Hong Kong’s authoritarian future is already here
The selection of the former security chief John Lee as the city’s leader signals its repressive new reality.
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Hong Kong’s deadly Covid surge
Morgues are filling up and the city is reportedly running out of coffins as Hong Kong's hospitals are overwhelmed.
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Hong Kong faces its pandemic peak
A zero-Covid policy and low vaccination rates have left the population vulnerable.
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Welcoming Hong Kongers will help reset the UK’s approach to immigration
The government’s openness to Hong Kong nationals shows that controlling immigration need not always mean less immigration.
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Why Hong Kong is culling its hamsters – and how citizens are fighting back
The resistance to Beijing's zero-Covid policy shows Hong Kong's civil society has not been totally crushed.
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The UK must abandon “democratic defeatism” if it’s to stand up to China
Beijing’s selective application of international rules is changing the world for the worse.
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The long shadow of the Chinese Communist Party
Even in London, supporters of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement don’t feel safe.
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Nathan Law: From Poland to the UK, “freedom is under threat”
The pro-democracy activist and author warns that the authoritarian crackdown taking place in Hong Kong can happen anywhere.
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