agree. US has over 1 million dead and China has less than 6,000 due to Covid. The US still holds the world record in Covid death despite ample warnings. BTW more and more evidence point to the virus came from US labs. China has opened its Wuhan lab for WTO inspection and found no evidence against China. How about the US?

[@chiupolini]

@Dog boy Keep talking and show us more Western hierocracy.

[@fungi708]

Free Julian Assange my Countryman

[@sikampret5125]

Well said!

[@blindobserver6584]

When ever this guy opens his mouth, all I can hear is the cold hard truth.

[@kirklandday]

spits facts for a living

[@RespectOthers1]

The US: We want Assange! The UK: No problem, you can have him anytime. The UK: Can we please have that American citizen who killed a boy in a traffic accident? The US: Get lost!

[@Dad-lu1oi]

It shows alot about white privilege in the US and corruption

[@edwink1467]

The UK: Understandable. Have a nice day!

[@sko1beer]

He was a direct trade for Prince Andrew

[@wedmunds]

@@maeudaou7347 he means that UK is a lap dog, not a victim

[@angec.4757]

@@maeudaou7347 You are so correct, UK is no victim, It is more than happy to wag it's tail to the almighty master, it welcomes the leadership because it has no guts to initiate much on it's own. Fact is, a leopard cannot change its spots, the resentful Anglos will always stick together to stop the yellow perils from rising peacefully. > US and UK should be tried at the Hague for the Iraq war based on a big fat WMD lie. > US and Canada are equally guilty for the illegal kidnapping of Meng. > US, UK and Australia have all committed human rights abuse on the great Assange.

[@piecustard2114]

You speak the truth

[@Base1969]

This men speaks nothing but the truth

[@Paul-hw8bk]

Nobel Peace Prize for Julian Assange.

[@driftert5687]

Excellent! Couldn't be better said 👍

[@catherinemardling7827]

The truth is being exposed

[@francicaraassangelibero2096]

What a shame England, America, Australian!!! 😠

[@pomponi0]

The thing is, the CCP would never let anyone get *anywhere* close to where Assange got. To this day, the events of the Tiananmen Square are denied by the government.

[@elu9779]

and how can you be sure that the events you believe are true are actually the truth, not altered or fabricated by western media to portray a political rival as evil？ Did you get nothing else out of this video other than a guy being prosecuted for telling the truth？ How have you not yet realised the nature of governments and its role in media？ I am baffled.

[@pomponi0]

@@elu9779 Why? Because every time a prominent figure steps a tiny bit outside of the CCP's approved narrative, they disappear. Meng Hongwei, Jack Ma, Dr. Ai Fen, etc. If the US was like China, Fauci would've turned into an unperson right at the beginning when he subtly laughed at Trump for saying "Scientists are amazed I know so much about this".

[@winterrising8738]

well spoken, finally someone from SCMP said the truth.

[@Qwerty-ff1cr]

Lol, the first thing he said was a lie. What happened to the Wuhan journalist still in prison in China? ✌️

[@tonyatgoogle6076]

@@Qwerty-ff1cr which Wuhan journalists, name please?

[@Qwerty-ff1cr]

What are you on about? @@LolwutLol2000 he said someone from the SCMP said the truth. I just simply pointed out the irony in that comment because the first statement the host made was literally a LIE. 🥴 By the way, they just arrested 6 Hong Kong senior media executives. China is literally targeting the free press in Hong Kong.

[@Qwerty-ff1cr]

@@LolwutLol2000 I've watched the video, which part are you referring to exactly? By the way, I was specifically talking about 0:36 "there is no such Chinese journalist" which is 100% false.

[@Qwerty-ff1cr]

@@LolwutLol2000 100% true? Really? What about those people like Jimmy Lai who talked about the Beijing massacre committed by the Chinese government? These are Chinese born people being extradited from Hong Kong to face their punishment in China.

[@jamesteh829]

Your speech is wise and informative, hitting at the evil Western forces

[@davepumphernickel9568]

You mean it’s a complete smear campaign that the CCP probably told this news branch “hey run this or you will be replaced immediately and tossed in prison and executed” Guy: well guess the kitten story goes out tomorrow.

[@Justin87878]

@@davepumphernickel9568 Cope harder. How about you learn more about Julian Assagne.Watch again. SCMP is owned by Jack Ma. Try again.

[@agathonchristianto9580]

Smear campaign? Care to point out a single sentence that is not a fact in this whole video?

[@jamesteh829]

@@agathonchristianto9580 he is the great dragon to reveal the West evils misinformation

[@patrickhanlee]

@@Justin87878 Wouldn’t pointing out that SCMP is owned by Jack Ma be invalid in terms of your point?

[@edmurks236]

Well said and thank you ! If only more people would hear your message and act on it to their govts!

[@khunagnes1364]

An amazing speech by yonden, all those facts are nothing but true, julian Assange like any other journalist is a hero who exposed the crimes of the war machine known as the US and it's allies, julian deserves nothing but freedom and protection for his incredibly invaluable work. #FreeJulianAssange

[@leonluo4061]

You are the only person on SCMP who is reporting issues with a balanced view.

[@twopercentflat4766]

Unbias? He applauded China's crackdown on news about sedition. He also gives a bias report in this his wording specifically indicates this. "dragged out" is the way he describes police taking him from the embassy. In fact, the embassy kicked him out and called the police to take him.

[@jademoon1530]

@@twopercentflat4766 They had to "drag" Assange out because he did not go with them voluntarily, did he? Also, what is wrong with "China's crackdown on sedition"? The same would be done by all other countries including the US, Britain, Australia, Spain, Canada, .............

[@twopercentflat4766]

@@jademoon1530 Scotland had independence votes and constantly talks about independence. NI gets to talk about reunification etc. The UK has recently had another colony become independent. Cracking down on sedition is cracking down on free speech. Cracking down on the ability to question Chinese occupation of HK. And as I've told others. Just because they dont flush, doesn't mean you shouldn't. If you dont you just clog the toilet.

[@damianthorne2532]

@@jademoon1530 And it's equally wrong when done by all of them.

[@Amidat]

@@twopercentflat4766 If you know anything about SCMP - it is a holdover from colonial days and is antagonistic to Beijing. Don't be mad because he exposed the facts.

[@wongchanthong]

True and brave comments on western hypocricy. Thank you Yonden.

[@shankar-qy8ru]

Yeah, now about "What happened to Apple Daily?"

[@iwanagohome326]

@@shankar-qy8ru Apple Daily former boss Jimmy F*ckery Lai, Separatist and Supporter of Color Revolution openly called on America to come attack China and to sanction his own city Hong Kong and China too. What a traitor who had a CIA agent as his assistance ! His sentence in jail is far far too short, he deserves to rot in jail with the key thrown away. Btw, Apple Daily is not a newspaper but a propaganda rag brainwashing the young students to go against its own government and yet the government allowed it to operate and even in its heyday of rioting and murders, it was still running. It closed down due to its funding being frozen when the investigators went down on the company suspecting it of having receiving foreign funding to support insurgency.

[@graphenepyromaniac2446]

@@shankar-qy8ru The US's media also controlled the "truth". They are just less obvious. There are basically 5 companies that controlled the entire US media.

[@iicii77]

I'm an Arab and absolutely can understand this because we middle easterners/west asians have suffered due to this massive western hypocracy so thank you for exposing these western liars and especially Americans

[@CW-yg7qm]

About time somebody spoke out about Western hypocrisy! WELL DONE!

[@stephenlock7236]

Many have. but they are too shameless to care.

[@foundation3848]

Thank you for speaking the words of humanity. You have much respect from the whole world.

[@williamcheong7713]

Well said Yonden.

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

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[@nick63837]

The west needs to be treated with contempt.....I am glad people are standing up to this...

[@anthonyl6175]

Thank you Yonden, you have the guts to speak the truth against the world’s dominant power which vast majority of the western journalists don’t dare!

[@JarF97]

Every word spoken was so true !

[@eyuelnegash2681]

That is true brother💚

[@christinaongyt]

I found myself clapping after the video finished. Well said, Yonden!

[@shinlanten]

*_"DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS WE DO!!!!"_* *_MURICA_*

[@oms8762]

I will take this opportunity to remind the Chinese people. That your ancestors were far advanced in many areas of life and organized societies. Long before the first European learnt how to make a simple fire much less build a proper shelter. And they they came to your lands and learned from you to help build themselves. Don't bend a millimeter to accommodate and bullying from anyone. You were great before great was a word they knew.🙌

[@EyFmS]

And then they isolated themselves from the rest of the world thinking they where the greatest and ended up last as a agricultural society amongst industrialized countries in modern times...humiliated for a 100 years. Looking at how things are going in China it seems it is on isolationism mode once again because of the party's actions and nationalism, it seems you want to make the same mistake again.

[@thinkingaloud5379]

@@EyFmS what a ridiculous assessment of China!

[@joydebsarkar2477]

@@EyFmS now nukes are here, so nobody going to knock their doors

[@linhai69]

Wow, that was powerful. He should run for office.

[@ahmeddeedatjalloh4892]

America need to face justice. Justice shouldn't only apply to the Weaker ones but for everyone

[@ashhind8231]

This is a man of purpose, a man of truth. Nothing but respect for him. (From the totalitarian empire UK)

[@amanahmed6694]

Respect 🙏🏽

[@ayoubkhanak1922]

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[@kentph5728]

Well said. Bravo!!👍👍👍

[@Doomseraph]

Always as sharp, and right to the point. Love your program!

[@tonyw2185]

Wow!! Absolutely well done SCMP! Finally not just reporting random things around

[@picandvideo]

Now he is Asian Julian Assange ! In time there will be million strong Julian Assange ! 💪🏼

[@picandvideo]

@@maeudaou7347 - because if he is Anglo then would suffer the same situation.

[@picandvideo]

@@maeudaou7347 - you must be another liberal fervor. Calling an Asian an Asian is racist 🤣😂. In your perception calling a person by color is more liberally correct than the continental origin. Thankyou.

[@lucerofci]

And the nobel peace prize for journalism goes to…. ‘Maria ressa from philippines’ who lives comfortably in new york. Im from ph btw, and i felt embarrassed than being proud.

[@sensiblehk6859]

Thanks Yhonden for speaking up. This is true journalism. I never saw Apple Daily and Stand News report about Julian Assange :)

[@suportm782]

Absolute blackout in US media about Assange. People here don't even know he exists.

[@metasire]

That's right. Do what i say not what i do. The Hypocrisy of the "international policeman" is sickening.

[@blugaledoh2669]

I think the USA has given up being the World's police or at least the public.

[@flowamor]

Deep Patel

[@MarkzOng]

Always love his delivery of unbias facts. The few true journalist around.

[@twopercentflat4766]

Unbias? He applauded China's crackdown on news about sedition. He also gives a bias report in this his wording specifically indicates this. "dragged out" is the way he describes police taking him from the embassy. In fact, the embassy kicked him out and called the police to take him.

[@MarkzOng]

@@twopercentflat4766 well is how you want to look at whether the glass is half filled or empty . The police did enter and brought him out because he had made a report in regards to the Ecuadorian president. If he refuses to go, they drag him out by force . If you are looking at all the petty petty stuff you definitely lives a miserable life.

[@twopercentflat4766]

@@MarkzOng So is it not petty to say that because someone else doesn't do something, they shouldn't tell you otherwise? I bet your parents smoke and still tell you not to do it, should you not listen to them because they still smoke?

[@MarkzOng]

@@twopercentflat4766 I presume you are an axs as you seem to love assumption . When you assume you made an axs out of both of us. Please don't do that. . keep your assumption to yourself. Pardon me you are very wrong , none of my parents smoke . I do not know what you are smoking when you try so hard to put the journalist down .I had seen many of his videos over the years. He has guts to report on the real issues when others try to sugar coat things. You are free to have your view however the world probably do not care .. Have a happy new year . Thanks bye.

[@nicholasdjokic5151]

@@twopercentflat4766 and I quote, “am I concerned about what’s happening to press freedom in Hong Kong? Absolutely”

[@gimmijones596]

I can listen to this piece nonstop . Your take on this issue is marvellous.

[@stevehutchesson1321]

Very well done, a pleasure to hear a voice coming out of China that support Julian Assange. 👀👍

[@Wakeuptorealityman]

The man himself has taken his rifle and Shot the hypocrites right in there head. Now that's what I call HEADSHOT.

[@stanleyling6116]

I learn 2 phrase this new year.. #01 - Plaster saints #02 - Flush your own faeces first before you lecture us on sanitation. Happy New Year all

[@kazpawlik9426]

Australia,shame,Julian Assange is your son , honest great man.Forget about a crocked law,where is your conscious? Nobody is crying in Australia?

[@karenworley241]

Soo true, so horrific what they've done to Julian, FREE ASSANGE ‼️

[@besttoiletpaper6433]

Congrats Yonden you're the only journo in ur company and one of only few western MSM that has the audacity to touch on the A$$ange story Western mainstream MSM standard really fallen off the cliff in the last decade

[@liberaldriller9884]

Your pfp and profile name is sick bro lololololol

[@faner5302]

Assange is my hero and my proud, as an Asian Australian.

[@sko1beer]

Well he has been handed over in exchanged for keeping Prince Andrew free

[@wyz9815]

Assange is a hero in the world controlled by US hegemony. I am proud of him too as brave human being.

[@herbertderbersfield5870]

“Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” - Lord Acton

[@sandraoss326]

Thank You for your great reporting

[@perthkraya3209]

I'm speechless. Nailed it. Respect!!!

[@uhu597]

This gave me goosebumps on New Year's day. I hope more and more people around the world will be awakened to the truth about "the US and its vassal states"---the real axis of evil---in 2022 and beyond. Thank you, Mr Lhatoo.

[@cuizengy]

@Dun Dii Free London and Sydney too please.

[@condorX2]

@Dun Dii Japan, south Korea, Britain , Australia are US vassals. Any country that host a military base with US forces is a vassal state. No matter how independent their government is. Foreign forces in your territory are a declaration of submission and dependency. Ally is a country that shares interests and work together in an equal foot, saying no when it doesn’t suits their own interests and not ceding to pressures. An ally is to respect. That would be France who opposed the US invasion of Iraq under lies in 2003, doesn’t host US forces and has left NATO command when their interests were to not fight the USSR and negotiate a bilateral non aggression pact upon the force of nuclear weapons. As Classic Imperialism the US Expanded aggressively against Mexico, Spain, Natives and Canada. And to be fair, also peacefully buying Florida, Louisiana, Alaska. But what matters to us is that in the 19th Century the US was a pure Classical Empire in expansion. From the original 13 Colonies, the United States colonized westwards, slaughtered the natives, waged an unstoppable invasion of Mexico stealing half that country territories from Texas to Nevada and California, fought a war with British Canada and settled its borders in convenient barriers that prevented the arise of border threats. As a Colonialist Empire the United States annexed the Kingdom of Hawaii by force, colonizing it and then imposing by military force the US sovereignty over an independent state. Later the US waged another war to join the colonial powers, this time against the now weak and decaying Spanish Empire. Taking Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines. After that WWI starts and the era of Colonial Empires commence its final stage. The US interests shifted against Colonialism as their expanding trade needs required open markets and free access to resources all around the world. Happens WWII and Colonial Empires are destroyed, save the USA which polish it’s image by granting self govern to colonies as make up while holding sovereign and military control. Then proceeds to dismantle the remaining threats to its global dominance, the English and French empires, which is done using the UN Decolonization efforts. --Cristian A. Rodriguez

[@Wakeuptorealityman]

@Dun Dii Uighurs are living happily in Xinjiang lol have u ever seen them

[@indonesianaspie5279]

@Dun Dii Bombing Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and many other Muslim countries while pretending to care about human rights of Muslims by creating fake news about Xinjiang

[@jframe9715]

@Dun Dii FREE UNITED STATE and CANADA then only the west have a right to say to other country about freedom.

[@levak8740]

Outstanding ,brilliant speech !

[@cro1ssauntt]

as an australian citizen, this is the first time i’ve heard about this, i’m so disappointed at australia and it’s government

[@Snowy265]

Wow lol well as an Australian citizen you should look into the treatment of the indigenous peoples, how Australia has stolen oil from East Timor and imprisoned a local journalist and his lawyer for exposing it too the world, how the media here is controlled by the interests of one billionaire Rupert Murdoch. Assange is the tip of the iceberg of corruption in this country and if you realised what's actually happening in this country you wouldn't be surprised by how they're treating him.

[@stephenlock7236]

You need to organise French type yellow vest protests in Canberra.

[@cro1ssauntt]

@@stephenlock7236 not with 20k cases a day due to bad management

[@qiyuxuan9437]

There were actually protest about free Assange in Sydney about a year ago I saw it on the street, the funny part is, there were no media coverage. And all the major Australian media was focused on Hong Kong instead😂.

[@Demopans5990]

@@qiyuxuan9437 Considering how Russia pulled an Edward Snowden, I'm kinda expecting Russia to do it again

[@kouocing]

‘Flush your own faeces first before you lecture us on sanitation’…thats my numero uno 😍quote of the 1st day in 2022.💪🏼👏🏼

[@col455]

I agree. America is so messed up!

[@blowjoe9963]

thank you for telling EXACTLY as it is!

[@TheGinger3]

Mr Lhatoo, as usual, you are simply phenomenal. Thank you for your views.

[@tomsperduti2967]

Excellent reporting 👏

[@wumao6797]

Sadly this will never appear in any western MSM. It is up to the few of us to spread this to the world.

[@Un1234l]

Pretty sure Fox defended Assange and Snowden not too long ago

[@dustytables1234]

wow..youve even called yourself wu mao lol...amazing

[@wumao6797]

@@dustytables1234 Was called that way back in the 1990s when I was posted to China to work. Back then Wu means NO and Mao means HAIR. Those Chinese gave me that nickname because I was balding. Not sure when Wu Mao became from No Hair to 50cents.

[@patrickhanlee]

@@wumao6797 In this context “Wu” means five and “Mao” means hair.

[@wumao6797]

@@patrickhanlee So my Chinese ex co-workers gave me the nickname 5 hair? All the time I thought Wu means no or don't have.

[@stupendas101]

please share this especially in the US, UK and Australia circles. People must listen to this especially in these countries

[@DeborahLArmstrong]

Thank you!!!!! #FreeJulianAssange