In a society where speech is free, the media is definitely the most troublesome opponent for governments and officials. Two reporters from the Washington Post were even able to remove Nixon from the US presidency.

Of course, even in the United States, which claims to be a beacon of democracy, political correctness in news reports has always existed. So when thousands of demonstrators occupied Wall Street, when Snowden kicked Prism Gate, the mainstream media in the United States turned a blind eye.

As a colony, Hong Kong has never been associated with democracy and freedom for the past 150 years. However, since the dust settled on the issue of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the British government in Hong Kong has quickly become the vanguard of Hong Kong's democratization, and it can't wait for Hong Kong people, who have never touched the ballot, to learn the same thing as an election immediately.

This kind of naked double labeling will naturally arouse strong opposition from the mainland. This is also one of the biggest contradictions between China and Britain after they entered the transition period! The purpose of the British really wants Hong Kong people to continue to breathe free air in the future? Don't lie to ghosts!

In fact, the purpose of the British is to put it bluntly, that is, they are barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes. Since I am doomed to lose Hong Kong, then don't think about it! The British can only prove that Hong Kong's departure from Britain is a wrong choice if they try their best to make trouble for the future SAR government and make it impossible for the successor to govern properly!

It has to be said that the British Empire, which has been stirring up international politics since the 19th century, is definitely a good hand in this regard. The reason why there will be political divisions in Hong Kong in the future is, on the one hand, due to the loss of Hong Kong's self-orientation and the imbalance in its mentality after the mainland's economic development began to develop at a rapid pace, and on the other hand, it is also related to the seeds planted by the British in the first place.

However, Hong Kong is the stronghold of Li Xuan and the Oriental Bloc, and anyone who undermines Hong Kong's prosperity and stability is bound to be an enemy who harms the interests of Li Xuan and the Oriental Bloc. From this point of view, Li Xuan and the mainland side naturally have the same position. This is also the premise that Li Xuan is willing to cooperate with the mainland to guide Hong Kong public opinion in his previous private agreement.

After nearly a decade of expansion, Li Xuan's influence in Hong Kong's media industry has become very strong. Asia Satellite TV, the core asset of ATV Media Group, firmly controls nearly 60% of Hong Kong's viewership share, and has been pressing TVB under it in recent years.

In addition to Asia Satellite TV, Hong Kong's top-rated television station, ATV Group also has three newspapers, Ming Pao, Hong Kong Economic Journal and Tian Tian Daily. After Zha Lao decided to sell all the shares of "Ming Pao", Li Xuan took a lot of effort to finally get this newspaper, which has been the most credible newspaper in Hong Kong for many years.

In addition to Ming Pao, Hong Kong Economic Journal, which is majority-owned by Li Xuan, is the largest circulation financial newspaper in Hong Kong. In recent years, Hong Kong Economic Journal has been strongly challenged by the newly established Economic Daily, but it has been able to maintain its market share with its rigorous style.

As for the "Tian Tian Ribao", it follows a completely different popular line from the more serious "Ming Pao" and "Hong Kong Economic Daily". Relying on the strong news resources of ATV Group and its own ******** reporting style, it has a daily circulation of more than 300,000 copies, making it the second largest newspaper in Hong Kong after Oriental Daily.

The power of such a powerful combination should not be underestimated. Therefore, after the intervention of the Eastern Bloc, the "Rose Garden Project" promoted by His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong has reached a dilemma. Of course, Li Xuan will never admit that this round of public opinion brought up by ATV Group stems from his behind-the-scenes dealings with the mainland.

Whenever the ATV Group makes big moves, its usual practice is to put on the coat of representing the will of the people of Hong Kong, so this time is naturally no exception. The Governor of Hong Kong was never the Governor of England, not the Governor of Hong Kong. Therefore, it is natural that His Excellency the Governor's policy will not be based on the maximization of Hong Kong's interests.

This gives ATV Group an excellent reason to attack the Hong Kong government, such as the rose garden project promoted by His Excellency the Hong Kong Governor, with a total budget of hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars. Such a huge piece of cake will naturally be coaxed by countless people.

As the head snake in Hong Kong, Hong Kong's local consortium already has the advantage of time and place, not to mention the absolute strength of Hong Kong's construction industry itself. You must know that if Li Xuan, the butterfly, came out to stir up the situation, the only estimate in Hong Kong after the 80s would be the real estate industry.

Although real estate and construction cannot be directly equated, they are definitely the most closely related industries. Hong Kong's real estate tycoons have almost filled the whole of Hong Kong with skyscrapers. And every skyscraper of more than 100 meters requires extremely high architectural qualifications to ensure that the quality of the building is not problematic.

But it is against this backdrop that what appears to be a competitive advantage that Hong Kong's homegrown Chinese-funded consortium has won only 20 percent of the dozens of contracts it has bidd. The dissatisfaction of the real estate tycoons can be imagined, of course, when the ATV Group is guiding public opinion, it is natural not to open up for a small group of billionaires, but to make every audience and reader feel that their vital interests have been damaged, in order to resonate with everyone to the greatest extent!

As the saying goes, the meat is rotten in the pot, and if the local company gets the contract, it will inevitably bring more jobs to Hong Kong. If a foreign company wins a contract, it is equivalent to fertilizing the fields of outsiders.

Therefore, the media under the ATV Group, including Asia Satellite TV, Ming Pao, and Hong Kong Economic Journal, not only criticized the Hong Kong government for not coordinating well with Beijing in advance, thus adding additional political risks to the entire project, but also severely criticized the Hong Kong government as the ruler of Hong Kong, but did not think of working for the well-being of the Hong Kong people at all! Under the guidance of such a round of public opinion, the Hong Kong government completely stood on the opposite side of the six million Hong Kong citizens!

At this time, the mainland side was very cooperative, saying that the development of the situation had exceeded the Hong Kong government's own decision-making ability, and asked for direct consultation with the London side. In fact, Li Xuan could vaguely guess that Beijing's top brass was not really angry that the British government in Hong Kong had to spend money lavishly.

Because even if there is no rose garden plan of the current Governor, the British will certainly find other reasons in the future, and in short, they will never be able to leave a large amount of cash for the future SAR government to take advantage of. Because the worse the performance of the free successor SAR government, the more it can show the merits of the British to Hong Kong!

Li Xuan speculated that Beijing's real intention was to obtain additional benefits from other parties through the consultations. For example, it has broken China's unprecedented political isolation in the international arena since last year's political turmoil. In the absence of the support of the Hong Kong people, without the endorsement of the mainland government, the Hong Kong government's new airport plan is likely to be stillborn.

However, since His Excellency the Governor proposed the Rose Garden Project last year, the Hong Kong government has invested a great deal of energy in this super project in the past year. If the project is aborted, the Hong Kong government will need to pay up to hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in liquidated damages just by dissolving the dozens of agreements that have been signed before. What's even more fatal is that this will also deal a serious blow to the credibility of the Hong Kong government and even the British government behind it!

Therefore, Li Xuan can already foresee that the final result of this wrestling between China and Britain is likely to be the final concession of the British side. Because time is not on the side of the British, and as long as Beijing holds the stalemate, it will be a victory.

After the British bowed their heads, it was natural and reasonable for the Chinese government to invite the British prime minister to Beijing to sign a memorandum of understanding. The British prime minister, the second oldest in the Western camp after US imperialism, has personally visited China, and the political isolation of China has naturally collapsed by more than half! )