Defying the Dragon: Stephen Vines examines two turbulent years in Hong Kong and China’s standing in the world
Book Review: "Defying the Dragon: Hong Kong and the World’s Largest Dictatorship" by Stephen Vines
Antony Dapiran
Antony Dapiran is a Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer, and the author of two books, including City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong which was long-listed for the Walkley Book Award (2020). His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, New Statesman, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post and elsewhere. He is a regular commentator on television and radio, including BBC, CNN, CNBC and Australia's ABC.
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Hong Kong’s Protest of Enchantment
How the soft power of Hong Kong's democracy movement is still alive. Based on extracts from City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong: Shock Therapy
Review of "Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong", edited by Holmes Chan.
The takeover
Review of "Making Hong Kong China: The Rollback of Human Rights and the Rule of Law" by Michael C. Davis
‘The End of Hong Kong as We Know It’
Previous demonstrations in the city were colorful, hopeful, and exuberant. Rallies this summer have been more forlorn.
Singin' About A Revolution
The soundtrack of this year's Hong Kong protests marks a somber turn from the Umbrella Movement
