21 June 2010

Goons at the Hyatt

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“fgzk” has sent in some pix of the protests outside the Hyatt for the Chinese Vice President’s visit (the Chinese can manage to turn up unlike the leaders of the current hegemon) with the following note:

Some of you may have seen the dual protest outside the Hyatt on the way to work. One group from the Falun Dufa and one group of young uni students with Red Chinese flags. Then there was the guy in the Mercedes who pulled up and started taking photos of the Falun Dufa speaker as they where leaving. When he saw me take a photo of him he pulled up next to me and said “why you take photo of me. This is my hobby”. He then proceeded to take multiple photos of me. The Chinese government provide really nice cars for there agents. I especially like how he has disguised it with the green a gold scarf. Agent or hobbiest? What do you think?

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fgzk said :

gospeedygo…. Im sure I wont be missed.

Merc guy does raise some interesting questions though. Hobbyist is an interesting slant. He and his car fail 101 intelligence gathering. His car is easily identifiable as proved above with multiple sightings. His number plate is personalised. Maybe, as I, he takes photos for an obscure web blog that loves to make outrageous assumptions and generalisations.

Maybe open, visible intimidation.

Then again, if I was to use assumptions I would guess he is a drug dealer. Expensive toys, black car. Unfixed damage to a door handle. Nice watch. Very, very long lens. I would slip him some cash.

Certainly isn’t subtle with the distictive personalised number plates and the flag out the window. Saw it parked outside Cream today about 2pm.

Picter said :

It is thanks to RIOTACT we can report these happenings. Our so-called “free press” seems to be less free than we think, always keeping Falun Gong reportage to the bare minimum.

Considering the fact that Falun Gong make up a pretty small percentage of the population, and are constantly non-violently protesting against the actions of a foreign government outside Australia, it is not really that surprising that the media got bored of reporting on it pretty quickly.

I am not trying to minimise their cause, I am simply pointing to the fact that (from the perspective of the average Canberran) it is a static situation. China oppresses these people, and they protest against such oppression.

Rawhide Kid No 210:03 am 22 Jun 10

Its an interesting reflection of fgzk on the car door, taking a photo of the dude taking a photo of him.

It is thanks to RIOTACT we can report these happenings. Our so-called “free press” seems to be less free than we think, always keeping Falun Gong reportage to the bare minimum.

gospeedygo…. Im sure I wont be missed.

Merc guy does raise some interesting questions though. Hobbyist is an interesting slant. He and his car fail 101 intelligence gathering. His car is easily identifiable as proved above with multiple sightings. His number plate is personalised. Maybe, as I, he takes photos for an obscure web blog that loves to make outrageous assumptions and generalisations.

Maybe open, visible intimidation.

Then again, if I was to use assumptions I would guess he is a drug dealer. Expensive toys, black car. Unfixed damage to a door handle. Nice watch. Very, very long lens. I would slip him some cash.

Agent, but not a very good one (or one to remind people that the chinese gov’t is always watching).

I saw that guy on Northbourne the other morning too. Asian guy in a nice Merc with a Socceroos scarf flattering in the wind stuck out like a virgin in a strip club.

If fgzk goes missing, we know who to blame at least.

Disposable said :

The secret agent guy is on a roadway with both hands on the camera and none on the steering wheel.

In the middle of a pedestrian crossing too.. No surpise he’s turning from the road which comes from the Chinese Embassy. The US have declared war on all the other terrorists of the world, when are they going to declare war on the murdering terrorists that are the Chinese Government? Ah the trade excuse again.. though the army of mind drones would probably be taken into account too.

Anna Key said
Wouldn’t participating in counter protests be a breach of their Australian visa?

Interesting take on it.

So engaging in a protest you don’t approve of should have repercussions for these people?

Bit ironic…

I did not spot any news coverage elsewhere, either I am blind, or it could be that the white Mercedes “work” Vans have the rest of the Journos spooked too…

p1 said :

I suspect being available for counter protests is a condition of these students being let out of the Motherland.

Wouldn’t participating in counter protests be a breach of their Australian visa?

Disposable said :

The secret agent guy is on a roadway with both hands on the camera and none on the steering wheel.

But it isn’t a mobile phone, so it probably is fine…

I suspect being available for counter protests is a condition of these students being let out of the Motherland.

It could be worse…
“PM apologises to Chinese delegation over protest”
[New Zealand] Prime Minister John Key apologised to the visiting Chinese delegation after Green Party co-leader Dr Russel Norman’s free Tibet protest at Parliament on Friday….
Dr Norman waved a Tibetan flag and called for democracy as Chinese vice-president Xi Jinping’s delegation arrived at Parliament.
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully was critical of Dr Norman’s action and last night told The New Zealand Herald that Mr Key had telephoned the most senior minister in the visiting Chinese delegation to apologise on Friday night.

Trade trumps free expression.

amarooresident32:56 pm 21 Jun 10

Well his hobby could be taking photos of anti-chinese protests. People do all sorts of weird and wonderful things in their spare time.

Or maybe not.

Get the RiotACT’s defenses ready. You’re sure to get DDOS’d now…

neanderthalsis1:15 pm 21 Jun 10

I drove past there this morning on my way to work, there was only the Falun Duna mob there att that time. I guess the Chinese Embassy had to call in a flash mob of students to even out the numbers and provide a spot of intimidation.

To fgzk,
Just watch out for any white Mercedes “work” vans parked in your street.

HA! I just saw that guy driving on Northbourne Ave.

Like Pokemon, we gotta catch em all!

Rawhide Kid No 211:40 am 21 Jun 10

PBO said :

Post more images of these guys! As many as you can!

Yes! ..Good close ups.

Rawhide Kid No 211:38 am 21 Jun 10

Was that Cameras at six paces?

Post more images of these guys! As many as you can!

Agent!
I still can’t believe the aussie feds let the Chinese blatantly get away with this sort of stuff in Australia…

georgesgenitals11:03 am 21 Jun 10

That’s quite a neat little Renault!

The secret agent guy is on a roadway with both hands on the camera and none on the steering wheel.

I guess it’s a cultural thing, but the Chinese government just makes itself look stupid by these stunts. They already know who the Falun Gong people are (maybe even have a rat or two amongst its ranks), so this intimidation on foreign soil is just rubbish.

Good luck to the Falun Gong – they are persectuted something terrible for their beliefs, which appear to me to be quite benign, but the Chinese govt sees it as a threat.

What a shame these Chinese govt turkeys need to continue their persecution on Australian soil (yes, I know the FG are protesting here as well, but they can’t do that in their own land so they’ve got to take every opportunity they can).

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