China should commit to its promise to uphold Hong Kong’s autonomy until 2047. Erosion of this promise has accelerated under Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 outlined a framework for how Hong Kong would operate for 50 years after Britain handed the city back to China in 1997. However, certain aspects, […]

Cruelty toward immigrant children is baked into the president’s policies and rhetoric.

In an editorial published the day after the Fourth of July, we praised President Donald Trump for striking to the heart of the matter regarding Hong Kong’s summer of mass protests. “Well, they’re looking for democracy,” the president said, “And I think most people want democracy. Unfortunately, some governments don’t want democracy. But that’s what […]