China’s takeover of Hong Kong has always been about control. First the legislature, then the courts, finally the press. If Beijing lets pro-democracy
Taiwan’s President Needs to Stop Being a Try-Hard
For nearly every world leader, appealing to Trump has been an adjustment. Zelensky put on a suit. Starmer dangled a palace visit. South Korea’s
Jensen Huang Crosses a Line
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Stars Welcome, Questions Not: Snooker’s Rocket and Tennis Ace Osaka Join Hong Kong’s Foreign Faces — As Overseas Witnesses Face Ban
The U.K.’s Ronnie “the Rocket” O’Sullivan, perhaps the greatest snooker player to have ever graced the game, declared himself a Hong Kong resident
Defenders of Silence: How 80 Nations Betrayed Their Own People to Placate Beijing
Backed by Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S. and ten European powers, the Australian permanent ambassador to the U.N., James Larsen, blasted Beijing
Wake Up to Wokeness to Battle Beijing?
As New York City Mayor Eric Adams stood accused of receiving “improper valuable benefits” from wealthy foreign businesspeople, including a Turkish
A Tale of Two Media: How First Became Last in Chinese Communist Hong Kong
When Hong Kong’s journalists could still operate with only the occasional machete attack on their editors back in 2019, the Centre for Communication
Human Rights & China, August 2024
New Round of Pressure on Dissidents Rights advocates within China have warned the treatment of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan (张展) and rights lawyer
Hong Kong & Human Rights, July 2024
A roundup of human rights issues in Hong Kong. Includes updates on the trial of Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, the blocking of activists’ pensions
Human Rights & China, July-End 2024
This week’s roundup of human rights issues in China focuses on the targeting of activists who advocate for Taiwan independence, the rejection of a
U.S. Fights China’s Lies on Tibet … While Spreading Its Own?
On the face of it, Washington has taken a brave and principled step to further the rights of Tibetans. The U.S. Congress, on June 12, passed the
Lost Leverage: Hollow Human Rights Dialogues With China are a Diplomacy Delusion
Of all the world’s organizations with their many diverse aims, which might you most expect to support a discussion between Brussels and Beijing over