Hong Kong's one-horse leadership poll marks end of city's special status: analysts

Chan Po-ying (2nd R) of the League of Social Democrats waits as police question two of her colleagues before they hold a protest against the selection process of the city's chief executive in Hong Kong , May 8, 2022. Credit: RFA.

Hong Kong’s one-horse leadership poll, which selected former security chief John Lee — the only candidate — for the city’s top job at the weekend, has wiped out any distinction between the city and the rest of mainland China, commentators said on Monday. Lee, a former police officer who oversaw a violent crackdown on the 2019

Pro-China Twitter Accounts Flood Hashtag Critical of Beijing Winter Olympics

Pro-China Twitter Accounts Flood Hashtag Critical of Beijing Winter Olympics

— Darren Linvill of Clemson Universitys Media Forensics Hub. Pro-China accounts have been flooding Twitter with messages that consist of the hashtag #GenocideGames, in what scientists say is an effort to water down the hashtags power to galvanize criticism of the Winter Olympics host nation.Human-rights supporters and Western legislators have actually used the #GenocideGames hashtag

A Uyghur Skier Became the Face of China’s Winter Olympics. The Next Day, She Vanished From the Spotlight.

A Uyghur Skier Became the Face of China’s Winter Olympics. The Next Day, She Vanished From the Spotlight.

By Saturday, the 20-year-old cross-country skier, had actually provided the slip to an excited worldwide press, her lackluster finish in her Olympic debut hardly mentioned in the Chinese media. The catapulting of Ms. Yilamujiang into the worldwide spotlight, followed by a subtle retreat, marked an exceptional 24-hour whirlwind for the hitherto-unknown professional athlete. Dinigeer Yilamujiang,

Popular Posts
Featured Posts
Recent Posts
Popular in Bitcoin
Trending Posts