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Election Committee and the ‘besieged fortress’ mentality

The fact that only 1,200 people in a city of seven million are eligible to vote in the chief executive election speaks volumes about the injustice and inequality in our election system. The Election...

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Jin Yong: A pioneer in the study of the Cultural Revolution

This year is the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution and the mainstream print media in Hong Kong such as the Hong Kong Economic Journal, Apple Daily and Ming Pao Daily have all...

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More on Louis Cha’s fearless criticism of Cultural Revolution

Young people in Hong Kong today can hardly associate themselves with the Cultural Revolution that took place 50 years ago, but our city has remained the international hub for the study of that...

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Why Carrie Lam avoids public consultation

Under the one-party dictatorship in the mainland, high ranking officials rarely consult the common people before making any decision, because they believe they, as the ruling class, are almighty and...

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Who were the other key players in the Cultural Revolution?

Mainland officialdom has issued orders to ban all forms of public discussion and commemorative activities concerning the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution. Meanwhile, both the...

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The re-enlightenment movement of Chinese Pinyin founding father

Zhou Youguang (周有光), the renowned Chinese linguistics professor, died on January 14 in Beijing at the age of 111. In obituaries published by some relatively liberal mainland media outlets such as...

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The People’s Commune: Modern-day slave camp

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping’s monumental “southern tour” from Jan. 18 to Feb. 21, 1992. Official mouthpieces and the academic sector in the mainland would probably commemorate...

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Why China’s bid to improve agriculture is a losing battle

Recently, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly issued the so-called “Document No.1”. (Editor’s note: “Document No.1” refers to the first major policy...

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When it comes to CE elections, Beijing never misses

With the small-circle election for chief executive just a month away, some pro-democracy members of the Election Committee have vowed to make the election as competitive as possible by nominating two...

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Why China lags far behind Hong Kong in economic freedom

Hong Kong has kept its status as “the freest economy in the world” for the 23rd consecutive year in the annual ranking by the Washington, D.C.-based Heritage Foundation, while Taiwan is ranked No. 11...

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Anti-Lotte protests in China: Red Guards’ toxic legacy lives on

On Tuesday, the first unit of THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missiles arrived in South Korea, and was deployed to the eastern province of North Gyeongsang. It is expected to become...

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Hu Yaobang: A great leader Chinese people will always miss

Li Zhao (李昭), wife of the late Communist Party leader Hu Yaobang (胡耀邦), died recently in Beijing at the age of 96. While the party held an official memorial service for her at the Babaoshan...

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CE election just a formality in the eyes of Beijing

As expected, former chief secretary Carrie Lam swept to victory in the chief executive election on Sunday by gaining 777 votes, accounting for 67 percent of the total number of votes, whereas her major...

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How Carrie Lam can clear the hurdles to effective governance

On April 11, Premier Li Keqiang issued State Council Order 678 in Beijing, officially appointing Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor the fifth chief executive of Hong Kong. At the appointment ceremony, Li told...

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Press freedom in Hong Kong is hanging by a thread

According to the 2017 World Press Freedom Index published recently by Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders, Hong Kong is down four places to 73rd among 180 countries and...

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One Belt, One Road summit: Same event, different portrayals

The two-day One Belt, One Road summit, one of the most eagerly anticipated international events in China this year, ended on May 15. Party mouthpieces referred to the meeting as a high-level...

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Chinese student praise of fresh air in US sparks uproar at home

Yang Shuping, a young woman from Kunming in Yunnan province who has been studying at the University of Maryland in the US in the past four years, recently delivered a speech at its graduation ceremony....

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The 1957 Anti-Rightist Movement: A warning from history

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the notorious Anti-Rightist Movement in China. It is estimated that during the movement, at least 550,000 civilians were labelled “rightist...

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China was hell on earth during the Anti-Rightist Movement

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Anti-Rightist Movement. As expected, all official mouthpieces and state-run media in the mainland are strictly forbidden to touch on the...

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Why can’t Beijing just go easy on Liu Xia?

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has passed away, but his spirit and legacy continue to live on not only among the Chinese people but in the international community as well. The Economist ran a...

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