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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    China
    The risk of a Tiananmen-style massacre in Hong Kong is remote. But it’s not zero.The risk of a Tiananmen-style massacre in Hong Kong is remote. But it’s not zero.
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    That fear is already driving events in Hong Kong — but under what circumstances would it actually happen?

    By Max Fisher
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    The protests in Hong Kong, explained in 2 minutesThe protests in Hong Kong, explained in 2 minutes
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    Pro-democracy protests are common in Hong Kong, but they’ve never been met with the kind of police response that came down on demonstrators in recent days.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    A China expert explains what Hong Kong’s protests mean for ChinaA China expert explains what Hong Kong’s protests mean for China
    China

    These tweets from Patrick Chovanec put Hong Kong’s events into crucial context.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    This video of Hong Kong protests getting teargassed is surprisingly scaryThis video of Hong Kong protests getting teargassed is surprisingly scary
    China

    This should give you a sense for why people in Hong Kong are so outraged.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    Hong Kong’s protesters are using the same “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture used in FergusonHong Kong’s protesters are using the same “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture used in Ferguson
    China

    You may have noticed something familiar about the images out of Hong Kong.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    Protesters just got one of Asia’s largest banks to suspend its Hong Kong officeProtesters just got one of Asia’s largest banks to suspend its Hong Kong office
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    Hong Kong’s influential business community could feel pressured to take sides.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    Shocking video shows Hong Kong police pepper-spraying an elderly protesterShocking video shows Hong Kong police pepper-spraying an elderly protester
    China

    These sorts of scenes are enraging Hong Kong residents.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    China’s decision to expel journalists to Hong Kong is now blowing up in its faceChina’s decision to expel journalists to Hong Kong is now blowing up in its face
    China

    The city is full of great reporters — many of them understandably skeptical of China’s promises.

    By Max Fisher
    China
    Hong Kong’s unprecedented protests and police crackdown, explainedHong Kong’s unprecedented protests and police crackdown, explained
    China

    The events in Hong Kong right now are a fight for its future.

    By Max Fisher
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    The condescension and racism behind American praise of the female pilot who bombed ISISThe condescension and racism behind American praise of the female pilot who bombed ISIS
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    Maryam al-Mansouri’s accomplishment is huge, but Americans have been celebrating her in a way that reveals deep Islamophobia

    By Max Fisher