Ho-fung Hung is the Henry M. & Elizabeth P. Wiesenfeld Professor in Political Economy at the Sociology Department and School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of the award-winning book The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule the World and Protest with Chinese Characteristics: Demonstrations, Riots, and Petitions in the Mid-Qing Dynasty, City on the Edge: Hong Kong under Chinese Rule, and Clash of Empires: From “Chimerica” to the “New Cold War.” His analyses of the Chinese and global political economy and Hong Kong politics have been featured or cited in major news outlets around the world, and his works have been translated into at least 11 languages.

Last Updated: October 11, 2022

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What Does Hong Kong’s Post-Protest Report Signal For Relations with Beijing?

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This week, we saw the release of the official government “Report on the Recent Community and Political Situation in Hong Kong.” It concluded: "It is the common aspiration of the Central Authorities [in Beijing], the [Hong Kong Special...

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Three Views of Local Consciousness in Hong Kong

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