China's first man in space has voiced support for Hong Kong's unpopular Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (董建華), and critics charged yesterday that the astronaut was being used as a political pawn by Beijing's massive propaganda machinery.
"Yang Liwei's (楊利偉) space achievement is something that we are proud of," said pro-democracy legislator and unionist Lee Cheuk-yan. "However, it's sad to see him being used like this."
Beijing has ramped up its support for Tung ever since a July 1 march by 500,000 people derailed his attempt to legislate a controversial anti-subversion bill, and the local government is worried its allies might be hurt in next year's legislative elections.
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