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Brian Wong
Brian Wong is a Rhodes Scholar-Elect from Hong Kong (2020), upcoming DPhil Candidate at Oxford, and a current MPhil in Politics at Wolfson College, University of Oxford.
They are the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Political Review; Founding Secretary of Citizen Action Design Lab, Founding Fellow of Governance Partners Yangon, and write regularly for The Diplomat Magazine, TIME, the South China Morning Post, and other academic and media publications. They can be followed on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
July 10, 2020
Beijing’s Plan for a Post-National Security Law Hong Kong
By Brian Wong
Beijing will be hoping to address Hong Kong's socioeconomic issues while keeping a tight leash on political changes.
June 01, 2020
What Trump’s Latest Moves on Hong Kong Really Mean for the City
By Brian Wong
Withdrawing Hong Kong's special status under U.S. law will hurt the city itself far more than it will hurt China.
May 26, 2020
How Chinese Nationalism Is Changing
By Brian Wong
Chinese nationalism used to be aimed at both domestic and foreign audiences. Not anymore.
April 10, 2020
Hong Kong’s Protests Amid COVID-19: A Dying Movement or a Halted War?
By Brian Wong
The seeming peace in Hong Kong reflects a gathering storm on the horizon – a storm Hong Kong and Beijing alike must address.
March 25, 2020
China’s Mask Diplomacy
By Brian Wong
By shipping medical supplies to European countries, China is seeking to boost its image as a responsible global leader.
February 27, 2020
Democracy in Crisis: Where Does Malaysia Go From Here?
By Brian Wong
Only a general election can rescue Malaysia’s democracy, but not its stability.
January 01, 2020
Hong Kong’s Looming 2047 Question
By Brian Wong
The protests that began in 2019 are actually centered on a date nearly 30 years into the future.
November 27, 2019
How Hong Kong’s District Council Elections Offer a Way out of the Political Crisis
By Brian Wong
The District Council elections provide both the mandate and opportunity to come to a compromise.
October 18, 2019
Can Beijing and Hong Kong Rejuvenate ‘One Country, Two Systems’?
By Brian Wong
The "one country, two systems" principle has structural limitations that merit addressing.
September 06, 2019
Why the Mutually Assured Destruction Rhetoric in Hong Kong Is Dangerous
By Brian Wong
To pull Hong Kong back from the edge, all potentially influential parties must act – with strategic savvy.
August 31, 2019
The Path to Reconciliation in Hong Kong
By Brian Wong
Hong Kong could take a leaf from Macron’s “Great National Debate.”
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