By Christopher Lord When Hong Kong’s protest movement talks about ‘democracy’, we all know what they mean. Universal suffrage, free elections, representatives of the people making the laws. But when you look at the graffiti in Chinese that is everywhere, on pavements and crash barriers, you see that it is a more complicated issue. The … Continue reading Why ‘Chinese democracy’ is a mistranslation
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Why ‘Chinese democracy’ is a mistranslation
By Christopher Lord When Hong Kong’s protest movement talks about ‘democracy’, we all know what they mean. Universal suffrage, free elections, representatives of the people making the laws. But when you look at the graffiti in Chinese that is everywhere, on pavements and crash barriers, you see that it is a more complicated issue. The … Continue reading Why ‘Chinese democracy’ is a mistranslation