Wang Xiangwei is one of Hong Kong’s most prominent journalists, having worked for more than 20 years at the South China Morning Post, the city’s leading English-language newspaper. Having joined as a business reporter in 1996, Wang rose through various roles before becoming the SCMP’s editor-in-chief from 2012 to 2015. He continues to write a regular column for the paper. In this lightly edited interview with The Wire, Wang discussed Hong Kong’s current situation and U.S.-China relations among other issues.
Wang Xiangwei.Illustration by Lauren Crow
Q: Let’s start with Hong Kong. There were violent protests there, then a new National Security Law was introduced in 2020. It looks like “One Country, Two Systems” no longer applies. You were for a long time the editor of the city’s English language daily, the South China Morning Post, and you write a column for the paper. How do you see things?
A: As someone who has lived in Hong Kong for more than 20 years, and who
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