Hong Kong Apostasy 冠冕堂皇   King Charles III will be coronated on Saturday [6 May 2023], and you’ll never guess who China is sending for the occasion: Vice President Han Zheng, the former head of Beijing’s Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs.… Read

Xi Jinping’s Empire of Tedium Chapter XIX, Part I 熬   When I launched  China Heritage in December 2016, I offered some tentative advice about how to deal with and survive the Age of Xi Jinping (see Living with Xi Dada’s China — Making Choices and Cutting Deals).… Read

The Other China 曳尾塗中   China Heritage marks May Day 2023 in the company of Qu Yuan, Zhuangzi and Liu Chan, voices from The Other China. *** The brazen bell is smashed and discarded;
The earthen crock is thunderously sounded 黃鐘譭棄 瓦釜雷鳴   ‘Is it better to risk one’s life by speaking truthfully and without concealment, or to save one’s skin by following the whims of the wealthy and highly placed?… Read

The Other China 噬犬   The 23rd April 2023 is designated by UNESCO as World Book and Copyright Day. It is an occasion to celebrate books as a ‘link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures’.… Read

In Memoriam John Barry Humphries AO CBE, 17 February 1934-22 April 2023 *** ‘You mustn’t judge Australia by the Australians.’ ― Dame Edna Everage *** It was not just Barry Humphries who died on Saturday.… Read

Hong Kong Apostasy 受難記 The focus of Hong Kong Apostasy, a featured section in China Heritage, is the 2019-2020 Hong Kong Protest Movement and its aftermath. Starting in March 2019, mass protests against legislation proposed by the territory’s political leader gained momentum over the summer months.… Read