Very perceptive analysis of the real roots of the demonstrations and divisions in Hong Kong now. The analysis is that with the current system--a restrictive government and freedom of the press, assembly, and protest--Hong Kong is ungovernable. There are two solutions to the problem--greater democracy, or the Mainland system of absolute control and oppression. Chilling analysis of the choice the CCP faces in solving the problems in Hong Kong. I fear that life for my friends in Hong Kong will become unbearable if Beijing introduces the kind of restrictions imposed on th...Read more

Artist drawing portraits.

Are some of Hong Kong's biggest artists being threatened by the Mainland propaganda machine in social media and with a formal ban of their work by the government?

Here is what Anthony Wong Chau Sang had to say about all of this:

"Speaking of starting a Hong Kong artist boycott operation, Wong Chau Sun who is currently working on location in the Mainland for the TVB series HIU HUNG responded on fb, "To the official media: if I have to betray my dignity for your bowl of rice, sorry, your bowl of rice costs too much. I cannot afford it, my e...Read more

A lot of activity in Cantonese social media in HK is summarized in this report for those of us who don't understand written Chinese as it is casually used by HK Canto speakers on social media (pretty much everyone not born and raised in HK, I think).

Very perceptive analysis of the quandary the HK government finds itself in as an extension of the Party in Beijing.

So CY is willing to talk to the students. What about all of the protesters who aren't affiliated with any of the student groups (or the official Occupy Central group)? They have made it clear that they are spontaneous groups of citizens who don't answer to any of the above groups or its leaders. They are basically leaderless, spontaneous gatherings of like-minded citizens. They are the ones occupying Mongkok.

Yet another reason why I don't support conceal/carry permits in the US.

The US's diverse law enforcement agencies may not always be paragons of virtue, but I take exception to the blanket statement by the Basic Law Committee member below. Given the behavior of the HK police force the past 14 days in that city, they need to do more than a little investigation of their own practices and officers before saying such behavior is "ok" because it occurs in the US (on occasion), too.

Basic Law Committee member on the alleged beating of Ken Tsang by police: "Such things often happen in the US." Read more

A somewhat academic take on what has caused the current unrest we see in Hong Kong, written by a professor of "political economy" at University of Hong Kong.

More art inspired by the protests in Hong Kong.