Pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong have won a big electoral victory after months of protests. Will Beijing listen — or crack down? Pro-democracy protesters in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China, 26 November 2019 (EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL) Six months into often violent...
By Richard Hubbard The U.S.-China trade dispute is currently one of the greatest threats to the global economy. But amid all the talk of on-again, off-again tariffs, there is a danger of missing a more fundamental change in international relations. While to U.S....
By Jonathan Sharp Twice in the past five years, youth in Hong Kong have put themselves at the sharp end, taking to the streets in mass protests that have put them legally and physically in harm’s way. The results have been mixed. In 2014, they blocked parts of the...
By Kyle Hong and Jack Kim The South China Sea is a strategic region in global politics, and in recent years it has become the focal point of a major power struggle between China and the United States. We wanted to interview an expert on this sensitive region and on...
Zhongguancun, the tech neighborhood of Beijing, China (Photo by Marco De Nobili) News-Decoder has teamed up with Britain’s Podium.me to produce an eight-episode podcast about the world’s toughest problems. Today: Globalization By Claire JiIn our last episode for...
