Discussions about the bloody crackdown on peaceful protesters that took place around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on 4 June, 1989 – and in cities across China – often dwell on the risk of... Read more »

President Trump has proposed tariffs of at least 10 percent on 60 American trading partners, his most aggressive effort yet to enact new import duties after the Supreme Court struck down the... Read more »

Emma-Lee Moss, a singer-songwriter who released four albums as Emmy the Great, was born in Hong Kong to an English father and Hongkonger mother. She lived there until she was 11, when... Read more »

When Matthew Wale won a parliamentary vote to become Solomon Islands’ prime minister last month, the questions came quickly. What does this mean for Beijing? Is this good news for Australia? When... Read more »

Afternoon summary double quotation markLet me assure you, I’ve complied with the humble address. All the messages I hold have been passed over. I went through the same process as everybody else,... Read more »

Over the past month, there are two dominant stories in American foreign policy. One, of course, is the war with Iran. The other is the much anticipated summit between President Trump and... Read more »

First published April 18 2019, 23:30 CSThttps://www.whatsonweibo.com/after-notre-dame-blaze-chinese-netizens-remember-how-the-french-burned-down-the-old-summer-palace/ A What’s on Weibo news article on Chinese online responses to the Notre Dame fire attracted very mixed reactions on English-language social media this week.... Read more »

China boasts of having the world’s largest population of internet users: 1.125 billion by the end of 2025, according to official figures. But as one joke has it, the Great Firewall – blocking... Read more »

Giant butter mountains, wine lakes and an apocryphal EU ban on bendy bananas formed the mythological backdrop to Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum debacle. Yet while many Vote Leave claims were exaggerated, inaccurate... Read more »