Category: cartoonist

When Zunzi Is Honored

Commentary Since last October, six departments of the Hong Kong government have criticized the cartoons of Zunzi, Hong Kong’s veteran political cartoonist, for being “factually untrue” and “unethical.” The message is clear: Ming Pao, the newspaper where the cartoons were published, had to stop publishing Zunzi, who had produced pro-democratic cartoons for four decades. Finally,…


Cartoon Poking Fun at Hong Kong Police Leads to Political Reactions

When students at a Hong Kong secondary school were recently accused of disrespecting a flag-raising ceremony and  suspended for three days, public controversy arose. Political cartoonist Wong Kei-kwan (pen name Zunzi) has been serializing satirical political cartoons in Hong Kong Ming Pao Daily for more than 40 years. He depicted police officers wearing riot gear…