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Is America a normal country?

If one country out of the 200 nations on earth starts behaving in an erratic, anti-social way, it shouldn't worry the entire planet. But when it's the United States of America, which is following its "God-given right" to lead the world, the rest of humanity is understandably concerned, and growing more so by the day.…

December 5, 20230Comments ByRichard Cullen

Hong Kong News Opinion

How EU human rights laws are distorting our legal processes

The concept of “human rights” has triggered distortions in the legal process in Hong Kong that are causing serious problems for the judiciary, says Henry Litton, a senior legal commentator. This is the second of two parts, but can be read independently. To read the first part, click this line. To read an earlier essay…

December 4, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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Has the Hong Kong judiciary lost its way?

Hong Kong’s superb legal system was often rated best in Asia, and better than that of many places in the west. But it has been gradually undermined by absurd cases slipped into the system under the guise of “human rights” awareness, says former top judge Henry Litton, one of the world’s most respected legal minds.…

November 27, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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How the Human Rights Industry hijacked Hong Kong’s legal system

“Human Rights” sounds like such a worthy, positive concept. But it has been used to poison the Hong Kong legal system, says former judge Henry Litton, one of the most widely respected legal minds in common law. THE HUMAN RIGHTS INDUSTRY found its first roots in 1991 when the Hong Kong Bills of…

November 26, 20230Comments ByHenry Litton

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Our changing world: the positives

WHILE NEWS HEADLINES are filled with reports of war, let's not forget that the world has been developing positively in many ways, said Prof Herman Hu in a speech on November 2, 2023. We need to work together to transition to a positive future, he said in his welcome speech at Leading in a Time…

November 8, 20230Comments ByHerman Hu

Hong Kong News Opinion

Hong Kong’s new cultural district deserves our support

Believe it or not, this wide, green open waterfront space (pictured above) is in Hong Kong, a place more famous for developers frantically crowding buildings into every spare centimeter. This area should be celebrated, but the West Kowloon Cultural Center is being criticized for not being profitable. That argument is missing the point, says Brian…

October 31, 20230Comments ByBrian Renwick

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Hong Kong students flying high in Greater Bay Area

Dancing twin sisters were celebrated this week in Hong Kong

October 19, 20230Comments ByH.C. Lu

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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

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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

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Is America a normal country?

How EU human rights laws are distorting our legal processes

Has the Hong Kong judiciary lost its way?

How the Human Rights Industry hijacked Hong Kong’s legal system

Our changing world: the positives

Hong Kong’s new cultural district deserves our support

Hong Kong students flying high in Greater Bay Area

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

As Hong Kong people mourn, western journalists rush to politicize tragedy

West’s hybrid warfare team using Tai Po tragedy to destabilize Hong Kong

I worked at a law firm on the Chinese mainland – here’s what I learned