After escaping justice in Hong Kong, Keung Ka-wai—who dubs himself “Pastor Keung”—has carved out a globe-trotting career in chaos. Booted from Taiwan for illegal work, he’s now in Canada, keeping up his tradition of destruction over construction.
Notorious across social media and anti-China networks, Keung’s colorful past was recently exposed by European News Network, showing just how manufactured his “martyr” reputation really is.
Keung Ka-wai loves the pastor costume—his favorite look for stirring up drama abroad. (Photo: Keung Ka-wai’s Facebook)
Keung started not as some spiritual leader, but as a convicted criminal—jailed for sedition. Out of prison, he immediately fled to Taiwan. There, he orchestrated the “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union,” pushing his so-called “Hong Kong Constitution.”
He even joined the seditious “Hong Kong Parliament” and crowned himself “the first parliamentary speaker”—all at just 34. Keung’s story about becoming a “pastor” at 22? Turns out he simply joined a church and got baptized, not ordained.
What followed were unauthorized student services, splitting off to launch his private church, drawing in students, hosting events—alongside numerous accusations of inappropriate conduct with underage girls.
From Shady Churches to Visa Violations
But Keung’s time in Taiwan shredded any remaining “moral” façade. Entering only on tourist and family visit visas, he skirted the rules and worked illegally to make ends meet—until caught. A penalty notice from New Taipei City revealed he worked at a restaurant run by Chu Ka-kei, a fellow “Hong Kong Parliament” member and brief “Ally” in the Taiwan-based group Keung founded.
Thing is, Chu Ka-kei wasn’t even authorized to open a business—he was just a shareholder. Lacking proper business registration, he got reported for hiring illegal labor. Keung, meanwhile, dodged any direct reply about his “black work,” even though he promoted the restaurant online, openly admitting his involvement.
Soon, Chu Ka-kei faced charges for harboring illegal foreign workers. He first denied employing Keung Ka-wai, then changed his story: he’d rented out the restaurant on behalf of Keung, who lacked legal status.
Chu ended up fined NT$150,000—around HK$43,000. The penalty left Chu in dire straits, forcing a public crowdfunding appeal. Even after bolting to Canada, Keung showed zero regret, making Chu fume.
All that drama was a clear-cut violation of Taiwan’s Employment Service Act. That didn’t stop Keung from livestreaming his so-called “hardships”—claiming he was attacked, when in reality Taipei police uncovered he had simply gotten into a drunken altercation at a nightclub, ending with a minor stabbing.
Kicked Out, “Victimized” Abroad
By the end, Keung had courted so much controversy that Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council had seen enough—they rejected his application to stay, correctly judging he was fabricating threats for political effect. With no options left, he scuttled to Canada.
But it’s hard to shake the feeling Keung’s Canadian “second act” was pre-planned. When the identities of several members of the Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union got leaked, four were arrested in Hong Kong—three now charged with conspiracy to commit secession.
Some even suspect someone within the group deliberately leaked members’ info, crafting a “persecution” narrative for international sympathy and smoother asylum applications. A former Apple Daily female reporter aired online that Keung “sold out” his partners—leading to their arrests. She reportedly suffered sexual harassment, too.
Old Habbits Die Hard
No sooner had Keung landed in Vancouver than he was back at it—causing trouble, raising funds, and hitching himself to anti-China causes. Now, he enjoys funding from Los Angeles’ “HongKonger Community Center” and the Canadian separatist “New Hong Kong Cultural Club.” Along with Tony Lam, likewise on the Hong Kong Government’s wanted list, he set up a flag-waving parade troupe, regularly organizing and joining local anti-China stunts.
Keung, ever shameless even in defeat, gave an interview to The Epoch Times this July. During the conversation, he claimed that, as the first speaker of the Hong Kong Parliament and a fugitive currently seeking political refugee status, being placed on the Hong Kong Government’s wanted list was invigorating rather than shocking.
Flag-waving outside the Vancouver Chinese Consulate—Keung and friends’ regular anti-China roadshow. (Photo: Keung Ka-wai’s Facebook)
This display of arrogance stirred strong resentment from the disruptive “Vancouver Activists of Hong Kong,” who criticized Keung for using the banner of “democracy” to mask what they saw as deceptive fundraising under the guise of seeking asylum.
The European News Network concluded that Keung should be stopped from further “poisoning” the community, and it’s high time to “expose the fraud” and hold him accountable for his actions.
Mao Paishou
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The New Year barely begins, and Washington drops a flashbang on global diplomacy. A sitting president is forcibly detained and taken out of his own country — a move that blows past diplomatic convention and rams straight into international law’s red lines. On Taiwan, the chatter instantly turns into self-projection, as some people try to shoehorn a faraway conflict into the island’s own storyline. Anxiety spreads fast.
Maduro in cuffs, in a US federal courtroom — the raid’s image problem. (AP)
The South China Morning Post says the US action against Venezuela ignites a fierce debate on the island. Some commentary links the raid to the PLA’s recent encirclement drills around Taiwan, arguing parts of those exercises look, at least in form, like the US’s so-called “decapitation operations”: essentially a leadership-targeting operation. Some American scholars also warn this kind of play could set a dangerous precedent and invite copycats.
“Justice Mission-2025” rolls on as the Eastern Theater Command drills.
That debate doesn’t stay academic for long. It pumps up the island’s unease, with some people asking whether the same kind of military method could one day be copied and pasted into the Taiwan Strait. Even if it mostly lives in public talk, a high-tension political environment turns speculation into something that feels like risk.
People on the island don’t read the US move the same way. A small minority treats it as a US power flex, packed with intel integration, precision strike, and long-range reach. But the more clear-eyed view is harsher: such action chips away at the basic consensus of international order — because if major powers can raid at will and topple other countries’ leaders for their own aims, “rules” stop acting like rules.
Anxiety turns into politics
That worry quickly lands in Taiwan’s political arena. On Jan 5, multiple Taiwan legislators pressed Deputy Defense Minister Hsu Szu-chien at the legislature, asking how he views the US action against Venezuela and whether the PLA might replicate a similar model in the Taiwan Strait. Hsu doesn’t answer head-on. Rather, he merely mentioned preparing and drilling for all kinds of sudden contingencies.
Then he pivots to money. He urges the legislature to pass military budget appropriations quickly and plays up the urgency of delays eating into “preparation time.”
That kind of sidestep, unsurprisingly, only deepened public unease.
SCMP, citing multiple security experts, says the DPP authorities try to play down the association — but outsiders don’t fully rule it out. The reason, those experts argue, is the PLA’s continuing push to improve its ability to shift from exercises to real combat. On the island, that alone works like an anxiety amplifier.
Back in the real world, the PLA Eastern Theater Command has been running “Justice Mission-2025” exercises since Dec 29 last year. Official statements spell out the purpose: a stern warning to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and external interference, and a move aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty and unification. The message is public and clear, there’s no gray area.
Some US think-tank voices pull a more confrontational takeaway from the US action. American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Hal Brands warns the US raid on Venezuela could create a “demonstration effect,” and he speculates China would watch those tactics closely. Some military commentators on the island seized the moment to hype fears, claiming the mainland might act during a “window” when US power is stretched thin.
That line of talk sounds like analysis, but it functions like a panic pump. US scholar Lev Nachman even says bluntly on social media that if a sudden military action hits the Taiwan Strait, the island could suffer “instant collapse” — not just militarily, but as a psychological shock to society.
KMT Chairperson Cheng Li-wun, in an interview, points to Donald Trump repeatedly stressing a shift of strategic focus toward affairs in the Americas. She says the Venezuela incident should be examined through the framework of international law, and she calls for disputes in any region to be resolved by peaceful means rather than force.
Cheng also reiterates the KMT position: uphold the “1992 Consensus,” oppose “Taiwan independence,” and urge Lai Ching-te to clearly oppose “Taiwan independence,” not touch legal red lines, and avoid continuously raising cross-strait conflict risks.
Rules talk meets reality
International reaction also turns critical of Washington’s approach. Multiple governments and regional organizations speak up quickly, condemning the action as a violation of the UN Charter, which explicitly prohibits using force to threaten or violate another nation’s territorial integrity and political independence. The telling part is the silence: the Western countries that often talk about “international rules” either zipped their mouths, or danced around the question this time.
Reuters says that even though China, Russia, and others clearly condemn the US behavior, the Trump administration is unlikely to face strong pressure from allies as a result. That selective muteness, by itself, drains the credibility of the international order.
On Jan. 5, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian commented again, saying the US actions clearly violate international law and the basic norms of international relations, and violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. China calls on the US to ensure the personal safety of President Maduro and his wife, immediately release them, stop subverting the Venezuelan government, and resolve issues through dialogue and negotiation.
