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Yue He Parkinson

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Yue He Parkinson is a bilingual writer and author based in the UK who combines Chinese and Western empathy and know-how. She writes for the South China Morning Post, is columnist of Financial Times Chinese, and a TV commentator contributing for BBC World News and Phoenix Television China. She is the author of China and the West: Unravelling 100 Years of Misunderstanding (2021), and China’s Ukraine Dilemma: The Shaping of a New World Order (2022).

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Politics

Keir Starmer: The leader Europe needs amid Trump’s chaos?

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been on a roll recently, following several diplomatic wins with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the EU. With so many factors in his favour, will he be able to seize the opportunity to establish the UK as a regional leader? Writer Yue He Parkinson offers her thoughts.

Yue He Parkinson

11 Mar 2025

Society

Why first-generation Chinese immigrants in the UK fear speaking up

Freelance writer He Yue muses about why first-generation Chinese immigrants in the UK are keeping silent about Chinese politics, even for those who have opinions about what is happening in China. It seems that the opportunities for democracy and freedom while living abroad are still not enough to get them to share how they really feel, even in private chat groups among friends.

Yue He Parkinson

30 Jan 2023