In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time
Most Americans don’t realize how precarious political freedoms really are.
Jan 8, 2021 / Wilfred Chan
Desperation and Hope Amid the Wuhan Outbreak Desperation and Hope Amid the Wuhan Outbreak
A director of 76 Days, a documentary on the harrowing first days of the Covid-19 crisis, finds compassion amid the suffering.
Nov 27, 2020 / Q&A / Nation contributor
We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms
Challenging the right wing’s cold war agenda means highlighting the Uighur re-education camps’ links to counterterrorism and global capital.
Oct 28, 2020 / A. Liu
The Nuclearization of American Diplomacy The Nuclearization of American Diplomacy
We are finding ourselves in an ever more dangerous and insecure world, with the risk of Armageddon lurking just around the corner.
Oct 13, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
An October Surprise of a Military Kind An October Surprise of a Military Kind
When all else fails, start a war.
Oct 12, 2020 / Michael T. Klare
How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home
If US politicians were sincerely concerned about Chinese state violence, they would also be implicating the Silicon Valley companies that profit from the surveillance of Uighurs.
Oct 8, 2020 / Xiaowei Wang
Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement? Did US Lobbying Efforts Backfire for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement?
Hong Kong activist Jeffrey Ngo defends his Capitol Hill photo-ops.
Sep 14, 2020 / Q&A / Wilfred Chan
Trump Is Losing the Tech War Against China Trump Is Losing the Tech War Against China
The Trump administration has responded like a petulant child to China’s booming tech presence, from slapping tariffs on Chinese products to banning TikTok.
Aug 19, 2020 / Dilip Hiro
The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late The Debate That’s Needed on How to Engage With China—Before It’s Too Late
The China cold war consensus is a recipe for calamity.
Aug 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Writing Their ‘Last Letters’ Hong Kong’s Protesters Are Writing Their ‘Last Letters’
They fear being arrested or disappeared, and are not prepared to be silenced without a fight.
Aug 3, 2020 / no-paywall / Billy H.C. Kwok, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation