https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc en-us 2024-02-28 18:18:30 UTC 2024-04-30 17:44:37 UTC hello@padlet.com nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899505374 2024-02-28 18:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899505374 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899510081  ]]> 2024-02-28 18:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899510081 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899510878  ]]> 2024-02-28 18:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899510878 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899515940 2024-02-28 18:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899515940 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899524696
Xi Jin Ping, the president of china, is holding a meeting to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China in 2022. He said a speech in front of the people who were attending addressing the progress that Hong Kong has made with China guiding and helping them. To which he says: 

“Hong Kong's return to the motherland marked the beginning of a new era for the region. Over the past 25 years, with the full support of the country and the joint efforts of the HKSAR government and people from all walks of life in Hong Kong, the success of "one country, two systems" has won recognition throughout the world. Since its return, Hong Kong, amid China's monumental reform and opening-up efforts, has been breaking new ground, functioning as an important bridge between the Chinese mainland and the rest of the world” said by Xi Jin Ping on July 1st,2022]]> 2024-02-28 18:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899524696 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899525745 Xi, JinPing “Full Text of Xi speech marking 25 years since Hong Kong's return to China”. Asia.nikkei.com, July 2,2022,

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Full-text-of-Xi-speech-marking-25-years-since-Hong-Kong-s-return-to-China]]> 2024-02-28 18:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899525745 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899526106 2024-02-28 18:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899526106 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899531150 2024-02-28 18:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899531150 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899532631 2024-02-28 18:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899532631 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899534047 2024-02-28 18:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899534047 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899534363 2024-02-28 18:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2899534363 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2908461773 The World Time magazine in 2012 wrote about Hong Kongers people’s acceptance to china’s influence. Through this report, the people express their fear of China over exploiting Hong Kong and considering them as just “one more city” of China.
“In part, Hong Kong people’s negativity toward mainland Chinese reflects discontent over the Communist government’s control over the supposedly autonomous region. The dominant political forces in Hong Kong are pro-China, and the Hong Kong government is viewed as regularly kowtowing to Beijing. Hong Kong is politically distinct from the mainland, most notably with its laws governing freedom of speech and freedom of protest, and any muddling of this distinction is “frightening” to locals, says Gordon Mathews, a scholar on Hong Kong identity at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. “The greatest fear Hong Kong people have is Hong Kong becoming just one more city in China.”
“A week ago, dozens of pregnant women marched in protest in the cold and rain. The women, along with hundreds more husbands and other supporters, were calling for a legislative change to overturn automatic right of abode through local birth. “If [mainland people] come here for the resources and welfare and are not contributing, then it’s a problem. It is out of control now,” said Zumi Fung, an expectant mother who was part of the protest.”]]> 2024-03-06 17:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2908461773 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2908462558 Ko, Vanessa. “Trouble Down South: Why Hong Kong and Mainland Chinese Aren’t Getting Along”. World.time.com, Jan 24, 2012,

https://world.time.com/2012/01/24/trouble-down-south-why-hong-kong-and-mainland-chinese-arent-getting-along/]]> 2024-03-06 17:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2908462558 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914428913 Dodsworth, John. “Hong Kong, China
Growth, Structural Change, and Economic Stability During the Transition”, International Monetary Fund, Sep 05, 1997,

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/nft/op152/chap1.htm]]> 2024-03-11 19:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914428913 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914444344
Through this article and observation of Smith made in 1997 when he arrived in Hong Kong in 1970, as the economy of Hong Kong was developing. China has been taking advantage of Hong Kong’s economic progress since they have taken over. By China taking over Hong Kong it will lead to more income and to a more stable growth as China will be supporting it along the way. 


“As one observer (Smith (1997)) summed up the state of the economy at that time, 
When I arrived in the territory in 1970, Hong Kong’s reputation was as a low-cost manufacturer of cheap clothing, wigs, plastic goods and toys. Although the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Standard Chartered, and Citibank were present in Hong Kong with a group of relatively weak local banks, Hong Kong was in no sense a financial center”
“During the early 1990s, Hong Kong experienced a boom in personal consumption, reexports, and asset markets. Stock prices doubled during 1993, and residential property prices rose by a third during the first quarter of 1994 alone”
“On the external side, the recent "soft landing" of the Chinese economy suggests that China will be able to sustain solid and more stable growth over the coming years, which will be highly beneficial for Hong Kong. In addition, Hong Kong has strong potential to develop further as an international trade, business, and financial center. As China liberalizes its controls on capital account transactions, Hong Kong will be able to play a central role in the subsequent rise in financial flows into and out of China.”]]> 2024-03-11 19:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914444344 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914465878 Victor, Daniel. “Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong?”. nytimes.com, Nov 13, 2019,

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html]]> 2024-03-11 19:54:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914465878 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914468832 This article displays the protests that have happened in Hong Kong due to the discontent of the people. They express their discontent to the way that China is governing as the Hong Kongers. They want a democratic government while China is implying a communist government on the people with no voice to express their feelings. In response to their actions, the Hong Kongers have taken it to the streets by doing peaceful protest that have escalated to violence in some cases.

“The standoff has taken on international importance. China has viewed the protests as a challenge to its fervent nationalism, while democracy supporters worldwide have cheered what they see as a poke in the eye of the autocratic Chinese government. It all comes amid a rancorous trade war between China and the United States, and some international businesses, including the N.B.A., have found themselves stuck in a political mess they wanted no part of.”]]> 2024-03-11 19:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914468832 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914495080 Zaharia, Maria - Arranz, Adolfo - Doyle, Gerry. “The transformation of Hong Kong in five charts” Reuters.com. June 27, 2022,

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/transformation-hong-kong-five-charts-2022-06-28/


]]> 2024-03-11 20:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914495080 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914504195 This article depicts the significant affect China has had on Hong Kong’s economy as its GDP dropped from 18 percent in 1997 and was at 2% in 2021. The housing prices have significantly increased while the real wage index has stayed the same which demonstrates that the economy is in need of money but by increasing the housing it makes it harder for the Hong Kong people to afford them.]]> 2024-03-11 20:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914504195 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914544967 2024-03-11 21:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2914544967 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916135772 2024-03-12 19:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916135772 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916697621 Through this article one would determine the tight grip China has on Hong Kong and the censorship that is put in place. The journalism in Hong Kong is not allowed to publish anything that the government does not agree with and if they do so, they have the possibility of earning a life in prison with no parole. The government of China has very strict rules on how to deal with those who cause them “problems” and they’re solutions almost always are not fair.


“They don't want journalism to be a check on government," Keith Richburg, head of journalism at Hong Kong University, told CBS News. "They don't want anyone to be a check on government."For anyone who dares to cross the new red lines, "the penalties can range up to life in prison," said Richburg, who spent decades writing for the Washington Post. "No possibility of parole — you can't really defend yourself against these things."”]]> 2024-03-13 04:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916697621 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916697711 2024-03-13 04:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916697711 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916705014 Richbrug, Keith. “As Xi Jinping tightens his grip on China, fear chills free speech in Hong Kong”. cbsnews.com, Oct 20, 2022,

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-xi-jinping-hong-kong-free-speech-arrests-self-censorship/

]]> 2024-03-13 04:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916705014 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916729461 Hale, Erin. “In Hong Kong, decades of wealth gains evaporate on China’s watch” alijazeera.com,  Jan 26, 2024, 

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/1/26/in-hong-kong-decades-of-wealth-gains-evaporate-on-beijings-watch]]> 2024-03-13 05:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916729461 nbee26 https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916736952 This article depicts the market influence China has had on Hong Kong ever since the takeover. If the market of China is not able to do well, then it leads to the drop of Hong Kong’s economic market as well. Through this unstable and crashing market there was a big lose but Beijing and China have been trying to recover and make the market more stable.

“[Hong Kong’s] economy may now be no more than a large rounding error on China’s GDP but it still plays an important role in finance and capital market transactions for and with the Mainland. So it’s self-evident that bearish sentiment and beaten up stock price valuations in China proper wash over into [Hong Kong] too” George Magnus, an associate at Oxford University’s China Centre and Research Associate at SOAS, London, told Al Jazeera. “]]> 2024-03-13 05:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nbee26/vmt6i4884z1zyqnc/wish/2916736952