https://www.scmp.com/rss/316432/feed Dabing Li worked in China, the US and Hong Kong as a textile salesman, a trade official, banker, consultant and entrepreneur. Now retired, he resides in Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The US has ended its extradition case against Meng Wanzhou, and Huawei’s chief financial officer is now free after being detained in Canada for nearly three years. She arrived back in Shenzhen to a hero’s welcome. The outpouring of support has been massive; her case struck a chord with many people, as it should. Huawei was pulling ahead in 5G technology, seen as perhaps the next big thing to redefine industry, commerce, finance, and life in general. At the height of the US-China trade war, the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3150389/why-meng-wanzhou-saga-may-not-be-last-its-kind?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3150389/why-meng-wanzhou-saga-may-not-be-last-its-kind?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Sep 2021 22:45:07 +0000 When Tang dynasty poet Liu Yuxi returned home after 23 long years, he wrote: “A thousand sails pass by a sunken ship. Spring wakes in full bloom in spite of a lone sick tree.” On June 30, China enacted the national security law for Hong Kong. On the eve of the 23rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, a new chapter began. For the West and the world of “liberal democracies,” this seems a pivotal event in the annals of history. Their reaction has been pessimistic and negative. The... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3091329/wests-criticism-national-security-law-exposes-its-own-flawed-system?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3091329/wests-criticism-national-security-law-exposes-its-own-flawed-system?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:00:05 +0000 The ongoing Occupy movement by pro-democracy protesters has wreaked havoc in Hong Kong. There is no end in sight. Yet, in this melodramatic saga, we may be forgetting the basics: What exactly is "democracy"? Who deserves it? Does it really work? Western-style "democracy" is a seductive proposition, especially for those with little education and achievements but loaded with "grievances". However, if we look through human history, it seems that this "democracy" hasn't really worked too well. "One... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1623021/democracy-its-last-legs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1623021/democracy-its-last-legs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2014 09:15:00 +0000