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People wear seat belts on a double-decker bus in Sham Shui Po on January 29 to comply with new rules that are now being suspended. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Seat belt U-turn in Hong Kong another case of ill-fitting policy

Once again, despite good intentions, policymakers have failed to consider every eventuality and prepare adequately.

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Opinion | US-China rivalry: great powers that don’t make things won’t be great for long

My Take | How to prevent war with China: return Taiwan to the mainland

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China Opinion

Opinion | Beijing must be clear-eyed about its national interests abroad

As the US disrupts international norms, China should reconsider its place in the world system to protect its overseas investments.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Illustration: Craig Stephens

China Opinion

Opinion | Why China’s persistently low inflation is not all bad news

For investors and policymakers, the key takeaway is what that outcome shows about the economy’s capacity to absorb shocks while rebalancing.

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Asian Angle | South China Sea: 6 risks facing Philippines, China as conflict threshold lowers

From violent incidents to US missiles in Luzon, a ‘perilous new normal’ and vanishing red lines threaten to derail the Code of Conduct.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must fix Tenants Purchase Scheme’s flaws before any relaunch

The public housing sale scheme for tenants was a bold experiment that delivered partial success but left thorny problems.

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Lam Tin Estate seen on September 15. According to a survey on the government’s re-launch of the Tenants Purchase Scheme conducted by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong in July and August, 276 residents in Lam Tin Estate said they would definitely buy their rented flats, making up 90 per cent of respondents: the highest purchase intention among all estates. Photo: Eugene Lee
Lam Tin Estate seen on September 15. According to a survey on the government’s re-launch of the Tenants Purchase Scheme conducted by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong in July and August, 276 residents in Lam Tin Estate said they would definitely buy their rented flats, making up 90 per cent of respondents: the highest purchase intention among all estates. Photo: Eugene Lee

Asia Opinion

Opinion | The India-EU trade pact is a rebuke of US economic coercion

Beyond trade liberalisation, the partnership will weaken Washington’s ability to use tariffs as leverage and dictate the rules of global economic engagement.

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My Take | Tai Po fire victims are not being served well by the inaction on class actions

It has been two decades since moves began to bring such cases to Hong Kong. Any resolution will likely come too late for Wang Fuk Court residents.

Asia Opinion

Macroscope | Could Japan stop being the ballast of the bond market?

A lower house election victory would give flight to Prime Minister Takaichi’s fiscal expansionism – and introduce upheaval far beyond Japan.

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield, seen on a screen outside a brokerage in Tokyo on January 21, touched its highest in a century this month. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

Asian Angle | ‘Old order is not coming back’: Trump’s US, not China, threatens status quo

American unpredictability is pushing countries to hedge more proactively – and, ironically, soften existing tensions with China.

A protester interrupts US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) as he testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images
A protester interrupts US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) as he testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. Photo: Getty Images

World Opinion

Opinion | Central banks are propelling a 21st century global gold rush

The world must choose between believing in the authority of central banks to decide the worth of fiat currencies or trusting in gold as a store of value.

World Opinion

As I see it | When in doubt, EU leaders dig an even bigger hole

Brussels presses on with its self-defeating policy of isolating Russia, even as the US makes clear its transatlantic ally is effectively on its own for its security.

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China Opinion

Opinion | China’s rejection of Darwinian geopolitics is rooted in its history

Davos signalled the collapse of the post-war order but not what will replace it. China can play a role in preventing a descent into anarchy.

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World Opinion

Outside In | Gradually, then suddenly, the world is waking up to the US threat

Middle powers are pivoting to Beijing and hedging with new partners as China’s economic displacement of the US rapidly expands.

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US President Donald Trump raises his fist after a “Board of Peace” meeting at the World Economic Forum annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump raises his fist after a “Board of Peace” meeting at the World Economic Forum annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22. Photo: AFP

China Opinion

Opinion | Fears of overcapacity ignore China’s full balance of payments picture

The right question to ask is whether China’s overall current account represents a destabilising imbalance that siphons growth from trading partners.

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World Opinion

Opinion | How the world can design a new trade architecture

Even as the US overhauls world trade norms, China’s quiet but influential role in redefining globalisation is impossible to ignore.

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China Opinion

Opinion | Why China now needs North Korea’s denuclearisation

As optimism grows over an end to the Ukraine war, a weakening of Moscow’s support for Pyongyang may give Beijing new leverage to stabilise the Korean peninsula.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they attend a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, China, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on September 4. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Why US ops in Venezuela have shaken Asia-Pacific’s middle powers

Middle powers fear a return to ‘rules of the jungle’ geopolitics as rival powers carve out spheres of influence.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong courts cross-border drivers – then traps them in licence queues

Overnight queues and a complicated application system open to abuse expose gaps between Hong Kong’s policy ambition and execution.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong returning to surplus no excuse for splashing budget cash

Northern Metropolis ambitions and Tai Po fire recovery will test the city’s commitment to fiscal prudence.

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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po gives a speech at the Hong Kong Coalition of Professional Services luncheon at New World Harbour View in Wan Chai on March 11, 2025. Photo: Jonathan Wong
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OPINION
Alice Wu

Opinion | Seat belt U-turn in Hong Kong another case of ill-fitting policy

Alice Wu
Jeffrey Wu

Opinion | US-China rivalry: great powers that don’t make things won’t be great for long

Jeffrey Wu
Alex Lo

My Take | How to prevent war with China: return Taiwan to the mainland

Alex Lo
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Wang Xiangwei

Opinion | Beijing must be clear-eyed about its national interests abroad

Wang Xiangwei
Kun Tian

Opinion | Why China’s persistently low inflation is not all bad news

Kun Tian
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III

Asian Angle | South China Sea: 6 risks facing Philippines, China as conflict threshold lowers

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
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