Monday 12 July 2021

“Vitasoy trouble shows dark side of cancel culture in divided Hong Kong” | SCMP

A disturbing thought: on the Uyghur issue (indentured servitude or slave labour, take your pick) Chinese netizens may have even tougher attitude than Beijing! They deserve to be suppressed by the Han, seems to be a popular view.
Might doesn't make right. I'm guessing large numbers of Americans were in favour of actual slavery before their Civil War.
No physical copy of the SCMP today.
As I worry if and when our 103-year old paper, the best English language press in the region, might succumb to the National Security Law of Hong Kong. So happy to see that online at least all is fine. 
Like this article on the cancelling of Vitasoy.[Web archive]
And as I mourn yet another England loss in a final, on penalties. Oh dear. The 55-year wait goes on…
Below: "Cancel culture" with Chinese characteristics. That is, hyper nationalistic.…