Lung Yingtai, a famous Taiwanese writer and cultural critic, recently took to Facebook to post her views on the anti-extradition protests and protesters. In her view, if China deals with Hong Kong as an enemy by using force, it is not that Hong Kong has betrayed its homeland; on the contrary, it is the homeland that has ...
At 7 p.m. on August 23, the Hong Kong people responded to an Internet users’ initiative to build a human chain nearly 40 miles long. The “Hong Kong Way” came to life outside 39 metro stations stretching from east to west and north to south. More than 210,000 people were estimated to have participated, joining ...
In one of the protests at Hong Kong International Airport, a violent clash erupted between the demonstrators and police officers. The incident shocked many people as it was one of the most brutal conflicts between the two sides since the protests began a couple of months back. What really happened The protesters had surrounded two ...
The situation in Hong Kong remains turbulent. Some Hong Kong groups based in Canada hope that the Canadian government can do more to support the Hong Kong people in their struggle for freedom and human rights by protecting Hong Kong’s democracy activists through actions such as freezing the assets of those who violate Hong Kong’s ...
The Hong Kong protests have split the celebrities of the city in two. While one group is trying to play it safe by backing Beijing’s “One China” rhetoric or simply keeping quiet, the other camp is openly supporting the protesters and has strongly criticized the Chinese Communist Party for its crackdown on freedom-loving Hongkongers. Allying ...
Chinese social media users are venting their anger against Starbucks after the company’s Hong Kong store started giving out coffee in cups with pro-democracy slogans. Starbucks controversy The controversy started with a Chinese Weibo user who visited a Starbucks barista in the Tsim Sha Tsui region of Hong Kong. When the user received the coffee ...
The protests in Hong Kong have not only seen the participation of youth and activists, but also that of Hong Kong families who come out with their children. Many of the participating parents believe that it is necessary to instill the value of fighting for one’s freedoms right from childhood. A family affair “We have ...
After threatening military intervention, Beijing has added one more pressure tactic to its arsenal in a bid to stop Hongkongers from protesting against Chinese communist control in the city — loss of jobs. Reports suggest that companies, such as Cathay Pacific, are being made to pick a side in the ongoing conflict, with businesses warned ...
Evgeny Afineevsky, the director of The Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, wrote an open letter to encourage the people of Hong Kong to persist and unite based on experiences he gained by reporting live during the Ukrainian revolution of 2013-2014. The Oscar-nominated documentary film The Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom recorded ...
It’s been three months since Hong Kong’s anti-extradition bill protests began. The country’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam — who’s been the face of the government throughout the turbulence — has not officially responded to the Hong Kong protesters’ five requests. Ms. Lam was sworn into office by Chinese President Xi Jinping on July 1, 2017, ...
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