Demonstrations didn’t develop overnight but arose from a long pattern of alienation. Stability will return only when the root cause of Hong Kong’s illness — elite rule — is removed.

With no apparent end in sight, the crisis in Hong Kong has the potential to spiral out of control, but neither Beijing nor Washington wants to see the crisis resolved through military action. Such a calamitous outcome could have the possibility of bringing U.S.-China relations to an ultimate breaking point.

Since China regained sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1, 1997, the city has prospered economically, but festered politically. Now, one of the world’s ri

Examining the deepening conflict occurring in Hong Kong yields the discovery a nasty underbelly: a revolution backed by the US and its years of experience conducting “hybrid warfare” around the world.

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday refuted recent remarks made by some United Kingdom and United States officials concerning Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), saying that the Chinese government absolutely does not allow any external forces to interfere in Hong Kong's affairs or disrupt Hong Kong.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Martin Lee on Thursday, the State Department said, as Hong Kong activists seek to derail a proposed extradition law pushed by Beijing.

The United States warned in a report on Friday that increased meddling from China in Hong Kong had adversely impacted the city, straining international business confidence in the Asian financial hub.

Proposal to allow suspects wanted by Beijing to be sent across the border would undermine city’s reputation, American group says.

Relations between China and much of the West appear to be moving in reverse. The PRC risks losing its best friends abroad.

Beijing has the power to do most anything that it wants not only in the mainland but also Hong Kong (and Macau). However, prudence counsels for less rather than more.