To This City, To That Person

The rights defense movement was an attempt to advance the rule of law through individual cases, but under the iron fist of the Leninist Party it was reduced to a fantasy. As public space has shrunk and the spirit of freedom atrophied, Hong Kong has given rare hope and strength to those of us still in the fight. Now this source of warmth and light is inevitably being snuffed out.

Lord Alton: As a Slow-Motion Tiananmen Square Unfolds, Will you Stand with Hong Kong?

Lord Alton of Liverpool  | Hong Kong Free Press Watching the Tiananmen-style assault on Hong Kong universities and their students, I looked again at a postcard I recently received from a student in Hong Kong. It included some words from the Les Misérables classic refrain “Can you hear the people sing, is there a world you long to see? …Will you be strong and […]

‘Independence For Guangzhou’ Slogans Seen on Streets of Southern Chinese City

Wong Lok-to  |  Radio Free Asia Posters and graffiti have appeared on the streets of the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou calling for independence not just for neighboring Hong Kong, but for Guangzhou, which shares its Cantonese language and culture with the former British colony. Graffiti phrases like “Independence for Guangzhou, Go Hong Kong!” have […]

China Bans Hong Kong Film Awards Show After ’10 Years’ Nominated

Hai Nan  |  Radio Free Asia China’s official media plans to boycott the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in April, apparently because the politically-charged movie “10 Years” is nominated for best picture. Chinese living on the other side of the border from the former British colony won’t be able to watch the ceremony’s telecast as […]