Keith B. Richburg is a member of the Editorial Board of The Washington Post and a Post Global Opinions columnist, where he writes primarily about foreign policy issues. From 2016 until mid-2023, he was Director of the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong and a Professor of Practice, teaching courses on Covering Global Affairs, Feature Writing and on the role of the Journalist in Comics, Film, Fiction and Fact.
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Recent Articles
Opinion – Is Xi Jinping all-powerful or weak? Depends on whom you ask.
By Keith Richburg
/ October 2, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - A few months ago, China’s foreign minister went missing; soon, reports emerged that he had been...
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Opinion – India would not be the first country to change its name
By Keith Richburg
/ September 16, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - A country’s name often is imbued with centuries of history and culture, and might embody the...
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Opinion – What just happened: Storm clouds loom for China’s economy
By Keith Richburg
/ August 18, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - There is now little doubt that China’s post-pandemic economy is in the doldrums. Most worrisome of...
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Opinion – How a song threatens the Chinese Communist Party’s grip
By Keith Richburg
/ July 19, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - Can a song endanger the national security of China and threaten to subvert the power of...
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Opinion – Let’s celebrate a rare democratic success story in Southeast Asia
By Keith Richburg
/ May 24, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - Indonesia was in chaos and in danger of splitting apart. When President Suharto stepped down on...
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Opinion – In Hong Kong, face masks are finally optional — but distrust remains
By Keith Richburg
/ March 19, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST — A funny thing has happened here in the two weeks since the government finally lifted its...
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Opinion – What Hong Kong’s spiffy marketing campaign for tourists can’t disguise
By Keith Richburg
/ February 11, 2023
THE WASHINGTON POST - Say hello to the new Hong Kong. This former freewheeling British colony, now subjugated to Communist...
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Opinion – Hong Kong celebrates the lifting of pandemic rules
By Keith Richburg
/ December 31, 2022
THE WASHINGTON POST - The people of Hong Kong are greeting New Year’s Eve with a mixture of excitement, relief...
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Why Hong Kong’s economic free fall is partly self-inflicted
By Keith Richburg
/ October 26, 2022
THE WASHINGTON POST - For a snapshot of Hong Kong’s economic malaise, walk through the once-heaving entertainment district of Lan...
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Opinion – What we can learn from the people who are voting with their feet
By Keith Richburg
/ October 4, 2022
THE WASHINGTON POST - It has long been a truism that if you want to know how people feel about...
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