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The Protest Families of Hong Kong

Popular resistance to China’s increasingly repressive hold over the territory is creating remarkable new ties of kinship and solidarity.

China’s Big #MeToo Test

When the people’s republic claims to have achieved gender equality, how to deal with a high-profile accusation of sexual harassment is a tricky matter.

In Hong Kong, Beijing Asserts Control

The protests of last year against the Extradition Bill convinced Beijing that it needed to intervene. Beijing has now chosen to sideline the Hong Kong government. It will impose its new law on the territory from Beijing.

Evacuation from China, Quarantine in the UK

My mother does not talk about racism. I asked her what they said. “They don’t have to call you a Chink to know it’s racist,” she replied.

Stuck in China on Coronavirus Lockdown

Online, you can find pictures of bare shelves in supermarkets and reports of hoarding, but here, in local stores, only disinfectant is out of stock. Supplies of dry noodles are getting low.