Shibani Mahtani
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China's Luban Workshops train workers as way to grow global influence
Vocational workshops sponsored by China are emblematic of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to extend his country’s soft power alongside its economic might. → Read More
Hong Kong prisons work to compel loyalty to China among young activists
Former activists in Hong Kong’s 2019 fight for greater democratic freedoms are now the latest subjects in China’s decades-long experiment in political control. → Read More
How the Philippines’ brutal history is being whitewashed for voters
Through the power of social media, one of the Philippines most despised families is being rehabilitated into one of its most revered. → Read More
Myanmar’s rebellion, divided, outgunned and outnumbered, fights on
The asymmetrical conflict — and likely stalemate — between the Myanmar military and the rebels bears some similarities to the fight between Russia and Ukraine, with a more determined but far smaller and less equipped force holding off a larger aggressor in a conflict where there may be no total victory for either side. In a March report, the parallel government’s defense minister, Yee Mon,… → Read More
Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong’s highest court
The withdrawal could have sweeping implications for the businesses that set up base in Hong Kong for its predictable and trustworthy legal system. → Read More
Coronavirus binds Hong Kong even closer to Beijing as the mainland takes over the pandemic response
While the draconian national security law gutted Hong Kong's opposition, it is the pandemic that is really fusing the self-ruled territory with the mainland. → Read More
Myanmar’s military has spent the year since the coup searching for international legitimacy. It has not found it.
With even the other nations of Southeast Asia turning away from it, Myanmar only has Russia left as an ally and source of weapons. → Read More
Photos show the covid-19 emergency in Hong Kong
New covid infections in Hong Kong have broken records daily, reaching more than 7,000 this week. → Read More
Hong Kong court refuses American’s assault conviction appeal in ruling critics see as win for police impunity
A judge dismissed an appeal by U.S. lawyer Samuel Bickett, who intervened to stop a police officer from hitting a teenager. The case was seen as a litmus test of Hong Kong judicial independence. → Read More
Hong Kong bans all flights from U.S. and seven other countries as omicron spreads
The Chinese territory is implementing its strictest restrictions since the onset of covid in response to a developing outbreak. → Read More
Hong Kong police arrest six from independent news outlet, intensifying crackdown on the press
Those detained were current and former executives from Stand News, an online news organization that has been in the crosshairs of pro-Beijing media. → Read More
The opposition is in jail. Hong Kong wants its ‘patriots’-only vote to look legitimate.
Changes to the electoral system have predetermined the outcome; voters may pick from a coterie of candidates largely aligned with Beijing. → Read More
Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison
The ruling is the first in a series of criminal cases that could see the 76-year-old Nobel laureate detained for the rest of her life. → Read More
In Hong Kong’s striking new museum, art is not ‘above the law’
Conceived in a very different Hong Kong, the new M+ museum walks a tightrope between artistic expression and China’s control. → Read More
American journalist Danny Fenster released from Myanmar jail despite 11 year sentence
His release was secured by former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson after almost six months of detention. → Read More
American journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11 years in jail in Myanmar
The especially punitive treatment of Fenster, who was arrested while trying to board a flight out of Myanmar, has alarmed the U.S. government and press advocates → Read More
Singapore court orders temporary reprieve for mentally disabled man on death row
The decision is a small but significant victory for anti-death penalty advocates in the city-state known for its exceptionally harsh laws against drug trafficking. → Read More
Singapore is set to execute a mentally disabled man for trafficking 1.5 ounces of heroin
A last-ditch effort is underway to challenge the capital punishment and help the man’s family travel to the city-state amid pandemic restrictions. → Read More
Hong Kong’s ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture for Tiananmen victims faces removal
Critics highlighted the role of global law firm Mayer Brown in seeking the artwork’s removal from a university campus. → Read More
American lawyer imprisoned in Hong Kong speaks out about his treatment
The case of Samuel Bickett is raising questions about police impunity and rule of law. → Read More