In Hong Kong, the people vs Beijing has become the people vs the police
After the shooting of a teenage protester, calls to disband the police force entirely are gaining traction.
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Communism the Chinese way
The People’s Republic of China turns 70 this month. To reach this milestone it faced down opponents at home and…
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For Japan, the Rugby World Cup is about so much more than sporting glory
The divide between sport and politics is thinner than you might think.
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The myth of China’s “Great State“
The modern Chinese state claims to have always been one state with immutable borders – despite its many languages and…
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Hong Kong’s summer of discontent is far from over
When anti-government protesters stormed Hong Kong’s legislative council building last week, the Hong Kong government must have thought it had…
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India is holding one of the world’s largest – and most corrupt – elections
Police checkpoints are no new thing in India. Mobile barriers in cities across the country force cars to slowly snake…
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China’s missing million: the search for disappeared Uyghurs
China is believed to have detained one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in a dystopian network of “re-education” camps. For…
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“No police, no violence.“: Hong Kong protesters ease up after airport clashes
The protesters have offered the government an olive branch. The world will be watching to see what it does with it.
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