Hundreds, perhaps thousands, died in the student protests of 1989, but a similar use of violence in what is one of the world’s key financial centres would backfire horrendously, writes Minxin Pei

In 1989 China had a choice between three different political models but disruption in other nations left just one option, writes Minxin Pei.

MY IRELAND-SIZED sense of distance had got me in trouble-again.