Hong Kong-Mainland relations

An interview with Wong Tsz Yuen, senior reporter at Phoenix TV, on the past, present, and future of Hong Kong through the lens of “identity politics.”

From last year’s protests to the national security law, Hong Kong’s turmoil is largely a question of who gets to make the law – and who gets labeled as breaking it.

Beijing will be hoping to address Hong Kong's socioeconomic issues while keeping a tight leash on political changes.

The realist calculations behind Beijing’s so-called “second reunification” with Hong Kong.

“The new national security law is worse than Article 23 and extradition legislation combined.”

How will the eventual imposition of a new national security law affect Hong Kong’s place in the world?

The decision allowing Beijing to craft a national security law for Hong Kong sailed through the National People’s Congress on Thursday.

Beijing’s fixation on national security legislation is an alarming signal for Hong Kong’s future.

The framework for governing Hong Kong and Macau – and, Beijing hopes, one day Taiwan – is battered but unbroken.

The outbreak taps into deep-seated anti-mainland sentiments in Hong Kong.

The protests that began in 2019 are actually centered on a date nearly 30 years into the future.

Demanding system change -- on either side -- is not a realistic way out of the crisis. Understanding the underlying traumas is.

As turmoil continues in Hong Kong, U.S. intervention stands to make things worse.

The new plan for Shenzhen also shines a light on China's long-term strategy toward Hong Kong.

The more tightly Beijing grasps Hong Kong, the more its control slips.

Sending in the troops is not unthinkable, but China's government has many other options at its disposal.

A sit-in at the main terminal caused the cancellation of all flights, even while protests continued elsewhere in Hong Kong.

The anti-extradition bill protests are heating up, not cooling down, as summer wears on.

The protests are no longer driven by anxiety over a “revival” of the bill, but by other deep-seated issues.

The independence of the Baltic states also seemed unthinkable -- until it became reality.

A group of protesters in Hong Kong broke into the legislature, while tens of thousands marched through the city.

Hong Kong’s story is not just about its relationship with its post-1997 sovereign power.

How a Hong Konger’s death put Taiwan in a difficult spot amid the storm over Hong Kong’s extradition bill.

Insights from Ho-Fung Hung.