Is it time up for TikTok?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson TikTok; the video-sharing app that no one can stop talking about and the app that will be responsible for making me fail university. It is addictive, and…
Systemic persecution of Uyghur muslims continues: and the world fails to act
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson When we look back in revulsion at the atrocities of the past such as the Holocaust, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, the Balkans or Rwanda we consider these…
We must not let critiquing of China lead to prejudice
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Over the last few months, the People’s Republic of China has been in the spotlight, and rightfully so. Despite many of us in the West not agreeing…
Why has COVID-19 brought a return of Yellow Peril?
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson Last week Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused “a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering”. This effect of the…
The Chinese model is the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic, not the solution
Illustrations by Hannah Robinson There has been a noticeable tendency toward praising the Chinese approach to COVID-19 while excessively chastising the response of Western governments. A New York Times opinion piece…