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October 6, 2014

Politics and Government
The U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong: Part of a Trend of Weakness on Democracy

As protests have mounted in Hong Kong, with a possible violent resolution in sight, the U.S. Consulate in the SAR has done little more than issue tepid statements on the demonstrations, which had bee…

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January 25, 2012

China
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan: Running Dogs, Democracy, and More

Kong Qingdong has gone viral. The Peking University professor of literature and descendant of Confucius has become an overnight celebrity with his televised rant against Hong Kong. In a televised int…

Kong Qingdong, a direct descendant of the Chinese philosopher Confucius, stands in front of a painting depicting celebrities and world leaders, including a dancing Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, at the Confucius Peace Prize ceremony in Beijing on December 9, 2011.

December 8, 2005

China
Hong Kong Pushes Beijing Back as Democracy Demands Continue

This publication is now archived. What’s the latest in the political sparring between Hong Kong and China?On December 21, Hong Kong politicians turned down a Beijing-backed proposal to reform Hong Ko…

May 29, 2024

Public Health Threats and Pandemics
Avian Flu Outbreak and Preventing the Next Pandemic

Jennifer Nuzzo, senior fellow senior fellow for global health at CFR, discusses the spread of the avian influenza in poultry and dairy cows in the United States and risks that zoonotic diseases pose …

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June 14, 2016

China
The Leak in China’s Controls From Hong Kong Imports Is Still Small

The jump in China’s imports from Hong Kong has generated a bit of attention recently. Monthly imports have gone from around $1 billion this time last year to around $3 billion. It is very reasonable…

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