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April 10, 2026

Four astronauts hug while inside a capsule, floating in micro-gravity.

Ideas

The Tariffs Loss Is Paradoxically a Win for Trump

Rosalind Dixon and David Pozen

February 26, 2026

A photograph of Donald Trump smiling in front of the seal of the United States on a wall behind him

Global

The Real Reason for the Hong Kong Fire

Timothy McLaughlin

December 13, 2025

Health

My Snail Mucin Is Caught in a Trade War

Nancy Walecki

April 5, 2025

several unlabeled lotion bottles cast long shadows, in pink

Global

Fleeing Hong Kong Wasn’t Enough

Cora Engelbrecht

March 25, 2025

A man stands in front of a crowd holding signs at a protest

Culture

July 17, 2024

Former Wall Street Journal reporter and chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association Selina Cheng (R) addresses a press conference in Hong Kong on July 17, 2024. A former Wall Street Journal reporter in Hong Kong on July 17, accused the paper of firing her over her role leading a press union and advocating for press freedom in the Chinese city.

Culture

The Expats Episode That’s Practically a Stand-Alone Film

Shirley Li

February 16, 2024

Two domestic helpers chat to each other in an elevator in the TV show 'Expats'

Global

Hong Kong Is Self-Destructing

Timothy McLaughlin

February 9, 2024

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee answers questions about Article 23 at the Legislative Council on January 25.

Global

The Hong Kong Activist Who Called Washington’s Bluff

Timothy McLaughlin and Shibani Mahtani

November 4, 2023

Demonstrators hold placards and American flags during a rally in support of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.

Global

The Fracturing of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement

Timothy McLaughlin

July 15, 2023

Pro-democracy district-council candidate Andrew Chiu, who was attacked by a man who bit off part of his ear in early November, canvasses on the street during the district council elections in Tai Koo Shing District Council in Hong Kong on November 24, 2019.

Global

Seeking Sanctuary in the Old Empire

Timothy McLaughlin

July 28, 2022

A collage of photographs from Hong Kong, including from the 1997 handover

Global

Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie

Timothy McLaughlin

June 22, 2022

Police officers disperse people at Victoria Park on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Global

The Symbol of a New, Darker Hong Kong

Timothy McLaughlin

May 25, 2022

John Lee, wearing a mask, stands behind a lectern to deliver a speech.

Global

‘Underneath, Everything Has Changed’

Timothy McLaughlin

May 13, 2022

An illustration of five people on an inflatable raft with Hong Kong's skyline in the background

Global

Where the Language of Democracy Is a Cover

Timothy McLaughlin

May 8, 2022

A collage of a masked John Lee standing in front of yellow English and Chinese text against a red background

Global

Where Foreign Correspondents Capitulated to Autocracy

Timothy McLaughlin

April 27, 2022

A face-mask-wearing man walks outside the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club.

Ideas

Chasing the King of Kowloon

Louisa Lim

April 19, 2022

A expressive ink painting of Tsang Tsou-choi

Global

The Final Blow to Hong Kong

Timothy McLaughlin

April 7, 2022

A man sits on a hill overlooking a residential estate in Hong Kong

Global

What Happened to Hong Kong?

Timothy McLaughlin

March 17, 2022

Patients sleep at a makeshift COVID-19 treatment area outside a hospital.

Global

Why Authoritarian Regimes Bother With Elections

Timothy McLaughlin

December 20, 2021

A man walking by a Hong Kong polling station

Global

Beijing Keeps Trying to Rewrite History

Timothy McLaughlin

November 27, 2021

An art installation showing a pillar made of human bodies.

Global

How Hong Kong’s Elite Turned on Democracy

Timothy McLaughlin

October 20, 2021

A wrecking ball bearing the symbol of Hong Kong's flag breaks a column.

Global

How China Weaponized the Press

Timothy McLaughlin

September 9, 2021

An illustration featuring Chinese flags within eyeballs

Global

The End of Free Speech in Hong Kong

Timothy McLaughlin

July 27, 2021

Illustration of a tattered umbrella with Hong Kong flag.

Global

A Eulogy for the Free Press

Timothy McLaughlin and Rachel Cheung

June 24, 2021

Global

The Jarring Reality Hong Kong’s Dissidents See From Jail

Timothy McLaughlin

April 29, 2021

Global

What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing

Timothy McLaughlin

March 22, 2021

Prodemocracy activists hold signs in Hong Kong.

Global

The Permanent Colony

Timothy McLaughlin

January 28, 2021

A man is led away by a number of police officers

Global

Eradicating a Democracy Movement

Timothy McLaughlin

January 6, 2021

Three men sit in the backseat of a car with masks on as photographers stand outside.

Global

Trump Is a ‘Necessary Evil’ for Some

Timothy McLaughlin

October 31, 2020

Photo of protestor in Hong Kong wearing Make Hong Kong Great Again hat

Global

How Milk Tea Became an Anti-China Symbol

Timothy McLaughlin

October 13, 2020

Hands raised with the three finger salute

Ideas

Hong Kongers, Don’t Idolize the U.K.

Ysabelle Cheung

September 26, 2020

Pro-democracy protesters wave flags outside of the UK Embassy in Hong Kong in September 2019.

Ideas

I Was Sanctioned by China

Michael Abramowitz

August 11, 2020

Global

Hong Kong’s Most Brazen Arrest Yet

Timothy McLaughlin

August 10, 2020

People walk over pictures of Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam.

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Fleeing Hong Kong Wasn’t Enough

The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit

How Jimmy O. Yang Became a Main Character

When the Press Turns Its Back on Press Freedom

The Expats Episode That’s Practically a Stand-Alone Film

Hong Kong Is Self-Destructing

The Hong Kong Activist Who Called Washington’s Bluff

The Fracturing of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement

Seeking Sanctuary in the Old Empire

Farewell to Hong Kong and Its Big Lie

The Symbol of a New, Darker Hong Kong

‘Underneath, Everything Has Changed’

Where the Language of Democracy Is a Cover

Where Foreign Correspondents Capitulated to Autocracy

Chasing the King of Kowloon

The Final Blow to Hong Kong

What Happened to Hong Kong?

Why Authoritarian Regimes Bother With Elections

Beijing Keeps Trying to Rewrite History

How Hong Kong’s Elite Turned on Democracy

How China Weaponized the Press

The End of Free Speech in Hong Kong

A Eulogy for the Free Press

The Jarring Reality Hong Kong’s Dissidents See From Jail

What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing

The Permanent Colony

Eradicating a Democracy Movement

Trump Is a ‘Necessary Evil’ for Some

How Milk Tea Became an Anti-China Symbol

Hong Kongers, Don’t Idolize the U.K.

I Was Sanctioned by China

Hong Kong’s Most Brazen Arrest Yet