From the second alleged torture victim Andy Li (李宇軒) took to the witness stand in the trial of media magnate Jimmy Lai (黎智英) last week, Hong Kong
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Beijing Anger-ometer, March 2024: Car Wars and Coast Guard Clashes as Biden Boosts Allies
Planes, trains and automobiles: Transport is at the forefront of China President Xi Jinping’s mind as he doubles down on “new industrialization” and
Taiwan Should Use the Coming Deal With India as a New Way Forward for Migrant Rights
Factories, farms and homes in Taiwan will soon play host to migrant workers from a new country: India. Taiwan’s labor ministry announced on February
Box Office Flop: The World Watches as the Jimmy Lai Show Trial Bombs
There are many things that Xi Jinping-era Beijing has proven terrible at: diplomatic human resource management, property markets, forced labor-free
Free Market Fall: Hong Kong’s Investment in Security and Its Dire Economic Returns
China is often held to be an exception to the rule that economic performance and human rights are inextricably bound. In fact, it proves the rule: Its
What If … Hong Kong’s Government Didn’t Concern Itself With Lionel Messi’s Inflamed Adductor
An already strong contender for the most absurd news story of 2024 became one of the outstanding favorites for the title this week when Lionel Messi,
Beijing Anger-ometer, February 2024: Trade Tantrums, Summit Slights and a Messi Mess
Every sports fan gets disappointed when their favorite player cannot take to the field. Not everyone, however, flies into such a solipsistic fury that
Red Carpet Redacted: Nicole Kidman and Lionel Messi Expose Hong Kong’s Image Charade
Hong Kong authorities and their Beijing backers have a quixotic vision: They want a city composed of 7 million servants who shut up, smile, beaver
Beyond Equality: Why Democracies Must Reclaim the U.N. From Autocrats
“We the peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,” begins the preamble to the U.N. Charter. It
From Runway to Runaway: Will U.S. IPO Unravel Fast-Fashion Giant Shein?
January 2024 ought to be a high point for Shein. Preparing to launch its U.S. Initial Public Offering (IPO), the company has achieved everything that
Five Ways Xi Jinping Is Ticking the Doomsday Clock to Midnight
Born in 1947 as the world was just waking up to the reality of the nuclear bomb and people’s newfound ability to threaten the continuation of their
Nauru’s on the Naughty Step, but Western Hypocrisy Fuels China’s Rise
Remember Liz Truss, the famous China hawk and 44-day prime minister of the United Kingdom? Remember her publicly urging her country’s subsequent