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Lord Shinkwin: Beijing‘s bullying belies its insecurity
By Lord Shinkwin Who would have thought that George Orwell’s definition of doublespeak in his famous novel, 1984, would seem so inadequate? But then he could not have known the new heights to which the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime would take irony. Irony was on full display when its Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, addressed the Asia Society earlier […]
How flights carrying ‘seafood’ between China and Myanmar fuelled speculation about Beijing’s support for military coup
By Oiwan Lam The term “seafood” went viral on social media last week in connection with the Myanmar military takeover after the Chinese Embassy in Yangon denied daily flights from China were providing assistance to the coup government. Reports of cargo flights between Kunming and Yangon have raised suspicions among Myanmar pro-democracy activists that China […]
Hong Kong educators should embrace the system that’s crucial for teaching Cantonese to non-Chinese
By Maggie Holmes One of the biggest challenges faced by children from non-Chinese speaking families who study in local schools is the absence of Jyutping (Cantonese romanisation) in their Chinese- language textbooks and other study materials. The government provides HK$200 million in annual funding for schools to implement the “Chinese Language Curriculum Second Language Learning […]
The case of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai shows how the security law has shaken up Hong Kong’s legal system
By Senia Ng The National Security Law is a distinctive legal regime which runs in parallel with, and if necessary over-rides, the existing legal system in Hong Kong. This was the conclusion of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA), which handed down its judgment in respect of Mr. Jimmy Lai’s case concerning bail on February […]