(My quarterly Newsletters go out to some 8,000 professional contacts worldwide. The following is my October 2026 issue. Back numbers may be accessed under What is New on my website.)
Greetings!

Thanks to President Trump’s Mafia-like imperialism, the postwar World Order of norms and rules has gone out of the window. Meanwhile, the Ukraine and Iran wars have massively disrupted global supply chains. Many countries, including the Global South, are recalibrating their relationships with the United States. Despite differences. they are rallying together in a common quest for a more stable world order. 

Whether and how long these global dynamics will bear fruit remains to be seen. But there seems little doubt the world is now facing a watershed moment. 

The following may hopefully offer some fresh perspectives. 

World Order
A PowerPoint presentation (to the University of London Alumni Group in Hong Kong) 
Is BRICS becoming an anti-West alliance?  (Live interview on NewsX World)
SCO Declaration – why it matters  (Live interview on NewsX World)
What the Kyrgyzstan SCO Summit is really about  (Live interview on NewsX of India)
26th SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan – implications (Exclusive live TV interview on WION News of India)
What the 2026 Summer Davos signifies? (Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong) 
Deciphering the Summer Davos in Dalian (Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong) 

Ukraine War
Stalemate on the Ukraine and Iran wars: implications (Live interview on NewsX World)
Behind the smoke and mirrors of the protracted Ukraine War (Live interview on NewsX World)

Iran War
The stalled Iran War – lies, and more lies  (Live interview on NewsX World)
Hormuz debacle – China’s position (Live interview on NewsX World) 
Smoke and mirrors over the Iran War (Live interview on NewsX World) 
Fragility of the Iran War truce (Live interview on NewsX World) 

Middle East
Israel’s expanding West Bank settlements condemned  (Live interview on NewsX World) 
Oman-Qatar summit: why now? (Live interview on NewsX World)
Unpacking the continuing conflicts in the Arab Peninsula (Live interview on NewsX World)

US-China relations
Would Trump approve the massive arms sale to Taiwan after meeting Xi? (Live interview on NewsX World)
Trump’s new round of tariffs (Live interview on NewsX World)

China
China: The New Global EV Titan (Feature article in The Global Analyst)
China’s Central Military Commission senior leaders axed: whys and wherefores
(Live interview on NewsX World)
China’s Arctic ambitions (Live TV discussion on TRT World) 
Worst Typhoon Dolphin intensifies Climate Change concerns
(Live interview on NewsX World)

Nepal/Tibet
Nepal/Tibet glacial catastrophe (Live interview on NewsX World)
Nepal/Tibet catastrophe – why a blame-game doesn’t add up (Live interview on NewsX World)

Asia-Pacific
Philippines accuses China of water cannons – hidden twists and turns (Live interview on NewsX World)
Paraguay’s futile attempt to decouple Taiwan from trade with China (Live interview on NewsX World)
Implications of Thailand’s new railway connecting ASEAN countries and China (Backchat on Radio Television Hong Kong) 

Hong Kong
10 steps Hong Kong can take to make the most of its 5-year plan (Op-ed in the South China Morning Post)
Shein IPO in Hong Kong – what’s at stake? (Live radio interview with Singapore’s CNA938)

Cheer Up and Chill Out
To brighten up some darkest nights, I have managed to recover (almost} a treasure trove of inspirational music videos and short essays from my defunct Typepad website. This may be accessed here.

Additional roles
I have been appointed an Honorary Advisor of the Greater Bay Area Economic and Trade Association and the related “Hong Kong Heritage Foundation”. Both have deep connections to China’s Greater Bay Area with a multitude of active platforms supported by dozens of Hong Kong-based doctorates and business leaders across multiple fields, including economy and trade, family heritage funds, investments, sustainable development, and think-tank research. If you wish to develop working relationships, please let me know. 

I remain on the International Advisory Board of Silk Road Partners, an international investment firm. Mr Yves Leterme, ex-Prime Minister of Belgium (November 2009 to December 2011) has joined the firm as Senior Partner. If you are interested in getting in touch with us, please give me a shout.

Busineess consultations, speaking engagements, and networking opportunities
I am open to board briefings and other business consultations, as well as ad hoc speaking engagements.

As an Advisor to the Denmark-based Executives’ Global Network Hong Kong, I welcome your suggestion of a suitable speaker, including yourself, 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.

New Website with WordPress
My original website hosted by Typepad for well over two decades has now been successfully migrated to WordPress following Typepad’s permanent shutdown on 30 September 2025. The new WordPress website link is https://andrewleunginternationalconsultants.com. All key features and content have remained intact, save links to certain PDF files on the now defunct Typepad site. If you find difficulties in accessing any of my articles, posts, presentations etc, please drop me a line at andrewkpleung@gmail.com.

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

As before, this Newsletter will remain accessible at this link on my new website. You may wish to save the link for reference. 

Courtesies
I look forward to your guidance, advice, comments, suggestions, and criticisms. You may share the above contents with colleagues or friends. You are also welcome to publish any of them with full attribution.

If you think that I may add value to your endeavors in any way, please let me know how I may help. If for any reason you do not wish to receive my emails, just ask me to delete your name from my data bank permanently.

Best personal regards,

Andrew K. P. Leung, SBS, FRSA  
International and Independent China Strategist\
http://www.andrewleunginternationalconsultants.com/about/

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 Tel Aviv and Washington D.C.
Senior Consultant, MEC International (a UK-based global strategic energy consultancy)
Distinguished Contributor, Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance (ATCA) (global think-tank)
Professor of Practice, Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development (2018-20)
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
Contributing author, Politics Today
Think-tank Research Fellow, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai Campus, PRC (14.4.2017-13.4.2020)
International Advisory Board Member, Silk Road Partners
Advisory Board member, The e-Centre, European Centre for e-Commerce and Internet Law, Vienna
Honorary Adviser, International Institute of Management (https://www.iim.org/)
Advisory Board member, The Global Analyst, India
Honorary Advisor, Greater Bay Area Economic and Trade Association  
Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Heritage Foundation
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