Mark Frazier examines contemporary debates in both metropolises regarding informal housing, displacement of inner-city residents, job scarcity, and questions of unequal citizenship in historical context.
What does the future hold for Hong Kong? Will it become just another Chinese city that makes up the Greater Bay Area? The speakers, who have been tracking issues relating to higher education, journalism, protest, and the arts, address Hong Kong's future under Chinese rule.
Dr. Richard C. Bush discusses the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong and what it means for the United States and China.
Dr. Jessica Chen Weiss explores the role of nationalism and popular protest in China's foreign relations.