Facial recognition is already a regular feature of the British high street, but its future is controversial. Currently, bans are limited to sensitive
Opinion
The Silence of the Hang Seng
The gamble has always been clear: The Chinese Communist Party bets greed. With copious evidence to back its standpoint and its own rapaciousness to
Is Kidnapping Next for Hong Kong Police?
Hong Kong Police Force’s latest threats to overseas activists are straight from a forcible repatriation playbook that has been honed by China for
Hong Kong Declares Fatwa on Pro-Democracy Leaders
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
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
‘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 … Taiwan Stopped Being Road Traffic Hell?
Another week, another major road traffic incident making news in Taiwan. This time, a ten car pile-up following Korean pop group Blackpink’s concert
Loans, Not Grants, for Military Aid a Sign Taiwan Is Not a Priority for Biden
U.S. lawmakers now stipulate that the $2 billion per year allocated to Taiwan for military purchases over the next five years will be given as loans.