Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think you do what you, panellists, are doing so well. It's not easy. It's a lot of blocking and tackling, as we say in the United States. I really commend all of you for your interest. There's no magic bullet, particularly when we're up against demagogues and people who we've seen can swing the other side, so thank you for your work.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I think these are very real issues and I was struck by Maria Ressa's comment in the previous session about the way the algorithm can be dialed up and down. There clearly is a role for the state to play in regulating social media companies and the kinds of vitriol they encourage.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for that very provocative and incisive question. I'm sorry I did not hear the previous witness, but the red lines are expanding or narrowing, depending on one's perspective. They tend to include Tibet and the Dalai Lama, of course; Taiwan and any semblance of belief that it is an independent nation; increasingly, Xinjiang and the treatment of the Uighur Muslim majority there; Hong Kong itself; and the South China Sea.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  That's another excellent question. To clarify the honourable member's comment, the two newspapers I mentioned are actually Hong Kong newspapers. They're either controlled or owned by the Chinese Communist Party. RTHK, as the member correctly pointed out, has long had a tradition of independence in its broadcasting.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you for the excellent question. The honourable member is clearly very well informed about Hong Kong and the use of sedition laws and other threats. It's a broad-based attack on civil society. We've seen scores of civil society organizations disband. The legal tactics are the most effective because they tend to focus the minds of the heads of organizations with the threat of prison or the threat of bankruptcy of the organizations.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  —one of the most remarkable cities in the world and I appreciate your support. Thank you.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you very much. Thank you, honourable members, for the opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee on International Human Rights. I am here as a representative of The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong, whose primary focus is the release of political prisoners in Hong Kong, which is quite remarkable, because who among us would have though, even three years ago, that we'd be talking about political prisoners in Hong Kong, once a place that was known as one of the freest places in Asia.