https://www.scmp.com/rss/322354/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The mass rallies in Hong Kong over the past months have astonished the world – and probably Hongkongers themselves. On the surface, the problems that motivated the protests are political. However, there is always a deeper reality that feeds mass protests and it usually has to do with socio-economic questions, which define everyday life of people. In media reports from Hong Kong, more and more often references are made to the questions of economic opportunities of the young, the high prices of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3025214/protests-will-not-solve-hong-kongs-problems-society-must-come?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3025214/protests-will-not-solve-hong-kongs-problems-society-must-come?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:33:08 +0000 Since the United Nations proclaimed water as a sustainable development goal last September, a number of new initiatives and high-level panels have been launched by various groups of nations. China is not part of any of these initiatives, but it has begun to introduce substantial water policy decisions on its own, without engaging in the international discourse. In January, President Xi Jinping announced in Chongqing that Beijing would no longer allow large-scale development on the Yangtze River,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1928168/international-effort-manage-risk-water-resources-needs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1928168/international-effort-manage-risk-water-resources-needs?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:34:47 +0000