POLITICS● LOWAug 12 · Aug 12, 2026, 1:30 AM
Hong Kong is no longer a Western playground – and it’s not looking back
South China Morning Post
When it comes to bad prognostication, no one can beat Fortune, which came up with the mother of all “Hong Kong is doomed” narratives. In June 1995, the magazine ran its infamous “The Death of Hong Kong” cover story, predicting its demise following the 1997 handover to China. Stephen Roach, veteran China watcher and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, seems determined to follow in its footsteps. In 2024, Roach caused a stir by proclaiming “Hong Kong is over” in the Financial Times. He was...
GlobeAlert aggregates and classifies open sources; the story above belongs to its publisher. Summaries are machine-generated from the source text.
More in Politics
POLITICS24m agoPolice arrest three over suspected ICPC ID forgery in NasarawaVanguard NigeriaPOLITICS24m agoLokesh vows stringent action after chainsaw attack on Class X student in RaptaduThe HinduPOLITICS28m agoSocial Security Email Praising Trump May Violate Anticorruption Law, Experts SayNYT USPOLITICS28m agoEthnic Germans in Kazakhstan face legacy of the Soviet UnionDW News [en]