Taiwan’s election results, explained
By Richard C. Bush – The votes have been counted in the presidential and legislative elections that Taiwan held on Saturday. The Democratic Progressive Party…
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Leung dims Hong Kong as Tsai lights up Taiwan
By Chris Yeung – The contrast could not be more ironical and sharper. In Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen, who held back tears to tell her supporters…
What does ‘One Belt, One Road’ have to do with Hong Kong?
By Chan King-cheung – The term “One Belt, One Road” has appeared 42 times in the 2016 Policy Address delivered by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying…
Why China’s circuit breaker breaks down?
By Chan King-cheung – China’s circuit breaker mechanism for its A shares market made history after it became history four days after it took effect…
Will the Cultural Revolution make a comeback?
By Willy Lam – The year 2016 being the 50th anniversary of the start of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR) (1966-76), not only intellectuals…
Xi says order safeguards freedom in Internet world
By Chris Yeung – Story No. 1: A long-time friend of mine based in the mainland has dropped me a note about what she’s up…
President Xi warns Party may collapse ‘just like the Titanic’
By Willy Lam – A series of internal speeches has confirmed President Xi Jinping’s arch-conservative view that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will choose its…
Can China be like Chattanooga? Shifting from industry to services
By Ben S. Bernanke – Since the beginning of China’s growth miracle, a large part of the country’s development has been directed from the center….
Is Xi Jinping a Paper Tiger?
By Willy Lam – Beijing has ruled out any military action against the Islamic State (IS) despite having made vehement calls to punish the executioners…
Hong Kong enters golden era, but only if ….
By Annora Ng The world’s cameras had all focused on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to United Kingdom last month, which is hailed by both…