China, Russia and the Practice of Endless Oppression
Almost two years into China’s unprecedented crackdown on political life in Hong Kong, there would seem to be little room…
By Daniel Williams, journalist and author
Tag: Xi Jinping
Activists Can Run But Not Hide from Dictators
No boundaries for hunting season on rights rights campaigners.
What Navalny’s Suppression and Hong Kong Repression Have in Common
Two countries become authoritarian twins.
China Ignores Pope on Joint Selection of Bishops
Xi Jinping reasserts full control of Catholic Church in China despite 2018 agreement.
Chinese and Russian Opera and the Curious Ex-Reporter
Two operas, one in Hong Kong, the other in Moscow, seemed to speak on current themes. I had the good…
Fear and Loathing in Bustling Shanghai
All calm in Shanghai, so why all the controls?
Even in Hong Kong, Global Anxieties
Hong Kong—Looking out over Hong Kong harbor, it’s easy to grasp the logic of the town’s marketing slogan, “Asia’s World…