In this episode, we focus on a part of the world that has become one of the front lines of the fight to uphold the Rule of Law – Hong Kong. In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party has been imposing increasingly strict measures on the once autonomous and democratic Hong Kong, designed to erode that autonomy. The response has not come from the powerful or well-connected members of Hong Kong society, but from the vibrant, beating heart of Hong Kong: its youth. Nathan Law, who became the youngest lawmaker ever elected to the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2016, has emerged as one of the most recognizable and respected voices on the Hong Kong democracy movement. He spoke to us from the UK, where he is now living in exile, about China’s spreading authoritarianism, the global importance of Hong Kong’s struggle for freedom and autonomy, and his optimism that democracy will prevail in the end.

This episode is sponsored by John and Judith Ransmeier and brought to you by Sheehan Phinney Law Firm, the business law firm.

Nathan Law – The Magnitsky Human Rights Award

Give Hong Kong the Autonomy It Was Promised, Nathan Law in The New York Times

Mr. Biden, Keep the Pressure on Hong Kong, Nathan Law in The New York Times

No More Waiting: The Time Has Come to Fight for Hong Kong, Katrina Lantos Swett in The Hill

Lantos Foundation advocacy for Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow

Interview with Joshua Wong on The Keeper