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Adam Maida / The Atlantic How China Weaponized the Press
A small Hong Kong newspaper illustrates how Beijing uses the tools of a free society to suppress freedom itself.
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Illustration by Valerie Chiang ; images by Greg … China’s ‘Very Tricky Situation’
Beijing’s gloating over America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan masks a deeper anxiety.
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Paul Lakatos / SOPA / LightRocket / Getty How Asia Became a Delta Hot Spot
A region that was on an upward trajectory has seen its prospects for progress badly damaged by the coronavirus.
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The Diplomats Without a Country
Myanmar’s diplomats in the U.S. and at the UN moved to oppose a coup—and found themselves in limbo.
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Getty ; The Atlantic The End of Free Speech in Hong Kong
The conviction of a pro-democracy activist is a watershed moment.
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Anthony Wallace / AFP / Getty A Eulogy for the Free Press
Apple Daily was a flawed symbol for media rights. But its closure marks a dark new chapter in Hong Kong.
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Anthony Wallace / AFP / Getty The Countries Stuck in Coronavirus Purgatory
Much of Asia cannot (or will not) yet get jabbed, so the region is still having to rely on suppression tactics.
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Tyrone Siu / Reuters How Academic Freedom Ends
Beijing is using dismissals, arrests, and a repressive new law to curtail students’ and professors’ rights.
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Li Gang Xinhua / eyevine / Redux The Jarring Reality Hong Kong’s Dissidents See From Jail
Prodemocracy activists in the city still have hope.
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Getty No One Is Saving Myanmar
The country’s people hold out hope for international help. None is coming.
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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Sun Never Set on the British Empire’s Oppression
Leaders in Myanmar, Hong Kong, and India see no issue in blaming former colonial overlords while using their repressive laws.
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Vernon Yuen / NurPhoto / Getty The Place With Surprisingly High Vaccine Hesitancy
Hong Kong has the doses. What it lacks is trust between its leaders and its people.
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Isaac Lawrence / AFP Getty What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing
In cracking down on dissent, the government has jailed many of Hong Kong’s loudest progressive voices.
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Hkun Lat / Getty China Is the Myanmar Coup’s ‘Biggest Loser’
A relationship decades in the making is now in jeopardy.
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The New York Times / Redux Why Did It Take a Coup?
The military’s takeover in Myanmar has prompted a reevaluation of the armed forces’ role in society—something that an alleged genocide notably failed to do.
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Lauren DeCicca / Getty Joe Biden’s Challenge Was Barack Obama’s Victory
A coup in Myanmar brings with it a sense of déjà vu.
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Ivan Abreu The Permanent Colony
Despite having a distinct language, identity, and culture, Hong Kong has never been in full control of its development and future.
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Getty / The Atlantic ‘We Tried to Warn You’
Links between online misinformation and real-world violence were always a problem “over there.” The Capitol Hill riot shows otherwise.
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Chan Long Hei / Bloomberg / Getty Eradicating a Democracy Movement
Mass arrests in Hong Kong show both the power of an organized opposition and the authorities’ fear of it.
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Paula Bronstein / Getty When You Live Next to an Autocracy
How does a country balance its values and its interests when it shares a border with China?
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