Russia has been attempting to meddle with western democracy for years, but successive governments led by Boris Johnson and others have insisted that the UK’s electoral system can withstand its influence. That... Read more »
China Employment Termination Today: Reinstatement Risk and What Employers Should Do A Supreme People’s Court judicial interpretation effective September 1, 2025, has shifted the risk profile of China employment termination disputes. Employers... Read more »
An independent review into the impact of foreign financial influence and interference in domestic politics from Russia and other hostile states has been announced after one of Reform UK’s former senior politicians,... Read more »
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences, in one of the most closely watched rulings since... Read more »
🔥 China Trend Watch — Week 48–49 (2025)Part of Eye on Digital China. This edition was sent to our subscribers — subscribe to receive the next issue in your inbox. Welcome... Read more »
Governments, institutions and rights groups across the world have condemned the conviction of the former pro-democracy media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on national security charges. The 78-year-old... Read more »
🔥 Quick Take: Trending in ChinaThis is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch... Read more »
🔥 Quick Take: Trending in ChinaThis is a brief update from our curated roundup of what’s trending in China this week. A version of this story also appears in the Weibo Watch... Read more »
Verdicts a ‘death knell’ for HK press freedom – Amnesty Amnesty International has condemned Jimmy Lai’s conviction as “dismaying” and said it “feels like the death knell for press freedom in Hong... Read more »
In the eleven months since Donald Trump took office – during which he has unleashed unprecedented assaults on the checks and balances of American democracy – there has been a wave of... Read more »