Au Loong-Yu

Xi China

What is left of the Chinese left?

Au Loong-Yu — With Trump in power, many parts of the world are swinging to the far right. But what is the situation of the left in China? And where is the Chinese far right?
Hong Kong fire

Two narratives on the Hong Kong fire

Au Loong-Yu compares the 2025 Wang Fu Court fire with London’s 2017 Grenfell fire to highlight the similarities and differences between Western and Chinese capitalism.
Xi and Trump

The social cost of China’s resistance to Trump’s tariff war

Au Loong-Yu & An Dexin — Next time someone tells you how brave and resilient China has been in standing up against Trump, remind them of this part of the story.
White Paper movement China

The beginning of the end of China’s rise? An interview with Au Loong-Yu

Au Loong-Yu discusses the factors that fueled China’s phenomenal economic rise, how they have begun to exhaust themselves, and the significance of the White Paper movement, which he argues heralds a new period in Chinese politics.
nine-dash line claim

Au Loong-Yu (Hong Kong): ‘Opposing US militarisation in the Asia-Pacific should not mean remaining silent on China’s emerging imperialism’

Au Loong-Yu discusses China’s global status and its implications for peace and solidarity activism.
Taiwan

A rightful place for Taiwan in this planet

Au Loong-Yu - Taiwanese people are the smaller player in this great contest between China and the US, easily bullied or betrayed by either this or that superpower. Precisely because of this the international left must ask themselves: Who should be our first concern in this triangular relationship between Beijing, Taipei and Washington?

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