Keep up with the latest news on Asia's biggest economy.Explore the China Focus hubLiberalism will endure but must be renewedIt is a work in progress, not a utopian projectBeijing tightens its grip on the peripheryIt is not hard to imagine the Chinese regime losing patience with the chaos in Hong KongHong Kong’s protests could end as a clash between east and westAn instrument of thuggery such as the extradition bill could only exist in a vacuum of democratic accountabilityPutin's heartfelt rejection of 'liberal elites'No, Mr Putin, western liberalism is not obsoleteMainstream US and EU politicians must work harder to defend values and address discontentHong Kong stands at a perilous turning pointProtesters, city authorities and Beijing must strive to preserve calmMore from this SeriesPopulists beware: liberalism can be a fighting creed tooAmerica has become more tolerant since the election of Donald Trump, not lessKamala Harris and faith in democracy won this week’s US debatesDemocratic presidential contenders bubble over with passion for decency and justiceWest backed Yeltsin in a highly suspect campaignLetter from Peter Hitchens, London, UKHunter S Thompson saw that liberalism had failedLetter from Mark Solon, London, UK
Liberalism will endure but must be renewedIt is a work in progress, not a utopian projectBeijing tightens its grip on the peripheryIt is not hard to imagine the Chinese regime losing patience with the chaos in Hong KongHong Kong’s protests could end as a clash between east and westAn instrument of thuggery such as the extradition bill could only exist in a vacuum of democratic accountabilityPutin's heartfelt rejection of 'liberal elites'No, Mr Putin, western liberalism is not obsoleteMainstream US and EU politicians must work harder to defend values and address discontentHong Kong stands at a perilous turning pointProtesters, city authorities and Beijing must strive to preserve calmMore from this SeriesPopulists beware: liberalism can be a fighting creed tooAmerica has become more tolerant since the election of Donald Trump, not lessKamala Harris and faith in democracy won this week’s US debatesDemocratic presidential contenders bubble over with passion for decency and justiceWest backed Yeltsin in a highly suspect campaignLetter from Peter Hitchens, London, UKHunter S Thompson saw that liberalism had failedLetter from Mark Solon, London, UK
