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How New York Times saw Hong Kong tragedy as chance to push anti-China narrative

Foreign media looked the other way when Hong Kong made a series of impressive achievements in recent years - but snapped into attention when they realized a fire tragedy could be twisted to push the fake narrative of Beijing ruining Hong Kong. Grenville Cross reports. CONCERTED EFFORTS WERE made to wreck Hong Kong's “one country,…

December 11, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

Hong Kong News Opinion

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

Journalist James Ockenden found forged fire safety certificates in the wake of the Hong Kong tower fire. Nobody shut him up - on the contrary, the authorities took great interest in his probes into building safety. The truth about Hong Kong's excellent response to a horrific tragedy gives the lie to the international media's heartless…

December 10, 20250Comments ByJames Ockenden

Hong Kong News Opinion

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

SHORTLY AFTER THE HORRIFIC seven-tower fire in Hong Kong, a person who gave herself the name “Hongkonger” appeared on social media showing incredible disrespect to the victims of the city’s recent tower block fire by printing photographs of burned corpses – while at the same time, she blamed the whole thing on the Chinese government…

December 10, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Features Hong Kong News Opinion

Being open-minded about China cost me friendships

Long-term Hong Kong resident Richard Cullen reflects on politics, friendships and the Tai Po fire. I first arrived to live and work in Hong Kong over 30 years ago. More recently I began to reflect on the way expressing my own political views on Hong Kong and China has reshaped some long-standing friendships. The recent…

December 10, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Hong Kong News Opinion

3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

A boy in Hong Kong ended up with three parental figures. Top brains in the legal sector tried to unravel the legal issues this raised—but initial success was overturned by an unexpected judgment. This is the second section of a two-part report by top legal mind Henry Litton. Click this line to read part one.…

October 23, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

Hong Kong News Opinion

This child has three parents: so who is his mother?

Advances in medical capability meant that a boy in Hong Kong ended up with three parental figures. This raised new legal issues that senior people in the legal sector tried to sort out—but initial success was overturned by an unexpected judgment. Top legal mind Henry Litton tells the story. This is the first of a…

October 16, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

China news Culture Opinion

Trump’s Department of War and China’s forgotten letter

‘U.S. Department of war’ is a more honest title—and that is proved by the extraordinary story of a forgotten 1964 letter from China TLDR SUMMARY: The world knows the importance of the nuclear “no first use” pledge but forgets that only two countries signed it, neither of which are in the west IN 1964,…

September 6, 20250Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture Opinion

Is God antisemitic?

The Jewish people, some Jewish people say, have suffered so much over the years that it appears that God Himself may be antisemitic. Richard Cullen examines a curious debate. THE SHRILL ESCALATION in claims of antisemitism since October 7, 2023, explained by David Dixon, former Dean of Law at the University of New South Wales…

August 25, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Culture Hong Kong News Opinion

Judiciary spent 2 ½ years examining which toilet a person should use

Asia has largely avoided the unhelpful “which toilet should ‘x’ use?” debate that has divided the west. But Hong Kong sometimes drifts in that direction, warns former top judge Henry Litton. THERE IS A LATIN MAXIM which says De minimis non curat lex: “The law does not concern itself with trifles”. This principle protects the…

August 12, 20250Comments ByHenry Litton

News Opinion

The shameless new Washington Consensus is drenched in blood

A shocking Pentagon plan for the US's open-ended dominance of the world, leaked in 1992, remains the underlying end-goal for the cluster of countries supporting Washington. But while China demonstrated a new way of governance, lifting 100s of millions of people out of poverty, the US has clung to its need to dominate the…

July 28, 20250Comments ByRichard Cullen

Opinion

How New York Times saw Hong Kong tragedy as chance to push anti-China narrative

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

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

Being open-minded about China cost me friendships

3-parent baby case led to one of the oddest reviews in HK legal history

This child has three parents: so who is his mother?

Trump’s Department of War and China’s forgotten letter

Is God antisemitic?

Judiciary spent 2 ½ years examining which toilet a person should use

The shameless new Washington Consensus is drenched in blood

Truth trumps fiction, as Donald trumps expectations

The U.S. openly threatens judges around the world: sorry, but you just can’t do that

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