According to a statement from the Foreign Ministry Commissioner's Office in Hong Kong, Commissioner Cui Jianchun had met with the city's new US Consul General, Julie Eadeh who paid a formal visit to the Office on September 23.
The official press release from the Foreign Ministry Commissioner's Office.
During Eadeh’s visit, Cui bluntly advised the US to drop its sanctions against Hong Kong and demanded that Eadeh stick to her job as a diplomat. The message was unmistakable: stop meddling in Hong Kong and China's internal affairs, and start acting constructively for the good of China-US relations and the city's stability.
Commissioner Cui Jianchun lays down the rules for new US Consul General Julie Eadeh during their first official meeting on September 23.
According the FMCO statement, Eadeh responded by saying that she would lead the consulate to push a "positive agenda" and foster exchanges between the US and Hong Kong.
Eadeh, who took over as Consul General for Hong Kong and Macau in August, has already caused a stir. She recently held two inaugural receptions and made a point of inviting opposition figures like Anson Chan and Emily Lau. Beijing was not amused, viewing her actions as overstepping, provocatively motivated, and a clear case of interfering in China's domestic politics.
Opposition figure Emily Lau's Facebook post with Julie Eadeh, which helped trigger the diplomatic friction.
According to one expert, Cui Jianchun's pointed reminder for Eadeh to "act like a diplomat" and "stay out of Hong Kong's affairs" was nothing less than drawing a red line. The message is simple: if Eadeh continues to meddle, she can expect a forceful response.
Ariel
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Hong Kong’s national security cops have picked up a 68-year-old local guy for allegedly stirring up abstention and blank votes online ahead of the Legislative Council election. He faces charges of “seditious intent” and “electoral corruption,” and right now, he’s cooling his heels in detention while the investigation rolls on.
Insiders say police traced a steady stream of thinly veiled posts on this man’s social media—nudging folks to skip voting or spoil their ballots. Since July last year, he’s fired off around 160 posts, police say. The themes were trashing Hong Kong’s election system, hyping up resistance, egging people on to topple the government, and, yes, inviting foreign interference. We’re not talking about just one rogue, either.
Turns out, this is just a slice of the larger crackdown. By today, Hong Kong police say they’ve unraveled 14 criminal cases connected to the election—vandalism, theft, you name it—netting 18 arrests. Eight of those cases are being prosecuted.
The ghosts of elections past haunt this story. Remember the last Legislative Council race? Ted Hui Chi-fung made waves urging blank votes. Soon after, So Chun-fung, ex-president of CUHK’s student union, and three others got busted and convicted by the city’s clean-government watchdog ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption) for “corrupt conduct and illegal acts” after sharing Hui’s call. Last Friday, the ICAC swooped again, nabbing another trio—this time for echoing posts by national security fugitives abroad, who are still yelling for boycotts from the safety of foreign shores.
Here’s where the plot thickens. A sharp-tongued commentator points out that these fugitives, basking in the West, love tossing firebombs online—sending minions to do their biddings while they themselves lounge in comfort. Their real aim? To curry favor with their foreign patrons by getting others arrested for illegal antics that damage Hong Kong and the nation.
Bottom line: these exiles only raise their value with “foreign masters” if local followers mindlessly parrot their messages. But if those followers end up busted or behind bars, the ringleaders simply shrug and look away.
Who’s Really Taking Risks?
Here’s a reality check—how many of the real diehards still in Hong Kong have actually engaged with these messages or dared to repost them? The silence says plenty. It’s the difference between talk and action, safety and risk. Meanwhile, foreign forces have a well-documented playbook: smear Hong Kong at every turn, especially its judicial system, and most recently, the Legislative Council elections. Don’t think these attacks are harmless—they’re meant to chip away at the city’s competitiveness and hit everyone right where it hurts: their livelihoods.
So here’s the call: don’t play the fool by spreading subversive content and risk falling into legal traps. More crucially, keep your eyes peeled for the ploys of these exiles and their foreign backers. When December 7 rolls around, get out and vote—don’t let the instigators win. The stakes are real, and the choice is yours.
