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August 31, 2019

Prominent Hong Kong protesters arrested - a turning point?

Live TV interview with RT on 30 August, 2019 

Posted at 12:29 AM in China's politics, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Democracy, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, Politics, Taiwan, Television, UK, United States, Warfare | | Comments (0)

August 30, 2019

Is Beijing ready for a crackdown on Hong Kong's violent protests?

Live TV interview with TRT on 30 August, 2019

Posted at 09:28 PM in China's politics, Current Affairs, Democracy, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, Politics, Television, UK, United States | | Comments (0)

Japan removes South Korea from trade "whitelist"

Live panel with PressTV on 28 August, 2019

Posted at 05:17 PM in Asia, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Defense, Denuclearization, Geopolitics, Japan, Military, North Korea, Politics, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Technology, United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

Hong Kong's protests combine peaceful demonstrations with provocative violence

Live radio interview with ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) News on Tuesday 27 August, 2019

Posted at 11:47 AM in Current Affairs, Democracy, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, UK, United States | | Comments (0)

August 28, 2019

Andrew's September 2019 Newsletter

(My quarterly Newsletter goes out to some 8,000 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my September 2019 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What's New on this website) 

Greetings! 

Hong Kong has had a long and fiery summer. Reminiscent of the "butterfly effect", triggered by a Taiwan murder case, an extradition bill intended to prevent Hong Kong from becoming a haven for criminal fugitives has led to socio-political conflagration. The bill's extension to cover extradition to Mainland China ignited a powder keg of pent-up frustrations. These include upward hopelessness of the younger generation, anger with One Country Two Systems increasingly tilting towards One Country, and the government's perceived haughty nonchalance. While the vast majority of protesters are peaceful, diehard militants, apparently aided and abetted by behind-the-scene politicians and other backers, are holding the city's law and order to ransom. 
 
Preceded by peaceful protests, the same real-time dramas of violent police-confrontation by black-clad, gas-masked militants unfold before a tired and worried city every weekend evening. Caches of high-explosives were uncovered. Petrol bombs, handy catapults and sharp metal objects are deployed. The police responds with tear gas, beanbag rounds, and arrests.  Hong Kong's parliament chamber was ransacked. The national emblem of Beijing's representative office was defaced. A hoisted national flag was thrown into the harbour. Police stations and staff quarters were attacked while police relatives and kids are targeted for harassment.  Hong Kong's international airport was obstructed to a halt. Slogans of "Liberate Hong Kong" and "Revolution of Our Times" appear in banners or sprayed on buildings.  Ten Hong Kong people were recently caught displaying these banners in Tibet. A sense of anarchy and ulterior motives prevails.
 
Meanwhile, protesters remain insistent on their "Five Demands": formal "withdrawal" of the now officially-abandoned and declared "dead" extradition bill, setting up an independent commission of enquiry to look into alleged police brutality, non-application of the crime of "Riot", freeing all arrested protesters, and universal suffrage unconstrained by Hong Kong's Basic Law. The government has refused to capitulate to these demands. 
 
Conspiracy rumours abound. References to a "color revolution" and a Hong Kong-styled "Tiananmen Square" are becoming more frequent. The People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong's garrison and across the border are on high alert. One Country Two Systems appears on the brink of being torn apart. 
 
As I write, the Hong Kong situation remains fluid. This is compounded by uncertain trade and geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States. The G7 has affirmed the validity of the UK-China Joint Declaration on One Country Two Systems, cautioning against violence on both sides. 
 
Amid the smoke and mirrors, the following may hopefully offer some fresh perspective. 
 
Hong Kong 
 
Is a lull in violence in Hong Kong's protests a turning point for the better or for worse? (Live TV interview with CNA (Channel News Asia, Singapore) 
Cathay Pacific high-level reshuffle and Hong Kong protests impact on economy  (Live interview with Talking Business on BBC World News) 
Mayhem in Hong Kong International Airport - what can the UK government do?  (Live interview with LBC (London Broadcasting Company) Radio)
Another phase of Hong Kong's protests (Live interview with TRT (Turkey))
What's behind Beijing's press briefing on Hong Kong (Live interviews with ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio) 
Now that Beijing has spoken, what next for the Hong Kong protests? (Live interviews with ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio and PressTV)
The Heat: Hong Kong protests with CGTN America, Washington D.C.  (Live TV panel discussion on CGTN America, Washington D.C.) 
What now, after Carrie Lam declared the extradition bill "dead"? (Live interview on ABC News Radio Sydney) 
The ins and outs of the storming of Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Live radio interview on BBC The World Tonight and live TV interview on The Brief, ANews TV Channel. Turkey) 
Real-time storming by protestors of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (Live TV interviews with BBC News and Sky News) 
Hong Kong extradition issue elevated to G20? (Live TV interview with CNA (Channel News Asia), Singapore) 
Hong Kong extradition bill suspended - what now? (Two live TV interviews on Aljazeera English Channel and a synopsis of the bill's background and broader implications) 
Hong Kong massive protest march against extradition bill (Live radio interview with BBC Newshour on 9 June)
 
Trade war
 
Has the US overplayed its hand on trade? (Op-ed in Project Syndicate) 
Why the US-China trade war broke down and what's behind it all? (2-part TV interview with Hong Kong International Business Channel)
Trump to China: Deal now or face far worse terms (Live interview with Press TV) 
 
Huawei - Technology War
 
 
China connects the world: Creation of a Sino-centric or more inclusive world order? (A PowerPoint presentation to British Business Association of Macao)
America Must Prepare for the Coming Chinese Empire (National Interest article of 17 June 2019 by Robert Kaplan) 
 
Belt and Road
 
 
North Korea
 
 
Military
 
US massive arms sale to Taiwan squares with One-China policy?  (Live TV interviews with RT and Press TV) 
Why US steps up weapon sales to Taiwan? Live interview with Press TV)
 
Kashmir, Hong Kong's status on T-shirts and Macao's future
 
China ‘can’t just stay out’ of Kashmir dispute, will play peacemaker (Commentary on RT Question More and Live TV interview on Indus News, Pakistan) 
India's sudden cancellation of Kashmir's special status (Live TV panel discussion on Indus News, Pakistan, and commentary on RT Question More) 
 
Economy and long-term trajectory

China: Learning from mistakes and deficiencies (Feature article in The Global Analyst) 
 
Sustainable Development
 
Financial Inclusion (Live panel discussion on Backchat, Radio Hong Kong) 
 
Cheer up and chill out

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Chairman and CEO, Andrew Leung International Consultants and Investments Limited
(Founded in London, now re-incorporated in Hong Kong; name changed from Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited as from 10 July, 2017) 
China Futures Fellow, Berkshire Publishing Group, Massachusetts, USA (2011-13)
Brain Trust member, The Evian Group (global think-tank), Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerson Lehrman Group (Global Experts) Council Member
International Expert, Reuters Insight Community of Experts, Thomson Reuters
Senior Analyst, Wikistrat , a cloud-sourced global strategic consultancy based in Washington D.C.
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy) 
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Certified Sustainable Development Planner, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners
Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs
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Honorary Adviser, International Institute of Management (IIM) 
Advisory Board member, The Global Analyst, India
Honorary President, China Hong Kong Economic and Trading International Association (from 28 March, 2016) 
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Hong Kong Advisory Board member, Denmark-based Executive Global Network (EGN)
Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Business School 
Governing Council Member, King’s College London, UK (2004-2010)
Advisory Board member, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, UK (2005 -2010)
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China (2005-10)
Founding Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, UK (2006-2010)
Vice Chairman, 48 Group Club, UK (2008-2010)
Committee Member of RSA, London Region, UK (2006-2010)
Included in UK's Who's Who since 2002
Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List

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August 23, 2019

Is a lull in violence in Hong Kong's protests a turning point for the better or for worse?

Live TV interview on CNA (Channel News Asia) of Singapore on 22 August, 2019

Posted at 01:16 AM in Asia, Banking, China Business, China's politics, Current Affairs, Democracy, Economy, Finance, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, Investment , Politics, Southeast Asia, Television, UK, United States | | Comments (0)

August 17, 2019

Cathay Pacific high-level reshuffle and Hong Kong protests impact on economy

Live TV interview on Talking Business with BBC World News on 16 August, 2019.

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Posted at 12:23 AM in Asia, Banking, Brexit, China Business, China's politics, China's Rise, Currencies, Current Affairs, Democracy, Development_, Economics, Economy, Finance, Geopolitics, Globalization, Hong Kong, Investment , Politics, Television, Transport, UK, United States, Warfare, World | | Comments (0)

August 15, 2019

Trump tweet hints at desire to capitalize on HK's protests in trade talks

Live TV interview with TRT on 15 August, 2019

Posted at 09:05 PM in China Business, China's politics, China's Rise, Current Affairs, Democracy, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, Investment , Politics, Television, UK, United States, Warfare | | Comments (0)

August 14, 2019

Mayhem in Hong Kong International Airport - what can the UK government do?

Live interview at 1 a.m. Hong Kong time, 14 August, 2019, on LBC (London Broadcasting Company) Radio, London's first independent radio station.

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Posted at 03:16 PM in China's Rise, Current Affairs, Democracy, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, UK, United States | | Comments (0)

August 11, 2019

Significance of US high-level meetings with Hong Kong's star activist Joshua Wong

Live TV interview on Scope with Indus News, Pakistan's new English-language channel.

(Fast forward to final one-third segment of the video clip for this topic).

Posted at 06:47 PM in China's Rise, Current Affairs, Democracy, Geopolitics, Hong Kong, Politics, Television, UK, United States, Warfare | | Comments (0)

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