Keeping Hong Kong Free

Published: March 23, 2021

China continues to trample on Hong Kong’s autonomy and aggressively stifle free expression and political dissent. As a result, Hong Kong’s freedom is at risk. The United States must to take a stand to defend freedom in both Hong Kong and across the globe in order to counterbalance China’s efforts.

Discussion Questions

1. Why are people protesting in Hong Kong?
2. Why is China heavily involved in Hong Kong?

Additional Resources

• Read “The End of Hong Kong As We Knew It,” by Larry Diamond. Available here.
• Read the report China’s Influence & American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance. Available here.
• Read “China Gets Its Message to Americans but Doesn’t Want to Reciprocate,” by Larry Diamond and Orville Schell in the Wall Street Journal. Available here.
• Watch a panel discussion on “China’s Influence & American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance.” Available here.
• Listen to “Jaw-Jaw: How Chinese Sharp Power Takes Aim at American Democracy,” by Larry Diamond and Brad Carson. Available here.
• In “China and the Global Challenge to Democracy: A Conversation with Larry Diamond,” Diamond discusses the Chinese Communist Party’s range of influence and interference activities. Available here.