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A Contested History (Transcript)
( Listen to the podcast ) [Translation by Human Rights in China] HRIC Introduction In this segment of the HRIC podcast series, “A Contested History,” a mainlander working in Hong Kong talks about the significance of the annual June 4th candlelight vigil held in Hong Kong’s Victoria Park that...
August 17, 2015
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A Complex Relationship (Transcript)
(Listen to the podcast) HRIC Introduction Welcome to the first installment of HRIC’s new podcast series. We begin with a segment that looks at the complex relationship between Hong Kongers and mainlanders at this critical historical juncture. Last year in Hong Kong, during the Umbrella Movement,...
August 17, 2015
China Rights Forum
A Complex Relationship (Podcast-English)
(Listen to the podcast) HRIC Introduction Welcome to the first installment of HRIC’s new podcast series. We begin with a segment that looks at the complex relationship between Hong Kongers and mainlanders at this critical historical juncture. Last year in Hong Kong, during the Umbrella Movement,...
August 17, 2015
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CRF 2015, no. 1 photo credit
HKFS discussion forum, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, June 3, 2015. HRIC photo. Protesters at Victoria Park before the "The Citizens Against Pseudo-Universal Suffrage" march, from Victoria Park to the Legislative Council, Hong Kong, June 14, 2015. HRIC photo. Banner: "The Citizens Against...
August 17, 2015
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Editor's Note (CRF 2015.1)
In this new issue of China Rights Forum —“HK & Mainland: Shared Future, Contested Present”—we are pleased to launch our new podcast series. Building upon the discussion we initiated in two previous CRF issues: “ Hong Kong & Mainland China: Building a shared Future ” (2011, No. 4), and “...
August 14, 2015
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Video commentaries: 18th Party Congress Watch
What is happening at the highest level of Chinese politics as the Party prepares for the most important leadership transition in a decade? HRIC senior policy advisor Gao Wenqian sheds some light on this usually opaque blackbox.
July 3, 2012
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Gao Wenqian
On Art of the Occupy Movement
Before Occupy, I wouldn’t have known just how creative this city is. There wasn’t a true public space where people could create and share. But Occupy became that space: it connected people of different classes and professional backgrounds—to create in a way Hong Kong people had never been able to...
January 28, 2015
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CRF 2014.2 Photo Credit
All photos in this issue, except the ones below and otherwise noted in the issue, are by HRIC. Building Community Section photo “Harcourt Village” Art courtesy of Maoshan Critical Reflections Section photo Art courtesy of A htsui (阿徐) Critical Reflections Is There Academic Freedom in Macau? Photo...
January 28, 2015
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Why a New Level of Social Consciousness is Not Enough to Save Hong Kong
Editor’s note: This article was completed on December 7, 2014, four days before the Hong Kong police carried out the final clearing of the main protest in Admiralty. What’s next for the Umbrella Revolution? Therein lies the strength of a post-modern political movement: Success is no longer defined...
January 28, 2015
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An Independent Path (Part 2)
An Independent Path (Part 1) [English translation by Human Rights in China] “Shun! Guess where I am now?” These were the first words that burst out of my mom after her “long distance” phone call finally got through. I could hear the great excitement in her voice, but I didn’t realize she was...
January 28, 2015
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