The term ‘involution’ is coined to correspond to the phenomena of individuals in mainland China (and beyond) engaging in precipitously cumbersome, draining, and yet performatively and ritualistically ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-28
As the global economic fallout from the current Western-led sanctions against Russia becomes clearer, are we watching a preview of what a trade and financial rupture with China might look like? Perhap ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-04
Russia’s brutal shelling of Ukrainian cities continues. Thousands are dying, millions are suffering. Yet the West remains paralyzed about further action on what matters most: sanctions on Russian ener ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-25
In the history of modernity, the real sea change came in 1870, with what the Nobel laureate economist Simon Kuznets called “Modern Economic Growth.” Since then, humanity’s technological capabilities h ...More
EJ Insight2022-02-09
Tokyo recently declared that it would proceed with adva ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年12月23日
Tokyo recently declared that it would proceed with advancing the recognition of same-sex partnerships – a pivotal follow-up to the March ruling that determined that the lack of legal recognition of sa ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-21
One might well wonder what a pudgy teenager was doing roaming the streets of a Midwestern town with a semi-automatic assault rifle, claiming to be a defender of citizens and property. But that is not ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-10
A recent uproar over the government's ostensibly wanton ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年11月30日
A recent uproar over the government’s ostensibly wanton killing of wild boars – has rocked the city. The uptick in number of altercations between boars and humans has prompted the administration to re ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-29
During the COP26 Climate Change conference, participants were pleasantly surprised by a “shock agreement” between US and China to take joint-action to combat climate change. Similarly, during the rece ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-18
“China is not liked!” I said. It was an evening in 2009 when I was casually discussing soft power with my mates from graduate school. One of my friends from mainland China quickly responded, “Who care ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-17
COP26 is ongoing - that much is clear, from the news. A ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年11月12日
COP26 is ongoing - that much is clear, from the news. A summit of leading voices on climate change, Earth sciences, geoengineering and terraforming and – of course – how could we miss them? “World lea ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-11
Early last month, gay widower Henry Li dropped a legal ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightA Hong Konger2021年11月06日
Early last month, gay widower Henry Li dropped a legal challenge againt the SAR government over its refusal to recognise him as the surviving spouse of his deceased partner. The case was resolved thro ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-05
It may seem as if the world is finally taking the climate crisis seriously, judging by the number of pledges to reach “net-zero emissions.” Among the major emitters, both the United States and the Eur ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-05
On October 4, Fumio Kishida became Japan’s 100th prime minister, succeeding Yoshihide Suga, who held the office for only a year. Kishida secured the top job by prevailing in the four-person race to le ...More
EJ Insight2021-10-21
Earlier this year, the World Bank commissioned me and five fellow academics to develop recommendations on how to improve the methodology behind its annual Doing Business report, which ranked countries ...More
EJ Insight2021-10-12
In 2011, when still vice chair of the US Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen reassured her colleagues that drama around the federal government’s debt ceiling “usually turns out to be just theater.” Theater ...More
EJ Insight2021-10-07
