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Hong Kong’s Central district on January 26. Hong Kong is often described as a “superconnector” between China and the world. Yet in the study and practice of international relations, the city remains intellectually vibrant but structurally peripheral. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | It’s time to unlock Hong Kong’s international relations potential

Globally connected and intellectually vibrant, the city can offer cutting-edge research and lead diplomatic debates of global importance.

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Opinion | US-China AI race must strike a balance between security and openness

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As I see it | How ancient Chinese philosophers make sense of modern headaches

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China Opinion

Opinion | China’s diplomacy succeeds even if it doesn’t bring Middle East peace

From Beijing’s perspective, diplomacy is remarkably effective in advancing China’s regional interests and differentiating it from the US.

On July 23, 2024, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts the signing of the Beijing Declaration among Palestinian factions including Fatah and Hamas at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo: Pool via AP
On July 23, 2024, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts the signing of the Beijing Declaration among Palestinian factions including Fatah and Hamas at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo: Pool via AP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | The world can look to Hong Kong as a pioneer of ethical AI

As emerging markets chart their own destinies regarding artificial intelligence, the city can serve as a nexus for responsible governance.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | How new US-Indonesia defence pact sharpens China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’

The US is investing in the systems, skills and relationships that would matter if access to the Strait of Malacca ever came under pressure.

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China Opinion

Opinion | Why Spain’s outreach to China offers a viable model for Europe

De-risking while also deepening ties beyond the transactional shows that interdependence and strategic autonomy aren’t mutually exclusive.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (centre) speaks with students at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 13. Photo: AFP
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (centre) speaks with students at Tsinghua University in Beijing on April 13. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Opinion

The View | Why Hong Kong property recovery sceptics miss the bigger picture

While the recovery in Hong Kong’s real estate market has its weaknesses, the underpinnings of the latest upturn look more solid.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Patriotism is not a business plan for the Northern Metropolis

Beijing has upped the ante with help and pressure, including calling upon the business community’s patriotism, but the Hong Kong government must still sell the business plan.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why Hong Kong is hitting pause on basketball betting

As prediction platforms rise, the problem is not so much gambling but sports corruption. Unregulated betting offers temptingly large sums.

An advertisement for the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s eWin app at a betting branch in Sheung Wan on February 26. Photo: Eugene Lee

Opinion

My Take | Is China just an emerging electro-state or an electro-civilisation state?

Like every advancing society in the past, it sees the future by seizing new energy sources and their associated technologies.

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An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows the Xianshuiwo photovoltaic power plant in the Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Photo: Xinhua
An aerial drone photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows the Xianshuiwo photovoltaic power plant in the Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Photo: Xinhua

Asia Opinion

Opinion | As Iran war fallout hits Southeast Asia, US is losing influence to China

Asean survey reflects China’s growing strategic influence but also concerns. The question is: will China crowd the US out of the region?

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World Opinion

Opinion | As AI evolves, school syllabuses must evolve with it

As artificial intelligence upends job markets and academic norms, we must go beyond the fear of change to redefine what it means to be educated.

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Opinion

Asian Angle | The Thucydides Trap is a lie created to justify a US-China war

Ancient Greece offers no lessons for Asia. The Global South must stop letting America’s war machine write history.

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Iranian women walk past a memorial in Tehran to a school that was targeted by a US air strike in February killing 165 children and staff. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How markets will test Hong Kong’s new economic model

Industrial policy can guide and catalyse but it cannot substitute for a genuine competitive advantage.

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Pedestrians cross a road in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 26 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse
Pedestrians cross a road in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 26 2025. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How Hong Kong can beat Singapore as the launch pad for Chinese firms

Chinese enterprises going global is this decade’s economic story. Hong Kong needs a system to guide them through each stage of their journey.

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Opinion

My Take | All bets are off on legal basketball wagers in Hong Kong

The shelved plan has, at least, sparked needed debate about gambling and the damaging social impact of addiction.

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Asia Opinion

The View | Others in Asia would love to have Singapore’s housing market problems

The city state’s problems pale beside those in other Asia-Pacific markets facing supply shortages that drive up prices and rents.

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People walk through a park in Singapore, with high-rise public housing in the background. Photo: Shutterstock
People walk through a park in Singapore, with high-rise public housing in the background. Photo: Shutterstock

China Opinion

Opinion | 4 identities Hong Kong must embrace to provide global leadership

The city can be a bedrock for world commerce, finance, governance and civilisational exchange as we enter a new phase of globalisation.

World Opinion

Opinion | You’re not asking the right question about the Iran war

The standard critique of the war does not ask who requires Iran to remain an enemy rather than a problem to be managed.

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | How Pakistan outmanoeuvred India in Iran war diplomacy with China’s help

Beijing’s indirect influence has allowed Islamabad to take advantage of New Delhi’s strategic constraints.

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Workers remove a billboard after the failed peace talks between the United States and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 12. Photo: EPA
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OPINION
Jinghan (Michael) Zeng

Opinion | It’s time to unlock Hong Kong’s international relations potential

Jinghan (Michael) Zeng
Xiao Qian

Opinion | US-China AI race must strike a balance between security and openness

Xiao Qian
Alex Lo

As I see it | How ancient Chinese philosophers make sense of modern headaches

Alex Lo
William Figueroa

Opinion | China’s diplomacy succeeds even if it doesn’t bring Middle East peace

William Figueroa
Brian Y. S. Wong

Opinion | The world can look to Hong Kong as a pioneer of ethical AI

Brian Y. S. Wong
Julien Chaisse

Opinion | How new US-Indonesia defence pact sharpens China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’

Julien Chaisse
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