Francis Cao

@franciscao
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Writing about law without liberalism | Transnational law, China, #LPE | AvH fellow #CHREN, Dr. jur.
@goetheuni LL.M. @pku1898 @pennlaw
Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins

German authorities crack down on the skinhead group known for organising far-right concerts.

BBC News

It’s 130 years since the Aotearoa New Zealand granted women the right to vote in parliamentary elections, after the Electoral Act (NZ) was signed into law on 19 September 1893.

Here’s a blog post I wrote about Minnie Alloo of Dunedin and her family, some of the women who gained the right to vote that day!

Minnie and her sisters were of mixed Chinese-Scottish ancestry, all born in the Australasian colonies.

https://chineseaustralia.org/minnie-alloo-of-dunedin/

#histodons #ChinOzHist

Minnie Alloo of Dunedin and the Women’s Suffrage Petition

A post to mark International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018. This year marks the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand. In September 1893, New Zealand became the first self-go…

The Tiger’s Mouth

I'm disturbed by the rhetoric of those pushing mass surveillance to 'solve' child abuse. To wit, "if you disagree w/us you are ignoring victims"

Sadly, many many people experience abuse as children. Very few announce it publicly. As a rule, you do not know who you're talking to.

It’s insane. BRICS is a term coined by someone at Goldman Sachs to describe the emerging market economies available for further speculation, which is now appropriated to spell out a geopolitical strategy. It isn’t even well coined! I’d rather choose HYDRA, memorable, catchy, with some historical depth

China urges Brics to become geopolitical rival to G7 https://on.ft.com/3KJzZ55

China urges Brics to become geopolitical rival to G7

Leaders from bloc of developing economies will gather this week to debate expansion

Financial Times

Can’t help but remember the walking tours with @[email protected] during Christmas break. It was a memorable moment when we found this plaque in front of our eyes.

RT @[email protected]

I didn’t know about MLK’s 1964 trip to East Berlin until I stumbled upon this plaque at Sophienkirche. He was such an insightful and inspiring person.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jenrazzle/status/1615029679236186115

Jennifer on Twitter

“I didn’t know about MLK’s 1964 trip to East Berlin until I stumbled upon this plaque at Sophienkirche. He was such an insightful and inspiring person.”

Twitter

RT @[email protected]

the logic is wild and also
their "internal data" is weibo survey lollll

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/chenchenzh/status/1607289634236628992

Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ on Twitter

“the logic is wild and also their "internal data" is weibo survey lollll”

Twitter
Never underestimate the quality of #Antwerpen #Beer

It is kinda frightening as such a situation might occurs to anyone

RT @[email protected]

@[email protected] @[email protected] Twitter rejects my report for a second time👇and let’s stand the clearly misleading/deceptive account pretending to be me. Just creating a record here which I’ll be happy to use if the fake account ever does anything to materially harm my interests. I’ve always wanted a yacht…

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NeysunM/status/1603086342702960640

Neysun Mahboubi on Twitter

“@thefranciscao @TwitterSupport Twitter rejects my report for a second time👇and let’s stand the clearly misleading/deceptive account pretending to be me. Just creating a record here which I’ll be happy to use if the fake account ever does anything to materially harm my interests. I’ve always wanted a yacht…”

Twitter
Yao Lin 林垚 on Twitter

“ok, the official version of the paper is already online: https://t.co/Alt6cuvvgq The promise to do a thread on it still holds; I'm just too busy (and forgetful) lately... (2/n)”

Twitter

RT @[email protected]

As @[email protected] put it today, it might be time to start talking about the WTO like the League of Nations

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/zeithistoriker/status/1602036512811614210

Quinn Slobodian on Twitter

“As @padlerman put it today, it might be time to start talking about the WTO like the League of Nations”

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