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Frank Ching, is a columnist, professor at HKUST and CUHK, and opened the WSJ china bureau in 1979.

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Is Hong Kong headed for a rubber-stamp legislature?

Is Hong Kong headed for a rubber-stamp legislature?

With the unanimous passing of the new national security law, Hong Kong’s “patriotic” council has shown that its willingness to toe the government line.

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Opinion: Will Hong Kong’s financial-hub identity survive its new national security laws?

Opinion: Will Hong Kong’s financial-hub identity survive its new national security laws?

After nearly three decades – and many protests – Hong Kong’s government and legislature have rushed through the fulfilment of Article 23 of its mini-constitution with a law that critics have called...

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A proposal for the consideration of Taiwan's incoming leader

A proposal for the consideration of Taiwan's incoming leader

WHEN Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won Taiwan's leadership election on January 13, ensuring his party's continued rule for an unprecedented third term, Beijing issued a...

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Hong Kong‘s choice: National security or a global role?

Hong Kong‘s choice: National security or a global role?

Hong Kong tries to maintain its international status and economic role amid challenges posed by China’s National Security Law and other political developments.

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Thaw in US-China ties driven by domestic issues

Thaw in US-China ties driven by domestic issues

EXPECTATIONS were low for the meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, held November 15 in San Francisco. But since then, there has been a lowering of tension...

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Resolving Hong Kong conundrum key to U.S.-China APEC summit

Resolving Hong Kong conundrum key to U.S.-China APEC summit

Four U.S. lawmakers urged the State Department to bar Hong Kong leader John Lee, calling him a “human rights abuser.”

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Opinion: The Biden-Xi summit is on – thanks to a trilateral effort to save face

Opinion: The Biden-Xi summit is on – thanks to a trilateral effort to save face

The high-profile leaders’ meeting will happen at the APEC forum in San Francisco, after resolving a monthslong conflict over whether Hong Kong’s sanctioned chief executive would be allowed to attend...

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Opinion: The U.S.-led global order has run into a BRICS wall

Opinion: The U.S.-led global order has run into a BRICS wall

The bloc of emerging economies has more than doubled in size, and Xi Jinping has worked to establish himself as its putative head

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Hong Kong needs to protect its image as a financial center

Hong Kong needs to protect its image as a financial center

In Lee’s view, while reviving Hong Kong’s role as a global financial center, it is vital to continue the crackdown on perceived threats.

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China-US relations: Is it possible to stop the slide?

China-US relations: Is it possible to stop the slide?

TWO weeks after United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Beijing for intensive talks on June 18 and 19 to stop the dangerous downward spiral of the US-China relationship, little...

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How Hong Kong is faring three years after China’s crackdown

How Hong Kong is faring three years after China’s crackdown

The Lee administration’s policy toward its critics has led many to question whether freedom of speech is still a right in Hong Kong.

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Opinion: In Hong Kong, the government is redefining ‘the right to know’

Opinion: In Hong Kong, the government is redefining ‘the right to know’

Chief Executive John Lee’s administration is assailing its critics – or anyone who chooses to defy the government’s version of the facts

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Can a China that threatens Taiwan mediate in Ukraine?

Can a China that threatens Taiwan mediate in Ukraine?

One problem with Beijing’s diplomatic efforts is its claim that it has the right to take over Taiwan because of their historical connections, which Russia cited in justifying its war.

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Ukraine and Taiwan: Can China square the circle?

Ukraine and Taiwan: Can China square the circle?

THE hour-long phone call between Xi Jinping and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kyiv's wartime president, followed by Beijing's appointment of a senior diplomat to be dispatched to Ukraine and other countries...

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The China-U.S. relationship must be fixed

The China-U.S. relationship must be fixed

The U.S.-China relationship is the world’s most important bilateral relationship, and fixing it to the extent that it can be fixed, should be a key priority.

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China neutral on Ukraine?

China neutral on Ukraine?

TO Xi Jinping, Putin may well be a kindred spirit.

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Opinion: Hong Kong’s Final Court of Appeal isn’t so final after all

Opinion: Hong Kong’s Final Court of Appeal isn’t so final after all

By effectively circumventing a ruling by Hong Kong’s highest court, the government has undermined its own case that the rule of law still endures

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Protests show maintaining stable US-China ties isn’t easy EJINSIGHT - ejinsight.com

Protests show maintaining stable US-China ties isn’t easy EJINSIGHT - ejinsight.com

China, through brute force, high-tech surveillance and a rare willingness to temper its harsh zero Covid policy, has successfully snuffed out its worst protests since the Tiananmen Square

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