Sin Ming Shaw writes:\u00a0 After the failure of three consecutive Chinese-selected leaders to address Hong Kong\u2019s concerns, it is no wonder that Hong Kong\u2019s citizens are increasingly seeking to loosen China\u2019s grip on their government. But, for the Chinese authorities, this movement reflects an unacceptable challenge to China\u2019s sovereignty.
\nIn this sense, Hong Kong is locked in a vicious circle \u2013 and it is up to China\u2019s government to break it. The fact is that Hong Kong\u2019s citizens understand that they need China, and they have no interest in subverting the central government \u2013 nor do they have the power to do so. Their demands for democracy are simply calls for good governance. They believe that free and fair elections represent their best chance of having a competent leader \u2013 someone like Patten, China\u2019s former nemesis, who is remembered fondly in Hong Kong.
\nChina\u2019s government is doing itself a disservice by demanding that Hong Kong\u2019s citizens bow before their sovereign, while blaming \u201coutside hostile forces\u201d for spurring some kind of unconstitutional rebellion. Instead, it should focus on the problems created by the chief executives that it chose for the wrong reasons, and it should resolve the underlying governance problems that the demonstrations reflect.<\/p>\n
Sin Ming Shaw writes:\u00a0 After the failure of three consecutive Chinese-selected leaders to address Hong Kong\u2019s concerns, it is no wonder that Hong Kong\u2019s citizens are increasingly seeking to loosen China\u2019s grip on their government. But, for the Chinese authorities, … Continue reading ![\"Hong](\"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Hong-Kong1.jpg\")
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