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The China Agenda for November 6–12: APEC Summit and Anthony Blinken in the Indo-Pacific
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of November 6–12.
The China Agenda for October 30–November 5: Xiangshan Forum
This is what’s on the diplomatic, political, and business agenda for the week of October 30–November 5.
We need to talk about Country Garden
Real estate giant Country Garden is on the brink of default and is fighting off rumors its executives fled China. Here’s how the property giant fell, and why it matters.
Understanding Beijing’s data lockdown: Q&A with Mu Chen of Baiguan
Mu Chen is the chairman, founder, and co-editor of BigOne Lab, a.k.a. Baiguan, a data provider that aims ”to power investment research on Chinese companies” at a time when Beijing has made it tough for outsiders to access official data of all kinds.
Michael Yahuda’s ‘Hong Kong’ is one of the few good books about the 1997 handover
A clear-eyed assessment of the run-up to the Hong Kong handover from Britain to the People’s Republic of China.
When the British lost Hong Kong to the Japanese
Philip Snow’s “The Fall of Hong Kong” is the definitive account of the Japanese invasion and occupation of Hong Kong starting on Christmas Day 1941, all the way through the Imperial Army’s departure and the rebuilding of this British colony.
A portrait of Hong Kong in the waning years of British rule
“And if they fail, and the people of Hong Kong remain to the end powerless to govern their own affairs, vulnerable to anything that may come out of China? Then the British will leave behind them, if not a sense of betrayal, at least a sense of disappointment.”
Lean Lui’s critical look at bullying culture
“Being bullied in school is something that can happen to anyone,” Lui shares. “The subjects in my photos are meant to simply be symbolic. The bullies and victims could be you, maybe me, or anyone else.”
Coco Lee funeral sees fans and celebs bid farewell to iconic singer
Born in then British-controlled Hong Kong, Coco Lee moved to the U.S. with her mother and two sisters when she was nine before returning to her birthplace to launch an illustrious music career. She committed suicide last month.
A look at Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei market
The triads may mostly be gone, but their freewheeling ethos remains.
The best-connected people the Hong Kong government can buy are lobbying the U.S. government
A new report from the Hong Kong Democracy Council details Hong Kong government affiliates’ lobbying activities in Washington, and the former Congress members on their payroll. Hong Kong Democracy Council’s Mason Wong told us all about it.
This week in video: The British Museum under controversy, Shein’s influencer blunder and China’s response to the Wagner rebellion
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Chan Hiu explores Hong Kong’s playful past
With “Made in Hong Kong,” artist Chan Hiu writes the history of the city’s “knock-off” toys and pays homage to a significant piece of culture that’s gradually disappearing from sight.
Filling Hong Kong’s black hole — Q&A with Shirley Leung
Shirley Leung was a reporter for the critical Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily until the territory’s new National Security Law killed it. But she’s back on the Hong Kong reporting beat with Photon Media, a Taiwan-based startup dedicated to covering Hong Kong local news.
Chinese tourists are back
Tourism boomed over China’s May Day holiday. It’s a good sign for the country’s economic recovery.
The many controversies surrounding ‘To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self,’ winner of best picture at the Hong Kong Oscars
A coming-of-age documentary about six girls growing into adulthood received the most prestigious honor in Hong Kong’s film industry this year. But its achievement is marred by a raft of allegations of unethical conduct levied at the movie’s renowned director.
What China’s reopening means for luxury brands
The harsh lockdowns of 2022 changed luxury consumption in China. As travel returns to normal, will Chinese consumers continue to spend on luxury, and will they go back to buying in Hong Kong and Paris?
Lee Lee paints hazy moments of Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-based artist paints works suffused with a hazy light that seems to surround the viewer, drawing them into a perfect, half-lit moment.
Celebrated and censored: Hong Kong’s first major LGBTQ-themed art exhibition
“Myth Makers — Spectrosynthesis III,” currently showing at Tai Kwun Contemporary gallery, represents the first major exhibition to shine a light on LGBTQ issues and perspectives from gender minorities in Hong Kong.
Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan — and beyond
Xinjiang’s history as a penal colony and then a high-tech laboratory has resulted in one of the most sophisticated and all-encompassing surveillance networks in the world to be deployed there. Other places may be next.
