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Mike Pompeo’s reasoning behind his last-minute measures is to make it hard for the new president to reverse course without being accused of going soft on or caving to China
Mike Pompeo’s reasoning behind his last-minute measures is to make it hard for the new president to reverse course without being accused of going soft on or caving to China
The intensity and duration of the current crackdown in Hong Kong will depend on whether Beijing can reach an understanding or compromise with the Biden White House, but the greater the antagonism between the two countries, the more severely the city will be treated.
The intensity and duration of the current crackdown in Hong Kong will depend on whether Beijing can reach an understanding or compromise with the Biden White House, but the greater the antagonism between the two countries, the more severely the city will be treated.
People should leave politics behind when they watch funny videos about food on YouTube.
People should leave politics behind when they watch funny videos about food on YouTube.
Like other people, journalists have a duty to help those in distress or danger, even if that’s not written in our code of conduct.
Like other people, journalists have a duty to help those in distress or danger, even if that’s not written in our code of conduct.
New research by psychologists is exposing the cognitive biases and incapacities that stand in the way of having an informed electorate to make contemporary democracy work.
New research by psychologists is exposing the cognitive biases and incapacities that stand in the way of having an informed electorate to make contemporary democracy work.
The city’s colonial success was largely based on an implicit understanding between Westminster and Beijing to leave it alone. Now, it has become a pawn in the great game of nations
The city’s colonial success was largely based on an implicit understanding between Westminster and Beijing to leave it alone. Now, it has become a pawn in the great game of nations
Mutual destruction has been cited for the unsanctioned primary election run-off last July, but did most people have that in mind when they organised and voted in it?
Mutual destruction has been cited for the unsanctioned primary election run-off last July, but did most people have that in mind when they organised and voted in it?
France under Napoleon III, Britain under Winston Churchill and Soviet Russia under Mikhail Gorbachev didn’t know they had already lost the empire until it was too late. The fate of the United States will not be any different.
France under Napoleon III, Britain under Winston Churchill and Soviet Russia under Mikhail Gorbachev didn’t know they had already lost the empire until it was too late. The fate of the United States will not be any different.
To prove their patriotism and reassure the public, top Hong Kong officials beginning with the city’s leader should volunteer to take vaccines made in China.
To prove their patriotism and reassure the public, top Hong Kong officials beginning with the city’s leader should volunteer to take vaccines made in China.
America’s would-be cold warriors like to cite the dynastic trade and diplomatic system as a term of abuse and claim Beijing wants to revive it. But they display embarrassing cultural and historical ignorance about a complex subject whose nature and functions have been hotly debated by sinologists and Chinese diplomats alike.
America’s would-be cold warriors like to cite the dynastic trade and diplomatic system as a term of abuse and claim Beijing wants to revive it. But they display embarrassing cultural and historical ignorance about a complex subject whose nature and functions have been hotly debated by sinologists and Chinese diplomats alike.
To pursue Cold War 2.0, Washington will have to explain away how Chinese ‘communism’ has been as good as, or even better than, American capitalism at delivering economic success and abundance for its people as well as much-needed growth for the world economy
To pursue Cold War 2.0, Washington will have to explain away how Chinese ‘communism’ has been as good as, or even better than, American capitalism at delivering economic success and abundance for its people as well as much-needed growth for the world economy
To merge Hong Kong with the rest of the country, Communist Party membership and the People’s Liberation Army should be open to local volunteers who are willing and ready to serve.
To merge Hong Kong with the rest of the country, Communist Party membership and the People’s Liberation Army should be open to local volunteers who are willing and ready to serve.
New opponents, critical of the Hong Kong government but loyal to Beijing, are emerging but will they appeal to local voters?
New opponents, critical of the Hong Kong government but loyal to Beijing, are emerging but will they appeal to local voters?
Neither democracy nor its self-proclaimed champions offer solutions to the complex challenges facing the city. The only viable guarantee of its long-term stability and prosperity is full integration with the country’s southern region that is also its economic engine
Neither democracy nor its self-proclaimed champions offer solutions to the complex challenges facing the city. The only viable guarantee of its long-term stability and prosperity is full integration with the country’s southern region that is also its economic engine
While today’s mainstream films for adults infantilise the audience, those for children, now and in the past, have frequently been brutal in the way they deal with death and suffering as to possibly shock or even traumatise the young viewer
While today’s mainstream films for adults infantilise the audience, those for children, now and in the past, have frequently been brutal in the way they deal with death and suffering as to possibly shock or even traumatise the young viewer
Balancing the budget will in future be about savings for the massive project
Balancing the budget will in future be about savings for the massive project
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn’s nasty tweet may have been racist, but it finds echoes in the greatest of Western thinkers about the moral inferiority of Chinese people
Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn’s nasty tweet may have been racist, but it finds echoes in the greatest of Western thinkers about the moral inferiority of Chinese people
Young and aspiring pro-government figures are exploiting social media as a launch pad for a political career, beginning with next year’s Legco election.
Young and aspiring pro-government figures are exploiting social media as a launch pad for a political career, beginning with next year’s Legco election.
Former opposition lawmaker has absconded to Denmark, an action which will likely make it more difficult for other activists and protesters facing charges to seek bail successfully
Former opposition lawmaker has absconded to Denmark, an action which will likely make it more difficult for other activists and protesters facing charges to seek bail successfully
Two new US studies chart four scenarios: a triumphant China, ascendant China, stagnant China or imploding China; one scenario is bound to be right
Two new US studies chart four scenarios: a triumphant China, ascendant China, stagnant China or imploding China; one scenario is bound to be right
The longer Beijing drags out the controversy, the sooner people forget about Australia’s killings in Afghanistan.
The longer Beijing drags out the controversy, the sooner people forget about Australia’s killings in Afghanistan.
The classic post-war nuclear family in English-speaking countries is giving way to the more traditional intergenerational extended family of oriental societies – it’s mostly thanks to their governments’ decades-long financial mismanagement that has mortgaged their children’s future.
The classic post-war nuclear family in English-speaking countries is giving way to the more traditional intergenerational extended family of oriental societies – it’s mostly thanks to their governments’ decades-long financial mismanagement that has mortgaged their children’s future.
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the so-called Asian century is not about dominance or hegemony, but the ability of the region’s governments to take care of their own people relative to their Western counterparts.
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the so-called Asian century is not about dominance or hegemony, but the ability of the region’s governments to take care of their own people relative to their Western counterparts.
Conflict may be inevitable now that China has risen to a position of geopolitical and economic strength, and demands to call the shots in the region.
Conflict may be inevitable now that China has risen to a position of geopolitical and economic strength, and demands to call the shots in the region.
His presidency may have been dismal, but there are a few things he got right, such as betting on a Covid-19 vaccine developed ‘at warp speed’ and helping to secure Arab diplomatic recognition for Israel.
His presidency may have been dismal, but there are a few things he got right, such as betting on a Covid-19 vaccine developed ‘at warp speed’ and helping to secure Arab diplomatic recognition for Israel.
Following last year’s political disaster and the intervention by Beijing that followed, Hong Kong’s leader should now show her strengths as an administrator and push on with her policy address pledges.
Following last year’s political disaster and the intervention by Beijing that followed, Hong Kong’s leader should now show her strengths as an administrator and push on with her policy address pledges.
The city’s entire legal system is in the cross hairs of the central government
The city’s entire legal system is in the cross hairs of the central government
Can Covid-19 lockdowns worldwide make people more prone to fake news, conspiracy theories and extreme beliefs? New research may have an answer
Can Covid-19 lockdowns worldwide make people more prone to fake news, conspiracy theories and extreme beliefs? New research may have an answer