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Tony, former known as tonykwok, is a member from [[Hong Kong]] who first registered in December 2009. He is the author of [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=190867|A Song Was Heard in China]], where Tiananmen goes differently. A Chinese patriot, he believes that true patriots should be able to point out the flaws of their own culture and government, so that the country as a whole could improve. A vocal critic of Beijing, he is however a moderate in Hong Kong politics, tending towards the Democratic Party. | Tony, formerly known as tonykwok, is a member from [[Hong Kong]] with 1/8 Japanese blood and British passport (NOT BNO) who first registered in December 2009. He has moved to Newcastle, Staffs in 2012 for unknown reasons, and is now a registered member of the Labour Party. |
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| A Chinese patriot, he believes that true patriots should be able to point out the flaws of their own culture and government, so that the country as a whole could improve. A vocal critic of Beijing, he is however a moderate in Hong Kong politics, tending towards the Democratic Party. |
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Not well-known at all, his activities in AH.com are limited to interaction with Asian members or those interested in China and Japan. While a liberal in the Chinese sense, Tony is somewhat conservative when it comes to US politics, and is a strong supporter of moderate (but not liberal) Republicans like Scott Brown and Mitt Romney, while Ron Paul is worse than Hitler according to him. | Heavily obsessed with Asian topics, his activities on AH.com are limited to interaction with Asian members or those interested in China and Japan. While a liberal in the Chinese sense, Tony is somewhat conservative when it comes to US politics, and is leaning towards the GOP even though he finally decides to endorse Obama. |
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| He is known to be a strong supporter of Seiji Maehara. |
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| Not to be confused with [[offtopic:Tony Jones]]. |
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| ==== Works ==== |
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| Tony is the author of //**[[timelines:A Song Was Heard in China]]**//, where Tiananmen goes differently. He is also an important contributor to Aero's Turtledove-winning collaborative timeline //**[[timelines:Progress, Decline, and Hope]]**// on updates about China, Taiwan and Japan. |
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| ==== In AH.com Fiction ==== |
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| In the //**[[stories:AH.com Enterprise]]**// episode "[[stories:CASPIAN COAST]]", a parody of the film //Pacific Rim//, the eponymous character of Tony fulfills a role analogous to that of one of the three Wei Tang brothers in the original film. Unlike in the film, there are four Chinese pilots and they're not familialy related. |
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