Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
When Britain returned the colony of Hong Kong to China a few years ago, Chinese officials promised to allow Hong Kong considerable political and economic autonomy. But recent reports out of China now say that Hong Kong will not be allowed to continue with its elections planned for 2007. A look at the future of democracy in this region.
Guests
- Ellen Bork Deputy Director, Project for the New American Century; former Legislative Aide to the Hong Kong Democratic Party
- Robert Pastor Director, The Center for North American Studies and Professor of International Relations, American University
- Kinming Liu Managing Editor of the Opinion Page, Apple Daily, a pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper; former Chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association
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