Ben Leung

Ben Leung is a Beijing-based journalist who was born in Hong Kong and educated in London. He has previously covered the uprisings in Egypt and Libya as well as general elections in Turkey and the United States for the BBC, RTHK, Chinese radio and VICE.

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Obama and Xi Say We Can Breathe Easy

Under unusually blue skies in Beijing, the American and Chinese presidents vow cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hong Kong Protests Get Violent

Video of plainclothes cops kicking the hell out of a protester has reignited passions on the street. But is this the rule, or the exception?

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Hong Kong’s Triads Attack Protestors

Thugs attack pro-democracy demonstrators paralyzing parts of Hong Kong. As the scene gets uglier, fingers point at the government’s links to organized crime.

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Hong Kong Between Calm and Chaos

Pro-democracy protesters continue their battle, but Beijing is counting on fears of disorder—and the demands of commerce—to turn the public against them.

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Hong Kong Demonstrators Reject Racism

Some of the most passionate protesters against Beijing’s edicts are vulnerable descendants of South Asian immigrants who see themselves first and foremost as Hongkongers.

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Obama and Xi Say We Can Breathe Easy

Hong Kong Protests Get Violent

Hong Kong’s Triads Attack Protestors

Hong Kong Between Calm and Chaos

Hong Kong Demonstrators Reject Racism

Beijing/Hong Kong: A Tale of Two Cities