... rn in the side for Communist authorities, who often covered it in military-style green or grey paint. After the revolution, the spot became a gathering spot for tourists, who often added their own mes ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-19
Many of us have been surprised by some of the ill-considered comments made by members of the Hong Kong government and other public figures recently with regard to the protests on the streets.Equally t ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-17
Prior to hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a busy Sunday. He met Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying in the morning and former Tai ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
I am a macroeconomist but I dissent from the profession’s two leading camps in the United States: the neo-Keynesians, who focus on boosting aggregate demand, and the supply-siders, who focus on cuttin ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
... otesters' side after President Xi Jinping made his first public remarks on the Occupy campaign in a news conference with US President Barack Obama on Wednesday. Xi denounced the pro-democracy movement ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... economic side of it, but there is also a political factor to be considered. The CCCU union is already demanding that any new owner honor the existing employment criteria, but that will not be the sol ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... positive side that perhaps people forget -- China’s liberalization, which can only happen through Hong Kong. Hong Kong is the financial center and capital center of China. If China liberalizes the ma ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-13
... , neither side has actually changed its position in public. Thus, President Xi Jinping, commenting on “severe difficulties” in the relationship, said “the rights and wrongs behind them are crystal cle ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-11
With an awkward handshake, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held formal talks on Monday for the first time since the two leaders took office, a breakthrough in endin ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-10
... n the two sides over the most contentious issues -- public nomination of candidates for the 2017 chief executive election and genuine universal suffrage. Until now, so-called pro-establishment forces ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-07
... ke up its side when the city comes into conflict with the central government on political and economic issues. When all that western countries could say is for everybody "to stay calm and avoid violen ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
... emocratic side in the LegCo by-election. I believe that if the movement can come to a peaceful end, the students, after due legal procedures, should return to school to finish their studies. After the ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
... ttracting side shows since musician Kenny G posed with pro-democracy protesters in what he later said was a tourist selfie. The attractions included a touristy President Xi Jinping in a cardboard cut ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-06
... data is a side effect, not the intention of the companies.” -- Contact us at [email protected] RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... od on the sidelines. As Occupy Central entered its sixth week this Monday, the scale of protest zones is smaller than that in October. From now on the change in the number of demonstrators will follow ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-05
... n on each side of the Demilitarized Zone. Experts estimate that one-third of the words spoken on the streets of Seoul and Pyongyang, and up to two-thirds in business and official settings, are now mu ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
... erties. Residents are also more prepared for the interest rate hike than they were in the 1990s, he said, according to RTHK. Chan also said in a legislative council meeting that the property market ha ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
... he bright side of Communist rule. Training students to develop a critical attitude is one of the core goals of the current subject of liberal studies. It is this ability to think independently and cr ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-27
... n't be considered a failure, he said. Any democracy movement is unlikely to yield results within just one or two months, the professor said, reminding people that it is a long-term battle. With tensio ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-27
... d neither side is prepared for even a slightest compromise. The antagonism will also spread to the passing of other bills, paralyzing effective governance. The political landscape will change further ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-27
