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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.
US President Donald Trump holds a gavel during a signing ceremony at the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, on February 19, 2026. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

My Take | How unhinged Washington unleashes American craziness on the world

China now looks like a pretty good hedge when compared to the unqualified and unpredictable people who run the US today.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

My Take | Arrest shows that no one is above the law, not even a former British prince

United States

My Take | Why Western civilisation is incapable of saving Western society today

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Mainland China

My Take | Forget Canada, the real 51st American state appears to be gullible Australia

Aside from the first island chain of encirclement against China, much of the other island ‘defence’ chains look more like vassalising the not so ‘lucky country’ among others in the South Pacific.

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US President Donald Trump greets Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House in Washington on October 20, 2025. File photo: AFP
Germany

My Take | China and the UN are not the problem in Ukraine and Palestine – the West is

Europe and America’s warmongering and genocide-enabling are at the roots of the world’s most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints.

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Australia

My Take | Social media’s ‘becoming Chinese’ trend can only be a force for good

Respectful experimentation with Chinese lifestyle habits can further understanding and engagement between people of different cultures.

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UAE

My Take | TikTok deal good for Chinese owners but terrible for users in the United States

The social media platform, now majority owned by Americans, will herald a new era of state control and corporate manipulation of US citizens.

The logo of the short video platform TikTok is displayed on a smartphone. Photo: dpa
United States

My Take | How to prevent war with China: return Taiwan to the mainland

Beijing has a far more legitimate claim over Taiwan than the US and Israel have over any strip of land in the western hemisphere and Palestine.

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European Union

My Take | Trump threatens Greenland but Nato chief says China is the real threat

EU and Nato ‘leaders’ can continue to act slavishly before the Americans. They are just making themselves irrelevant and despised.

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Hong Kong society

My Take | Time to remove the differences in how Hong Kong treats same-sex relationships

Lack of legal recognition of ‘alternative relationships’ in most areas of law and policy brings anomalies, inconsistencies and uncertainties.

An LGBTQ couple holds hands during an event to raise awareness of gay rights in Hong Kong on May 25, 2019. File photo: AFP
Taiwan

My Take | Taiwan has just sold out TSMC and half its chips industry to the US

The so-called silicon shield is bust as there will not be much left of the island to defend after the forced relocation of a significant chunk of industrial base under new tariff deal.

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People walk beside a logo outside the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Museum of Innovation at its headquarters in Hsinchu on November 21, 2024. Photo: AFP
France

My Take | The days of EU and Nato may be numbered under von der Leyen and Kallas

Europe’s leaders continue to play supplicants to Trump, who may be an even bigger existential threat than Putin with his undisguised US imperialism.

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Hong Kong society

My Take | Native forest restoration project is literally, and figuratively, bearing fruit

The work done by Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden on Tai Mo Shan has been awarded top certification by an international body.

Hong Kong courts

My Take | Eye-opening court judgment a snapshot of issues that have plagued city for years

Case involved a common but illegal practice in which developers collude with indigenous villagers to abuse the city’s ‘small-house’ policy.

The court delivered its written ruling on Tuesday. Photo: Sun Yeung
US-China relations

My Take | State capacity will decide who is the winner in Chinese-American rivalry

A degraded government in Washington today is a far cry from its once-feared global leadership.

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US and Chinese flags. Photo: AP
Hong Kong

My Take | The real war on Christmas is not being waged by Hong Kong or mainland China

From Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans to contemporary liberals and “woke” ideologues, the West has a long tradition of trying to cancel the season.

Hong Kong society

My Take | The Christmas spirit of generosity, peace and goodwill could not be needed more

From the Tai Po fire tragedy to the Bondi Beach terror attack, the festive season brings a welcome ray of light and a sense of hope for the future.

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Palestinian Territories

My Take | The emerging axis of lawlessness – the European Union, United States and Israel

From Ukraine to the Caribbean and Middle East, we are witnessing the application of the law of the jungle by the West and its ally.

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Ukrainians hold placards during a protest demanding the use of frozen Russian assets, on the sidelines of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Brussels, Belgium, December 12, 2025. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong

My Take | What Hong Kong can learn from deadly London flats blaze

Grenfell Tower fire eight years ago shows why we must ensure justice for Tai Po victims, as well as timely, effective reforms.

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Hong Kong

My Take | We must ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again

A horror on the scale of the Wang Fuk Court catastrophe must result in fundamental and lasting change.

Germany

My Take | How China goes toe to toe with the West and softly-softly with the rest

Beijing rarely claims altruism. It always wants something from you, but most of the time, its approach is pragmatic, respectful and usually beneficial.

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China’s Premier Li Qiang at the G20 Leaders’ Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday. Photo: AP
Britain

My Take | BN(0) visa holders deserve clarity on the pathway to a new life in the UK

Hong Kong people are precisely the sort of migrants Britain wants. Yet radical immigration reforms place fresh obstacles in their way.

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The London skyline. Britain launched the bespoke migration route in January 2021 in response to the Beijing-imposed national security law. Photo: Shutterstock
Mainland China

My Take | Takaichi’s stance over Taiwan is just what the West wants

Japan can protect its security and national interest by peaceful means rather than going down a belligerent path.

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Mainland China

My Take | Is China committing ‘genocide’ by promoting tourism and development?

Much of UK media and academia have helped manufacture spurious claims about Xinjiang while denying real monstrous crimes elsewhere that many of them sponsor or otherwise justify.

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Mainland China

My Take | Poppies remain a poignant reminder of the catastrophic human cost of war

It is a tragic irony that commemorations on this Remembrance Sunday are taking place against the backdrop of today’s conflicts.

Representatives present poppy wreaths during the Anzac Day Dawn Service held at The Cenotaph in Central, Hong Kong, on 25 April. Photo: Nora Tam
Argentina

My Take | How Anglo-American ideologues have exploited HK’s ‘free market’ success

If Hong Kong people can remove their colonial blinds, they would be able to see the economic detritus left around the world by Western ideology.

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A view of the Hong Kong government headquarters in Admiralty. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong society

My Take | National Games are just the start, not finishing line, of sporting ambitions

Much-awaited events are a defining moment in the city’s post-pandemic recovery, but complete transformation of its sports scene will require better coaching, facilities and support for athletes.

Mexico

My Take | A moral case for China to stop buying American soybeans permanently

Apart from persistently high state subsidies, labour exploitation, human trafficking and crime cartels also plague US agriculture and are reasons enough for Beijing to sanction the industry.

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