Published by The Times (19th November, 2019) With a sickening sense of inevitability, the peaceful pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has ended up locked in violent clashes against […]
China / Economics / United States / World
Capitalism needs more heroes
Published by UnHerd (23rd August, 2019) There is a rumour doing the rounds on social media that Rupert Hogg, Rwho resigned as chief executive of Cathay Pacific airline last […]
China / World
Pro-democracy protesters’ anger still burning bright
Published by The i paper (19th August, 2019) The rain fell in torrents – but the tide of people kept on flooding into the park before overflowing into […]
China / World
Is this proof China is preparing an assault on Hong Kong?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (18th August, 2019) Disturbing pictures obtained by The Mail on Sunday appear to show that China has secretly boosted its military deployment in […]
China / World
The Hong Kong protesters are scared but resolute even as a crackdown by China may loom
Published by The Washington Post (13th August, 2019) HONG KONG — As the hopes of the Arab Spring dissolved into brutality and chaos in 2011, I reported from […]
China / Politics / World
Democracy is under siege around the world
Published by The i paper (12th August, 2019) Once again, I am reporting on turbulent events in a place where ordinary people are risking their liberty to demand […]
China / World
The teenagers taking on the brutal tyranny of China
Published by The Mail on Sunday (11th August, 2019) In their colourful T-shirts, cut-off denim shorts and carefully styled hair, the four female students look like countless other […]
China / World
Tear gas and triads
Published by The Mail on Sunday (4th August, 2019) Hong Kong last night descended into ugly scenes of confrontation for the ninth weekend in a row as armed […]