The recent enactment of the Safeguarding National Security (Procedural Matters) Regulation has generated significant interest and commentary on Hong Kong’s legal landscape. It is recognised that maintaining national security is of paramount importance and that there is a constitutional responsibility on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to do so. Under the Basic Law, that…
Hong Kong is navigating a period of significant economic transition. The city is seeing a surge in family offices. It is an offshore renminbi hub and has one of the world’s most meaningful capital markets. However, it needs systemic change to attract and retain top talent, bring the Hong Kong diaspora back home and lure…
This is more than a procedural shift. For the first time, Hong Kong is attempting to align its policy cycle in advance with national planning priorities, yet alignment on its own is not a strategy. The more pressing question is whether the city can define a role that is distinct, necessary and difficult to replicate…
NurPhoto via Getty Images It turns out that Donald Trump’s best solution to an app-driven China softpower incursion into US culture isn’t a full, unequivocal severing of TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Instead, it’s the sale of a majority stake of a cluster of staff and assets representing TikTok’s business inside the United…
When the US steps back, China moves in. Beijing is making significant inroads in Africa, using a combination of investment and soft power in a region that’s now a vital player in the global contest for resources. The strategy is working. In parts of Africa, public opinion on China is more favorable than in many other regions, according to an…
China’s think-tanks should pay more attention to the nation’s actual conditions and rely less on Western knowledge, according to a leading Chinese scholar, who said policy advisers could better reflect and project the country’s soft power by incorporating “Chinese characteristics”. Professor Zheng Yongnian, a political economist with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, who…
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions including the Israel-Iran conflict and renewed strife between India and Pakistan, China is leaning on regional diplomacy to safeguard its strategic interests. Central Asia stands out as a zone of stability, offering Beijing both geographic proximity and strategic opportunity. On June 17, the leaders of China and five Central Asian states…
The 2025 edition of the PRAU Run attracted leading corporate organisations in Kampala, promoting a healthy lifestyle through physical activity and encouraging participants to embrace fitness not just for leisure but for overall well-being. Organised by the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU), the 5-kilometre run kicked off from Sideline Bar and Restaurant (Lugogo Indoor…