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Opinion

Asian Angle | How provincial ties can deepen Asean-China relations

Such a bottom-up strategy provides alternative channels to sustain ties amid the storms in top-level bilateral relations.

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Being Chinese | I look Chinese but don’t speak the language. Is that so bad?

Opinion | We need a new system that reflects the world’s complexity

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My Take | Hong Kong should cheer Elon Musk for shutting down ‘criminal’ USAID

Under the guise of foreign aid, the agency has long carried out influence operations much like the National Endowment for Democracy and others.

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Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the White House on February 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Elon Musk listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the White House on February 11, 2025. Photo: Reuters

World Opinion

Opinion | Why China should worry as Trump makes nice with Putin over Ukraine

The US president seems intent on ending the Ukraine war to focus on issues like China. Washington might hope to turn Moscow against Beijing.

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World Opinion

Outside In | Why isn’t Hong Kong a test bed for China’s green energy innovations?

The city should take advantage of China’s burgeoning edge in alternative solar cell technologies to become a hub for renewables.

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World Opinion

Opinion | Like the US, Hong Kong’s challenge is to balance progressive ideals

As the US roils from a rollback in diversity policies, Hong Kong must beware of overcorrection in its patriotism push.

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A sign outside US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office in Washington on February 25, 2021. Trump’s efforts to roll back diversity policies and defend women’s rights against the transgender lobby are rippling through US society. Photo: Reuters
A sign outside US representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s office in Washington on February 25, 2021. Trump’s efforts to roll back diversity policies and defend women’s rights against the transgender lobby are rippling through US society. Photo: Reuters

World Opinion

Opinion | Why the Quad and Aukus will gain traction under Trump 2.0

Unlike Biden’s balanced and careful strategy, Trump will demand results and expect his allies to deliver.

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My Take | As the US turns away, China has even bigger role in climate fight

While Trump has again withdrawn from the Paris Agreement, Beijing shows no signs of altering its commitment to greening its economy.

World Opinion

Opinion | From the ashes of Gaza, the Global South must build another world

As US global leadership declines, the devastation of Gaza should prompt emerging nations to work towards a shared future for humankind.

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Protesters hold placards denouncing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza policy in front of the US embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on February 5. Photo: EPA-EFE

Asia Opinion

Macroscope | Why Asian central banks are starting to decouple from the Fed

Eager to boost domestic demand and more able to preserve financial stability, the region’s policymakers are embracing greater monetary independence.

A teller counts Indonesian rupiah bank notes in Jakarta, Indonesia, in October 2022. Photo: Reuters
A teller counts Indonesian rupiah bank notes in Jakarta, Indonesia, in October 2022. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

Editorial | Make Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak stadium truly green

Mandating reusable cups can set an example for other venues across Hong Kong and reduce some of the pressure on landfills.

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Editorial | By not choosing sides, Malaysia adds voice to a multipolar world

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is wise to reject the negativity of superpower rivalry and commit to working with China, including ‘superconnector’ Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must be careful about cutting university funding

Arbitrary funding cuts could hurt the city’s education hub ambition. What’s needed is a clear framework of what counts as excessive reserves.

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong on January 8, 2024. Given 87 per cent of public universities’ reserves did not come from government grants, judgments concerning reserves must be evaluated within their entirety. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

China Opinion

Opinion | In tech war, China is gunning for mass adoption over premium innovation

From artificial intelligence and biotech to autonomous driving, China is disrupting the traditional high-cost model of proprietary innovation.

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Opinion

My Take | The EU runs an insecurity conference in Munich for everyone to see

The world has become multipolar but European leaders are behaving more like hapless bipolar patients and have no one but themselves to blame.

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World Opinion

Opinion | Rise of ‘autonomous’ agentic AI raises the geopolitical stakes

Agentic AI will further level the techno-economic playing field and radically alter opinion-shaping and the military contest.

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World Opinion

Opinion | Why Trump believes the US can outlast China in the tariff war

Tariffs can be a double-edged sword, but the administration has decided to use economic pressure to achieve broader strategic objectives.

Hats supporting Donald Trump are displayed for sale near the New York Stock Exchange on February 10. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
Hats supporting Donald Trump are displayed for sale near the New York Stock Exchange on February 10. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

World Opinion

Opinion | What would it take for EU to partner China to counter Trump? A lot

EU’s friendly overture to China may be aimed at bargaining with Trump. Meanwhile, China has installed a Wolf Warrior envoy.

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Asia Opinion

The View | How Southeast Asia’s property sector is insulated from Trump’s tariff war

The region epitomises a vital source of resilience in Asian real estate: the strong role of domestic and regional demand.

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Time to ask if non-residents should have Hong Kong healthcare access

Hong Kong’s health system is creaking under an ageing population, and we must ask if it’s fair for non-residents to be treated like locals.

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A patient is wheeled into the accident and emergency department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei on January 31. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Asian Angle | How provincial ties can deepen Asean-China relations

Lucio Blanco Pitlo III
Liu Xuejun
Christina Pantin

Being Chinese | I look Chinese but don’t speak the language. Is that so bad?

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David Morris

Opinion | We need a new system that reflects the world’s complexity

David Morris
Alex Lo

My Take | Hong Kong should cheer Elon Musk for shutting down ‘criminal’ USAID

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Opinion | Why China should worry as Trump makes nice with Putin over Ukraine

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Outside In | Why isn’t Hong Kong a test bed for China’s green energy innovations?

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