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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Brian Wong  ## Brian Wong Brian Wong is a DPhil in Political Theory candidate at Balliol College, Oxford, and a Rhodes Scholar from Hong Kong. They are the founder of the Oxford Political Review.  ## Brian Wong *  Sep 26, 2022 ### [Caught in the Middle of U.S.-China Tensions](https://time.com/6215303/caught-in-the-middle-us-china/) Those who love both China and the U.S. need to speak up now [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 30, 2022 ### [Hong Kong 'Cage Homes' a Reminder of Its Inequities](https://time.com/6191786/hong-kong-china-handover-cage-homes/) Over 220,000 people live in so-called ‘subdivided flats’, a dainty euphemism for their 4 by 4 by 6 f... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 30, 2021 ### [What Asia's LGBTQ+ Movement Can Learn From Japan](https://time.com/5951039/asia-lgbtq-japan-lgbt/) Japan's LGBTQ+ movement offers a lesson into how queer activism can flourish in socially conservativ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 5, 2021 ### [Myanmar's Youth Could Determine the Outcome of Protests](https://time.com/5943708/myanmar-youth-protests/) Youthful resistance to the military has created the sort of unity that has long eluded the country [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jan 13, 2021 ### [The Only Path Ahead for Hong Kong Is Reform](https://time.com/5928824/hong-kong-future/) It's a tough task, but political change can take place in a manner amenable to both Beijing and the ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 17, 2020 ### [Homophobia Is Not an Asian Value](https://time.com/5918808/homophobia-homosexuality-lgbt-asian-values/) Intolerance of same-sex relationships is a colonial Western attitude that Asia must shake off as it ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 3, 2020 ### [Nativism Could Bring Hong Kong and China Closer Together](https://time.com/5793285/hong-kong-nativism-independence/) Beijing could mollify many in Hong Kong, and thwart a fledgling secessionist movement, by openly ack... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Nov 25, 2019 ### [Hong Kong's Local Elections Create Chance for Dialogue](https://time.com/5735159/hong-kong-district-council-elections-issues/) At the same time, underlying issues remain [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 30, 2019 ### [Hong Kong's 'One Country, Two Systems' Model Needs Reform](https://time.com/5713715/hong-kong-one-country-two-systems-failure/) The political framework under which Hong Kong was retroceded to China has been beset by communicativ... 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