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Chinese Nationalist Tabloid Calls Nancy Pelosi a 'Vicious' Politician

Joyce Huang

   A party-backed nationalistic tabloid in China has pointed fingers at
   U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, calling her a "vicious" politician who
   intends to prolong the political turmoil in Hong Kong.

   In a sharply-worded editorial, titled "black-clad Western puppets
   continue rampage amid Hong Kong anti-mask law," the Global Times on
   Monday blamed western politicians like Pelosi, who it said have played
   a sinister role and resorted to the methods, "designed to create more
   violence and unrest throughout the city."
   The government mouthpiece then threw support behind the city's chief
   executive Carrie Lam, arguing that her decisions to introduce the mask
   ban is neither a threat to Hong Kongers' freedom of expression nor
   peaceful assembly. Instead, the move was "meant to reduce the level of
   violence and restore order by upholding the interests of the general
   public."
   Analysts, however, say the ban has not only backfired in the short run,
   but also demonstrated how poor Lam's leadership has been.
   Poor leadership
   "I don't think there's any doubt that she is a disaster as a leader.
   And that's pretty obvious," said David Zweig, chair professor of social
   science at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
   "One of the things that political scientists often do not discuss is
   really bad or weak leadership. But she's a really weak leader and, I
   mean, that bad leadership created this problem."
   Knowing that her job is on the line, Lam has to soon concoct a solution
   to end the city's anti-government protests, according to the professor.

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