Commentary
In this day and age, everyone is opinionated. In politics, it is the great divide. In mainland China, netizens have long had a far outcry for more freedom, transparency, and democracy; but under paramount leader Xi, free speech is not a given. For Hongkongers, whether they still live in the once-famed international city or overseas, the extreme makeover over the last few years has been more than surreal. The month of June has been a month of “remembrance,” both from a social movement and political standpoint.