Alex Lo

Alex Lo has been a Post columnist since 2012, covering major issues affecting Hong Kong and the rest of China. A journalist for 25 years, he has worked for various publications in Hong Kong and Toronto as a news reporter and editor. He has also lectured in journalism at the University of Hong Kong.

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The US is upset China wants to be self-reliant in producing chips

The US is upset China wants to be self-reliant in producing chips

Having denied Chinese firms access to advanced foreign semiconductors, Washington is launching probe into ‘subsidised’ domestic production.

Trump has been Beijing’s most effective science talent recruiter

Trump has been Beijing’s most effective science talent recruiter

Many fear the supposedly defunct ‘China Initiative’ – a racial profiling programme targeting Chinese-born scientists in the US – could return with a vengeance.

China speaks for conscience of the world at UN over horror in Gaza

China speaks for conscience of the world at UN over horror in Gaza

Disgraceful veto of draft ceasefire resolution by US coincides with arrest warrants by International Criminal Court for Israeli pair on war crimes.

Western values, what Western values?

Western values, what Western values?

The death and displacement of millions of Muslims in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Libya and Yemen mean little. But if they are Muslims in Xinjiang, suddenly, their lives take on phenomenal value – propaganda value.

One person’s think tank is another’s propaganda organ

One person’s think tank is another’s propaganda organ

Unlike China’s state-run think tanks and media groups, their Anglo-American counterparts have industry ties and interests whose influences are often far less obvious.

The terrifying parallels between 9/11 and Israel’s response to Oct. 7

The terrifying parallels between 9/11 and Israel’s response to Oct. 7

The tragedy in the Middle East is that what Hamas’ Sinwar was to bin Laden, Israel is to America.

Israel has no place among the family of nations at the UN

Israel has no place among the family of nations at the UN

Given its murderous attacks on UN staff in Gaza and declaration of its chief as ‘persona non grata’, it’s about time to invoke Article 6 of the UN Charter to expel the rogue state.

So is this just how our great free press of the West really operates?

So is this just how our great free press of the West really operates?

To appreciate the true magnitude of its disgrace, imagine the response if murdered Gazan journalist Hassan Hamad were an Uygur or a Tibetan.

As US ally blows up the Mideast, China preserves Asia’s prosperity

As US ally blows up the Mideast, China preserves Asia’s prosperity

Launching Cold War 2.0 against a reluctant Beijing while enabling Israel to set fire to an entire region is now official American foreign policy.

The loss of global influence by the United States is China’s gain

The loss of global influence by the United States is China’s gain

The world doesn’t see an indispensable nation in America, only one that is ‘dysfunctional at home and pursuing naked self-interest abroad’

What Albert Camus might think about Palestinian suffering and the West’s responsibility for it

What Albert Camus might think about Palestinian suffering and the West’s responsibility for it

Zionism has followed the twisted logic of a long line of modern ideologies that ended up committing mass murder.

China and the US are facing parallel economic conundrums

China and the US are facing parallel economic conundrums

Mutual economic quandaries as both try to reshape their economies may force the two bitter rivals to learn to live with each other again.

Why US politicians are picking on Chinese Olympic swimmers

Why US politicians are picking on Chinese Olympic swimmers

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As with Washington’s routine attempts to challenge all things Chinese as well as global multilateral agencies, its row with the World Anti-Doping Agency is par for the course.

US military admits ‘missteps’ for anti-vax propaganda

US military admits ‘missteps’ for anti-vax propaganda

US operations exploiting foreign vaccine programmes have time and again caused untold damage to the public health of countries targeted.

Overproduction is OK as long as it’s done by anyone except China

Overproduction is OK as long as it’s done by anyone except China

It makes sense for Beijing to expand the services sector, but none for the US to transfer higher productivity in services to lower one in manufacturing.

Vassalise allies, destabilise the rest is now US strategy in Indo-Pacific

Vassalise allies, destabilise the rest is now US strategy in Indo-Pacific

Divide and conquer, well-honed in Middle East and Latin America over decades, is being applied to only real growth engine of world economy.

What kind of people threaten prosecutors?

What kind of people threaten prosecutors?

Without naming names, a joint statement by 93 countries in a show of support for the International Criminal Court is an unmistakable rebuke of the lawlessness of US and Israel.

US pawns: Taiwanese separatists should stop deluding themselves

US pawns: Taiwanese separatists should stop deluding themselves

The island’s current political status is as good as it gets, and any further military partnership with Washington will deliver only diminishing returns.

America's criminal complicity in Palestine

America's criminal complicity in Palestine

American elites are squandering the country’s global standing and political capital defending the indefensible with Israel’s genocidal war.

Playing defence Mini-Me for the US will cost Australia dearly

Playing defence Mini-Me for the US will cost Australia dearly

The complaint by Canberra about the latest Chinese military flare-up close to China’s coast is not only hypocritical but highly escalatory.

Palestine is the ‘red pill’ for America’s Gen Z

Palestine is the ‘red pill’ for America’s Gen Z

Like the previous Vietnam generation of baby boomers, US university students are waking up to the atrocities their government commits or helps its client states to commit around the world.

American hypocrisy over Tibet and Gaza boggles the mind

American hypocrisy over Tibet and Gaza boggles the mind

The world would be a better place if US politicians exercised the same conscientiousness over Palestine as they have over the Chinese autonomous region.

China was never an imperialist state

China was never an imperialist state

During its long history, Chinese dynasties were as often the victims of outside aggression as they were invaders of foreign land.

The United States leaves a mess in Ukraine, moves on to China

The United States leaves a mess in Ukraine, moves on to China

The US State Department’s No 2 now admits the AUKUS joint submarine project between three of the Five Eyes is tied to Taiwan and mainland China.

Everything Chinese is a national security threat to the United States

Everything Chinese is a national security threat to the United States

After the battles over 5G, social media and advanced microchips, Chinese electric cars are the new front line of US economic warfare.

Hong Kong is losing competitiveness to cities on the mainland

Hong Kong is losing competitiveness to cities on the mainland

The danger Hong Kong faces is not that it might become just another mainland city, but that it is already subpar to many of its urban cousins across the border.

Washington is the supporter of genocide who sits in judgment of others

Washington is the supporter of genocide who sits in judgment of others

Chinas contrasting political repression and economic development in Tibet and Xinjiang does not hold a candle to US-sponsored state terrorism by Israel against the Palestinian people.

The world is fighting back against a real genocide

The world is fighting back against a real genocide

Now we know how racial mass murders are committed by watching one live on our computer and TV screens.

When celebrated dissidents find the grass isnt greener on the other side

When celebrated dissidents find the grass isnt greener on the other side

Ai Weiwei joins a long line of dissenters such as Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Liu Xiaobo who became disenchanted by the West.

Quite literally, China builds while America bombs, and this study proves it

Quite literally, China builds while America bombs, and this study proves it

On Washingtons telling, Beijing is spreading authoritarianism through producing goods and building infrastructure around the world while the US is promoting freedom and democracy by bombing and selling weapons.

Mearsheimer: China cements diplomatic role as Palestinian genocide isolates US, Israel

Mearsheimer: China cements diplomatic role as Palestinian genocide isolates US, Israel

John Mearsheimer, in an interview, also argues South Africas case of genocide against Israel before the ICJ will further isolate the Jewish state and the US, while Palestinians face the bleak prospect of apartheid or ethnic cleansing.

Look whos committing genocide according to American media

Look whos committing genocide according to American media

China is guilty by investing in infrastructure, providing free education and forcing tourists to pay to enter Xinjiangs most sacred mosque.

Some journalists lives are worth more than others

Some journalists lives are worth more than others

In politics, there is often no reward, only penalty, for being right, especially when you go against the messaging of the ruling elites.

American elites may fear Trump return, but the rest of us need not

American elites may fear Trump return, but the rest of us need not

The US has become a more dangerous nation and Donald 2.0, with his instinctive aversion to war, may even be less threatening to the world.

In Jimmy Lai's case, the West has put itself on trial

In Jimmy Lai's case, the West has put itself on trial

Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is now in the dock facing charges of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law and a separate one for sedition. It will be interesting to hear the evidence, but even before that, the Western press just wants to put Hong Kong on trial.

How Western allies subvert international law and norms to contain China

How Western allies subvert international law and norms to contain China

The US has been ruthlessly militarising what some Pentagon strategists have called the island chains of defence in the Indo-Pacific with quiet Five Eyes help.

Is this the end of Americas sanctimonious ideology?

Is this the end of Americas sanctimonious ideology?

If somehow all those rules-based systems work overwhelmingly to the benefit of the US and its Western allies, the rest of the world may wonder why they should follow them.

America, why dont you get your bloodied hands off Hong Kong

America, why dont you get your bloodied hands off Hong Kong

Weaponising human rights against the city and mainland China only becomes more farcical when the US and its close allies are busy violating them.

US proxy Anthony Albanese goes to Beijing

US proxy Anthony Albanese goes to Beijing

While Australias formal sovereignty resides with the British monarch as part of the Commonwealth, its real sovereignty is to be found somewhere in Washington.

A divided US needs an enemy like Beijing more than it ever did

A divided US needs an enemy like Beijing more than it ever did

When something becomes too complicated, psychologists say we go for rules of thumb. In Washington today, that rule is the China threat.

Militarising exclusive maritime zones a new global US security doctrine?

Militarising exclusive maritime zones a new global US security doctrine?

International law of the sea is set to be subverted as America seeks to exercise extraterritorial defence claims over foreign exclusive economic zones beyond those of three Pacific island states.

How Washington fought off the great Chinese balloon invasion

How Washington fought off the great Chinese balloon invasion

If the US needed millions of dollars to shoot down a couple of hobbyist balloons, a trillion-dollar military budget is not enough to fight China.

There is more to the Xinjiang story than meets Western media eyes

There is more to the Xinjiang story than meets Western media eyes

According to independent observers who visited the region, Beijing has implemented policies to help Uygurs after crushing terrorist threat.

China spy cases sound like more Western paranoia

China spy cases sound like more Western paranoia

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The China threat has much more to do with the insecurity and indecision of the West towards the country, the emerging multipolar world and the erosion of Western dominance.

The chip war is now a patriotic war for China

The chip war is now a patriotic war for China

The tech fight is about economic survival for Beijing, but just another war of choice for US politicians and technocrats. Its easy to predict which side has the greater will to prevail.

Neither the US nor China seem intent on meaningful diplomacy

Neither the US nor China seem intent on meaningful diplomacy

One side seems to prefer dealing with former leaders rather than current ones. The other likes to talk, while piling on coercive measures.

A most severe national security law you will have never heard of

A most severe national security law you will have never heard of

When it comes to a 'pivot state' in Asia against China, the security apparatus of South Koreas Yoon Suk-yeol is ignored or given a free pass by the West.

Hong Kong a national security threat to the US? Youve got to be joking, Uncle Sam

Hong Kong a national security threat to the US? Youve got to be joking, Uncle Sam

A national emergency order on itself may be more useful as no country poses a greater danger to itself and others than the United States.

Ambitions of NATO in Asia are simply a delusion of grandeur

Ambitions of NATO in Asia are simply a delusion of grandeur

The North Atlantic military alliance has no business in the continent and it should just stop going on about the so-called China threat.

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