The former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post discusses his book on Jimmy Lai, who is currently on trial in Hong Kong for having the audacity to stand up to the government.
Even the poorest citizens of free countries fare better than the middle classes in economically repressive nations.
Last week’s sedition conviction is yet another step backward for press freedom.
Plus: DEI at the DOE, NYC subway culture, the pandemic's effect on student behavior, and more...
Police have set bounties on 13 activists, some living in the U.S.
Lai's media company covered the Communist government's abuses when other Hong Kong media wouldn't.
We once ranked No. 4 in the world, according to the Heritage Foundation. Now we're 25th.
Right now, Hongkongers have lost their avenues to speak because of the national security law imposed by the new government.
The Human Rights Foundation is mobilizing a global band of activists to fight authoritarianism in China, Iran, Russia, and beyond.
The U.S. may not realize it, but it has the upper hand. It turns out communism doesn't work.
Former Apple Daily writer Simon Lee says China's crackdown reveals the CCP's ambitions for global authoritarianism.
Every June since 1990, residents had held a vigil for the Tiananmen Square dead. But in 2020, Hong Kong announced an extension of social distancing restrictions until June 5, the day after the anniversary.
"I think the Chinese government actually takes a lot of pleasure knowing that they can actually strong-arm individuals and companies into capitulation to its own political ideology."
What happens in places where the pandemic is a transparent guise for seizing more state power?
Not everything in the bill would keep America competitive, but the immigration provisions certainly would.
Pandemic-era technologies like Zoom hold great promise, but also create unexpected problems for international students sent back to their home countries.
In June, police stormed the offices of Apple Daily, one of the last pro-democracy newspapers and an unapologetic defender of Hong Kong's autonomy.
Fleeing isn't enough to keep dissenters safe from tyranny.
After Chinese authorities conducted newsroom raids and arrested top editors, pro-democracy publication Apple Daily realized it could no longer safely operate.
China’s government emphasizes control over prosperity while a demoralized West offers little opposition.
Plus: Hong Kong police raid a pro-democracy newspaper, Fed officials change their tune on inflation, and more...
Documentary short Do Not Split draws the ire of Beijing.
Some doable libertarian ideas for the new president
President Biden should also provide refuge for democracy lovers who want to escape authoritarian Chinese rule.
China accused the activists and former legislators of "subverting state power."
His rationale is both weak and would have justified keeping out his own father - a refugee from Cuba.
Cruz not only dimmed America's status as a bastion of freedom for the world's oppressed people, but spat upon his own heritage as the son of a political refugee.
America has undone its longstanding policy of granting special treatment to individuals with Hong Kong passports at exactly the wrong time.
Regina Ip spins a fantasy of a just government restoring order to Hong Kong.
The escalation is part of a strategy to unmask China's abuses before the world.
"In China, expressing beliefs or ideas not approved by the CCP—religion, democracy, human rights—can lead to prison."
Plus: Portland eases restrictions on density, chain stores are fleeing Manhattan, and a QAnon believer is likely headed to Congress.
Plus: Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai, Portland demonstrators set fire to police union headquarters, protests erupt against "Europe's last dictator," and more...
"Academic staff...are no longer free to make controversial statements to the general public about politically or socially controversial matters," one of them writes.
The country's response to Hong Kong residents fleeing the national security law was modest, yet still drew the ire of Chinese officials.
Will tech companies resist orders to cooperate with demands for information to root out dissidents?
The legislation cuts lots of red tape surrounding the visa process.
In the video, I also make the case for extending the same rights to other victims of Chinese government oppression.
It would be smart foreign policy and beneficial to the U.S. economy.
Pro-democracy legislator Charles Mok explains what China's new national security law means for dissidents and the future of the city.
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