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How the Chinese diaspora paved the way for BRI

The biggest international trading venture in world history is 10 years old. But there's an extraordinary tale behind the Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI. And that's the story of the exceptional Chinese Diaspora experience, which laid the foundations for the infrastructure project's success. This Chinese macro-migration endeavor, individual by individual, long…

October 18, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

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US publishes truly wild conspiracy theory about China

A dark, shadowy organization has a TOTALITARIAN ploy to TAKE OVER THE WORLD, the US government warns. They’re FOREIGNERS doing it by telling positive stories about their community! Oh no! The US rightly dismisses conspiracy theories pushed by people like Alex Jones, yet has now published its own conspiracy theory - and it…

October 16, 20230Comments ByMichael Edesess

News Opinion

How NOT to write about Hong Kong and mainland China

The western mainstream media's brutally negative narrative about Hong Kong has spontaneously caused the emergence of a range of voices energized to stand up and speak out for the community, says Richard Cullen. AFTER ENCOUNTERING a fresh set of unvaried, China-thumping articles in the New York Times, I sometimes wonder if others, like me, mentally…

October 5, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

Hong Kong News News

New study shows what really happened in Hong Kong in 2019

The world is told a simplistic black and white tale about Hong Kong’s troubles in 2019, with heroic “pro-democracy” activists crushed by Beijing. What really happened was very different and far more complex, says a detailed new book by top Hong Kong academic Daniel F. Vukovich. A DAILY HAIL of petrol bombs, scores of destroyed…

September 25, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Hong Kong and Shenzhen North are learning from each other

SHENZHEN NORTH HAS become a popular place for Hong Kong people, who head there by high-speed rail for food, shopping and entertainment. The journey takes just 18 minutes, and about 30 trains travel between Hong Kong and Shenzhen North every day. But at the moment, the station itself (below, image by Gareth Jones/ Wikimedia Commons)…

September 21, 20230Comments ByFriday Writers

Chinese food Culture Hong Kong News

The cooking accident that started a global empire

FEEL LIKE ASIAN FOOD for dinner tonight? Chances are that one Hong Kong family will play a key role in flavoring your meal—and that’s true, whether you live in the US, Asia, Australia, or anywhere else. A Hong Kong firm has quietly become the global king of sauces—and made the family behind it remarkably wealthy.…

September 21, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Here’s what the U.S. is doing to prepare for war in Asia

PREPARATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES to launch a war against China are far more advanced than many people realize. And when you look at just how much work has been done, it no longer looks like a matter of “if”, but more of a question of “when”. Quietly, the United States has gone through a…

September 12, 20230Comments ByPhill Hynes

Chinese history Hong Kong News

Soong sister artifacts to be shown in Hong Kong

AN EXHIBITION OF ARTIFACTS from the life of Madam Soong Ching-ling (宋慶齡), the wife of Dr Sun Yat-sen (孫中山), open in Hong Kong next week, with items put on display in the city for the first time. A qipao (Chinese dress) she wore, historical photos with leaders, news clippings and other items will be on…

September 7, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

Hong Kong News News

Muralists work to beautify the city, but also calm its soul

A TRIO OF HONG KONG friends thought about the best way to heal Hong Kong as a community after the traumas of recent times and came up with a simple but transformative idea. What if people just set aside politics and other concerns for a while and did something creative, which would be good for…

August 15, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Chinese history Culture Hong Kong News

Zodiac relics from destroyed Summer Palace now in Hong Kong

SURVIVING ZODIAC HEAD STATUES from a glorious imperial garden destroyed by British and French soldiers in the Opium War in 1860 are on show at City University of Hong Kong. The Old Summer Palace, known as Yuanmingyuan (圓明園), was a huge area, covering more than 3.5 square kilometres of land in Beijing. Historians say it…

August 10, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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How the Chinese diaspora paved the way for BRI

US publishes truly wild conspiracy theory about China

How NOT to write about Hong Kong and mainland China

New study shows what really happened in Hong Kong in 2019

Hong Kong and Shenzhen North are learning from each other

The cooking accident that started a global empire

Here’s what the U.S. is doing to prepare for war in Asia

Soong sister artifacts to be shown in Hong Kong

Muralists work to beautify the city, but also calm its soul

Zodiac relics from destroyed Summer Palace now in Hong Kong

Starmer meets Xi today, hopes to rebuild UK’s relationship

Treasures from 800-year-old sunken vessel exhibited in Hong Kong

At the Great Wall, I learned how the Chinese dealt with their enemies