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Brian Y. S. Wong
Brian Wong is an HKU-100 assistant professor in philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. He is also a Rhodes Scholar and an Asia 21 Next Generation Fellow at the Asia Society.
Brian Wong is an HKU-100 assistant professor in philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. He is also a Rhodes Scholar and an Asia 21 Next Generation Fellow at the Asia Society.
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The meeting between the two leaders this month is an opportunity to firm up initiatives that promote ‘constructive strategic stability’.
Building trust requires tackling deep-seated misgivings among bureaucrats and citizens. Easing visa restrictions, facilitating dialogue and collaborating on shared goals are the places to start.
Reform must address AI-disrupted assessment, expand global learning in the curriculum, and offer alternative pathways beyond the DSE.
A more stable US-Hong Kong relationship need not come at the expense of domestic security or ties with the Global South or the mainland.
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From handling business friction to aligning long-term goals, three practical steps can elevate ties beyond economic convenience.
The case for an education in the humanities has never been stronger as the lines dividing what humans and AI can do become increasingly blurred.
The grouping has a future, not as a binding structure demanding policy alignment but as a tool for members to enhance leverage and maximise options.
As emerging markets chart their own destinies regarding artificial intelligence, the city can serve as a nexus for responsible governance.
India is a vibrant, emerging and complex power with much to offer the city and China as a whole.
As China and the UK mend relations, Hong Kong should strive to be a platform for a wider range of Sino-British joint ventures.
From Venezuela and Iran to Greenland and Canada, US interventions and threats risk spillovers and retaliation – as history shows.
Unemployment and underemployment are a double whammy that the Chinese leadership cannot ignore.
Beijing must assuage Southeast Asian concerns about its power while Asean leaders can benefit from a more multidimensional view of China.
Putting the UN’s Asia headquarters in Hong Kong could help the organisation’s reforms and reinforce Beijing’s vision of global governance.
The EU is striving to bolster its defences, forge an independent foreign policy and grow its economy. Doing all three at once won’t be easy.
I thought I understood British culture. No amount of book reading or television watching could have prepared me for a seismic shift.
From strengthening trade to forging a multipolar global order, Beijing and New Delhi must capitalise on shared interests to overcome obstacles to detente.
Move to grant same-sex couples rights upholds court ruling and reflects a city cognisant of the right to disagree respectfully.
With unilateralism on the rise, the world is moving towards a situation where no power is willing to take on the mantle of global leadership.
It would be a mistake to neglect the agency of states, multinational organisations and powerful firms not fully aligned with either side.
Cross-cultural education can play a key role in Hong Kong’s global talent hub plans if leaders build bridges and pursue the right policies.
Leaders need to offer carrots and sticks for Russia while boosting defence and being creative to get others, including China and India, to buy in.
While hawks on both sides say cooperation will hurt national security, Chinese and US scientists have so much to gain from sharing research.
What Indonesia has gained is strategic autonomy, clout with the US and within Asean, and a bigger voice on the global stage.
The Chinese and European economies can both benefit from increased engagement, especially if Beijing can assuage investors’ concerns.
Regardless of Trump’s approach, Beijing should avoid withdrawing from the world and instead seize the opportunity to attract global talent.
Being part of ‘one country’ bestows market access and strategic heft but it is the distinctions between the ‘two systems’ that make us competitive.
We should not be complacent about Southeast Asia, and must cultivate stronger arts and cultural connections on the ground.
Spain has tried to assuage China’s concerns and worked to repeal European tariffs, but it faces a tall task and deep scepticism.
