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Alric Lee

The Diplomat

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Hong Kong’s Deadly 2025 Fire: Accountability on Lee’s Terms

A ministerial resignation, official apologies, and promises of reform leave a fundamental question unanswered: What power do Hong Kong citizens have...

30.10.2026 10

The Diplomat

Alric Lee

The Lasting Price of Mbappé’s Apology to China

The commercial fallout for Real Madrid may be temporary, but the precedent for censoring speech beyond China’s borders is far more consequential.

29.10.2026 9

The Diplomat

Alric Lee

Hong Kong’s Vanishing Rainbow Shows How China’s Social Control Travels

From Hong Kong to Bangkok, Paris, Taiwan, and North America, LGBTQ communities are encountering censorship, surveillance, and coercive pressure linked...

22.10.2026 50

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Alric Lee

What a Stray Dog’s Murder Tells us About Chinese Civil Society

Wang Wang has appeared on billboards around the world – visible proof that China’s censorship does have limits.

24.07.2026 30

The Diplomat

Alric Lee