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Protests Rock Hong Kong and its Economy

Protests Rock Hong Kong and its Economy

Professor Ho-Fung Hung on MarketPlace NPR.

Ho-Fung Hung in Los Angeles Times

Ho-Fung Hung in Los Angeles Times

Beijing strikes ominous tone, saying military could intervene in Hong Kong See full article on Los Angeles Times website.

Professor Hung in The New York Times

Professor Hung in The New York Times

Tiny Apartments and Punishing Work Hours: The Economic Roots of Hong Kong’s Protests See full article on The New York Times website.

Hong Kong Police Shut Down Seventh Weekend of Protests With Tear Gas

Hong Kong Police Shut Down Seventh Weekend of Protests With Tear Gas

See full article on The Wall Street Journal website.

Too Much Knowledge, Too Little Power: An Assessment of Political Knowledge in Highly Policed Communities

Too Much Knowledge, Too Little Power: An Assessment of Political Knowledge in Highly Policed Communities

Vesla Weaver, Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology, in The Journal o f Politics.

Professor Ho-Fung Hung in Foreign Policy

Professor Ho-Fung Hung in Foreign Policy

“There are big differences. Still, ideologically and institutionally, there are some parallels with West Berlin.” The complete article can be found on Foreign Policy’s website

Congratulations to Graduate Student Shirley Lung

Congratulations to Graduate Student Shirley Lung

Shirley received a Global Religion Research Initiative (GRRI) award for her project titled, ‘Politicizing Christianity in Taiwan and the US.’ This study explores how transnational church organizations pursue their political […]

Trump and Xi Agree to Restart Trade Talks and Put a Hold on New Tariffs

Trump and Xi Agree to Restart Trade Talks and Put a Hold on New Tariffs

Professor Ho-Fung Hung interviewed in the LA Times, “The fundamental issues of U.S.-China trade conflict are still unresolved, though both Trump and Xi could go home to give hope to […]

US-China Summit at the G20 Amid Fallout From the Protests in Hong Kong

US-China Summit at the G20 Amid Fallout From the Protests in Hong Kong

Professor Ho-Fung Hung’s spoke to Hidden Forces’ podcast about the upcoming US-China trade talks at the G20 summit amid fallout from the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Hidden Forces is […]

Hong Kong Extradition Law: The Fallout

Hong Kong Extradition Law: The Fallout

Professor Ho-Fung Hung spoke to The Diplomat about the fallout from Hong Kong’s new Extradition Law.