December 2019

His Excellency President Trump: You are confronted with many important matters every day and your time is too valuable to read trivial letters. This letter concerning the Hong Kong HR and Democracy Act (S. 1838) however is important to American citizens and to you. I voted for you in 2016 and I believed that you were sincere saying you will make America strong again. The HK HR&D bill both...

His Excellency President Trump: You are confronted with many important matters every day and your time is too valuable to read trivial letters. This letter concerning the Hong Kong HR and Democracy Act (S. 1838) however is important to American citizens and to you. I voted for you in 2016 and I believed that you were sincere saying you will make America strong again. The HK HR&D bill both...

 History of Hong Kong (HK) The significant part of HK history goes back to the Sino-Britain Opium War (1839 to 1842). China (Qing) lost and signed Nanjing Treaty ceding HK to Great Britain for 100 years. The subsequent Second Opium War (1856-1860) with France joining the British weakened Qing government further with unequal trade treaty opening duty-free ports and unfair trading agreements. Since...

 History of Hong Kong (HK) The significant part of HK history goes back to the Sino-Britain Opium War (1839 to 1842). China (Qing) lost and signed Nanjing Treaty ceding HK to Great Britain for 100 years. The subsequent Second Opium War (1856-1860) with France joining the British weakened Qing government further with unequal trade treaty opening duty-free ports and unfair trading agreements. Since...

 The United States and China have entered into a fierce competition phase whether we want it or not. Two great nations, two largest economies, both striving for excellence, are bound to have competition even when some people are wise enough trying to prevent it. Unfortunately, the politicians, especially top leaders, on either side have a built-in motivation to appear strong, patriotic and peer-pressured...

 The United States and China have entered into a fierce competition phase whether we want it or not. Two great nations, two largest economies, both striving for excellence, are bound to have competition even when some people are wise enough trying to prevent it. Unfortunately, the politicians, especially top leaders, on either side have a built-in motivation to appear strong, patriotic and peer-pressured...

Quid pro quo (QPQ) is a Latin phrase absorbed into English; it is a noun meaning a favor is granted or expected in return for something. In Chinese it is translated as “交換條件“ which means “give or take something for take or give another thing as a condition”. As described in dictionary, in Latin, QPG implies that something has been substituted (this instead of that). The English usage of QPQ in early...