Who is Jimmy Lai? The Hong Kong newspaper owner’s show trial
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.
0712, 2022
1611, 2022
Xi’s vision for China after the 20th Congress
With the conclusion of the 20th Congress of the CCP, Xi Jinping has made himself at least as powerful as Mao Zedong who imposed totalitarianism in China. This is good news for him, but bad news for China and the world, writes Professor Steve Tsang.
1608, 2022
‘Rent’ in Exchange for Loyalty
Dr Jane Du discusses Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign and the impact it has had on China’s state-owned enterprises.
0507, 2022
Hong Kong’s handover 25 years on
The past two years have seen significant changes in Hong Kong’s freedoms, writes Eric Yan-Ho Lai.
1105, 2022
Is China about to close the door?
Dominik Mierzejewski analyses two recent domestic political discussions in China in the context of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party.
1005, 2022
Hong Kong’s Iron Man
Duncan Bartlett writes that while John Lee has the backing of China’s Communist Party to be the new CEO of Hong Kong, the city’s international reputation is at stake following a turbulent period.
2504, 2022
Democratic neighbours as a challenge to the autocratic superiority tale
A new report by the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s Transformation Index (BTI) has identified considerable declines in the quality of democracy worldwide. Hauke Hartmann comments on the role of Russia and China.
2102, 2022
Xi’s Status in China’s New History Resolution
Dongyu Sun examines the November 2021 Resolution of the CCP in which Xi Jinping has been given equal status to only Mao Zedong, and placed above Deng Xiaoping as a paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China.
0302, 2022
Intellectual dishonesty is putting climate change action at risk
With the ‘China Blame game’ being a key feature of climate change conversations today, Anzetse Were assess four common climate change narratives, with a view centred from Africa.
2001, 2022
US-China Relations: The Contours of Responsible Competition
While the Xi-Biden summit at the end of 2021 did not result in any breakthroughs, it offered greater clarity on the current dynamics of the Sino-US relationship, writes Hoo Tiang Boon.