Ching Cheong

Ching Cheong is a graduate of the University of Hong Kong. In his decades-long journalism career, he has specialized in political, military, and diplomatic news in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, and Singapore.

The CCP’s Taiwan Policy: Coercion and Deception

Commentary U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan provided the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) an apt opportunity ...

Thinking About China August 15, 2022
A New Era of Appeasement Toward the CCP

Commentary The Biden administration's highly accommodative approach will likely usher in another era of appeasement toward the Chinese ...

Thinking About China June 7, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Backfires on Xi Jinping

Commentary Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created serious pressure on China and particularly on Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ...

Thinking About China May 27, 2022
Former Police Chief to Head Hong Kong

Commentary Hong Kong’s former police chief, John Lee, will become the sixth chief executive (CE) of the Chinese-ruled city ...

Thinking About China April 26, 2022
The CCP’s Support for Russia Violates the Chinese People’s Interests

Commentary Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hong Kong media Phoenix TV posted a message on its ...

Thinking About China April 13, 2022
The CCP’s Neutrality in the Russia–Ukraine War Is Undermined

Commentary Despite strong international appeals for China to stop supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the ruling Chinese Communist ...

Thinking About China April 8, 2022
Beware of the CCP’s Strategic Deception

Commentary As the Russian invasion of Ukraine risks escalating into a nuclear war, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ...

Thinking About China March 23, 2022
Ukraine Betrayed by the CCP

Commentary In the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) played the role of a shameful ...

Thinking About China March 9, 2022
Uphold Morality and Boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics

Commentary Politicians and diplomats planning to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics should think twice about the moral ...

Thinking About China January 26, 2022
Political Instability Awaits the CCP

Commentary In 2022, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will be plagued with internal political instability as its leader, ...

Thinking About China January 19, 2022
Year of Death for Press Freedom in Hong Kong

Commentary The year 2021 will go down in the history of Hong Kong as a "year of death" ...

Thinking About China January 3, 2022
It’s the CCP That Thwarted Democracy in Hong Kong

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published a white paper on Dec. 20 that condemned the British government ...

Thinking About China December 29, 2021
Hongkongers Reject the New Election System

Commentary It appears that Hongkongers are saying NO to an election system imposed by the Chinese Communist Party ...

Thinking About China December 22, 2021
The First Communist-Style Election in Hong Kong Is About to Take Place

Commentary The upcoming legislative election in Hong Kong will be the first one held since the enactment of ...

Thinking About China December 9, 2021
Beijing’s New Resolution Doesn’t Bode Well for China

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently approved a "historical resolution" that firmly established the unchallenged position of ...

Thinking About China November 25, 2021
Xi Jinping’s Bid for a Third Term: Shaping China’s Future

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) just passed a resolution that lavished superfluous praises on its leader Xi ...

Thinking About China November 14, 2021
The World Re-Embraces Taiwan

Commentary The international community seems to re-embrace democratic Taiwan, while distancing from communist China, in the context of 50 ...

Thinking About China November 4, 2021
Power Struggle Intensified Within the Chinese Communist Party

Commentary Xi Jinping is facing stiff opposition from within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in his bid to ...

Thinking About China October 9, 2021
The CCP Isn’t China, nor Does It Represent the Chinese People

Commentary Most people in the West believe that China, the Chinese people, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ...

Thinking About China September 12, 2021
A Timely Warning About Beijing’s Media Infiltration in the West

Commentary Sing Tao, the Beijing regime's most influential propaganda outlet in overseas Chinese communities, has been required by ...

Thinking About China September 1, 2021
The Achilles’ Heel of the Chinese Communist Party

Commentary In the two senior-level negotiations between China and the United States in March and July, the Chinese ...

Thinking About China August 25, 2021
The CCP’s Crisis Management Model

Commentary The July floods in Zhengzhou, the provincial capital of Henan Province in central China, provide a classic ...

Thinking About China July 29, 2021
The CCP Endorsed All the Unequal Treaties With Russia

Commentary Chinese leader Xi Jinping, in his speech marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist ...

Thinking About China July 12, 2021
The True Face of the Chinese Communist Party

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is marking its 100th anniversary with extra-tight security. Not only are troops ...

Thinking About China June 29, 2021