List of Hong Kong articles
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A woman and child walk past riot police standing guard on a street in the Mongkok district of Hong Kong on May 27, as the city's legislature debates over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem. In Hong Kong, Xi Plays a Dangerous Game of Chicken
With its new security law, China risks massive economic and political consequences. Xi’s lack of concern should worry democratic nations everywhere.
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The pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai is removed by security during a scuffle with pro-Beijing lawmakers at the House Committee's election of vice chairpersons, presided by pro-Beijing lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on May 22. Beijing Has Lit Hong Kong’s Funeral Pyre
Hong Kongers will fight the imposition of mainland security measures fiercely but alone.
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Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on April 22. The Pandemic Is Cover for a Crackdown in Hong Kong
The gap between the mainland and the city is closing fast.
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Lunar New Year fair in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Greatness Is Slipping Away
A once-shining city has been hollowed out by Beijing’s misrule.
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Medical staff transfer patients to hospital in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 17. Wuhan’s 11 Million People Face Quarantine as Virus Fears Spread
Trains and flights out of the central Chinese city have been canceled as the toll from a new coronavirus grows.
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Public health officials run thermal scans on passengers arriving from Wuhan, China, at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Jan 8. Just in Time for Lunar New Year, Another SARS-like Epidemic Is Brewing in China
Scores of people in Wuhan and Hong Kong have been sent to hospitals because of a mystery respiratory ailment—and true to form, China is trying to keep it quiet.
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An Iraqi protester clad with the national flag takes part in anti-government demonstrations at Tahrir square in the capital Baghdad, on Dec. 30. Governments Can Kill Protesters—but Not Protest
The people want more democracy, even if their leaders want less.
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Students attend a rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on Aug. 22. 2019: A Year of Global Protest
Even as right-wing forces took hold in many places around the world, grassroots democracy proved itself alive and well.
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Police officers during a protest in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Turbulent Year
Foreign Policy’s five best reads on a city in chaos.
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Pedestrians walk past an electronic billboard displaying the Hang Seng Index in negative territory on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange China Still Needs Hong Kong
The Alibaba listing shows how critical the city is for the financial future.
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Protesters burn items in Hong Kong Violence Is Sometimes the Answer
Protesters get slammed by critics whenever they use force. But for the state, it’s normalized.
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A pedestrian walks in a residential neighborhood in front of a view of the Grand Lisboa casino resort in Macao on Aug. 29, 2017. Thank Lisbon for Macao’s Peacefulness
Portugal’s indifferent rule left the city’s residents happy to be Chinese.
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A pro-democracy protester holds a thank-you sign during a Thanksgiving Day rally at Edinburgh Place in Hong Kong on Nov. 28. After Trump’s Hong Kong Democracy Act, China Is Still Winning
The U.S. president may think his surprise move to support the protesters will give him the upper hand in trade negotiations with China—but Xi is likely to call his bluff.
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Protesters in Hong Kong chant slogans near a police-cordoned area to show support for a small group of protesters barricaded inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Our Top Weekend Reads
Hong Kong protesters face Boomer challenge, UK Labour internal disputes over free movement of people, and Guyana's newfound oil could cause problems later.
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Workers' Party supporters in Singapore Singapore Isn’t The Next Hong Kong
Claims of political contagion are establishment fantasies.
