Study history for the future
By Wu Ruoqi – When I was working for multinationals, I was used to bosses who were all too eager to settle disputes between subordinates,…
China
How I came to not despise rude mainlanders
By Wu Ruoqi – When the The New Yorker editor William Shawn was an adolescent, he nearly became the victim of a gruesome crime: a…
‘Seized’ tycoon case a bad start of New Year
By Chris Yeung – Mystery over the whereabouts of a mainland tycoon reportedly being captured in Hong Kong by mainland agents on Saturday has re-ignited…
A stranger in a strange land
By Wu Ruoqi – When the Chinese government offered a pair of pandas to Taiwan on the heels of its groundbreaking meeting with the leader…
No money, no gold
By Chan King-cheung – Those who have followed the 2016 Rio Olympics will take note of the failure of the Chinese national team to grab…
John Tsang’s clarification of China economy comment intriguing
By Chris Yeung – Political pundits should be forgiven for having over-read a statement made by Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah yesterday, which is aimed…
Tsai’s inauguration in Taiwan: It could have been worse
By Richard C. Bush – Taiwan’s new president, Tsai Ing-wen, was inaugurated on May 20—a hot and humid day in Taipei, where I witnessed the…
When HK, Taiwan pro-independence forces align
By Chan King-cheung – Beijing has copied the basic thinking behind its Hong Kong policy in its policy towards Taiwan. In short, it is a…
‘Authoritative figure’ without name lacks credibility
By Chan King-cheung – As the Chinese economy entered a stage of “new normal,” there is a need for the central government to give detailed…
How can Hong Kong stay globally competitive?
By Stuart Gulliver – It is Hong Kong’s lasting values that make it unquestionably the best place from which to manage our expansion into the…