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October 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Tim Walz Faces Uncomfy Fact-Check on Tiananmen Square Ahead of Debate
The Democratic vice presidential nominee has misrepresented his travel to China, claiming he was in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests.
September 5, 2024
Lily Meyer
Xi Xi’s Wholly Original Memoir of Breast Cancer
Despite its title, “Mourning a Breast” is not about grief—and, really, not even that much about breasts.
June 23, 2023
Magazine
Win McCormack
Black Cat or White Cat
Which will catch the most mice?
June 19, 2023
Magazine
Andre Pagliarini
The Plan to Split Democracies Into Tiny Pieces
From start-up countries to gated communities, privately ruled zones can sidestep taxes, regulation, and democratic rule itself.
February 2, 2021
Magazine
Alexander Zaitchik
The Forever Disease: How Covid-19 Became a Chronic Condition
Thousands of people have been suffering a slew of crazy postinfection syndromes for months—and there’s no end in sight.
December 2, 2020
Magazine
Lidija Haas
Wong Kar-wai’s Masterpieces of Political Uncertainty
The upheavals of Hong Kong’s history lie just beneath the surface of his greatest films.
October 17, 2019
Alex Shephard
Come On, LeBron
Why James's comments on the NBA's China scandal were so disappointing.
September 17, 2019
Adam Weinstein
Edward Snowden’s Novel Makeover
How a fiction writer transformed the NSA whistleblower into a tragic hero
August 1, 2019
Heather Souvaine Horn
Let’s Get Into a Fight About Foreign Policy
After another two nights of Democratic debates, the 2020 field has spent little time on some of the presidency's most consequential challenges.
June 20, 2019
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian
The Depressing Reality Behind Hong Kong’s Protests
Theoretically, protesters won a huge victory with the government dropping its extradition bill. But Beijing is likely to double down on repressive measures as a result.
January 8, 2019
Ryu Spaeth
The Painful Price of Becoming Jackie Chan
A new memoir by the legendary kung fu star reveals what it took to become one of Hong Kong’s greatest sons.
January 5, 2016
Maggie Foucault
Why are Hong Kong bookstore employees disappearing?
December 11, 2014
Claire Groden
If You're Bored by the Hong Kong Crackdown, the Chinese Government Is Winning
October 15, 2014
Christopher Beam
Hong Kong's Own Reddit Is Doing the Protesters' Dirty Work—Sometimes too Dirty
October 9, 2014
Christopher Beam
Hong Kong's Unrest Is Fading, But These Protesters Aren't Giving Up
October 5, 2014
Christopher Beam
Rumors Are Spreading Like Fire Through Hong Kong's Protests
October 3, 2014
Christopher Beam
Occupy Hong Kong's Disorganization Might Kill the Movement
October 2, 2014
Christopher Beam
The Uglier Side of the Hong Kong Protests
"We’ve tried the whole ‘We’re all Chinese people’ thing. It’s not working.”
October 1, 2014
Christopher Beam
Hong Kong's Protests: Six Scenarios for What Will Happen Next
September 30, 2014
Christopher Beam
Meet the Hong Kong Cop Who Has Joined His City's Protesters
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