Chinese expansion is not limited to sovereign states or even unrecognized republics. Beijing is also trying to establish a foothold in uninhabited or ungoverned regions. If the Communist Party of China has its way, one day there will be a lot more China on the world map. | Sunday Roast

More than 1,000 people queued in and around a sitting area across from Wang Fuk Court to lay flowers at an impromptu altar for victims of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in seven decades. #taipofire #taipo #hongkong #wangfukcourt | South China Morning Post

William Li, a survivor of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, describes his failed attempts to escape and the agonising wait for rescue. | South China Morning Post