Hong Kong think tanks wither amid political chill
Veteran journalist Chris Yeung reflects on the closure of think tanks amid a challenging environment in Hong Kong.
2210, 2024
1710, 2024
A Secure Anniversary in Hong Kong
John Gittings writes about the Hong Kong experience of the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
1909, 2024
To Go or Not to Go—Back to the People’s Republic of China
Jeffrey Wasserstrom reflects on China trips taken and not.
0307, 2024
In search of a new formula: The politics of China’s economy
The delay in setting a date for the Third Party Plenum on economic policy is indicative of the scale of the debate about how to proceed, and how far to prioritise real reform, writes Jonathan Fenby.
0404, 2024
Democracies’ Own Freedoms at Risk
Sophie Richardson argues that democracies’ failure to respond to China’s assault on international human rights law constitutes a risk to their own freedoms.
2703, 2024
Beijing’s willing helpers bang the last nail into Hong Kong’s autonomy with new law
A new security law stokes fears and makes it possible to class criticism and questioning of government policy as subversive, writes Stephen Vines.
2603, 2024
The Fall of Hong Kong: How China-US Rivalry Ended A Geopolitical Neutral Zone
Brian Fong asks whether Hong Kong can outlive the China-U.S. great power competition.
1903, 2024
Two Generations of Hong Kong Democratic Movement
Au Loong-yu reflects on how the tragedy of past Chinese revolutions could be avoided.
1403, 2024
Resisting Censorship: Digital Activism, Platform Algorithms, and Gendered Imagination
Chinese online activists are demonstrating increasingly innovative and sophisticated strategies to fight against official censorship, writes Chi Zhang and Ming Zhang.
1203, 2024
China’s NPC lacks effective solution for economic woes
George Magnus writes that the NCP’s mild stress on economic growth offers little indication that China will move away from “lingering risks and hidden dangers”.