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Ronald Yick

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I'm a Hong Kong-based blogger.
I'm also an contributing reporter of online citizen media inmediahk.net in Hong Kong. I'm interested in social and political affairs, especially issues on citizenship, migrants rights, civil society and NGO studies.

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2 October 2012

Hong Kong: National Education Scrapped but Tensions Continue

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The Hong Kong government's controversial plan to introduce a moral and national education curriculum (hereafter national education) in elementary schools has finally been scrapped after rigorous citizen protests - including hunger strikes.

23 September 2012

Chinese ‘Soft Power’ Expands in Africa with CCTV

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Chinese state-controlled media, China Central Television (CCTV), launched its African regional bureau in Nairobi, Kenya on January 11. While its presence has diversified the media landscape in Africa, some have been rather skeptical of its journalistic independence.

15 August 2012

Is China's Africa Policy Failing?

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The news of a Chinese mining boss being allegedly killed by striking workers in Zambia has caught Chinese netizens' attention, prompting them to compare the working conditions in both countries and question China's policy of 'development-aid diplomacy' in Africa.

4 August 2012

China: Illegal Ivory Trade Ban Gains Online Support

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Support for a ban on the global illegal ivory trade has recently gained support from Chinese netizens. From 2000 to 2011, whilst East Africa was the centre of illegal ivory trafficking, China and Thailand were the major destinations for ivory products.

23 June 2012

Hong Kong: Leading English Newspaper Turns Red?

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A series of recently leaked email exchanges between the chief editor and sub-editor of a leading English newspaper in Hong Kong, regarding the coverage of mainland Chinese political activist Li Wangyang's staged suicide, has highlighted a deteriorating state of press freedom.

29 March 2012

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Hong Kong: Citizens Say No to Undemocratic City Mayor Election

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Among the 1,200 Hong Kong Chief Executive Election Committee members, 689 elected Leung Chun-ying to be Hong Kong's next city mayor on March 25. When the result was released, thousands of demonstrators protested against Beijing's manipulation of the election process.

5 March 2012

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Hong Kong: What Can Be Done to Stop Birth Tourism from China?

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One of the major conflicts between Hong Kong and China stems from birth tourism. According to official statistics, 95,337 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2011 and as much as 40% of babies' parents are birth tourists from Mainland China.

11 February 2012

Hong Kong, China: Cross-border Self-drive Tour Instigates Fear and Anger

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Tension between Hong Kong and mainland China has mushroomed in recent months. While small conflicts, such as a train scuffle, have ignited fury, the recent introduction of a cross-border self-drive...

7 September 2011

China: Sex, Censorship and the Rise of ‘People's Porn’

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Katrien Jacobs, author of new book 'People's Pornography: Sex and Surveillance on the Chinese Internet', discusses the emergence of an online erotic culture in China that openly describes individuals' personal sexual activities - in other words, amateur Internet pornography.

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