Hong Kong-Mainland relations

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.