The Assault on Liberal Values in Hong Kong. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Michael C. Davis, formerly a professor at Hong Kong University, helps us understand the further decline in Hong Kong these days, as discussed by the Editorial Board of the Washington Post, in a piece […]
How the PRC is Dealing Through the Diaspora (Keeping the World Company)
Why Are They Doing this and What Effect Does it Have. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Vicky Cayetano and Shackley Raffetto. Our panel discusses how the PRC is operating through the Diaspora, including cyber and surveillance, ships off the coast of Hawaii, the Confucius Society on college campuses, ‘Police […]
John Lee, Pro-Beijing Hardliner in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
Another Troubling Inflection Point. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Professor Michael Davis, who spent many years living in Hong Kong and teaching at Hong Kong University, helps us understand the implications and effects of the ‘election’ of John Lee, pro-Beijing hardliner, as the new chief executive of […]
Update on Civil Liberties in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
It’s Getting Worse all the Time. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Michael Davis helps us understand three major developments in Hong Kong: (1) the “election” of John Lee, (2) the cancellation of the Human Rights Press awards, and (3) the arrests of 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund Trustees […]
Taiwan, Light and Shadow (China, Hawaii and You)
Lessons from a Democratic Miracle. The host for this show is Andrew Zimmerman. The guest is Shawna Ryan. In this episode, we cover the following points: 1) The state of Taiwan immediately after it was founded 2) The Kuomintang’s arrival 3) Life under Chiang Kai-shek’s martial law, and how it compares to the Maoist time […]
Following the Changes in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
How it No Longer Connects East with West. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the events and directions taking place in Hong Kong, and the effect the PRC’s action under the New Security Law are affecting Hong Kong’s […]
Troubling Sea Changes in China (Community Matters)
Is There Anything we Can Do About it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Marco Mangelsdorf. We discuss the changing relationship between the PRC, Taiwan and the rest of us; Xi as the Core leader; l’etat, c’est moi; Groupthink at the top levels of the Party; the liberal, democracies v. […]
It’s Getting Worse in Hong Kong (Transitional Justice)
Prosecutions, Imprisonment and Exile. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. This episode covers the prosecutions under both the National Security Law (NSL) and the existing public order laws of Hong Kong, with the reality that nearly all the pan-democratic forces in Hong Kong have been locked up or […]
Tsai Ing-Wen’s 2nd Presidential Term (The Global Report)
What’s Next for Taiwan. The host for this episode is Lily Ong. The guest for this episode is Bill Sharp. What Tsai’s second presidential term spells for Taiwan. Please visit https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/Political%20Warfare_web.pdf for more information. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time most weekdays, then we stream our […]
Hong Kong on the Brink (History is Here to Help)
Things will never be the same. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Jeff Wasserstrom. Jeff Wasserstrom, a history professor, will give us the history and context of the current troubles in Hong Kong, how did we get here, where is it going, and do we like the […]