When Beijing hosted both the Pakistani prime minister and Indian defence minister for rare back-to-back visits this month, many observers focused on how the meetings supported China’s bid to strengthen economic and military ties with …
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Beijing moves to improve ties with India and Pakistan
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Dealer who can make or break a family’s fortune: William Chak
Hongkonger William Chak Kin-man, who last month set a world record when he paid HK$74 million for a porcelain bowl that dates back about 300 years, is a celebrity on the mainland. Wherever he goes, …
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Unlucky in love…or just left out of the market?
The number of never-married women has increased in both Shanghai and Hong Kong over the last decade. But while these so-called leftover women are largely derided on the mainland, attitudes are different here, according to …
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Book review: Shanghai Lalas
Shanghai Lalas: Female Tongzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China by Lucetta Kam Yip-lo HKU Press This review was published on February 17, 2013 in the South China Morning Post The lives of lalas and transgender people …
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Review: ‘This Generation’ by Han Han
This book review was published in the South China Morning Post on October 28th, 2012 This Generation by Han Han (translated by Allan Barr) Simon & Schuster Joanna Chiu Han Han is such an outsized …
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Oiling the wheels of China-Africa trade
This feature story, co-written with Lilly Zhang, was published in the South China Morning Post on August 23, 2012. Hong Kong will be a crucial cog in China-Africa ties–but it has to work on bridging …
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Leading women in Hong Kong ponder the political glass ceiling
This was published in the South China Morning Post on July 27, 2012 A panel of leading local women discussed the “glass ceiling” that limits women’s roles in Hong Kong politics, touching on Margaret Thatcher …
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Golden Girls: My Dinner with Jan Wong
This was published in the Fall 2012 issue of Ricepaper Magazine. At this year’s June 4th anniversary, I was in Hong Kong covering the 22nd annual candlelight vigil in Victoria Park on my first day as …