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Hong Kong

US-China policy under Trump 2.0, with Thomas E. Kellogg

Podcast

May 09, 2025

Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee, fifth foreground left, pose for photographs with lawmakers following the passing of the Basic Law Article 23 legislation at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

New security law firmly aligns Hong Kong with Chinese Communist Party ideology

Katja Drinhausen

Comment

Mar 22, 2024

Three years of National Security Law in Hong Kong (Política Exterior)

Sophie Reiß

External publication

Jul 13, 2023

Three years of National Security Law in Hong Kong: Farewell “special status”?

Sophie Reiß

Comment

Jun 30, 2023

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaking during a press conference on January 31, 2023 in Hong Kong, China.

More bad news for what’s left of Hong Kong’s rule of law

Sophie Reiß

Comment

Feb 03, 2023

China's President Xi Jinping delivers a speech after arriving for the upcoming handover anniversary by train in Hong Kong, Thursday, June 30, 2022.

25 years after the handover, Xi and Lee demonstrate Beijing’s iron grip on Hong Kong

Katja Drinhausen

Valarie Tan

Comment

Jun 30, 2022

A general view of hall during the last day of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain on June 30, 2022.

NATO Summit + Hong Kong + Labor market

MERICS China Essentials

Jun 30, 2022

Hong Kong's new Chief Executive, with Eric Lai and Valarie Tan

Podcast

May 13, 2022

Hong Kong elections: Beijing redefines democracy

Katja Drinhausen

Comment

Dec 22, 2021

Eva Pils: “This flies in the face of the civil rights of Hong Kongers”

Interview

Nov 27, 2020

Hong Kong's pro-democracy legislators pose for a photo before a press conference at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020.

Pan-democratic opposition in Hong Kong’s city parliament resigns in protest

Comment

Nov 12, 2020

A pharmacy sales person sits on a chair as riot police officers stop and search people on the vicinity during a banned protest in Hong Kong, China, on October 1, 2020.

Transforming Hong Kong, one day at a time

Katja Drinhausen

Comment

Oct 09, 2020

People enjoy the scenery near Yu Garden, a tourist attraction in Shanghai, China, 3 October 2020.

One country, two national days

MERICS China Essentials

Oct 08, 2020

Policeman pass through a cordon line in the city centre on the PRC national day in Hong Kong.

Mainland China celebrations contrast sharply with heavy policing in Hong Kong

Comment

Oct 08, 2020

Night view of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in Central along the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong

Below the surface, Hong Kong’s position as a global financial hub is shifting

Max J. Zenglein

Comment

Oct 07, 2020

Timeline: 100 days National Security Law

Transforming Hong Kong: 100 days of the National Security Law

Katja Drinhausen

Comment

Oct 07, 2020

We must strengthen Taiwan, now (Manager Magazin)

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

Aug 28, 2020

View of University of Hong Kong Campus_picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Liau Chung-ren

Hong Kong: First repress, then remold

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Katja Drinhausen

Comment

Aug 25, 2020

Newspapers of Hong Kong's Apple Daily are pictured at a stand in Hong Kong

Kristin Shi-Kupfer: "As Beijing sees it, it's about eradicating all freedom and any resistance in Hong Kong’s society"

Podcast

Aug 13, 2020

Workers place a national emblem outside the Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay

China resorts to drastic measures while the EU is lost for words

MERICS China Essentials

Jul 16, 2020

Policy Cordon off area with orange tape in Hong Kong

National Security Law closes Hong Kong’s window on the world

MERICS China Essentials

Jul 02, 2020

Chief Executive Carrie Lam (C), the Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng (L) and the HKSAR government's Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu attend a press conference in Hong Kong, July 1 2020

Eradicating Hong Kong’s "political virus"

Katja Drinhausen

Comment

Jul 02, 2020

MERICS Web Seminar: The Future of Hong Kong

Video

Jun 11, 2020

Protesters gesture with five fingers, signifying the "Five demands - not one less" as they march along a downtown street during a pro-democracy protest against Beijing's national security legislation in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2020. picture alliance / AP Photo

EU at odds with UK and US in response to new Hong Kong security law

MERICS China Essentials

Jun 04, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in London Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, on the first day of their state visit to the United Kingdom.

British MP Tom Tugendhat on the new China Research Group: We need to understand China better

Podcast

Jun 04, 2020

Hong Kong: In the worst case, Europeans will vote with their feet

Interview

May 28, 2020

Beijing's controversial security law for Hong Kong (ZDF)

Katja Drinhausen

May 28, 2020

A closer look at protests in Hong Kong (KCRW)

Prof. Dr. Kristin Shi-Kupfer

May 06, 2020

China cannot (yet) do without Hong Kong

Max J. Zenglein

Comment

Jan 27, 2020

Financial hub at risk

Max J. Zenglein

Maximilian Kärnfelt

Report

Jan 22, 2020

As Hong Kong rebels, why is Macau so quiet?

Thomas des Garets Geddes

Comment

Jan 21, 2020

"China miscalculated its threatening gestures against Taiwan"

Podcast

Jan 08, 2020

MERICS Lunch Talk on the future of Hong Kong

Podcast

Dec 20, 2019

A journalist runs away from tear gas at Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong: What’s next?

Frank N. Pieke

Comment

Dec 06, 2019

Experts on Hong Kong

Katja Drinhausen

Head of Program

China’s legal and governance system; social credit system; human rights

Nis Grünberg

Lead Analyst

State-party relations; elite politics; China’s sustainable development

Max J. Zenglein

Chief Economist

China’s macroeconomic development; international trade and investment; economic reforms

Claus Soong

Analyst

China’s foreign and security policy; Asia-Pacific; US-China

Hong Kong

US-China policy under Trump 2.0, with Thomas E. Kellogg

New security law firmly aligns Hong Kong with Chinese Communist Party ideology

Three years of National Security Law in Hong Kong (Política Exterior)

Three years of National Security Law in Hong Kong: Farewell “special status”?

More bad news for what’s left of Hong Kong’s rule of law

25 years after the handover, Xi and Lee demonstrate Beijing’s iron grip on Hong Kong

NATO Summit + Hong Kong + Labor market

Hong Kong's new Chief Executive, with Eric Lai and Valarie Tan

Hong Kong elections: Beijing redefines democracy

Eva Pils: “This flies in the face of the civil rights of Hong Kongers”

Pan-democratic opposition in Hong Kong’s city parliament resigns in protest

Transforming Hong Kong, one day at a time

One country, two national days

Mainland China celebrations contrast sharply with heavy policing in Hong Kong

Below the surface, Hong Kong’s position as a global financial hub is shifting

Transforming Hong Kong: 100 days of the National Security Law

We must strengthen Taiwan, now (Manager Magazin)

Hong Kong: First repress, then remold

Kristin Shi-Kupfer: "As Beijing sees it, it's about eradicating all freedom and any resistance in Hong Kong’s society"

China resorts to drastic measures while the EU is lost for words

National Security Law closes Hong Kong’s window on the world

Eradicating Hong Kong’s "political virus"

MERICS Web Seminar: The Future of Hong Kong

EU at odds with UK and US in response to new Hong Kong security law

British MP Tom Tugendhat on the new China Research Group: We need to understand China better

Hong Kong: In the worst case, Europeans will vote with their feet

Beijing's controversial security law for Hong Kong (ZDF)

A closer look at protests in Hong Kong (KCRW)

China cannot (yet) do without Hong Kong

Financial hub at risk

As Hong Kong rebels, why is Macau so quiet?

"China miscalculated its threatening gestures against Taiwan"

MERICS Lunch Talk on the future of Hong Kong

Hong Kong: What’s next?

Katja Drinhausen

Nis Grünberg

Max J. Zenglein

Claus Soong

Become a member

China’s overcapacity and the EU + German China policy under Merz + EU-China trade