Reading Orwell for the Fourth of July
This Fourth of July, it’s worth taking stock of the state of freedom — and of our attitudes toward it — at home and around...
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Hong Kong Law Opens Door to China’s Hulking Security State
China’s state security apparatus has largely worked in the shadows while the Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping, expanded it over recent years into a bulwark...
President Trump Has Tools to Pressure China. Will He Use Them?
Much of the focus on China in recent months has been over the coronavirus that originated there late last year. But that has hardly slowed...
Hong Kong’s Security Law Brings the Beijing Treatment
After the Chinese legislature unanimously passed the national security law that would curb free speech and protests in Hong Kong, my initial thought was, “Is...
As China Strengthens Grip on Hong Kong, Taiwan Sees a Threat
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has long tried to convince Taiwan that unification was a historical inevitability, alternately enticing the democratic island with...
China’s National Security Law for Hong Kong, Explained
The sweeping new national security law that China imposed on Hong Kong, aimed at stamping out opposition to the ruling Communist Party in the former...
The West Is Split on China. It Needs to Come Together.
HAMBURG, Germany — Maybe it was no coincidence that the German government chose Leipzig as the location for the special E.U.-China summit, scheduled to take...
China Imposes Security Law on Hong Kong, Brushing Aside Opponents
A year after protesters in Hong Kong jubilantly defied Chinese rule, the national leader, Xi Jinping, has opened a long-term counteroffensive in the territory, signing...
China Is Set to Pass Hong Kong Security Law
China passed a contentious new law for Hong Kong on Tuesday that would empower the authorities to crack down on opposition to Beijing, risking deeper...
China’s New National Security Law Looms Over Hong Kong
Chinese lawmakers meeting from Sunday could approve a national security law as early as this week, drastically curbing political protest and dissent in Hong Kong...