https://www.scmp.com/rss/506665/feed Scott Laderman is a professor of history at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and was the Fulbright Visiting Professor of American Studies at the University of Hong Kong in 2015-2016. Among his recent books is Imperial Benevolence: US Foreign Policy and American Popular Culture since 9/11, a collection of essays he co-edited with Tim Gruenewald of HKU. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Troubled by a national security legislation that curbs the exercise of civil liberties in Hong Kong, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week with far-reaching effects. In one little noticed provision, the US president ordered that steps be taken to “terminate the Fulbright exchange programme with regard to China and Hong Kong”. It is difficult to comprehend the administration’s thinking on this move, which seems woefully misguided. Every year, the US State Department’s... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3094207/trumps-ending-fulbright-programme-hong-kong-and-china-damages-us https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3094207/trumps-ending-fulbright-programme-hong-kong-and-china-damages-us Wed, 22 Jul 2020 17:00:07 +0000