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Tag Archives: PRC
Occupy Central vs Beijing: it’s turning nasty.
I don’t want to turn this into a politics blog but I cannot avoid writing about Occupy Central and their protests. Ever since I saw them picketing a skyscraper downtown, belonging to a wealthy billionaire with connections with Beijing’s elite, … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Hong Kong, Politics, Reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged China, Democracy, Dictatorship, Elections, Freedom, Hong Kong, Journalism, Occupy Hong Kong, PRC, Protests, Universal Suffrage, Xi Jinping
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Occupy Central: will the world’s politest protest lead Hong Kong to democracy?
It was a strange sight indeed, at least for my cynical European eyes; under a murderous sun, about a hundred activists were crowding the bit of pavement under the shiny Cheung Kong Holdings skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Hong Kong, Politics, Reflections
Tagged Beijing, Hong Kong, Occupy Central, PRC, Universal Suffrage
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