Is China Ready for Democracy?

Liberty flourished in Hong Kong, but the Chinese Communist Party has crushed it. Beijing wants “capitalism without freedom” in the city, but can there be one without the other?

Despite current trends, Chinese thinkers friendly to human rights and liberal democracy have left behind a treasury of thought from which their country may one day draw new inspiration.

Australia has been an early target of China’s efforts to buy influence and suppress critical voices, but it has begun mounting a serious defense.