Hong Kong protesters have always warned that China would take its tyranny global. As a worldwide bounty falls on the heads of several prominent Hong
Human Rights in Hong Kong: May 35th to June 30th, 2023
The multi-point attack against human rights throughout Hong Kong society marched on in June 2023 with arrests, media closure, anthem bans, frozen bank
Human Rights in China, June End, 2023: Birthday Dispatches
Presiding for life over an economy beyond reproach, Xi Jinping has once again achieved the feat of stifling his own birthday. On June 15, he marked
The Apple and ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Test of U.S. Strategy
From ballad of hope to anthem for doomed youth, the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” means many different things to many different people. It may now
Is Xi Jinping a Dictator?
U.S. President Joe Biden says that China leader Xi Jinping is a dictator. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins disagrees. Domino Theory applies
An Invitation to Impunity
The Biden administration is considering an invitation for Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (李家超) to November’s Asia-Pacific Economic
Human Rights in China, Mid-June, 2023: Long COVID and 占占占人
Late May to early June is the season of erasure in China, but Tiananmen 1989 is not the only uprising that authorities would like to delete from
‘Mentally Illed’ in Hong Kong?
Responding to a double stabbing that resulted in the deaths of two women at a Hong Kong shopping mall on June 2, 2023, Chief Executive John Lee
No Joke for Hong Kong Now That It Has Become One
As intensifying pressure from Hong Kong authorities leads the Ming Pao newspaper to part ways with political cartoonist Zunzi, the comedy keeps coming
Ideas Are Not Just Bulletproof. They’re Beijing-Proof, Too
Seeming to signal an ironclad victory over the pro-democracy movement, freshly announced electoral reforms for Hong Kong district councils reveal the
What If … China Asked Taiwan for COVID Advice?
As protests against strict COVID-19 controls have spread through China in recent weeks, and the problem of how its government can respond has reared
What If … The U.S. Signed Up to UNCLOS?
Here’s an idea: What if the U.S. signed up to UNCLOS? As the U.S. has begun to push military and economic policy shifts that distance itself from