by Joseph Ching Velasco, Ph.D. 19 November 2021 - After social unrest plagued Hong Kong in 2019, doubts have emerged about the robustness of China’s “One Country, Two Systems.” When colonial rule over Hong Kong and Macau officially ended in the 1990s, these territories returned to the fold of mainland China under a special arrangement [...]
Published October 8, 2019 8:58pm By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News The Philippine government will keep its hands off of the political crisis in Hong Kong, a geopolitical analyst said on Tuesday In a public forum, Dr. Rommel Banlaoi said the Philippines would only focus on protecting the estimated 150,000 OFWs and business interests of Filipino entrepreneurs [...]
by Ivy Ganadillo A Hongkonger waving a British flag; students, professionals, young and old marching on the streets; hostilities breaking out at the legislative council building; harassment and riots between law enforcement officers and civilians; and canceled international flights. These, in a nutshell, are the images that tell the story of the Hong Kong Special Administrative [...]
By Annie Boyajian, Originally Posted at Freedom House Millions of people in Hong Kong are protesting democratic deterioration and rights violations, amid increasing police brutality and other violence against them. The United States and other democracies must take strong, immediate action to stand with the people of Hong Kong in their defense of democratic values. Executive Summary [...]
by Paterno Esmaquel II / Originally Posted at Rappler /10:14 AM, June 21, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Hours before he was held at the Hong Kong airport, former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario slammed the proposed joint Philippines-China investigation of the sinking of a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea. "The plan for a joint probe by [...]
by Jerome TAYLOR, Elaine YU /Originally Posted at AFP /June 24, 2019 Hong Kong (AFP) - Viral artwork pummelling city leaders, clever word plays and Cantonese cursing that would make a sailor blush -- Hong Kongers have displayed a characteristically riotous embrace of satire during their huge anti-government protests. Anger has punctuated much of the historic rallies roiling [...]
