Andy Yee
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Andy Yee is a Hong Kong-based writer, blogger and translator. Educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and Cambridge University, he is a former researcher for the political section of the European Union Delegation to China in Beijing. He blogs regularly at Global Voices Online and ChinaGeeks. He is interested in Chinese, East Asian and global affairs, and his writing has appeared in the South China Morning Post, Asia Sentinel, Global Asia, openDemocracy and East Asia Forum, among others. <Homepage> <Twitter>
Latest posts by Andy Yee
25 January 2012
Ideas
Amid a series of social and cultural clashes between Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese, Hong Kong netizen Marie Meow has written an open letter (English translation here) on Facebook exploring the reasons, possibilities and limitations for a Hong Kong independent from China. The letter has gone viral on the Hong Kong Internet, attracting lots of positive feedback.
24 January 2012
19 January 2012
Elections
Having witnessed Taiwan's 2012 presidential election, Derrick Tao, a Hong Kong photographer, made a video (with English subtitles) to contrast democratic development of the two societies. As a prosperous but undemocratic city state, “Hong Kong could either join Taiwan as pioneers of freedom and democracy in the Chinese societies”, or “accept the status quo and let go of her ideals and beliefs.”
14 December 2011
Governance
As the 18th Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party approaches, Joshua Rosenzweig ponders about who will become the next head of the Central Politico-Legal Commission (CPLC). Dubbed the “security czar”, the position oversees all legal enforcement authorities and has heavy influence on the rule of law in China.
people of maldives..you have to stop this civil war. its sad to see it...