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I had read articles as well as posts from people that were actually at the venue talking about that entire event. The guy and his wife sat behind...
Technically, the kids of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian are granted US citizenships simply because they were born in the US. That is different from...
This is a complicated political topic. There is no definition of a country that is universally agreed upon. The term is used in different contexts...
As for independence, most HKers do not want that. But if universal suffrage is enacted, it is quite possible that someone that is picked by the...
Someone said in an interview that the demands were not met during previous peaceful protestings (I did not check that myself). This time there...
While I do agree that the government is seeking for more control of people and not all of the actions are well justified, there are also times...
As one other comment suggests, except for the Cultural Revolution, the other two policies / actions have pros and cons despite most westerners...
The recent level of violence is unlawful in most part of the world. It would be lying to deny that. He could show that he has awareness and...
That is a nice summary of the Chinese sentiment & reactions, as well as what Morey could have done to get back the support of Chinese fans. I am...
We both know that PRC had considered to occupy Taiwan. But it did not happen because of many other factors. The position of PRC has always been...
Territorial disputes are all over the world. Every government claims which part of the globe belong to its territory based on (1) historical,...
There is a lot of historical and political background on the topic. Anyone who is interested can read the wiki page on the topic. The PRC...
They are already independent from China at the foundation of PRC, so nobody regards them as parts of China.
One major difference is influence. If the cheering is local and does not raise enough public attention within the US, nobody is going to care...
Well it does somewhat connect to the First Opium War -- in which China lost and ceded HK to Britain (BTW, there was a second Opium War in which...
The British rulers did things in their own interest. There was no modern democracy during the colony period. I mentioned about that in an earlier...
My take is that a bi-partisan statement is made because the stance they take has mostly positive political consequences for both sides but very...
Firstly, many Chinese people may not be satisfied with the apologies. Backing down at that point or lifting the ban on NBA very soon could...
Note that the report here is mostly about the back down of media escalation, but not the ban itself. These are very different. They might...
The problem is that the Chinese do not regard later replies from Morey and Silver as sincere apologies, compared with many other similar incidents...
