https://www.scmp.com/rss/502336/feed Mike Chinoy was a long-time foreign correspondent, serving as CNN’s first Beijing bureau chief and as senior Asia correspondent. He is currently a Hong Kong-based non-resident senior fellow at the University of Southern California’s US-China Institute. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Hong Kong government’s refusal to allow 23-year-old democracy activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung to contest a local election has emerged as the latest flashpoint in the political crisis. Wong, arguably the most internationally well-known figure in Hong Kong’s youthful protest movement, had planned to run in elections scheduled for November 24 for a spot in one of Hong Kong’s district councils, the lowest rung of local government.  The 479 representatives on the 18 councils don’t receive a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3035481/blocking-joshua-wong-standing-election-hong-kong-just-driving?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3035481/blocking-joshua-wong-standing-election-hong-kong-just-driving?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Oct 2019 19:00:11 +0000 The crowds surged through the streets, demanding basic political rights. They were met by club-wielding riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets. The clashes became routine, reflecting the gap between an aroused populace and an isolated and unresponsive government.  This sounds very much like Hong Kong, where I live, in the summer of 2019, but in fact describes Northern Ireland 50 years ago. As the crisis in Hong Kong shows no sign of resolution, the strife increasingly resembles the early... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3030912/peaceful-protests-violence-terrorism-northern-irelands-troubles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3030912/peaceful-protests-violence-terrorism-northern-irelands-troubles?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Oct 2019 01:00:11 +0000