A depiction of the Battle of Amoy, fought between British and Chinese forces during the First Opium War. Image: Getty Images
Opinion
Opinion
On Reflection by Rana Mitter
In Hong Kong, China should learn from India’s healthy attitude to the British Empire
Empire’s critics often fail to understand that imperial subjects are not passive recipients of coercion. They can make imperial structures their own
The structures of British rule in Hong Kong – its legal system and free media – have become a way of life not as foreign intrusions, but as another way of being Chinese