Hong Kong independence

HONG KONG: Looking Back on a Rough 2018 for 'One Country, Two Systems'

2019/01/16 • Suzanne Pepper

2018 was a great year in Hong Kong for Xi Jinping and Beijing loyalists. For everyone else, not so much.

Will China Use Its Xinjiang 'Periphery Playbook' on Hong Kong & Taiwan?

2018/10/29 • Asia Dialogue

Beijing's aggressive maneuvers in Xinjiang and its recent actions in Hong Kong have unnerving similarities.

HONG KONG: Independence Activist Andy Chan Defies Beijing with Press Club Talk

2018/08/15 • Suzanne Pepper

Beijing has blasted the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club for allowing activist Andy Chan to speak but its advocates' reasoning casts a more worrying chill.

Week in Focus: 17 Men Charged of Raping Deaf Indian Girl, Major Singapore Cyberattack

2018/07/21 • Kuan Chen

A weekly roundup of the region's most important news.

OPINION: 'Political Prisoner' Headlines Spark Judicial Rethink in Hong Kong

2018/02/14 • Suzanne Pepper

The distinctions between independence and self-determination should provide ample scope for legal minds to ponder.

Agnes Chow Barred from Hong Kong Election

2018/01/29 • Brian Hioe

'Plan A' has failed. What now for Hong Kong's pro-democracy advocates?

What US and China's Leaders Have in Common

2017/10/06 • Suzanne Pepper

Donald Trump and Xi Jiping appear to share similar difficulties reconciling their aspirations for national glory with the civil rights and freedoms written into their respective constitutions.

Hong Kong’s 'Anti-Beijing' Legislators Ruffle Feathers Taking Oath

2016/10/12 • Edward White

Despite warnings yesterday, Hong Kong's new generation of lawmakers are causing trouble on their first day in parliament.

Hong Kong: Talking Treason and Beijing’s Worst Fears Becoming Reality

2016/05/09 • Suzanne Pepper