Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
Opinion
Mainland Chinese who oppose Hong Kong’s protests aren’t brainwashed by censorship, despite what the West might think
- Many in the West and Hong Kong mistakenly believe that mainland Chinese are unthinking and uncritical. On the contrary, one consequence of life behind China’s Great Firewall is a hypersensitivity to the veracity of information
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
Opinion
Hong Kong’s hatred of mainlanders feeds the xenophobic undercurrents of its protests
- Resentment of Beijing has spilled over towards mainlanders, Mandarin speakers and mainland-linked businesses. Shops are trashed, people are attacked and xenophobic slurs are becoming common. Hong Kong is succumbing to a wave of hate crime
Illustration: Craig Stephens