Chinese Whispers

Hong Kong's National Security Law, one year on


Listen Later

In the 12 months since the enactment of the National Security Law on Hong Kong, opposition leaders, journalists and activists have been arrested; reforms on education and elections begun; and last week saw the emotional closure of the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily.

On this episode, I speak to Jennifer Creery, who works for the Financial Times in Hong Kong, about the situation on the ground; and Professor Jeff Wasserstrom, a historian of China at the University of California, about the last year and the city's future. We reflect on the strategic erosion over time of Hong Kong's autonomy, the importance of education that the CCP places on its Hong Kong policy, and whether the 2019 protests actually expedited the choking off of the city.

Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.


For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.


Contact us: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Chinese WhispersBy The Spectator

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

142 ratings


More shows like Chinese Whispers

View all
Political Fix by Financial Times

Political Fix

156 Listeners

Daily Politics from the New Statesman by The New Statesman

Daily Politics from the New Statesman

153 Listeners

Best of the Spectator by The Spectator

Best of the Spectator

186 Listeners

Sinica Podcast by Kaiser Kuo

Sinica Podcast

610 Listeners

Coffee House Shots by The Spectator

Coffee House Shots

177 Listeners

Americano by The Spectator

Americano

265 Listeners

FT Tech Tonic by Financial Times

FT Tech Tonic

101 Listeners

ChinaTalk by Jordan Schneider

ChinaTalk

294 Listeners

The Edition by The Spectator

The Edition

59 Listeners

FT News Briefing by Financial Times

FT News Briefing

657 Listeners

The Rachman Review by Financial Times

The Rachman Review

146 Listeners

Pekingology by Center for Strategic and International Studies

Pekingology

144 Listeners

The Foreign Affairs Interview by Foreign Affairs Magazine

The Foreign Affairs Interview

478 Listeners

Drum Tower from The Economist by The Economist

Drum Tower from The Economist

374 Listeners

Quite right! by The Spectator

Quite right!

51 Listeners