John Cheng

IPOs by Chinese firms cannot hide the city’s descent into autocracy

Equally, notion that success as mayor is preparation for presidency requires reconsideration

Food safety deserves accountability, but existential threats cannot keep fading into the background

China threat means local governance has national consequences

If China ignores arbitration it erodes credibility of international law

Chinese model built upon pervasive control carries inherent limitations

Hong Kong’s reliance on China weakened capacity to reinvent itself

History explains where Taiwanese came from, but democracy explains who they are

Iran’s survival points to an age of stalemates, settlements, and contested victories

Choice facing democratic societies is between self-correction and self-undermining