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My Take, a popular and sometimes controversial daily column of the South China Morning Post, analyses a variety of hot-button issues concerning Hong Kong, mainland China and the region.
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China economy
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China could embrace universal basic income as AI takes jobs
While the term ‘universal basic income’ has yet to appear in any official Chinese policy documents, the idea may soon become less foreign.
8 Jul 2025 - 7:00AM
TikTok ban
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US politician claims China is spreading antisemitism. Really
6 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
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Hong Kong society
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Hong Kong will benefit from recognising the rights of same-sex couples
5 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
United States
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How to undermine the US dollar and destroy its monetary system
No one should underestimate Donald Trump and his party’s ability to subvert America’s foundational institutions like the US Federal Reserve.
4 Jul 2025 - 9:45PM
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Jeff Bezos
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Rich guys’ ostentatious weddings are reflection of human condition
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’ US$55 million nuptials in the Italian city of Venice say as much about the 1 per cent as the world we live in today.
2 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
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Asean
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Southeast Asia increasingly finds China more reliable and predictable
Despite increasing pressure from Washington and its Nato allies, Asean countries – even the fence-sitters – are not tilting back towards the West.
29 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Hong Kong society
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With big matches coming to Hong Kong, it’s important that all fans feel safe
An Indian football lover’s negative experience at Kai Tak Stadium should remind those organising such events that they need to be prepared.
28 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
Ali Khamenei
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Congratulations to Iran and the occasional flash of Trump genius
US president and the ayatollah deserve a joint Nobel Peace Prize for averting a third world war or at least Iraq 2.0, if general ceasefire holds.
25 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Israel
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Is it time for change in Iran? Leave it to Iranians to decide
The US should not intervene in Iranian domestic politics, but that does not mean Iran should not consider change.
24 Jun 2025 - 9:17PM
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United States
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Why ancient Rome is haunting contemporary America’s far right
They welcome Trump’s imperial presidency and unchecked executive power, seeing parallels with a transition from republicanism to empire.
22 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Britain
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Brave victims help bring brutal rapist from Chinese mainland to justice
Zou Zhenhao, convicted of 10 attacks in Britain and China, may have carried out up to 50 more and police want women to come forward.
22 Jun 2025 - 1:48AM
Hong Kong economy
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Hong Kong has been, and always will be, a very special Chinese city
And, contrary to the views of famed economist Stephen Roach, so will great places such as Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Chongqing.
20 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Mainland China
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New world order: Greater China, Russia and Israel, but smaller US
Spheres of influence are emerging that will slowly but surely erode America’s global power from East Asia to the Middle East.
18 Jun 2025 - 9:29PM
China-Middle East relations
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Israel-Iran conflict is latest test of China’s self-proclaimed neutrality
Echoing Moscow, Islamabad and Pyongyang, Beijing’s alignment with Tehran challenges its credibility as a neutral mediator.
17 Jun 2025 - 7:30PM
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Mainland China
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How hapless Chinese scientists became ‘agroterrorists’ in the US
Experts say the fungus Fusarium graminearum is more of a pest than ‘a dangerous biological pathogen’, as FBI director Kash Patel has claimed.
15 Jun 2025 - 9:28PM
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Mark Rutte
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Hey, Nato boss man, keep your hands off the Asia-Pacific region
The West’s unspoken assumption is that Asians cannot be trusted to manage their own affairs, at least when Western interests are involved.
11 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Mainland China
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US risks soft power by alienating Chinese students
America can guard its core technologies, but relinquishing its status as an international education hub will undermine its global influence.
10 Jun 2025 - 7:47PM
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China economy
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What will China look like in 2030? A forecast on the next 5-year plan
China is likely to leverage advanced technology to boost manufacturing, achieving self-sufficiency while becoming an indispensable exporter.
10 Jun 2025 - 7:00AM
United States
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What were 2 Chinese scientists who took a pathogen into the US thinking?
The toxic fungus may be a legitimate research subject, but they have handed Washington the perfect excuse to hype up the China threat.
8 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Hong Kong politics
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Ombudsman sets a new year zero by removing reports from website
Ensuring easy public access to carefully preserved archives allows for Hong Kong’s history – recent or distant – to be better understood.
7 Jun 2025 - 9:42PM
Hong Kong politics
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HK eyes open to real China after fall of Western-allied opposition
Far from being afraid, Hongkongers now do what sensible people would have done long ago – dine, shop and play on the mainland.
6 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Taiwan
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‘Strategic clarity’ over Taiwan is just so much American bombast
Ally or not, no one with a decent sense of self-preservation can afford to take a security guarantee by the United States at face value nowadays.
4 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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US-China trade war
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Sorry, but the ‘China shock’ was actually pretty good for America
Based on the latest data, experts argue that job losses in some parts of the US economy have been more than made up for in other areas.
4 Jun 2025 - 10:00AM
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Cryptocurrency
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Hong Kong’s stablecoin ambitions offer Chinese yuan a way into the crypto world
Beijing’s tolerance of and supportive attitude towards Hong Kong’s stablecoin ambitions is interesting to observe.
3 Jun 2025 - 7:00AM
China technology
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Springtime for China’s engineers and scientists. In US, not so much
As the chip war rages, Chinese firms and institutes have had a boost in state support while their counterparts face crackdowns and restrictions.
1 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Taiwan
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Taiwan’s Lai does not have the cards with Washington or Beijing
By aligning with the US and annoying the mainland, Taipei under the DPP has sacrificed future prosperity and security for little or nothing.
30 May 2025 - 9:00PM
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Israel-Gaza war
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European Union has finally shed crocodile tears for Palestinians
Rounds of Western criticism are little more than a slap on the wrist for Israel when the latter’s genocidal intent in Gaza can no longer be ignored.
28 May 2025 - 9:05PM
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US-China relations
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American financial exploitation vs Chinese financial repression
The superpowers’ rivalry is not so much about competing social-economic systems, but two different versions of capitalism.
28 May 2025 - 10:55AM
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