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In Xinjiang, I stepped into a different world

"One physical step took me across an international border; one mental step helped me transcend my own preconceived stereotypes," says Wu Pei Yee, a Hong Kong form five student who writes about a visit to Xinjiang -- and the step that took her from China into Kazahkstan. BEFORE I LEFT HONG KONG for our school…

July 31, 20260Comments ByWu Pei Yee

City of the future: Hong Kong is just about to go through a transformation

Almost a third of Hong Kong's land will be blended into an extraordinary plan for a new super-city. It's huge: the size of the UK's Birmingham, or Kansas City in the US. Prof Herman Hu says that Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis can take inspiration from Xiong'an, the "city of the future" being built south…

July 30, 20260Comments ByHerman Hu

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Art and science of Chinese calligraphy

SCIENTISTS WARN that the dramatic disappearance of handwriting in the modern world will have a negative effect on the human brain—but not in China. For the Chinese, the art and science of handwriting is alive and well--and not just as a way of communicating information, but as a standard skill that every young person learns—and…

July 16, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news Opinion

Yes, China needs an inheritance tax; and what’s the deal with ‘limited term’ property ownership?

There's a worrying hole in China's tax system What's the deal with 'limited-term' property ownership? Practical solutions to solve asset transfer problems A debate has sprung up concerning assets owned by individuals in China. In this essay, Richard Cullen guides us through the issues and looks at intriguing solutions that could move the country forwards…

July 6, 20260Comments ByRichard Cullen

China news Culture News

Latest attempt to revive ‘Uyghur genocide’ hoax fails in the face of the facts

The people of Xinjiang are growing in number, and in health and wealth: the opposite of a genocide. Hong Kong's Herman Hu visited recently - one of 300 million people who visited the region in the past year. FOREIGN MEDIA OUTLETS have recently once again repeated false allegations of so-called "genocide" in Xinjiang. There is…

June 18, 20260Comments ByHerman Hu

Hong Kong News Opinion

Extraordinary program gently turns arrested ‘insurgents’ into citizens who don’t re-offend

More than 1,000 young people lured into violence in the 2019 civil unrest have joined a rehabilitation program involving visits to the Chinese mainland - and the results are extraordinary. The program has an incredibly low re-offending rate of just 0.4 per cent, compared to Hong Kong’s overall 22.4 per cent rate. James Ockenden reports…

May 19, 20260Comments ByJames Ockenden

China news Chinese history Culture

The first wizard’s first invention

“HUNGRY? I HAVE SOMETHING to show you,” the white-haired man says to the young fellow hunter he is training. “Come.” They walk into a deep cave in a cliff wall jutting out of the forest and sit on the floor. The older man opens the leather pouch he uses as a bag and pulls out…

May 13, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

China news

China says NO to US ‘orders’ to stop buying Iranian oil

BREAKING NEWS: CHINA'S LEADERSHIP THIS WEEKEND said “no” to a global order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump—and today analysts worldwide are holding their breath to see if the mercurial leader will back down. The Trump administration last week again ordered the world, including specific firms in China, to stop trading with Iranians—the latest in…

May 4, 20260Comments ByNury Vittachi

Hong Kong News Opinion

Is Hong Kong one of the world’s most engaging cities – or a spooky-dooky police state?

The contrast between joyful, buzzy Hong Kong, and its absurdly grim image overseas is startling - especially in the light of the brutal restrictions on free speech emerging in numerous western countries. Richard Cullen reports. THE RUGBY SEVENS, a combined sports tournament and a huge international party, is underway in front of massive crowds at…

May 1, 20260Comments ByRichard Cullen

China news

China moving faster, with three major laws reviewed at Two Sessions

CHINA IS MOVING FAST. Three major new laws were reviewed simultaneously for the first time this year. Normally, only one or two draft laws make it to the “Two Sessions”. But this year, three important pieces of legislation were reviewed at the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, covering…

April 30, 20260Comments ByHerman Hu