https://www.scmp.com/rss/502602/feed Ren Yi, a graduate from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, is an influential Chinese blogger who has over a million followers on Weibo. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “You have been brainwashed since young.” This is the most frequently heard accusation against someone born and raised in mainland China. Of late, especially, it is targeted at those who oppose the protests in Hong Kong that had been triggered by a now-withdrawn extradition bill.  People in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States and elsewhere who support the months-long anti-government protests are outraged that many mainland Chinese take issue with the protests. They believe China’s “Great... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/mainland-chinese-who-oppose-hong-kongs-protests-arent-brainwashed/article/3034526?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/mainland-chinese-who-oppose-hong-kongs-protests-arent-brainwashed/article/3034526?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:38:36 +0000 “You have been brainwashed since young.” This is the most frequently heard accusation against someone born and raised in mainland China. Of late, especially, it is targeted at those who oppose the protests in Hong Kong that had been triggered by a now-withdrawn extradition bill.  People in Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States and elsewhere who support the months-long anti-government protests are outraged that many mainland Chinese took issue with the protests. They believe China’s “Great... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3034211/mainland-chinese-who-oppose-hong-kongs-protests-arent-brainwashed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3034211/mainland-chinese-who-oppose-hong-kongs-protests-arent-brainwashed?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Oct 2019 19:00:06 +0000