Mandarin-speaking Mainlanders are drowning the city-state’s Cantonese culture
As they struggle for independence from China, thousands of protestors in Hong Kong sing this hymn. #gript
Marking the fifth anniversary of a Chinese ban on fully democratic elections in the region, Hong Kong protests escalated for the 13th week in a row this weekend as demonstrators rallied with Christian groups outside the headquarters of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
The Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) was signed on the HMS Cornwallis anchored at the city, and it ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China. It was the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties. Trade wars and economic power struggles between Europe […]
Most CEOs have demanding jobs but few are asked to stand up to the might of the Chinese government when they are furiously trying to crack down on protesters in Hong Kong. Yesterday, Newsweek picked up on a story published by Taiwan News which claimed that Cathay Pacific CEO Rupert Hogg resigned from the company […]