https://www.scmp.com/rss/510186/feed Wai-Hong Tang is co-founder and director of research of Trigrams Research Group. A specialist on the international political economy of East and Central Asia, he holds a PhD in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick. He now divides his time between his homes in Hong Kong and Astana, Kazakhstan. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Neville Lai,Wai-Hong Tang Neville Lai,Wai-Hong Tang The evolving dynamics between China and India, the world’s most populous nations and rising economic powers, are at a critical juncture. Recent developments have shown encouraging signs in bilateral relations, with both sides expressing a willingness to re-engage constructively. Foreign Minister Wang Yi recently visited New Delhi, where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. This has renewed the momentum of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3322748/china-must-accept-india-looking-after-itself?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3322748/china-must-accept-india-looking-after-itself?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 08:30:08 +0000 International Youth Day on August 12 was not only a celebration of young people and their contributions to social advancement, it was a timely reminder of the need for businesses to understand their values, outlook and needs if they want to stay ahead. The need for understanding and incorporating young people’s perspectives into corporate strategies cannot be overstated. Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are expected to make up about 27 per cent of the global workforce in 2025.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3274405/how-youth-perspective-can-help-firms-future-proof-their-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3274405/how-youth-perspective-can-help-firms-future-proof-their-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:30:11 +0000 Although Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced a number of timely measures in his recent policy address, Hong Kong is still in search of a new direction. Amid geopolitical tension, economic pressure from China’s slowdown and intensifying competition from Singapore and other economies, a status quo-oriented approach is unlikely to rejuvenate Hong Kong and reposition the city in the shifting global landscape. While any call for action will need to be reconciled with the government’s budget... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3242195/why-hong-kong-must-lean-public-private-partnerships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3242195/why-hong-kong-must-lean-public-private-partnerships?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:30:40 +0000 We live in a techno-feudal world. Seemingly all aspects of our lives are now constantly monitored, organised or controlled by tech companies. The rise of ChatGPT and other open-source AI applications further challenges human-technology relations by redefining the meaning of education, learning and creativity. Although educators across the world are still trying to understand the pedagogical implications of these tools, the education sector has long fixated on science, technology, engineering and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3215924/how-liberal-arts-education-can-complement-hong-kongs-stem-focus-and-help-future-workers-thrive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3215924/how-liberal-arts-education-can-complement-hong-kongs-stem-focus-and-help-future-workers-thrive?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:15:12 +0000 A rivalry of cities is raging in East Asia. As Hong Kong was bogged down by the debate on its quarantine policy, Singapore was seen as overtaking its rival as the region’s leading global financial centre by actively attracting businesses, capital and talent that had lost confidence in Hong Kong. In the meantime, across Hong Kong’s northern border, the Shenzhen municipal government has pledged to develop the city into an international centre of financial technology by 2025. In the face of these... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3197433/how-great-cities-hong-kong-shenzhen-and-singapore-can-save-globalisation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3197433/how-great-cities-hong-kong-shenzhen-and-singapore-can-save-globalisation?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Oct 2022 01:45:09 +0000 At this year’s China-Asean Expo in Nanning, leaders of Chinese trade bodies expressed the same optimistic view that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which came into force in January, is likely to be ratified by all member states by the end of the year. The mega free-trade agreement, brought into effect in the midst of a global pandemic and geopolitical uncertainty, has launched a new chapter of geoeconomics in East Asia. The RCEP is emblematic of the decline of the United... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3194775/rcep-allows-east-asia-step-out-under-us-hegemony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3194775/rcep-allows-east-asia-step-out-under-us-hegemony?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Oct 2022 08:30:10 +0000 The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) heads of state summit in Samarkand last week drew much international attention, not only because it marked Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first foreign trip in more than two years, but also because it was the regional grouping’s first in-person gathering since the outbreak of the Ukraine war. Not surprisingly, the focus was on China and other member states’ position on Russia’s “special military operation”. Much as the case was during Russia’s... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3193302/did-sco-summit-signal-pax-sinica-emerging-central-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/asia/article/3193302/did-sco-summit-signal-pax-sinica-emerging-central-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:00:07 +0000 It is no secret that Hong Kong faces an unprecedented, all-round challenge to its role as a global “super connector”. Just two weeks ago, it was reported that four international exhibitions that were previously hosted by the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will relocate to Singapore and Dubai. The public has pointed to the city’s rigid quarantine regime as the cause of our disconnection from the world – and rightfully so. Yet, Hong Kong’s struggles not only stem from the pandemic, but... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3190252/how-joining-rcep-can-revive-hong-kongs-role-regional?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3190252/how-joining-rcep-can-revive-hong-kongs-role-regional?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Aug 2022 02:15:23 +0000 While the blockage of the Suez Canal by the stranded cargo ship Ever Given last year cost billions of dollars of trade, the impact of global supply chain disruptions was perhaps more strongly felt in Hong Kong when McDonald’s replaced its hash browns with cups of sweetcorn and suspended sales of McWings. As a global city, Hong Kong’s identity has been largely defined by logistics, having played a key role in the growth of regional and global production networks. At the same time, the city is... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3162081/remain-key-player-global-logistics-hong-kong-must-adapt-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3162081/remain-key-player-global-logistics-hong-kong-must-adapt-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jan 2022 22:45:11 +0000 Human capital remains indispensable to Hong Kong. In the World Bank’s Human Capital Index 2020, which gauges the productivity of the next generation of workers, Hong Kong ranks second out of 174 economies – behind only Singapore. Yet, while it is certainly a testament to Hong Kong’s health care and standard of living that the city has the world’s highest life expectancy, the sustainability of an ageing workforce is posing a serious challenge to its future prosperity and stability. According to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3152364/three-ways-hong-kong-can-unleash-its-greatest-potential-human?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3152364/three-ways-hong-kong-can-unleash-its-greatest-potential-human?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Oct 2021 02:30:09 +0000 Sustainability, technology and innovation are key to building a smart city. While these buzzwords appeared in Hong Kong’s latest policy address, the new initiatives were mostly concentrated in a limited number of areas, such as fintech, biotech and ecosystem integration in the Greater Bay Area. There seems to be a lack of due consideration of their application in upgrading Hong Kong’s traditional industries. One such industry is textiles and apparel. As we navigate out of the pandemic, we should... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3139129/why-hong-kong-should-resuscitate-its-garment-industry?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3139129/why-hong-kong-should-resuscitate-its-garment-industry?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:45:15 +0000