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Jimmy Lai’s ‘sham’ verdict is a stain on Hong Kong 

December 16, 2025December 15, 2025 by China Factor Staff

‘His only crime is defending democracy … the conviction is a disgraceful act of persecution’

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Defending Democracy, Hong Kong, National Security, News, Press Freedom Leave a comment

How China silenced Hong Kong’s voices of democracy

September 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by Ka Hang Wong

Patriotic education and suppression have changed the city following Beijing’s national security law

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, Communist Party, Hong Kong, National Security Law, News, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

ASEAN investment scrutiny casts Hong Kong shadow

September 2, 2025July 31, 2025 by Wang Zhenghao

Perception is fading about the city’s historically legal autonomy and commercial reputation

Categories Viewpoint Tags ASEAN, China, Chinese Outbound Investment, East Asia Forum, Hong Kong, News, The Long Read Leave a comment

Hong Kong’s democracy lights have been snuffed out

July 28, 2025July 4, 2025 by Brendan Clift

We should not forget the people who made it their life’s work to achieve democracy only to be jailed

Categories Viewpoint Tags China, ChinaFactor, Civil Unrest, Democracy Crushed, Hong Kong, News, The Conversation, The Long Read Leave a comment

‘Heartbreaking’ but Jimmy Lai’s ‘spirit’ is ‘strong’

November 22, 2024November 21, 2024 by Liam Scott

Nearly four years in solitary confinement has taken a physical toll on the one-time media mogul’s health

Categories Talking Point Tags China, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, National Security Trial, News, Voice of America Leave a comment

Hong Kongers planning to make their voices heard 

July 3, 2024June 20, 2024 by Lyndon Lee

Major parties court their vote ahead of next month’s crucial parliamentary elections in the UK

Categories UK Election Tags British National Overseas Program, China, Hong Kong, National Security Law, News, The Long Read, United Kingdom Leave a comment

How national security laws crashed Hong Kong

March 25, 2024March 22, 2024 by Michael C. Davis

Pro-democracy leaders are either in jail or have fled into exile and dare not speak out about Article 23

Categories Deep Dive Tags Communist Party of China, Hong Kong, National Security Law, Pro-Democracy Movement, Splash, The Conversation Leave a comment

Smear campaigns and the ‘sham trial’ of Jimmy Lai

December 21, 2023December 19, 2023 by China Factor Staff

China loads the deck with handpicked judges in a test case for media freedom and judicial independence 

Categories Inside Hong Kong Tags Apple Daily, Communist Party of China, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai Trial, National Security Law, News Leave a comment

Chinese provocation whips up waves of war

December 23, 2023December 4, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Turning the South and East China Seas into no-go areas would be a prelude to invading Taiwan 

Categories Military Tension Tags Communist Party of China, Hong Kong, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Threats, US Navy Leave a comment

China’s ‘war of words’ over the Pentagon papers

October 27, 2023October 26, 2023 by China Factor Staff

Beijing takes aim at the US Defense Department’s annual report and brands it ‘hype’ and ‘fabrication’

Categories Between The Lines Tags Apple, China, Communist Party of China, Foxconn, Hong Kong, News, Pentagon Papers, PLA, United States Leave a comment
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