Ho-Fung Hung

Ho-fung Hung, a Johns Hopkins professor of political economy and China specialist, discusses how Western views of China swing between idealization and demonization. He explores how political interests, stereotypes, and Chinese state narratives shape those images. The conversation highlights lending myths, co-production of knowledge, self-orientalization, and why plural, deorientalized perspectives matter.

Carole Petersen, a renowned law professor focused on human rights in Hong Kong, and Ho-Fung Hung, a political economist at Johns Hopkins, delve into the ramifications of the National Security Law. They discuss the law's impact on civil liberties and the future of democratic practices in Hong Kong. With ongoing changes affecting the Legislative Council and rising human rights concerns, they analyze the unsettling landscape for LGBT rights and the broader implications for U.S.-China relations and Hong Kong's status as a global financial center.

Ho-fung Hung, a Johns Hopkins political economy professor, examines eight centuries of how China has been alternately romanticized and demonized. He explores why simplistic fantasies and fears persist, how politics and scholarship shape those images, and why open, pluralistic debate is crucial to move beyond Orientalist stereotypes.

Ho-fung Hung, a Johns Hopkins political economist who studies China, critiques long-standing Western fantasies and fears about China. He explores how romanticizing or demonizing China both simplify reality. Short segments contrast rosy narratives with threat rhetoric, examine state influence on knowledge, and call for plural perspectives and open debate.

Ho-fung Hung, a Johns Hopkins professor of political economy, argues that both romanticizing and demonizing China are simplistic. He discusses how stereotypes persist despite data, how Western politics and Chinese authorities shape narratives, and why open, plural debate and inter-Asian perspectives are needed to dismantle long-standing Orientalist images.