If Washington can’t or won’t defend the island, Taipei has no choice but to settle with Beijing. - South China Morning Post, SCMP, Opinion - If Washington can’t or won’t defend the island, Taipei has no choice but to settle with Beijing.
OPINION
Wednesday 23rd September, 2026
Donald Trump's China policy
A mannequin points a model gun from inside a bunker past Shihyu, towards the skyline of Xiamen, a coastal city in mainland China, in Lieyu, Kinmen, Taiwan, in 2021. Photo: Reuters
Column

As I see it

Alex Lo
Taiwan might as well give up now
23 Sep, 2026 - 09:30 am
People walk past a real estate agency in Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong on August 16. Photo: Karma Lo
Column

The View

Nicholas Spiro
Why a hawkish US Fed won’t derail Hong Kong’s property recovery
21 Sep, 2026 - 04:30 pm
Hong Kong Jockey Club chairman Martin Liao attends the Jockey Club Community Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on April 19. Photo: Edmond So
Opinion

Vera Yuen
The question Hong Kong charities must answer
23 Sep, 2026 - 05:30 am
Illustration: Rocio Marquez
Opinion

Dong Lei
Xi and Trump face their greatest challenge yet: building US-China trust
22 Sep, 2026 - 08:30 pm
People enjoy the waterfront at the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, on September 7. Photo: Sam Tsang
Opinion

Christine Loh
Hong Kong lacks a climate narrative to unify its efforts
22 Sep, 2026 - 04:30 pm
Xi's US Summit
Diplomacy
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Diplomacy
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The late Tung Chee-hwa at the first annual China-United States Exchange Foundation’s conference at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on December 3, 2014. Photo: Nora Tam
Opinion

Neville Lai
How Hong Kong can keep the talking going when US-China officials don’t
22 Sep, 2026 - 09:30 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae, attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer Kang Kon, at Wonsan Port, North Korea, on September 6, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
Opinion

Kang Jun-young
Why Trump-Xi summit must put Korean peninsula back on the agenda
22 Sep, 2026 - 05:30 am
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Opinion

Nong Hong
Success of Xi-Trump summit lies in what happens afterwards
22 Sep, 2026 - 01:30 pm
Television screens at a store in Quarry Bay show a live broadcast of Chief Executive John Lee delivering his fifth policy address and unveiling the city’s first five-year plan on September 16. Photo: Karma Lo
Opinion

Alice Wu
Hong Kong’s 5-year plan plays it too safe
21 Sep, 2026 - 11:27 am
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