Supporters of China and the Hong Kong police carry Chinese flags at the Kwai Chung Police Station on August 10. Photo: Edward Wong
Opinion
Opinion
Can Hongkongers be made to love China? Probably not, but that hasn’t stopped Beijing or the Hong Kong government from trying
- The Hong Kong government have tried forcing through national education, an anthem law and now an extradition bill. Maybe, instead of asking why Hongkongers don’t love China, they should ask whether love is something that can be forced
Supporters of China and the Hong Kong police carry Chinese flags at the Kwai Chung Police Station on August 10. Photo: Edward Wong
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
Opinion
How Hong Kong protesters are turning off their mainland Chinese supporters
- With Tiananmen in recent memory, even the most liberal-minded mainland Chinese find violence as a means to an end hard to accept
- With Hong Kong protests becoming more disruptive and radical, and xenophobic slurs more prominent, support is waning among former sympathisers
Illustration: Craig Stephens