Ming Pao

Western mainstream media's singular narrative distorts China's image into a stereotype confined to ideological confrontation, leading to widespread misunderstandings among foreign audiences. Rapidly shifting global geopolitical dynamics exacerbate the difficulties faced by China in exporting and disseminating its culture. According to statistics from the Global Times (Note), negative coverage of China in eight major Western countries outnumbers positive coverage by 2.7 times. This overwhelming negative public opinion, combined with social media algorithms, creates a complex information cocoon that continues to marginalize China's voice abroad.

Earlier, Carrie Lam mistakenly quoted a famous quote, causing the whole city to relive Mandela's life and deeds. South Africa implemented apartheid policies in the last century, and black people suffered discrimination. Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for organizing armed resistance. After being released by the white president De Klerk, who was determined to eliminate racial discrimination, he switched to peaceful means and was elected president. He established the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Truth Commission), which was led by people who adhered to the non-violent line. South African Archbishop Tutu led national reconciliation. The Truth Committee attempts to ease political conflicts and resolve social antagonisms. In recent years, examples include Canada facing up to its assimilation policy that harms indigenous peoples, and Indonesia also planning to reflect on the past of anti-Chinese massacres. This has some implications for Hong Kong's next step in the chaos.

Candidates for the Legislative Council by-election were DQ (disqualified), the Hong Kong National Party was banned, and Ma Kai’s visa renewal was refused. A series of political controversies triggered the Hong Kong citizens and the international community to pay close attention to the one country, two systems. Pan-democrats were re-elected in the Kowloon West by-election. After two defeats, the number of people marching on July 1 and New Year's Day dropped, and even foreign media questioned the prospects of "Hong Kong independence." Some people blame improper election strategies, some assert that the social atmosphere is cold, and some resort to chilling effects, but few are willing to admit another explanation that is more realistic: citizens realize that radicalism is no way out, so public sentiment turns to moderate politics. look up. This article will use polling data to analyze how the political landscape has evolved over the past year and a half.

Repairing social divisions is the common aspiration of most citizens and is also the top priority in Carrie Lam’s election declaration. On the first anniversary of the new government’s administration, can it cool down social conflicts? There is a gentle breeze blowing in the political arena, and public opinion is tired of radicalism. Has the "Third Way" that advocates moderate politics created conditions for rebuilding harmony?

The identity of Hong Kong people has long lingered between "Hong Kongers" and "Chinese". Acceptance and resistance to the mainland are regarded as indicators of "the return of people's hearts" and have attracted much public attention. Whether in academia or the media, the two identities of "Hong Kong people" and "Chinese" have long been regarded as antagonistic. However, the appearance of binary opposition between the two identities actually stems from the fact that the questionnaire design of traditional polls cannot accurately reflect the dual identification of the two identities by most citizens. Democratic Thoughts conducted a public opinion telephone survey (Note) on "One Country, Two Systems" in June this year. It abandoned the traditional questionnaire design framework to dismantle the hot topic of Hong Kong people's identity, proving that dual identity is the mainstream of Hong Kong society. It also found that "Hong Kong people" and The two identities of "Chinese" are not only not opposed to each other, but are complementary to each other.