Hong Kong

Human Rights Hypocrisy: Critical Analysis of Hong Kong Protests

January 10, 2020 UNAC Editor China, Hong Kong, Propaganda, Protest, US Hypocrisy

by Erica Caines, published on Black Agenda Report, December 18, 2019 Why do corporate media love Hong Kong dissidents while neglecting protests in Haiti, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Honduras and Bolivia? “Hong Kong protestors engage in activities that in the U.S. would get them killed by the police or long prison sentences.” Before adjourning for the Thanksgiving holiday, the US Senate[…]

Behind Hong Kong’s Black Terror

October 21, 2019 UNAC Editor China, False Flags, Hong Kong, Protest

By Pepe Escobar, First Hong Kong, published in Asia Times, October 11, 2019 “If we burn, you burn with us.” “Self-destruct together.” (Lam chao.) The new slogans of Hong Kong’s black bloc – a mob on a rampage connected to the black shirt protestors – made their first appearance on a rainy Sunday afternoon, scrawled on walls in Kowloon. Decoding[…]

Open Letter to Congress: Why the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 Must Be Opposed

September 28, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Legislation

by Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zeese and K.J. Noh, Published on Popular Resistance, September 18, 2019 Note: Congress is currently considering the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. If this bill becomes law it will increase conflict between the US and China and increase US meddling in Hong Kong. It will become an excuse for unilateral coercive measures[…]

Dialectics of Change in Hong Kong: The contradiction of two antagonistic systems

September 23, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Hong Kong, Hybrid Warfare

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 10, 2019 What is the biggest problem that months of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong have exposed? Many people, especially younger people, are trying to understand the turmoil in Hong Kong. A Sept. 4 Workers World article traced some roots of the current uprising to reactionary connections with imperialist agencies and[…]

What’s behind Hong Kong protests?

August 17, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Featured, Protest

By Sara Flounders , published on International Action Center, August 16, 2019 The demonstrations in Hong Kong, now an open confrontation with the People’s Republic of China, have a global impact. What are the forces behind this movement? What provides the funds and who stands to benefit? The increasingly violent demonstrations in Hong Kong are completely embraced and enthusiastically supported[…]