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Hong Kong – The British should have been tougher earlier
The British emissary to Hong Kong who seriously misread the situation got recalled to London by fast clipper and reposted…
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The legacy of the opium trade in Hong Kong
During the difficult years that preceded the British handover of Hong Kong to China the Chinese government’s intense antipathy to…
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Hong Kong: No more China’s disheartened capitalism, please
By Wan T. Lee Hong Kong’s unrest started in June 2019. It was triggered by the plans to allow extradition…
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What Hongkongers think but cannot say
By C.G. Fewston After five long months of unrest in Hong Kong, what are the protesters still fighting for? Many…
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How single women are driving gentrification in Hong Kong and elsewhere
By Igor Vojnovic, Michigan State University and Minting Ye, Michigan State University Gentrification is reshaping urban areas all around the…
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Hong Kong elects China-backed first female leader Carrie Lam as chief executive
By Abdul Ruff Mrs. Carrie Lam, 59, has been elected as Hong Kong’s first woman chief executive – the top…
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South China Sea: Pivotal quandaries in controlling piracy
By Guo Changgang Geographically, the South China Sea is an astounding sea— it’s a part of Pacific Ocean, surrounding an area from…
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Gong or Song from China’s Hong Kong?
By Aine O’Mahony and Elodie Pichon Following the recent abduction of five Hong Kong publishers, alleged to have edited books disclosing “inconvenient…
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China’s insecurity
By Antony Clement China is one of the major global powers in the world, and its economy is the second…
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HK police remove Occupy barricades in Mong Kok
More than 100 Hong Kong police officers started removing barricades in Mong Kok, one of the main demonstration areas, Friday…
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