Hong Kong

Is China–CEEC cooperation truly a role model?

By: Yang Jianli The Chinese media lauded this development, deeming it a ‘role model’ in a time when regional cooperation has taken a hit. It was in this background that the recent annual 17+1 summit between 17 CEE nations and China was conducted virtually on February...

National Review: How China Has Crushed Hong Kong’s Democracy

By: Jianli Yang & Aaron Rhodes On March 11, an annual confab of functionaries rubber-stamped a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) plan to gut most of what is left of Hong Kong’s democratic processes. At the “Two Sessions” meeting, or Lianghui, over 5,000 members of the...

Daily Clout: The Game of Party and Patriotism in Hong Kong

By: Jianli Yang - February 26, 2021 During the video broadcast of the annual duty report by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that Hong Kong “must always be governed by patriots”. He asserted that “patriotic” politicians...

Op-ED: China acts to plug the Hong Kong-UK exodus

By Yang Jianli China is scrambling to retain its sovereign control over Hong Kong as Regina Ip, a member of the Legislative council of Hong Kong, has issued well-drafted threats to revoke the Chinese nationality of citizens who wish to migrate to UK through their...