Tag: Zunzi

Political Cartoonist Zunzi Talks About Newspaper Axing His Column, Urges Hongkongers to Speak for Free Speech Rights

On May 14, veteran Hong Kong cartoonist Zunzi had his political cartoon column terminated by the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao after running for 40 years. The Hong Kong Public Library has also removed Zunzi’s work from its shelves. Suddenly Zunzi seemed to have never existed in the city. Zunzi shares with The Epoch Times…


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…