In local affairs, Beijing is not Brussels [China Daily]

Beijing is not Brussels. An obvious statement, some might say, but in relation to Hong Kong, it is actually a revealing comparison. It turns out that the center of the European Union has more power to influence the lives of…

A Calamitous Chinese Killing by Shamini Flint [Book Review]

A Calamitous Chinese Killing by Shamini Flint [Book Review]

A Calamitous Chinese Killing, the latest entry in Shamini Flint’s Inspector Singh Investigates series, is a light yet engrossing read that sends the titular character into a conspiracy of murder, wrongful arrest, property seizure and corruption. The series, now six…

Thoughts on the Colombian FTA

I got drawn into a discussion on Twitter about the recent free trade agreement in Colombia, and the protests surrounding it. I thought I might expand on some of the relevant arguments here. The vast majority of economists agree that…

Reprints!

My review of Brothers at War: The Unending War in Korea was reprinted by Caixin Media! You can check it out here.

Mentions Elsewhere!

I was mentioned by Alex Lo in his daily column in the South China Morning Post, titled “SAR system undone by its own success”, where he mentioned my undergradaute thesis for Harvard College: “The Sub-State Actor: Hong Kong, Macau, and a…