民進黨反對「九二共識」，對香港示威者逃往台灣卻反應謹慎。這反映香港異見人士偷渡台灣已變得遙不可及，亦反映台灣政治中，國民黨與民進黨之間深深的鴻溝，以及中共和民進黨之間的政治分歧。
保障糧食安全無疑已成為中國努力實現國家安全的頭等大事。習近平主席在吉林的重要講話，以及隨之而來農業官員的後續行動，顯然是為了10月即將出台的中國第14個五年規劃奠定基礎。
華盛頓下令關閉中國駐休斯敦總領事館，中國政府也下令關閉美國駐成都總領事館。這是自1972年中美關係正常化以來，兩國關係陷入的最低點。
隨着《港區國安法》立法和相關人員的任命，香港特別行政區（HKSAR）的國家安全機制於焉建立，並具有中國傳統「法家」和集中制混合的特色。
With the globalization of soccer gambling, quite often some young and inexperienced players and even experienced ones may be tempted to risk their good reputation in exchange for short-term monetary benefits.
It is time we took our land use discussion to another level, where the wider public interest takes precedent over other vested interests, including those so-called local kingpins.
Being a legislator also entails the responsibility of articulating voters’ interests and demands, and most importantly to legislate with the larger interest of the community in mind. Lawmakers will find that rational discussion and political moderation are far more likely to bring the results they seek.
It is unclear whether the reduced elite sports would perform better, but some non-elite sports which did improve internationally, such as soccer, should receive more funding support.
Hong Kong’s response must be more proactive, more comprehensive, more coordinated, and more ambitious in terms of the scope and networks of collaboration.
If one of our common values is to embrace a tolerant society and a happy society, then we should consider how we can achieve a more peaceful, more calm and more productive way of dealing with politics.
Carrie Lam’s comments open the door to the dialogue on electoral reform in the next government of the Hong Kong SAR. Nevertheless, she has not spelt out the meaning of “proper conditions, environment and atmosphere”.
Hence, other cases similar to Lam’s in the future would be handled more formally, especially since under the new notification system the mainland police would be expected to inform the Hong Kong police of their detention within the 14-day time frame and in the interests of the protection of human rights.
The separation of membership of ExCo from LegCo could be accompanied by, as mentioned above, a new office serving both councils so a new constructive executive-legislative working relationship could emerge.
