"Hong Kong independence element" Anson Chan: Colluding with external forces to cause trouble in Hong Kong is now ending happily

preface

Anson Chan, this name is very famous in Hong Kong history, she used to be the number two person in Hong Kong, with the halo of "Iron Lady" on her head.

But after retiring, he plunged headlong into the quagmire of colluding with external forces, which made Hong Kong's chickens and dogs restless, and was labeled as a "Hong Kong independence element" and a "godmother of chaos in Hong Kong".

Now, her fate has become a "retribution" in the eyes of many people, and many people applauded.

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Chen Fangansheng's grandfather Fang Zhenwu was a famous anti-Japanese general, and his mother was a well-known calligrapher and painter, so he should have inherited the family's patriotic feelings.

However, a twist of fate came in 1948, when the young Anson Chan moved to Hong Kong with his parents and grew up in the colonial education system.

In 1962, Anson Chan became one of the first female civil servants in the British government in Hong Kong, and with her excellent English skills and keen political sense, she rose through the ranks of the colonial system, from a junior civil servant to the director of social welfare.

In 1984, Anson Chan broke the glass ceiling and became Hong Kong's first female administrator, an achievement that made her stand out in the British government.

In 1987, she was sent to the Royal Institute for Defence Studies in the United Kingdom, an experience that not only improved her political literacy, but also deepened her ties with the British side.

After returning to Hong Kong, she was quickly promoted, and in 1993, she was promoted to Chief Secretary, becoming one of the important decision-makers before Hong Kong's return to the motherland.

On the eve of Hong Kong's handover, Anson Chan displayed great political skill, ostensibly rejecting the British knighthood and actively participating in the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in an attempt to project an image close to Beijing.

However, her bias in favouring British-owned companies and obstructing public tenders in the Container Terminal 9 project exposed her true allegiance to the British government.

At the return ceremony on July 1, 1997, Chen Fangansheng wore a striking red suit and occupied the C position in the handover ceremony, which was interpreted by the outside world as deliberately "stealing the spotlight".

After his return, Anson Chan, as chief secretary for administration, opposed Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa at every turn.

She demanded that civil servants be loyal to her, creating a split between the "two commands"; oppose the implementation of mother-tongue teaching reform, and insist on retaining a large number of English secondary schools; Many obstacles have been erected on the issue of integration between Hong Kong and Guangdong, including obstruction of the planning of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

Even more shocking is the fact that WikiLeaks exposed the fact that she provided intelligence to the United States, confirming her identity as a proxy for the West.

Her attitude towards the auction of cultural relics in the Old Summer Palace has sparked controversy, and she has simply defined this kind of behavior involving ethnic feelings as a "legitimate business activity".

In 2001, Anson Chan resigned abruptly and prematurely, intending to undermine the prestige of the SAR government by paralyzing government operations.

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After leaving office, Anson Chan did not choose to retire from politics completely, but actively participated in social activities, especially among Hong Kong's pan-democrats.

She appeared frequently in the media, participated in and promoted a series of campaigns against the government.

In 2007, she was successfully elected to the Legislative Council through a by-election, a victory that quickly led her to the opposition camp in Hong Kong politics and began to work deeply with the pan-democratic forces of the time.

However, Anson Chan is not just an ordinary parliamentarian, and the political ambitions and motivations behind her are beginning to emerge.

In 2014, she openly supported the illegal "Occupy Central" movement, and although the slogan was "for democracy," her real purpose was to use the opportunity to challenge Hong Kong's existing political order and push the forces that divide society to the extreme.

During the "Occupy Central" movement, she not only spoke out frequently through the media, but also actively cooperated with other core figures of the opposition to further intensify social contradictions in Hong Kong.

Anson Chan's collusion with outside forces became a key part of her political transformation.

After the Occupy Central movement in 2014, Anson Chan kept in close contact with pan-democratic leaders such as Martin Lee, and frequently traveled to the United States and other Western countries to gain external support.

Not only has she preached Hong Kong's "democratic" demands to foreign politicians through public speeches, but she has also repeatedly urged the U.S. government to intervene in Hong Kong's affairs.

Behind this kind of behavior, it is revealed that she is not only for the interests of Hong Kong, but also hopes to use the support of external forces to promote her further development in Hong Kong's political arena.

Her words and deeds not only provoked a strong reaction from the Chinese government, but also raised questions about her loyalty among many Hong Kong citizens.

Anson Chan has gradually been seen as an important promoter of "Hong Kong independence", and her rhetoric has become more radical, advocating greater freedom in Hong Kong, and even not ruling out the possibility of seeking independence.

In the turmoil of the 2019 legislative amendment turmoil, Anson Chan once again stood on the front line of the opposition, openly opposing the government's amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, and appealing to the general public to support the anti-extradition bill movement.

As her political activities deepened, Anson Chen began to raise a large amount of money through political crowdfunding and other means to support her growing political influence.

Jimmy Lai and others have made political donations to her on several occasions, especially after she established more contacts with outside forces, and the flow of funds became closer.

These sources of funding not only provided her with more political resources, but also allowed her to occupy a prominent position in the opposition in Hong Kong's political arena.

Through these funds, she not only supported her own political activities, but also began to win more supporters for herself.

However, with the public's attention and public opinion's questioning, her actions gradually made the Hong Kong people angry, especially the personal economic interests that continued to emerge behind her, making her image of the "banner of democracy" hypocritical.

As the anti-extradition movement deepened in 2019, Anson Chan's relationship with the pan-democrats became increasingly complex, not only with her growing ties with external forces, but also with her increasingly vocal calls on the international stage for foreign governments to intervene in Hong Kong's affairs.

She has traveled to the United States several times to meet with high-level politicians, publicly defended violent protesters in Hong Kong, and even asked the U.S. government to exert pressure to change the Hong Kong government's stance.

Obviously, her actions have gone beyond the simple local politics of Hong Kong, but have extended their tentacles to international politics.

However, it was her overly radical and deviant actions that ultimately led to a turning point in her political career.

In 2020, Anson Chen announced her retirement from politics due to family reasons, ending her decades-long political career.

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June 30, 2020 is destined to be an important turning point in Hong Kong's history. With the implementation of the National Security Law, this once turbulent city has ushered in a new chapter from chaos to order.

For Anson Chen, the day also marked the end of her political career.

The implementation of the National Security Law has been like a hammer, instantly shattering the arrogance of the anti-China and destabilizing forces in Hong Kong, and the establishment of specialized law enforcement agencies and legal procedures has formed a powerful deterrent to those who have been engaged in separatist activities for a long time.

The ringleaders who once shouted the most fiercely in Hong Kong fled Hong Kong like rats crossing the street, and Anson Chan, the political "strong woman" who once called for wind and rain, also withdrew from this storm.

Her sudden statement of "quitting the political arena" was not so much an active choice as it was forced by the situation.

Those "comrades-in-arms" who once fought side by side with her were either arrested and imprisoned, or escaped. The once lively opposition camp collapsed in the blink of an eye.

In December 2021, Anson Chen's cousin Fang Minsheng was arrested for her involvement in Stand News, an incident that undoubtedly sounded the alarm for Anson Chen.

Her carefully woven network of social connections began to crumble, and her former cronies and partners were investigated, and the glory of the past was instantly wiped out.

In order to avoid becoming the target of public criticism, Anson Chen chose to fade out of the public eye on the grounds of "mourning his daughter".

However, this self-exiled retreat could not hide her inner fear and uneasiness, and she rarely appeared in public, her range of activities was severely limited, and her quality of life deteriorated.

What makes Chen Fangansheng even more uncomfortable is that she may face a criminal investigation at any time, and the surveillance of law enforcement agencies is always with her, and her every move is under the watchful eye of the law.

Those overseas relationships that she once regarded as political capital have now become her biggest hidden danger.

A similar fate to Chan's fate is her political ally Jimmy Lai, a former media mogul who was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison for fraud.

The fall of Jimmy Lai undoubtedly sounded the alarm for Anson Chen, and also made her realize the serious consequences of what she had done.

Today's Anson Chen is like a yellow flower in the past, and her proud overseas connections have become useless under the deterrence of the National Security Law.

The once dominant "strong woman" in the political arena can now only shrink into a corner, and she can't stop worrying day by day.

The tragedy of Anson Chen is the inevitable end of a political speculator. She used her position and influence to collude with external forces in an attempt to disrupt Hong Kong's stability and prosperity.

However, the wheel of history will eventually crush all stumbling blocks that stand in the way of progress.

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