#Opinion by Poon Siu-to 潘小濤｜“An international financial center with the greatest freedom in the world has been depriving its citizens of their freedom and human rights for the past two years… This new Hong Kong is too strange!”

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“問題是，翻天覆地的香港何時靜下來？這既視乎國內政治形勢⋯⋯也有可能進行更多極速中國化行動，除了政制、司法的改革，還要解決普通話、簡體字法定地位，甚至地名街道名人名的去殖化、教育及傳媒的愛國化等，香港的巨變才會告一段落。”
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「對華政策跨國議會聯盟」發布了一支影片，來自美國、歐洲、北美和澳洲共12個議會、15位議員在片中輪流發聲，力挺台灣參加世界衛生大會。各國議員在片中肯定台灣的防疫成果，並讚揚台灣在疫情期間捐贈醫療物資，以及台灣對全球衛生倡議的貢獻。影片進一步指出，北京當局如何持續將全球公衛議題政治化，阻撓台灣參與世界衛生大會，此舉不但為全球公衛製造了危險的缺口，也剝奪了全球向台灣醫療專業取經學習的機會。「拒絕台灣，人人受害。支持台灣，刻不容緩」。#讓台灣幫忙 了解更多關於此影片請見報導：https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202104280007

The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) released a video featuring 15 lawmakers from 12 legislatures across the U.S., Europe, North America and Australia advocating for Taiwan’s WHA participation. In the video, the parliamentarians praise Taiwan's response to COVID-19, its donations of medical equipment during the pandemic, and its support for global health initiatives. The video emphasizes how Beijing has continued to politicize global health by blocking Taiwan's participation in the WHA, creating a dangerous gap in global health while also depriving the world of Taiwan's medical expertise. "If Taiwan is left out, we all suffer. It's time to let Taiwan help." #LetTaiwanHelp. Learn more: https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202104280007

#Opinion by Martin Lee 李柱銘 ︱"The ones who use lies to mislead the public are often those in power. In a totalitarian society, only the government has the right to speak about the “truth”. The laws that are made to eliminate false information in the name are doomed to be reduced to tools to suppress dissidents. Those who seek the truth and whistleblowers will be falsely accused and persecuted. In more serious cases, groundless charges would be slapped onto these people, depriving them of freedoms; in lighter cases, those accused would still be stigmatized and eventually even lose their jobs."

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"向來利用謊言來誤導公眾的，通常都是當權者。而在極權社會，更是只有政府才擁有「真相」的話語權，名義上為杜絕虛假消息訂立的法例，卻勢必淪為打壓異己的工具。那些追尋真相者和吹哨人反而會被誣告、遭逼迫，重則被扣上莫須有的罪名，被剝奪自由，輕者也會被污名化，甚或丟掉工作。"
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For one night Elton Brand enjoyed a reprieve.

For one night Brand left behind all the losses in rebuilding and tasted what it's like to be a champion.

Of course he had to go to Minneapolis on Monday night and watch his college team to do it. Reality returned quickly, not to mention embarrassingly.

Brand's experience watching Duke's national championship victory over Arizona contrasted sharply with what he experienced 24 hours later at the United Center.

That's when an announced sellout crowd of 21,749 spent the entire fourth quarter cheering for Detroit guard Jerry Stackhouse to top 50 points en route to a record-breaking 57 points in a 110-83 Pistons blowout.

When Stackhouse stylishly cracked 50 on a breakaway reverse dunk with 2 minutes 41 seconds remaining, those who remained in the stands cheered loudly. Then the action deteriorated into a playground game with Pistons passing up open shots--some of them on breakaways--to set up Stackhouse. Fans booed A.J. Guyton as he dribbled out the clock, depriving Stackhouse of one more shot.

Stackhouse still did plenty of damage, finishing with an NBA-season-high and Pistons franchise-record 57. He also eclipsed Michael Jordan's United Center record of 53 points, set against Detroit on March 7, 1996, and tied a building record with 21 field goals.

"Guys wanted the record more than I did," Stackhouse said. "They made the extra effort and that typifies what this team is about."

That effort dominated coach Tim Floyd's postgame comments--or, more accurately, the lack thereof. Floyd angrily ripped his team, rendering only Brand and Fred Hoiberg immune.

"It was a pathetic effort," Floyd said. "Our fans deserved better than that."

Those fans gave Stackhouse a standing ovation as he exited with 6.9 seconds remaining.

"If our fans were enjoying it based on everything else they saw from our club that they paid to come watch, then so be it," Floyd said. "I do have a problem, not from their end, but from our end with that guy going to the rim every time he wanted to go to the rim. I had a heckuva problem with that."

Floyd might have even a bigger problem with Ron Artest's assessment of Stackhouse's game.

"It was cool watching it from the bench," said Artest, one of the many defenders Stackhouse victimized.

The Bulls have lost 13 of their last 14 and were swept in a season series by the Pistons for just the fourth time in franchise history. Their average margin of defeat was 19.8 points.

Here's all you need to know: After one quarter the scoreboard read Stackhouse 24, Bulls 20.

The first-quarter performance tied Dominique Wilkins' mark set Jan. 29, 1988, for most points in one quarter against the Bulls. It also broke Scottie Pippen's 1997 record of 21 for most points scored in one quarter at the United Center and tied Isiah Thomas' and Joe Dumars' Pistons franchise mark for most points in a quarter.

Stackhouse's night marked the eighth time he has topped 40 points this season. His previous high was 46.

Jamal Crawford tied his career high with 17 points to lead the Bulls, who played without Ron Mercer. The guard sat with tendinitis in his right ankle.

STACKING UP RECORDS

Jerry Stackhouse's 57-point performance Tuesday night set several records:

- Pistons' single-game scoring mark: Old mark, 56, Kelly Tripucka, 1-29-83 vs. Bulls.

- United Center scoring mark: Old mark, 53, Michael Jordan, 3-27-96 vs. Detroit.

- United Center field goals made mark: 21, tied Jordan vs. Detroit, 3-27-96.

- Pistons' one-quarter scoring mark: 24 in the first quarter tied Isiah Thomas (three times) and Joe Dumars (once). He outscored the Bulls 24-20 in the first.