https://www.scmp.com/rss/323280/feed Lea Li joined the Post in 2016 and specialises in the video production of news and features. His reporting covers political and social issues in China and Hong Kong. His work was recognised with an honorable mention in the Excellence in Video Reporting category at the 2018 Society of Publishers in Asia Awards. He holds a master's degree in multimedia and entertainment technology from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Political books about Hong Kong’s democratic movement, gossip about Chinese leaders, and rumors about politics on the Chinese mainland were once readily available at newsstands and convenience stores across the city. But many books considered to be "sensitive" have disappeared from the shelves after Beijing imposed a national security law for Hong Kong in July 2020. The change is a worry for many in Hong Kong, including an independent bookstore owner who fears the new law could eventually have a... https://www.scmp.com/politics/independent-bookstores-struggle-under-national-security-law-hong-kong/article/3099524?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/independent-bookstores-struggle-under-national-security-law-hong-kong/article/3099524?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:42:38 +0000 Hong Kong marked the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown amid a police ban on the annual Victoria Park vigil because of Covid-19 social distancing restrictions. Thousands defied the ban and gathered in the park anyway. Elsewhere in the city, people gathered to light candles and held a moment of silence to commemorate those who died in the crackdown on June 4, 1989. https://www.scmp.com/politics/hongkongers-defy-ban-mark-tiananmen-crackdown/article/3087662?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/hongkongers-defy-ban-mark-tiananmen-crackdown/article/3087662?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:20:57 +0000 China normally holds its most important annual political meetings in March, when the top political advisory body and national legislature gather. But in 2020, the meetings were postponed to May 22, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the “two sessions” take place only days apart on the political calendar, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) and the National People’s Congress (NPC) are two very distinct gatherings. Here’s a closer look at how the two... https://www.scmp.com/politics/two-sessions-explained-chinas-most-important-political-meetings-year/article/3085393?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/two-sessions-explained-chinas-most-important-political-meetings-year/article/3085393?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 May 2020 11:47:46 +0000 Airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 documented a massive reduction in the number of aircraft flying around the world as the new coronavirus spread after it was first reported in central China. The International Air Transport Association predicts that air traffic in 2020 may fall by at least 38%. https://www.scmp.com/business/how-covid-19-pandemic-has-devastated-air-travel/article/3080391?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/how-covid-19-pandemic-has-devastated-air-travel/article/3080391?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:20:27 +0000 Chinese police officers from two provinces clashed with each other and members of the public on March 27 in a dispute over the reopening of a provincial border following weeks of quarantine measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. https://www.scmp.com/china/police-public-clash-over-border-reopening-china/article/3077510?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/police-public-clash-over-border-reopening-china/article/3077510?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2020 10:51:33 +0000 Hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers took to the streets on December 8, 2019, the day before the six-month anniversary of the anti-government protests. For the first time since August, the Civil Human Rights Front, the organizer of the march, received a letter of no objection from the police. https://www.scmp.com/politics/hundreds-thousands-joined-hong-kongs-first-march-approved-police-august/article/3041185?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/hundreds-thousands-joined-hong-kongs-first-march-approved-police-august/article/3041185?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:26:51 +0000 Hundreds of anti-government protesters gathered on Tuesday night a month since the introduction of a mask ban in Hong Kong, marching through the tourist hotspot of Tsim Sha Tsui. Police deployed a water cannon to disperse the crowd. Many demonstrators wore the smiling masks made famous by the 2005 dystopian film V for Vendetta. The masks commemorate Guy Fawkes, a British figure whose failed bid to blow up parliament in 1605 is remembered in the UK every year on November 5. In recent years, the... https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-protests-hundreds-don-masks-guy-fawkes-day/article/3036510?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-protests-hundreds-don-masks-guy-fawkes-day/article/3036510?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 Nov 2019 10:10:23 +0000 Thousands of Hong Kong protesters – some waving American flags – filled Hong Kong streets on Monday night to ask the US government and President Trump for help. They urged the US Congress to pass a bill that would sanction and penalize Beijing and Hong Kong officials deemed to have suppressed “basic freedoms” in the city. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-rally-urges-us-congress-pass-hong-kong-human-rights-and-democracy-act/article/3032980?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-rally-urges-us-congress-pass-hong-kong-human-rights-and-democracy-act/article/3032980?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Oct 2019 10:55:31 +0000 Hong Kong protesters are not only taking their message to the streets. Thousands are volunteering to create graphics, posters, videos and other content meant to promote their cause. In the video above, we speak with a member of an informal public relations (PR) team that supports the movement. One of the members, who goes by “Y,” designed a bloodstained version of the city’s bauhinia flag that has become a symbol of the protests. https://www.scmp.com/society/people-behind-hong-kongs-protest-public-relations-media-campaign/article/3028047?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/people-behind-hong-kongs-protest-public-relations-media-campaign/article/3028047?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:21:13 +0000 A passenger train in Hong Kong has derailed for the first time, leading to a service suspension during rush hour on Tuesday. Services on the city’s railway system between Mong Kok East and Hung Hom stations in Kowloon were suspended after three carriages came off the tracks on Tuesday morning. At least eight passengers were injured. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-mtr-train-carrying-passengers-derails-during-rush-hour/article/3027601?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-mtr-train-carrying-passengers-derails-during-rush-hour/article/3027601?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:14:50 +0000 Amid anti-government protests that have rocked Hong Kong for nearly three months, some artists who support the movement talk about the works they have created to express their feelings about the movement or to offer support for demonstrators. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-artists-turning-creativity-support-anti-government-protests/article/3026302?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kong-artists-turning-creativity-support-anti-government-protests/article/3026302?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:15:53 +0000 For the first time in 12 weekends of anti-government protests in Hong Kong, a police officer fired a warning shot during clashes with demonstrators on Sunday. Earlier in the day, police also deployed water cannons for the first time, threatening to use them in order to disperse hundreds of protesters who had occupied a road following a march. https://www.scmp.com/politics/shot-fired-and-water-cannon-deployed-police-and-protesters-clash-hong-kongs-western-new-territories/article/3024329?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/shot-fired-and-water-cannon-deployed-police-and-protesters-clash-hong-kongs-western-new-territories/article/3024329?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:02:36 +0000 Hundreds have rallied at a tourist hotspot in Hong Kong to demand the release of a student arrested for carrying laser pointers. Keith Fong, president of Hong Kong Baptist University’s student union, was arrested Monday on suspicion of possessing “offensive weapons.” The university's faculty, students and alumni of the university held rallies to condemn the police for spreading “white terror” and demanded Fong’s release. Laser pointers have been commonly seen in anti-government protests in Hong... https://www.scmp.com/politics/hong-kong-protest-laser-rally-against-student-arrest/article/3021951?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/hong-kong-protest-laser-rally-against-student-arrest/article/3021951?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Aug 2019 09:31:29 +0000 A couple facing riot charges in Hong Kong have tied the knot. Dozens of friends, family members and supporters packed a registration room to witness the wedding ceremony for Tong Wai-hung and Elaine To on August 4, 2019. The couple, who co-own a private gym in Central, were arrested on July 28 during a police operation to clear anti-extradition law protesters in Sheung Wan. They were each charged with one count of rioting, which can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. They are among 44... https://www.scmp.com/society/wedding-couple-facing-10-years-jail-rioting-charges/article/3021428?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/wedding-couple-facing-10-years-jail-rioting-charges/article/3021428?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:53:48 +0000 Christians are playing an important role in Hong Kong’s ongoing protests, which aim to preserve the city’s freedoms and autonomy.  While the Chinese government has been accused of cracking down on religious freedom in the mainland, religious groups in the former British colony of Hong Kong are flourishing.  During the campaign against a now-dead extradition bill, Christians were among those taking to the streets. Churches have become temporary support centers. The hymn ‘Sing Hallelujah to the... https://www.scmp.com/politics/christians-protest-defend-hong-kong-autonomy-and-religious-freedom/article/3019582?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/christians-protest-defend-hong-kong-autonomy-and-religious-freedom/article/3019582?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:05:18 +0000 After a largely peaceful demonstration against the Hong Kong government’s now-suspended extradition bill on Sunday, a smaller group of protesters clashed with police in the commercial district of Mong Kok. https://www.scmp.com/politics/protesters-and-police-clash-night-mong-kok-after-mass-rally-against-hong-kong-extradition-bill/article/3017710?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/protesters-and-police-clash-night-mong-kok-after-mass-rally-against-hong-kong-extradition-bill/article/3017710?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:21:18 +0000 Beef brisket is considered a cheap and tough piece of meat, but it has become a favorite among diners in southern China. It's the star ingredient in southern-style beef noodle soup, which, until a few years ago, was rarely served in northern Chinese cities, including the capital Beijing. That began to change in 2015, when Taiwanese businessman Stanley Su partnered with Hong Kong actor and singer Jordan Chan to open a Hong Kong-style beef brisket restaurant in Beijing. Watch the video above to... https://www.scmp.com/food/hong-kong-style-beef-noodles-becomes-hit-diners-chinese-capital-beijing/article/3017359?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/hong-kong-style-beef-noodles-becomes-hit-diners-chinese-capital-beijing/article/3017359?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jul 2019 10:03:04 +0000 China’s gaming industry has exploded in recent decades, but that rise has also led to an increase in the number of people addicted to video games and internet use.  Some addicts allow their habits to take over their lives, prompting desperate parents to pay huge fees to internet addiction centers. This detox center near Beijing claims to have an 80% success rate helping internet addicts get their lives back on track. https://www.scmp.com/china/chinas-internet-addicts-get-their-lives-back-track/article/3016364?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinas-internet-addicts-get-their-lives-back-track/article/3016364?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:21:48 +0000 Agriculture is a crucial industry in China, employing over 300 million farmers and feeding a big chunk of the world’s population. But as China’s labor pool shrinks and urban migration continues apace, Chinese farmlands are facing a labor shortage. That’s where technology comes in. The Chinese government has set a target to produce 90% of its own farming equipment by 2020, and the agricultural industry is betting that the use of drones will boost productivity. XAG is one of the biggest drone... https://www.scmp.com/tech/chinese-drone-maker-sets-its-sights-agriculture/article/3006524?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/chinese-drone-maker-sets-its-sights-agriculture/article/3006524?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2019 09:17:22 +0000 A new Cantonese opera called Trump on Show is being staged in Hong Kong, satirizing US-China relations using the traditional performance art. Playwright Edward Li Kui-ming, who is also a feng shui master, says the play is inspired by Barack Obama, whose half-brother lives in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Watch the video, above, for more. https://www.scmp.com/arts/trump-show-donald-trump-finds-his-twin-brother-shenzhen-china/article/3006190?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/arts/trump-show-donald-trump-finds-his-twin-brother-shenzhen-china/article/3006190?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Apr 2019 10:53:34 +0000 When are bikinis allowed on China’s live-streaming apps, and when are they not? As content moderators at Inke, one of China’s largest live-streaming companies with 25 million users, Zhi Heng and his brigade of 1,200 mostly fresh-faced college graduates have just seconds to decide whether the swimwear on their screens breaches the rules of the platform. Here on the front lines of China’s war to police the internet, companies employ armies of censors to adjudicate the sea of content produced each... https://www.scmp.com/tech/how-live-streaming-platform-inkle-censors-its-content/article/3005329?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/how-live-streaming-platform-inkle-censors-its-content/article/3005329?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Apr 2019 10:48:28 +0000 Artem Zhdanov fell in love with Chinese culture during his first trip to China. He settled down in Shenzhen to start a business, and now the 29-year-old Russian has lived in China for seven years.  After stumbling on a hit product combining Western and Chinese humor, he started selling his T-shirts online under the LaowaiMe (“I’m a foreigner”) label. The clothing features Chinese phrases like “ni hao, xie xie, ting bu dong” (hello, thank you, I don't understand). Zhdanov says they’re his way of... https://www.scmp.com/china/foreigner-promoting-chinese-culture-world/article/3004617?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/foreigner-promoting-chinese-culture-world/article/3004617?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:27:55 +0000 In 2015, China launched a wide-ranging campaign intended to wipe out poverty across China in just five years. The program was meant to lift the entire population above the poverty line, ensuring every family would have an annual income of more than 2,300 yuan ($340) by 2020. The national campaign has made some headway, with official statistics showing the number of rural poor has dropped from 82.39 million in 2012 to 16.6 million at the end of 2018, and another 10 million are on target to be... https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-villagers-left-behind-chinas-poverty-relief-campaign/article/3003830?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/chinese-villagers-left-behind-chinas-poverty-relief-campaign/article/3003830?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:36:21 +0000 Lin Heung Tea House has been an iconic establishment in Hong Kong’s Central district since 1918. The restaurant is famed for its authentic dim sum, with dishes on offer that are hard to find elsewhere. It's also renowned for its chaotic atmosphere, in which diners surge forward to nab the tastiest treats from steamer trolleys before they’re all gone.  But the tea house will soon have to steam its final dish. Lin Heung closes for good at the end of February. Check out our video, above, for a last... https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-century-old-lin-heung-tea-house-about-close/article/3000944?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-century-old-lin-heung-tea-house-about-close/article/3000944?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:25:24 +0000 Hong Kong was once the world’s biggest toy maker. From the 1950s to the 1980s, the city was a manufacturing hub, particularly specializing in plastics. Since China’s opening up to the outside world, much of the manufacturing business has moved to the mainland. Now the city’s toys offer a historical snapshot of the city in a simpler time, as toy enthusiast and collector Chong Hing-fai reveals. Check out our video, above, for a glimpse at a time when toys didn’t come on smartphones. https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-history-through-its-old-toys/article/3000634?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/hong-kongs-history-through-its-old-toys/article/3000634?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jan 2019 09:21:28 +0000 China says that Beijing’s newest airport will open on time. The Beijing Daxing International Airport is set to begin operations on September 30 as scheduled, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has confirmed. The new airport will ease the load on the overtaxed Beijing Capital International Airport, which will remain open. Daxing is designed to handle up to 72 million passengers and 2.2 million tons of cargo each year by 2025, and up to 100 million passengers annually in the future –... https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-beijing-daxing-international-airport-set-open-schedule/article/2181467?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-beijing-daxing-international-airport-set-open-schedule/article/2181467?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Jan 2019 03:15:41 +0000 China’s Chang’e 4 lunar spacecraft has arrived on the far side of the moon – a first for humanity. The unmanned probe touched down on the far side of the moon at 9.26pm Eastern time on January 2. The historic landing sets the stage for the exploration of a lunar region that’s never before been studied at close range – and which China has first access to.  Check out our video, above, for a never-seen-before shot beamed back from the far side of the moon. https://www.scmp.com/china/change-4-lunar-probe-lands-far-side-moon/article/2180537?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/change-4-lunar-probe-lands-far-side-moon/article/2180537?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:15:30 +0000 The Peninsula is one of the Hong Kong’s great hotels. Known as the “Grande Dame of the Far East,” tourists and locals alike still flock to its beautiful colonial lobby for afternoon tea, or head to the bar for a classic cocktail done right. And the staff are just as loyal as the patrons. Senior bartender Johnny Chung is the hotel’s longest-serving employee. His father worked at the hotel before him, and now Johnny has been at The Peninsula for more than six decades. In his time at the hotel,... https://www.scmp.com/style/peninsula-hong-kongs-longest-serving-bartender-johnny-chung/article/2165809?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/style/peninsula-hong-kongs-longest-serving-bartender-johnny-chung/article/2165809?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Sep 2018 10:00:15 +0000 A 140-foot military transport ship from the People’s Liberation Army’s Hong Kong garrison was washed ashore on a Hong Kong island by Typhoon Mangkhut: the most intense storm on record ever to hit Hong Kong. The PLA navy sent sailors to check the Nan Jiao 86 vessel on Wednesday morning. They refused to answer any questions, describing their mission as “secret.” https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-chinese-navy-vessel-washed-ashore-hong-kong-typhoon-mangkhut/article/2165024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/last-wonton-chinese-navy-vessel-washed-ashore-hong-kong-typhoon-mangkhut/article/2165024?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:45:15 +0000 Anita Caswell Ng is founder and baker at Little Miss Macarons in Hong Kong. She takes us through how to make her special unicorn macarons, and explains why they’re great for kids and adults alike. https://www.scmp.com/food/hong-kong-baker-anita-caswell-ng-how-make-unicorn-macarons/article/2161020?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/hong-kong-baker-anita-caswell-ng-how-make-unicorn-macarons/article/2161020?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Aug 2018 10:00:45 +0000 Bombs so powerful they lit up the night sky. Countless bodies strewn on the battlefields. They are memories from more than six decades ago that are still crystal clear in the minds of the men and women who served in the Korean war. An estimated 2.8 million people were killed during the three years of fighting. Sixty-five years after the signing of the armistice that ended hostilities, we speak to South Korean and Chinese veterans about their memories of the war, what they think about present day... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2156906/korean-war-65-years-after-armistice-veterans-recall-horrors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jul 2018 02:30:30 +0000 This is Houtouwan, an abandoned Chinese fishing village just 40 miles off the east coast of Shanghai. The village was once home to 3,000 people. Now it’s home to just five, and greenery has started to reclaim the settlement from civilization. The village was emptied out in the ’90s – an insight into the scale of China’s population shift away from rural life. https://www.scmp.com/china/abandoned-village-houtouwan-reclaimed-nature/article/2150761?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/abandoned-village-houtouwan-reclaimed-nature/article/2150761?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:00:30 +0000 Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet on Tuesday, June 12 in a summit that could change the world. The location for their rendezvous? The city-state of Singapore. It may seem an unlikely place to host the first meeting between a US President and a North Korean leader. But there are several reasons the city-state is well positioned to provide a good venue for the historic event. https://www.scmp.com/politics/why-are-trump-and-kim-meeting-singapore/article/2150234?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/politics/why-are-trump-and-kim-meeting-singapore/article/2150234?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jun 2018 10:00:45 +0000 On June 4, 1989, the Chinese government sent in troops to crush a weeks-long sit in at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Protesters were calling for democracy, greater accountability and more freedoms. The government’s harsh response shocked the world. Hong Kong activists and members of the public have held events to remember the crackdown every year since, but recently there has been increasing pressure not to so. Twenty-nine years on, a survivor of the crackdown and a long-time activist, talk about... https://www.scmp.com/china/tiananmen-square-crackdown-remembered/article/2149177?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/china/tiananmen-square-crackdown-remembered/article/2149177?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:00:00 +0000 For nearly seven decades, the people of Zhongdong – “Middle Cave” – Village have lived in caves, eking out an existence living off the land. These villages of the Miao ethnic group live among the karst hills of the poverty-stricken southwestern province of Guizhou.  But the Chinese government, which has pledged to eradicate poverty by 2020, wants to move them out of their traditional homes — by force, if necessary. https://www.scmp.com/society/people-zhongdong-chinas-last-cave-village/article/2146171?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/people-zhongdong-chinas-last-cave-village/article/2146171?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 May 2018 10:30:15 +0000 White Rabbit candy is the candy in China. It’s the one everyone grew up with. In fact, for decades it's virtually all there was. The familiar white, red and blue wrappers of White Rabbit candy have been a staple among China’s sweet toothed for close to eight decades. And surprisingly for the only show in town, they're actually quite tasty. With their iconic branding and edible rice paper wrapping, they occupy a special place in every Chinese child’s memory. And they’re still going strong: in... https://www.scmp.com/food/inside-chinas-white-rabbit-candy-factory/article/2144350?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/inside-chinas-white-rabbit-candy-factory/article/2144350?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 May 2018 09:48:06 +0000 Hong Kong has the most expensive residential property in the world, according to US property think tank Demographia. With limited supply and increasing demand, property prices have shot through the roof in the last two decades. The average apartment in the city costs $700,000 and is tiny by mainstream (non-Hong Kong) standards. The city government has long followed a policy to sell land to the highest bidder. But with prices – and discontent – so high, is it time for a change? https://www.scmp.com/business/hong-kong-worlds-most-expensive-housing-market/article/2140290?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/hong-kong-worlds-most-expensive-housing-market/article/2140290?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:56:54 +0000 Beijing relies on 850,000 public security volunteers to keep order in a city of 21.5 million people. They keep an eye out for “troublemakers” and "suspicious people." During China’s two big political meetings, or "two sessions", petitioners flock to Beijing. Inkstone caught up with two such volunteers on the streets of the bustling capital. The two retirees, both over 70 years old, were kind of adorable. https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-meet-beijings-security-volunteers/article/2136812?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/last-wonton-meet-beijings-security-volunteers/article/2136812?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Mar 2018 07:30:00 +0000