GenerationHK

Generation HK: Seeking Identity in China's Shadow by @benjaminbland. A @PenguinChina book exploring young Hong Kongers' struggle to re-define their future.

[GenerationHK @GenerationHk]

Young people in HK are being driven to protest by an intensifying feeling that they need to protect their unique Hong Kong identity from pressure by Beijing. To understand more about this underlying shift, check out Generation HK https://t.co/4SQG4EG6KC

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

In latest edition of my newsletter, I discuss the worrying Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia, ASEAN's (lack of) response to the Myanmar crisis, the long-term struggle for democracy in Hong Kong & my book of the month (by @Elizbeckerwrite). Read/sign up below https://t.co/1L4PITkLtb

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

Pleased to publish first analysis for @FPCThinkTank, which appointed me non-resident Senior Fellow earlier this year to help raise attention on SE Asia in the UK. Britain's "Indo-Pacific tilt" is off to a good start in SE Asia but there are risks ahead https://t.co/sFz8T6Xwex

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

How can Hong Kongers in exile continue their struggle for democracy? Join Ted Hui, former legislator who fled multiple politically motivated prosecutions, and me to discuss this and other vital questions at an in-person event in Sydney at 12.45pm on Friday https://t.co/yk9JEArlJf

[GenerationHK @GenerationHk]

When Beijing holds so many cards, how can Hong Kongers sustain the democracy struggle? They must "accumulate capital for resistance" by building shared identity & raising awareness of next generation @nathanlawkc tells Generation HK author @benjaminbland https://t.co/nWmxCPqxOi

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

In the last edition of my monthly newsletter, I laid out ten lessons from the history of espionage. The next edition should be out soon. You can read Bundle of Contradictions, and subscribe for free, below https://t.co/IbyuK4Ixkp

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

Delighted to share news that Penguin Random House Southeast Asia has acquired SE Asian rights for Man of Contradictions, the first @LowyInstitute Paper to be re-published outside Australia. It's been printed already and should be on sale in all good SE Asian bookshops soon.

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

"Ben Bland's Man of Contradictions: Joko Widodo and the Struggle to Remake Indonesia is as ambitious in scope as it is a page-turner"-check out @PetersonDanielP's review of my book for @SEAsiaResearch, top journal produced by my alma mater @SOAS https://t.co/xdKxPeCPDV

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

Ten important lessons from the history of espionage - subscribers have just received the latest edition of my newsletter, Bundle of Contradictions. You can read it and sign up for free below https://t.co/IbyuK4Ixkp

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

The @jakpost says that Man of Contradictions "has fast become the talk of the town" in Indonesia. Not bad considering it hasn't even been released there officially yet https://t.co/S3ItEtDyKh

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

Two years ago, I left Hong Kong. In my valedictory @FT piece, I argued that Beijing's erosion of freedom & rule of law would intensify. But while HK crackdown has an air of inevitability, the pace & impact is still shocking, I note in latest newsletter https://t.co/HkvloRIkAz

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

"Timely" and "very readable", the book "helps to explain today’s growing disillusionment with Jokowi’s leadership"-@jagowriter's new review of Man of Contradictions for the Times Literary Supplement https://t.co/BSFsP4VNly

[GenerationHK @GenerationHk]

Good to see Generation HK on the reading list for this course on Questioning Cultural Identity at the University of Hong Kong's community college https://t.co/aozPB6q3v5

[Fergus Ryan @fryan]

Just tricked @mcgregorrichard into sharing his must-read books about Asia from 2020. You're all welcome. 👇

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

"Bland does an excellent job" arguing that "we have failed to take Jokowi's measure accurately because we have not managed to embrace the essential paradoxes of both him and the country he leads"-great to see Man of Contradictions in Literary Review https://t.co/BTnptFqsQP

[randy mulyanto 許意隆 @randymulyanto]

"Ben Bland's biography of Indonesia's president Joko Widodo is a study of compromises made to ascend the heights of political power," writes @SylvieTanaga. https://t.co/yhzIbY1Hd7

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

Really enjoyed recording this podcast about Man of Contradictions with @jeffreyhutton. We discussed why the foreign media get Jokowi wrong, the amazing power of forgetting in Indonesia and how to weigh the president's successes against his shortcomings https://t.co/kvvBjBhbSB

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

Christmas is coming and if you’re looking for gifts for that friend or loved one who’s interested in or should know more about the world, here are a couple of ideas. Both available at @bookdepository https://t.co/TXqtr4D2um

[Ben Bland @benjaminbland]

How do you get policymakers in Washington to think more about Southeast Asia? Talk to them about something they actually care about.... My debut piece for @WarOnTheRocks is a review of @Vinncent’s though-provoking new book, The Jakarta Method https://t.co/GpYaDMN9Uj

[Ubud Writers & Readers Festival @ubudwritersfest]

“Leaders don’t create people in their image, people create leaders in their image.” -@benjaminbland at #KEMBALI20 discussing Hong Kong's struggle with @andreasharsono.

What is your favorite quote from this session?

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