With a Distracted U.S., Hong Kong Intensifies Its Democratic Crackdown

There’s so much going on in the world—a new war between Israel and Iran, ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, tariffs upending the global economy, riots in Los Angeles, planes falling out of the sky, political violence and terrorist attacks—it can be hard to know where to look.Experts say that’s what authorities in Hong Kong may be counting on, as they intensify a democratic crackdown in the