Andrew’s November 2019 Newsletter

(My quarterly Newsletter goes out to some 8,500 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my November 2019 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What's New on this website) 

Greetings! 

The freest city in the world, Hong Kong has paradoxically descended into anarchy and a crisis of confidence. Fake news and conspiracy theories abound. Geopolitics are out in the open. Tense US-China relations and Taiwan electioneering are using Hong Kong as a pawn. Its fluid, social media-driven tactics are inspiring protests from Catalonia to Chile. As I write, street violence continues. 
 
Twenty-two years after return to the motherland, Hong Kong has suddenly woken up to the contradictions of One Country Two Systems. Beneath a prosperous surface, identity and social divide are tearing the city apart, aided and abetted by politicians and ulterior forces. 
 
It will be a while before Beijing and Hong Kong emerge from this trauma. Meanwhile, the following may offer some perspectives. 
 
Hong Kong 
 
How to calm Hong Kong's protests (Op-ed in South China Morning Post)
With Hong Kong protests over 100 days, ten ways to end youth anger  (Op-ed in South China Morning Post) 
The geopolitics of Hong Kong's protests (Article on World Geostrategic Insights) 
How Hong Kong's protests have turned into a "color revolution"  (Live TV interview on RT) 
China opposes Vice President Mike Pence's remarks on Hong Kong's protests (Live interview on Press TV) 
Why the Hong Kong protesters' remaining demands can't be met (Live TV interview on Aljazeera English Channel) 
Why Hong Kong protesters' remaining demands are not realistic (Live TV interview on Sky News TV) 
Hong Kong student shot in chest in protest scuffle with police (Live TV interview on Press TV) 
Huge anti-Beijing protest grips Hong Kong on People's Republic of China's 70th Anniversary (Live interview on RT) 
Would US revoke Hong Kong's separate status if bill is passed by Congress? (Live TV interview on RT) 
Unpacking Hong Kong's protests (Live interview on Sky News TV) 
The real story of Hong Kong's protests (An in-depth analysis) 
Smoke and mirrors of the Hong Kong protest story (Some perspectives) 
Can China tame Hong Kong?  (Recorded panel discussion on BBC World Service – The Real Story) 
Regardless of formal withdrawal of extradition bill, distance between Hong Kong's protesters and the government seems widening (Live TV interview on TRT World) 
Carrie Lam's Extradition Bill withdrawal – whys and wherefores (Live interview on Channel News Asia (CNA)) 
 
China at 70
 
Cross Talk: Communist China at 70 (Live TV panel debate on RT's Cross Talk)  
China at 70 has much to celebrate, but its biggest challenges lie ahead (An analysis from South China Morning Post) 
 
China & World Order
 
A new Asian Century looms? (In-depth analysis drawn from "The Future is Asian" and McKinsey Global Institute) 
 
Greater Bay Area
US-China Rivalry and trade war

US upped the ante with tariffs on China (Live interview with TRT World) 
State of The Play on US-China Competition – Center for Strategic and International Studies (An audio interview with Steve Hadley, former National Security Advisor) 
 
North Korea

 
China-India-Pakistan
 
President Xi's visit to India following Pakistan PM's visit to Beijing (Live TV interview on IndusNews) 
 
My coming speaking engagement in Tangier, Morocco

As a Sponsored Speaker, I will be attending Amadeus Institute's 2019 MEDays Forum  in Tangier, Morocco from 13-16 November. I will be speaking on Towards a New Global Disorder and Commercials Wars & Energy Wars. My speaking notes will be uploaded on my website in due course. 

After the Forum, I will be staying in London until the early part of January, 2020. 

Cheer up and chill out

A repertoire of inspirational music, videos, songs and words. There is also a collection in Chinese.

Cross-border M & A propositions

You are welcome to send me propositions on a no-commitment basis initially. 

Separately, you are welcome to reach out to my son Terence, a Cambridge-educated Prince Phillip Scholar and UK-qualified lawyer-turned-banker. He has over ten years M & A experience in London with Allen & Overy, Deutsche Bank, and Houlihan Lokey. He has been based in Abu Dhabi working on private equity for the past two years. He has now returned to the financial services sector in London. His personal email address is terencehyleung@gmail.com  

Consultation services

Please email me at andrewkpleung@gmail.com or text my Hong Kong mobile +852 98198987.  I can also be reached on Skype at andrew.k.p.leung, LinkedIn at andrewleunginternational, Whatsapp at (852) 98198987, WeChat at Andrewkpleung, Facebook at andrewkinpongleung, and Twitter at @Andrewkpleung

Speaking and lecturing invitations

I am open to invitations or proposals for speaking engagements, visiting lectures and tailor-made electives as a visiting/adjunct professor. 

Business networking and speaking platform in Hong Kong

As an Advisor to the Denmark-based Executives' Global Network Hong Kong, I welcome your suggestion of a suitable speaker for an EGN event in Hong Kong. This will be entirely at our own cost with acknowledgement of your support, provided that we are not asked to cover any speaking fee, travel or accommodation expenses.

RSS feed and weblinks

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Best personal regards, 

Andrew K.P. Leung, SBS, FRSA

International and Independent China Strategist

www.andrewleunginternationalconsultants.com  

Positions  

Chairman and CEO, Andrew Leung International Consultants and Investments Limited
(Founded in London, now re-incorporated in Hong Kong; name changed from Andrew Leung International Consultants Limited as from 10 July, 2017) 
China Futures Fellow, Berkshire Publishing Group, Massachusetts, USA (2011-13)
Brain Trust member, The Evian Group (global think-tank), Lausanne, Switzerland
Gerson Lehrman Group (Global Experts) Council Member
International Expert, Reuters Insight Community of Experts, Thomson Reuters
Senior Analyst, Wikistrat , a cloud-sourced global strategic consultancy based in Washington D.C.
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy) 
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Certified Sustainable Development Planner, World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners

Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Elected Member, Royal Society for Asian Affairs

Think-tank Research Fellow, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus, PRC (14.4.2017-13.4.2020) 
Advisory Board member, The e-Centre , European Centre for e-Commerce and Internet Law, Vienna 
Honorary Adviser, International Institute of Management (IIM) 
Advisory Board member, The Global Analyst, India
Honorary President, China Hong Kong Economic and Trading International Association (from 28 March, 2016) 
Global Commercial Agent, Changsha City, China
Hong Kong Advisory Board member, Denmark-based Executive Global Network (EGN)
Visiting Professor, London Metropolitan University Business School 
Governing Council Member, King’s College London, UK (2004-2010)
Advisory Board member, China Policy Institute, Nottingham University, UK (2005 -2010)
Visiting Professor, Sun Yat-sen University Business School, China (2005-10)
Founding Chairman, China Group, Institute of Directors City Branch, London, UK (2006-2010)
Vice Chairman, 48 Group Club, UK (2008-2010)
Committee Member of RSA, London Region, UK (2006-2010)
Included in UK's Who's Who since 2002
Awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) in the July 2005 Hong Kong Honours List  

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