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Hong Kong

July 1, 2020

Global

The Leader Who Killed Her City

Timothy McLaughlin

June 18, 2020

An illustration of Carrie Lam set against a blue background

Global

Lessons for American Police From Hong Kong

Timothy McLaughlin

June 5, 2020

Uncharted

Pandemic Dining: Temperature Checks, Time Limits, and Dividers

Timothy McLaughlin and Yasmeen Serhan

May 25, 2020

In a black and white image, people sit at different tables in a restaurant.

Global

Hong Kong’s Revolutionary Anthem Is a Challenge to China

Suzanne Sataline

May 21, 2020

Protesters march to the U.S. consulate in Hong Kong, September 8, 2019. Protesters carrying American flags sought support for a bill in Congress that would punish Chinese officials who suppress freedoms in the city.

Technology

How Hong Kong Did It

Zeynep Tufekci

May 12, 2020

People wear masks at a crowded intersection in Hong Kong.

Global

A Glimpse of the Coronavirus’s Possible Legacy

Timothy McLaughlin

March 18, 2020

The burial of Dr Joanna Tse Yuen-Man, who died of SARS, at Gallant Garden, Wo Hop Shek. A relative is holding her portrait.

Global

The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

February 8, 2020

A large group of people wave Chinese flags.

Global

Democracy Drives Labor in a Hyper-Capitalist City

Timothy McLaughlin

February 6, 2020

Medical workers in Hong Kong protest with red and white signs that say "Save HK now."

Global

Hong Kong’s Perfect Crisis

Timothy McLaughlin

January 29, 2020

Riot police respond to demonstrators in Hong Kong protesting against a plan to use new public housing as a possible coronavirus quarantine facility.

Global

Hong Kong’s Protesters Finally Have (Some) Power

Timothy McLaughlin

January 22, 2020

Global

China Turns to a Failed Plan to Quell Hong Kong’s Protests

Timothy McLaughlin

December 8, 2019

A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask heads a demonstration in downtown Hong Kong.

Global

Hong Kong Doesn’t Have a Pro-China ‘Silent Majority’

Timothy McLaughlin

November 25, 2019

Voters line up in Hong Kong to cast their ballots in district-council elections.

Global

Hong Kong’s Protesters Break Their Core Principle

Suzanne Sataline

November 20, 2019

Anti-government protesters throw Molotov cocktails during clashes with police outside Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Global

The Hong Kong Protesters Aren’t Driven by Hope

Zeynep Tufekci

November 12, 2019

Protesters take cover behind boards during a protest in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong.

Global

The Date Hong Kong Protesters Can’t Escape

Laura Mannering

November 11, 2019

A photo of the art installation "Countdown Machine." A countdown to the year 2047 is projected onto the facade of Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper.

Global

Meet the Spiritual Leader of the Hong Kong Protests

Timothy McLaughlin

October 31, 2019

Edward Leung stands next to a poster representing him.

Global

A Polarized City, Mirrored in Its Diaspora

Benjamin Haas

October 20, 2019

Supporters of the Hong Kong protests hold signs reading "Macau stands with Hong Kong" and "Tear gas only makes Hong Kong cry harder."

Global

The End of Hong Kong’s Postcard Era

Nicole Tung

October 13, 2019

High-school students gather in an anti-extradition-bill rally in Central, Hong Kong S.A.R., on September 2, 2019, on what would have been the first day of school for Hong Kong's students. Thousands of middle and high schoolers, as well as university students, opted to boycott classes as a way of protesting the government's handling of the anti-extradition-bill demonstrations.

Global

Hong Kong’s Worsening Press Climate

Suzanne Sataline

October 11, 2019

A journalist reacts in pain after being pepper-sprayed by police.

Global

The Rising Costs of Protest in Hong Kong

Timothy McLaughlin

October 2, 2019

Riot police spray blue-colored water during a protest on China's National Day in Hong Kong.

Global

Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Outfoxing Beijing Worldwide

Chris Horton

September 29, 2019

The Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners Joshua Wong (far left) and Denise Ho (left) testify in Congress.

Global

The Anger of Hong Kong’s Youth

Timothy McLaughlin

September 22, 2019

Secondary-school students wearing face masks hold hands, forming a long human chain.

Politics

The U.S. Is About to Do Something Big on Hong Kong

Uri Friedman and Timothy McLaughlin

September 15, 2019

Hong Kong protesters hold up five fingers and brandish an American flag during a march.

Global

‘The End of Hong Kong as We Know It’

Antony Dapiran

September 10, 2019

A protester holds up a black version of Hong Kong's flower-emblazoned flag during a packed pro-democracy rally.

Global

Standing Up to Beijing, 30 Years Apart

Wang Chaohua

September 4, 2019

A large crowd of Hong Kong residents participates in a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park, Hong Kong.

Ideas

Confirm Eligible Hong Kongers as British Citizens

Tom Tugendhat

September 2, 2019

Global

From Asia’s Finest to Hong Kong’s Most Hated

Suzanne Sataline

September 1, 2019

A police officer strikes a Hong Kong protester with a baton.

Global

Angering China Can Now Get You Fired

Michael Schuman

August 27, 2019

A Cathay Pacific plane hovers beside the flag of Hong Kong.

Politics

A Defining Moment for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Uri Friedman and Peter Nicholas

August 23, 2019

A woman wearing a face mask holds a placard reading, "Will you stand with Hong Kong?"

Global

Hong Kong’s Protests Have Cemented Its Identity

Timothy McLaughlin

August 18, 2019

A protester walks past a banner that reads, "This is Hong Kong, not China."

Ideas

Trump’s Foreign-Policy Crisis Arrives

Thomas Wright

August 15, 2019

Global

Hong Kong Shows the Flaws in China’s Zero-Sum Worldview

Michael Schuman

August 12, 2019

Protesters wearing black T-shirts crowd the departures hall of Hong Kong's international airport.

Global

Lessons From Moscow: How China Might Handle Hong Kong

Jeffrey Kopstein and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

August 5, 2019

Lech Walesa addresses striking shipyard workers in August 1980 in Gdansk.

Global

Hong Kong’s New Reality

Timothy McLaughlin

July 21, 2019

Hong Kong riot police use pepper spray to disperse protesters in a suburban shopping mall.

Global

What Is Britain’s Responsibility to Hong Kong?

Yasmeen Serhan

July 17, 2019

Chinese and British leaders stand beneath the flags of China and the United Kingdom.

Sections

The Print Edition

Hong Kong Is a Colony Once More

The Leader Who Killed Her City

Lessons for American Police From Hong Kong

Pandemic Dining: Temperature Checks, Time Limits, and Dividers

Hong Kong’s Revolutionary Anthem Is a Challenge to China

How Hong Kong Did It

A Glimpse of the Coronavirus’s Possible Legacy

The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin

Democracy Drives Labor in a Hyper-Capitalist City

Hong Kong’s Perfect Crisis

Hong Kong’s Protesters Finally Have (Some) Power

China Turns to a Failed Plan to Quell Hong Kong’s Protests

Hong Kong Doesn’t Have a Pro-China ‘Silent Majority’

Hong Kong’s Protesters Break Their Core Principle

The Hong Kong Protesters Aren’t Driven by Hope

The Date Hong Kong Protesters Can’t Escape

Meet the Spiritual Leader of the Hong Kong Protests

A Polarized City, Mirrored in Its Diaspora

The End of Hong Kong’s Postcard Era

Hong Kong’s Worsening Press Climate

The Rising Costs of Protest in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Outfoxing Beijing Worldwide

The Anger of Hong Kong’s Youth

The U.S. Is About to Do Something Big on Hong Kong

‘The End of Hong Kong as We Know It’

Standing Up to Beijing, 30 Years Apart

Confirm Eligible Hong Kongers as British Citizens

From Asia’s Finest to Hong Kong’s Most Hated

Angering China Can Now Get You Fired

A Defining Moment for Trump’s Foreign Policy

Hong Kong’s Protests Have Cemented Its Identity

Trump’s Foreign-Policy Crisis Arrives

Hong Kong Shows the Flaws in China’s Zero-Sum Worldview

Lessons From Moscow: How China Might Handle Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s New Reality

What Is Britain’s Responsibility to Hong Kong?