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Morning rush hour at the North Point MTR station in Hong Kong in December 2025. To build public confidence in governance, Hong Kong people must see that their concerns are addressed before decisions are locked in. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Executive-led governance in Hong Kong must start by listening to the people

As the head of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office has stressed, an executive-led system must be coherent to be effective, and this requires building consensus.

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Opinion | Humans vs robots? China begs to disagree

22 Feb 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

My Take | Arrest shows that no one is above the law, not even a former British prince

21 Feb 2026 - 10:30PM

Asia Opinion

Macroscope | Why the IMF is right to press Japan on its fiscal risks

The fiscal and monetary policies of advanced economies have global repercussions, and Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal agenda risks market pushback.

21 Feb 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Japan’s Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi speaks during an election campaign event in Tokyo on February 7. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

Opinion | Who will save the world from a US-China AI arms race?

Unrestrained military AI could doom us all. The window for a global middle-power alliance to rein in the superpowers is closing fast.

21 Feb 2026 - 1:00PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | How the next China shock is shaping hearts and minds

No longer confined to trade and technology, competition between China and the West is now playing out in the realm of cultural imagination.

21 Feb 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

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World Opinion

As I see it | An America without independent institutions cannot stay No 1

If reviving a country and the international order means institutional reform and renewal, Donald Trump is deliberately doing the opposite.

21 Feb 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Workers check The John F. Kennedy Memorial Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington after the signage was updated to include US President Donald Trump’s name, on December 19, 2025. Photo: AFP

World Opinion

Opinion | Pax Sinica vs Pax Silica: how China-US mineral war is taking shape

The US approach of deploying capital and diplomatic leverage must make up for China’s years-long head start in building its reserves.

20 Feb 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

World Opinion

Outside In | Try as it might, the US alone can’t reverse the tide of globalisation

Accounting for a significant share of world trade, Europe and Asia are far more decisive players in the fast-changing globalised economy.

20 Feb 2026 - 5:20PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Building Asean ties puts Hong Kong on path to long-term growth

Expanding relations with Southeast Asia can open new markets for the city’s firms, deepen the talent pool and promote greater understanding.

20 Feb 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

Chief Executive John Lee delivers the keynote address at the Hong Kong-Asean Summit at The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Aberdeen, on September 9, 2025. Photo: May Tse

World Opinion

Opinion | The 21st-century order has outgrown 20th-century institutions

Despite international tensions, countries still seek cooperation based on shared interests. Institutions must embrace this trend.

20 Feb 2026 - 7:20AMvideocam

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Opinion

My Take | Why Western civilisation is incapable of saving Western society today

People who argue for the uniqueness and high moral standing of the West are actually weaponising it as an ideology against the non-Western cultures of the Global South.

19 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM

China Opinion

Opinion | US and China can again find common ground – in AI’s risks

If Beijing and Washington could meet in 1972 to manage a shared threat, today’s leaders can cooperate to shape the rules of AI.

19 Feb 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Macroscope | US dollar weakness is no game changer for a globalised yuan

Beijing will seize on the crisis to promote the yuan, but without capital account liberalisation – essential for a truly global currency – its rise will remain limited.

19 Feb 2026 - 4:30PM

An employee of a bank counts US dollar notes at a branch in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2016. The prospect of a prolonged dollar bear market has major implications for the global economy and markets. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

Opinion | Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour

The most important thing isn’t if you cooked the food yourself or followed tradition to the letter – it’s being with people you care about.

19 Feb 2026 - 10:23AMvideocam

People enjoy their reunion dinner at a restaurant in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district on February 12, ahead of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Sam Tsang

China Opinion

Opinion | US tech war spurring China’s 21st century research renaissance

China has gone from rice paddy to the world’s factory, but it will complete its modernisation in research labs.

19 Feb 2026 - 6:54AMvideocam

Opinion

My Take | Forget Canada, the real 51st American state appears to be gullible Australia

Aside from the first island chain of encirclement against China, much of the other island ‘defence’ chains look more like vassalising the not so ‘lucky country’ among others in the South Pacific.

18 Feb 2026 - 9:00PM

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Government must reflect on its failures as we enter Year of the Horse

The past year has been a difficult one and it is important for the administration to assess its performance and embrace change.

16 Feb 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

A patron passes the “Celebrating the Year of the Horse” exhibition at The Art Museum at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, on January 23. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China Opinion

Opinion | Why trade alone won’t make China beloved in South America

The path of China-South America relations will be decided in neighbourhoods and kitchens, not just presidential palaces or investment forums.

18 Feb 2026 - 7:06AMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Universities in Japan and China are becoming tools of national strategy

Across Asia, higher education is becoming a central arena where national ambition, geopolitical constraint and human capital intersect.

18 Feb 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Lunar New Year doesn’t need a home-cooked feast to be full of flavour

The most important thing isn’t if you cooked the food yourself or followed tradition to the letter – it’s being with people you care about.

19 Feb 2026 - 10:23AMvideocam

People enjoy their reunion dinner at a restaurant in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok district on February 12, ahead of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Sam Tsang

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Opinion | Executive-led governance in Hong Kong must start by listening to the people

Jane Lee

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Opinion | Humans vs robots? China begs to disagree

Gerui Wang

22 Feb 2026 - 5:30AM

My Take | Arrest shows that no one is above the law, not even a former British prince

Cliff Buddle

21 Feb 2026 - 10:30PM

Macroscope | Why the IMF is right to press Japan on its fiscal risks

Anthony Rowley

21 Feb 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion | Who will save the world from a US-China AI arms race?

Alex Capri

21 Feb 2026 - 1:00PM

Opinion | How the next China shock is shaping hearts and minds

21 Feb 2026 - 9:30AM

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