A pleasure to work with @thecfhk.bsky.social on this short analysis of the impact of the HK NSL over the past five years:
thecfhk.org/the-hong-kon...

Important statement from 23 CN-focused research and advocacy organizations, including @georgetowncal.bsky.social, on the arrest and charging of Kwok Yin-sang, father of Anna Kwok, the head of HKDC. A deeply troubling development .(1/x)
www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

beautiful essay by Jill Lepore on reading 100 Penguin Little Black Classics during Trump's first 100 days -- a must-read for all of us seeking sanity during this chaotic and awful time! Thanks to @newyorker.com for publishing it!
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I'm a latecomer to @profsaunders.bsky.social Spring 2024 article in @foreignaffairs.com on politics and foreign policy, suggesting we need more of it! A must-read -- let me offer some quick thoughts. (1)
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Great quick piece from @politico.com's @nahaltoosi.bsky.social and Krystal Campos on some of the direct and indirect impacts of the dismantling of USAID - a must-read! (1)
www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Excellent essay by Beida Law prof Zhang Qianfan, one of the leading scholars of constitutionalism in CN, on America's current crisis, in Eng courtesy of @chinaheritage.bsky.social:
chinaheritage.net/journal/gode...

fantastic piece by Yanzhong Huang on the need for a renewed push by American China scholars to understand CN - research access (and thus insight) has been deeply damaged by moves made by both CN and US, some of which (at least on the US side) should be reversed. (1)
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/o...

Let's review what's happening with the litigation over the foreign aid funding freeze! The focus here is on AVAC v. US Department of State, and GHC v. Trump. In both cases, litigants who had contracts with either USAID or the State Dept sued, asking for the 1.24 funding freeze to be undone. (1)

Some good news on the foreign aid funding freeze fight! As many have seen, the DC District Court has just issued a TRO against USG. A big initial victory, but there's a long road ahead. Some initial thoughts on the ruling, but first, here is the @nytimes.com writeup:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...

idle thought - is there a story around Musk using his ultra-wealth to intimidate the entire GOP into silence, even as he destroys our constitutional system? Did (eg) the GOP create its own trap by gutting campaign finance laws? Let me explain... (1/x)

important piece by @phelimkine.bsky.social in @politico.com on the near-closure of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), one of the most vital organizations supporting human rights and democracy around the world, including in China! (1/x)
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

important story from @nytimes.com @yudhijit.bsky.social on the case of Wang Shujun, who spied on Chinese exile pro-democracy activists in the US for years before being caught:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/m...

important piece in the Diplomat on an issue that has not gotten enough attention here in Washington -- a KMT push to reform (read: weaken) TW's Constitutional Court. An important piece!
thediplomat.com/2025/01/taiw...

Great new(ish) piece by @changche.bsky.social on the neo-authoritarian thinker Xiao Gongqin, and his contributions to CCP thinking on China's political path -- a great read!
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...

Highly recommend this new(ish) Marshall Paper by Ford Hart -an excellent analysis that reminds us that we need to put Party structures (and Party political culture) at the center of our understanding of Chinese politics and CCP actions (1/x):
www.csis.org/analysis/sov...

The new @georgetowncal.bsky.social report on the HKNSL crackdown is out! Written by me and my co-authors @ericyhlai.bsky.social and Lokman Tsui. (Will do a thread on the report's contents asap -- stay tuned!) Link here:
www.law.georgetown.edu/law-asia/wp-...

Great piece from Bhavan Jaipragas at the Straits Times, on what the incoming Trump administration means for both China policy and Hong Kong -- a few quick comments from yours truly. Worth a read!
www.straitstimes.com/opinion/hong...

Travesty.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/w...