One country; diametrically opposed values
By Frank Ching from South China Morning Post The reaction to the beating up of three local journalists covering protests in Urumqi , the capital of Xinjiang , has underlined differences in values between Hong Kong and the mainland 12 years after the implementation of the "one country, two systems" policy. The three journalists,...
Chen’s trial part of a ‘painful learning curve’
From South China Morning Post The trial of Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian was also a test of its young democracy, and it passed with only average grades, long-time observers of the island said. The Taipei District Court on Friday found 58-year-old Chen guilty of embezzling state funds, laundering money, accepting bribes...
Asian Growth Revives ‘Decoupling’ Concept
By Peter Stein from Wall Street Journal When markets around the world tumbled in unison last fall, the once-popular view that Asian markets and economies could hold up despite the turmoil in the West was quickly forgotten. Now, investors have once again embraced the idea of "decoupling." Markets in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore...
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