Is Hong Kong still Hong Kong?
Veteran journalist Vaudine England reflects on whether the city can survive the current clampdown on basic freedoms,
Veteran journalist Vaudine England reflects on whether the city can survive the current clampdown on basic freedoms,
Chi Zhang argues that Yique’s Chinese socialist slogans graffiti that appeared in Brick Lane was artwork rather than propaganda.
Avital Avina explores the use of propaganda imagery to combat disease and promote hygiene in China.
Dennis Kwok writes that Hong Kong’s status as an international financial hub is teetering on the edge of a precipice due to Xi Jinping’s national security agenda.
Olivia Cheung writes that Xi’s vision of tianxia suggests that it is unrivalled Chinese power and universal acceptance of Chinese influence that sustain world peace and prosperity.
Chuang Men comments that China’s financial regulatory reform of 2023 is not novel compared to previous reforms.
Daouda Cissé explores China’s zero-Covid strategy, its causes for recent public protests in major Chinese cities and its consequences for the world economy.
Steve Tsang comments that Xi Jinping’s de facto U-turn on the zero-Covid policy and the management of the funeral for former leader Jiang Zemin reveal that he still feels insecure.
The recent protests in China have seen demonstrators call out “Long Live the People”. But the slogan is a contested one: it is also claimed by the CCP where it means something different, and is now associated personally with Xi Jinping, writes John Gittings.
Eric Yan-ho Lai comments that the upcoming trial of publisher Jimmy Lai is seen as a symbol of the erosion of freedom of speech in Hong Kong.