Read the first article in this series to learn about the erosion of local accountability in Tai Po in the absence of a democratically elected district
Before Hong Kong Fire, Beijing’s Influence Eroded Local Accountability
In the aftermath of the Wang Fuk Court fire, Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades, the Chinese authorities have warned citizens not to speak about the
After Typhoon Ragasa, Wang Fuk Court Contractors Substituted Cheaper Materials
When Super Typhoon Ragasa ripped through Hong Kong in September, it damaged the scaffolding around buildings in the Wang Fuk Court (宏福苑) housing
Inside the Renovations That Led to the Hong Kong Fire
In June 2024, residents of the Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong received a notice from Prestige Construction and Engineering Company (宏業建築工程有限公司),
Taiwan Tech Firm Sees Military Uses for Its New Satellite
On Friday, if there aren’t any more delays, Taiwanese company Tron Future will launch its first satellite into low-Earth orbit. Tron Future said in a
Why Building an Alternative to Chinese Rare Earths Will Be So Hard
Imagine you’re a freedom-loving American patriot who works at a large investment firm. Last month, in the lead-up to President Donald Trump’s meeting
Exclusive: Washington Commanders Launch Major Partnership With E-Commerce Giant Tied to Chinese Military
The Washington Commanders have announced a new corporate partnership with tech giant Alibaba Group, which is facing scrutiny over its alleged
How a Deng Xiaoping Quote Became China Watchers’ Favorite Anecdote
Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平), the late great Chinese leader, was a man of aphorisms. “It doesn’t matter if a cat is black or yellow, as long as it catches
The U.S. and China Try Again on Fentanyl
The Trump Administration emerged from its summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in Busan, South Korea at the end of October with strong
Why the Latest U.S.-China Trade Agreement Might Hold … For Now
In late September, the expiration date on U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff pause was still more than a month away. U.S. investors had just
British University Shut Down Xinjiang Research After Pressure From China
After news broke Monday that Sheffield Hallam University in the U.K. had suspended the research of Uyghur human rights scholar Laura Murphy in
Here’s What the U.S. and China Agreed to in Their New Trade Pact
After Donald Trump and Xi Jinping (習近平) agreed to ratchet down trade tensions at a meeting in South Korea last Thursday, both sides touted a list of