Athena Tong
Athena Tong is a Visiting Researcher at the University of Tokyo, and a Research Associate at the China Strategic Risks Institute. Based in Tokyo, she was born and raised in Hong Kong. She completed her BSSc at Hong Kong Baptist University and at Sciences Po Paris, and received her MA from the University of London in 2018, with a focus on Political Communications. Her current research scope includes human rights diplomacy, counter-influence operations, and economic security. She has been involved in political work and human rights advocacy for Hong Kong since 2015, and works in English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, and increasingly, Japanese.
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Articles by Athena Tong
State Goals, Private Tools: Digital Sovereignty and Surveillance Along the Belt and Road
Executive Summary: Beijing promotes digital sovereignty in its engagements with other countries but with the caveat that it can maintain access to partner countries’ digital systems. Leaked documents from cyber
Article 23 Legislation and the Export of Hong Kong’s Human Rights Violations
Executive Summary: The Safeguarding National Security Ordinance (SNSO) introduced under Article 23 of the Basic Law prohibits five types of activities which HKSAR officials intend to declare as “offenses,” and