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Editorial | Settle Hong Kong slope disputes for the sake of safety

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Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

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Alex Lo

My Take | Did Biden manage to contain China?

Alex Lo
Chris Pereira

Opinion | Could Trump’s popularity in China prompt him to temper the trade war?

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Macroscope | China won’t be the only Asian economy in Trump’s sights

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Workers deal with a Tai Po landslide on Bride’s Pool Road near Wu Kau Tang in September. Photo: Dickson Lee

Opinion

Editorial | Settle Hong Kong slope disputes for the sake of safety

Climate change has increased the risks of landslides in city and this is no time to argue about maintenance work.

Opinion | 4 steps China can take to weather Trump’s tariffs

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Editorial | Torch of international cooperation to burn despite Trump return

Opinion

My Take | Did Biden manage to contain China?

From a US perspective, the outgoing president and his foreign policy team did surprisingly well. But without a supportive successor – or rather with an actively hostile one – their work is likely to come undone.

US President Joe Biden meets with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters
US President Joe Biden meets with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters

China Opinion

Opinion | Could Trump’s popularity in China prompt him to temper the trade war?

Beijing’s sensitivity to public opinion and Trump’s weakness for flattery could have big implications for US-China trade.

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World Opinion

Macroscope | China won’t be the only Asian economy in Trump’s sights

Expect trade tensions to intensify dramatically at a time when many Asian economies, including China, are relying on exports to boost growth.

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China Opinion

Opinion | China is better off letting young people let off steam

Amid high jobless rates, youth have little to devote their hours to. The authorities must understand that all this energy has to be released.

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A cyclist waves a flag saying “I will reach a compromise with life after I squander my freedom”, as students ride rental bicycles in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, on November 8. Photo: EPA-EFE
A cyclist waves a flag saying “I will reach a compromise with life after I squander my freedom”, as students ride rental bicycles in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, on November 8. Photo: EPA-EFE

Opinion

Editorial | More growth ahead as cross-border Connect turns 10

Status of Hong Kong as offshore financial hub for mainland China has been greatly enhanced by ever-widening investment scheme.

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Editorial | Subversion sentences close difficult chapter as Hong Kong rule of law prevails

Justice neither delayed nor denied in Hong Kong’s longest-running national security case that saw jail terms for 45 opposition figures.

Asia Opinion

Opinion | No cost-free choices in complex US-China-India triangle

Keeping India-China dialogue open could add a slight but welcome bit of malleability to what could otherwise be a brittle strategic triangle.

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Indian and Chinese troops greet each other along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Karakoram pass in Ladakh on October 31, 2024, on the occasion of Diwali. Photo: Indian Army/AFP

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My Take | Why the so-called 35+ plot was an attempted constitutional coup

It was no accident that a law expert specialising in various charters had convinced fellow ‘Hong Kong 47’ conspirators to trigger legislative crisis.

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Hong Kong 47 case defendants escorted by a Correctional Services Department vehicle on November 19, 2024. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong 47 case defendants escorted by a Correctional Services Department vehicle on November 19, 2024. Photo: Elson Li

China Opinion

Opinion | The West can’t have it both ways on overcapacity

Tariff wars on China not only expose a double standard around Western manufacturing but also erode the institutions of fair trade.

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China Opinion

Opinion | Cop29 can work with the Belt and Road Initiative for a greener future

Aligning climate action with major economic initiatives is essential to cutting emissions while promoting sustainable development.

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Opinion | China draws red line at Scarborough Shoal after Manila’s new maritime laws

Beijing’s move aims to legitimise future enforcement measures while avoiding overt military escalation, a hallmark of its strategy in contested maritime areas.

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Editorial | Public expects rises in Hong Kong bus fares to be fair

The added burden on Hong Kong society must be taken into account as operators seek increases of between 6.5 and 9.5 per cent.

Passengers boarding a KMB bus at Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse
Passengers boarding a KMB bus at Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Jelly Tse

Asia Opinion

Opinion | In Sri Lanka, China and India have a chance to join hands

The island nation could benefit from the expertise of Beijing and New Delhi, which would do well to help Colombo resist Western influence.

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My Take | America, not China, stands in the way of India becoming a great power

Washington makes no room for New Delhi’s geopolitical ambitions but considers the Asian giant as just another asset in its Beijing containment strategy.

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My Take | How China Evergrande’s fraud sheds light on the country’s property troubles

The fallout from the accounting fraud at China Evergrande will not be limited, and the handling of the case is just a piece of the puzzle showing how China manages its property slowdown.

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Signage at the Evergrande Palace project, developed by China Evergrande Group, in Beijing, January 31, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg
Signage at the Evergrande Palace project, developed by China Evergrande Group, in Beijing, January 31, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong plastic ban: switching from one disposable to another misses the point

Many restaurants have started to switch from plastic disposables to greener disposables – but Hong Kong should be pushing for reusables right from the start.

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Comment

The View | Cutting visas not the way to solve Australia’s student housing woes

Planning restrictions are constraining supply in all sectors of Australia’s residential property market, driving up prices and rents, but the lack of a clear way forward on student housing threatens to hold back the potential of a sector that is increasingly important to the Australian economy.

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Opinion | How reforming rural land rights can aid China’s common prosperity push

China finds itself in need of its latest landmark reform as the urban-rural divide keeps growing and the broader economy is seeking new sources of growth. One possible solution is finding better uses for rural land and giving farmers the same legal rights as urban residents to rent, transfer or mortgage their land.

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