China Is Britain's Future

China is Britain's future

In 1844, Britain compelled the Qing government to ship nine and a half tonnes of silver from southeast China to London as ransom after the First Opium War. It was melted down at the Royal Mint: bullion extracted at gunpoint from a civilisation forced open to British drugs and capital. That war marked the beginning of China’s “century of humiliation.” Nearly 200 years on, the same site – Royal Mint Court – is set to house China’s largest embassy …

Amid U.K.-China talks, Jimmy Lai's daughter finds hope in faith, calls for his release - The Dialog

As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled to China amid renewed calls to press Beijing on human rights, Claire Lai, daughter of imprisoned Catholic media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, marked the moment in prayer at a snowy Washington Mass. The Jan. 27 liturgy fell on the feast of St. Angela Merici, whose witness to trust in divine providence offered Claire spiritual consolation as she awaited news of her father’s fate. “She wasn’t actually a sai…

Amid UK–China talks, Jimmy Lai's daughter finds hope in faith, calls for his release

As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer traveled to China amid renewed calls to press Beijing on human rights, Claire Lai, daughter of imprisoned Catholic media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai, marked the moment in prayer at a snowy Washington Mass. The Jan. 27 liturgy fell on the feast of St. Angela Merici, whose witness to trust in divine providence offered Claire spiritual consolation as she awaited news of her father’s fate. “She wasn’t actually a sai…