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08-10-2015, 09:00 AM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
in the Chinese media’s puerile narrative, the move exposes Li as “ungrateful” and “unpatriotic.” He is “abandoning” China – which, it is claimed, enabled him to rise from extreme poverty to become one of the world’s wealthiest men – when the country needs him most.
Leung became China’s man in Hong Kong, responsible for doing the Chinese government’s bidding – including taking an uncompromising position against pro-democracy protests by students and intellectuals. Indeed, even as China’s agenda in Hong Kong has become increasingly tough – and thus unpopular locally – Leung has proved himself to be absolutely loyal to China’s rulers.
There is no “agree to disagree” in China; once the leader has spoken, there is only “obey.”
Read more at https://www.project-syndicate.org/co...guUqoAzDlEk.99 (https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/beijing-versus-li-ka-shing-by-sin-ming-shaw-2015-10#O3CIvguUqoAzDlEk.99)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?217864-Beijing-vs-Li-Ka-shing&goto=newpost).
in the Chinese media’s puerile narrative, the move exposes Li as “ungrateful” and “unpatriotic.” He is “abandoning” China – which, it is claimed, enabled him to rise from extreme poverty to become one of the world’s wealthiest men – when the country needs him most.
Leung became China’s man in Hong Kong, responsible for doing the Chinese government’s bidding – including taking an uncompromising position against pro-democracy protests by students and intellectuals. Indeed, even as China’s agenda in Hong Kong has become increasingly tough – and thus unpopular locally – Leung has proved himself to be absolutely loyal to China’s rulers.
There is no “agree to disagree” in China; once the leader has spoken, there is only “obey.”
Read more at https://www.project-syndicate.org/co...guUqoAzDlEk.99 (https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/beijing-versus-li-ka-shing-by-sin-ming-shaw-2015-10#O3CIvguUqoAzDlEk.99)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?217864-Beijing-vs-Li-Ka-shing&goto=newpost).