Background
McGurn, William Joseph was born on December 4, 1958 in Oceanside, California, United States. Son of William A. and Mary S. (Gormley) McGurn.
(When Britain agreed to "restore" Hong Kong to the People'...)
When Britain agreed to "restore" Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. But the brutal suppression of the Chinese student protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989 made it clear that totalitarian Beijing does not tolerate even potentially rival centers of power. William McGurn examines the background of the 1984 agreement and the current plight of Hong Kong's 5.8 million citizens. Although they hold British passports, the British government has refused to allow most of them in. McGurn urges the United States and other nations to open their doors to those who want to leave Hong Kong, not only as a humanitarian act but to infuse their own societies with talent and dynamism.
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McGurn, William Joseph was born on December 4, 1958 in Oceanside, California, United States. Son of William A. and Mary S. (Gormley) McGurn.
Bachelor in Philosophy, University Notre Dame, 1980. Master of Science in Communications, Boston University, 1981.
Assistant managing editor The American Spectator, Bloomington, Indiana, 1981-1983. Managing editor This World magazine, New York City, 1983-1984. Editorial features editor The Wall St. Journal Europe, Brussels, 1984-1986.
Deputy editorial page editor The Asian Wall St. Journal, Hong Kong, 1987-1989. Bureau chief National Review, Washington, 1989-1992. Senior editor Far Eastern Economic Review, Hong Kong, 1992—1998.
Chief editorial writer The Wall St. Journal, 1999—2003, columnist New York City, since 2008. Executive, Office of the Chairman News Corporation, 2004—2005, vice president, since 2008. Assistant to President for speechwriting The White House, Washington, 2005—2008.
Member editorial board The Wall St. Journal, 1998—2003.
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Member Foreign Corresponding Association, National Press Club, Notre Dame Club of Hong Kong (president since 1993).
Married Julie Ann Hoffman, April 24, 1993. 3 adopted children: Grace, Maisie, Lucy.
