Addressing Threats to Digital Rights in Hong Kong

November 2024

Past Event

Addressing Threats to Digital Rights in Hong Kong

Past Event

Hudson Institute

November 13, 2024

An electronics shop employee in Hong Kong on October 18, 2017, looks at television sets showing a news report on China's President Xi Jinping's speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's five-yearly Congress. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images)

November 2024

Past Event

Speakers:

Ambassador Derek Mitchell

Senior Advisor, Office of the President, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Anouk Wear

Research and Policy Advisor (USA), Hong Kong Watch

Yaqiu Wang

Research Director for China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, Freedom House

Joey Siu

Hong Kong Activist

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Hudson Institute is pleased to host the launch of Hong Kong Watch’s latest report, Invisible Decline: Violations of Digital Rights in Hong Kong and Their Impact. In the report, Anouk Wear examines how digital rights in Hong Kong have declined amid the Chinese government’s crackdown and what the United States and the international community can do to defend freedom in Hong Kong. Join Hudson for an expert panel event that will discuss the report and its implications.

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Moldova’s Economic Future: Reform, Resilience, and Regional Connectivity

Featured Speakers:

Luke Coffey

Eugen Osmochescu

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Moldova’s Economic Future: Reform, Resilience, and Regional Connectivity

Join Hudson as Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization Eugen Osmochescu speaks on these and other issues.

Featured Speakers:

Luke Coffey

Eugen Osmochescu

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March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry

Featured Speakers:

Nina Shea

Jan Jekielek

March 2026

In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry

Join Nina Shea for a discussion with Jan Jekielek, author of the new book Killed to Order, about this modern atrocity.

Featured Speakers:

Nina Shea

Jan Jekielek

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March 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Updating US Trade Policy: A Discussion on the Strategic and Economic Importance of Central Asia with Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

March 2026

In-Person Event | Invite Only

Updating US Trade Policy: A Discussion on the Strategic and Economic Importance of Central Asia with Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)

Please Join Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Senior Fellow Michael Doran for a discussion on the region’s significance and why updating US trade policy is key to unlocking its potential in an era of renewed great power competition.

Featured Speakers:

Michael Doran

Congressman Jimmy Panetta

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March 2026

Past Event

Assistant Secretary Barnes on Human Rights, Democracy, and Labor in US Foreign Policy

Featured Speakers:

Riley Barnes

Matthew Boyse

March 2026

Past Event

Assistant Secretary Barnes on Human Rights, Democracy, and Labor in US Foreign Policy

Join Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Riley M. Barnes and Senior Fellow Matthew Boyse for a discussion of the administration’s priorities and policies covering human rights, democracy, and labor.