Hong Kong politics

Despite the rocky road ahead, Hong Kong’s opposition politicians must not give up on the political arena.

Analyzing the regime preferences of people in mainland China and Hong Kong during the pandemic.

A quick look at the diverse factions involved in the 2020 primary elections belies Beijing's claim that there was a unified conspiracy toward subversion.

Parsing the motivations, and implications, of Beijing's plan to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral and legislative structures.

The changes, billed as necessary “improvements,” will make it effectively impossible for pro-democrats to win office.

The events of the last week spell the end of any formal political opposition in Hong Kong.

The NSL has altered many long-standing allegiances and feuds within the different political identities in Hong Kong.

Beijing may explore allowing a limited, managed style of democracy – one that ensures a toothless opposition, in the style of Putin’s Russia.

By forcing out pro-democracy legislators, authorities have snuffed out one of the last official channels for voicing dissent and holding the government accountable.

The divergent fates of 20-something activists Wong, Agnes Chow, and Nathan Law demonstrate the new reality for Hong Kong’s young democrats.

The mass testing campaign has become another flashpoint over the city's interactions with the mainland.