Victoria Hui
Political Science
Associate Professor
- U.S.-China relations
- East Asian security
- Protest in China
- Hong Kong
- Chinese history
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The Wall Street Journal
Hong Kong’s Brand Makeover Leaves Out Mention of Social Upheaval
February 13, 2023
“You see the same buildings, the same bustling streets—Hong Kong looks like before. But what’s really important is the soul,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of politics at the University of Notre Dame. “The Hong Kong brand has been destroyed, and the Hong Kong soul has emptied out.”
The New York Times
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Leaders Held an Election. Now They’re on Trial.
February 12, 2023
“The trial of the 47 represents a turning point in the crackdown because it reveals the true purpose of the national security law,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who studies Hong Kong.
The New York Times
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
December 10, 2022
Victoria Tin-bor Hui, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, said that much of China’s anxieties over the protests in Hong Kong had been projected onto Mr. Lai.
Bloomberg
China Moves to Complete Its Purge of Hong Kong’s Election System
September 07, 2021
“What the national security law and accompanying measures mean is that Beijing has zero tolerance for any dissent in Hong Kong,” said Victoria Hui, a University of Notre Dame associate political science professor specializing in Hong Kong politics.
Astro Awani
Consider This: Hong Kong (Part 2) -- Can Democracy Be Saved?
July 15, 2021
Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Victoria Hui, Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Notre Dame.
The Wall Street Journal
Suicide Attack on Hong Kong Police Officer Highlights Tension Over China’s Rule
July 07, 2021
Victoria Hui, a political-science professor at the University of Notre Dame, said the official rhetoric linking mourning to terrorism showed Hong Kong was inching toward a level of repression seen in other border regions where China has taken extreme measures.
La Tercera
The celebration of the Chinese CP in the shadow of Xi (El festejo del PC chino a la sombra de Xi)
July 05, 2021
But Victoria Hui, an academic at the Department of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, believes that "the CCP's centennial matters less for the party itself than for Xi Jinping's personal ambitions," noting that, for the same reason, "there will be much glorification for Xi's great achievements on July 1 ”. (Pero Victoria Hui, académica del Departamento de Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Notre Dame, cree que “el centenario del PCCh importa menos para el partido en sí que para las ambiciones personales de Xi Jinping”, destacando que, por lo mismo, “habrá mucha glorificación por los grandes logros de Xi el 1 de julio”.)
The Star
National security law: UN rights official calls on Beijing to allow fact-finding mission to Hong Kong
July 04, 2021
Victoria Hui, with the department of political science at University of Notre Dame in the American state of Indiana, urged the UN General Assembly to pass a resolution pressing Beijing to allow an international investigation into its human rights situation.
Hong Kong Free Press
Activists urge UN officials to visit Hong Kong and investigate ‘disappearance of freedoms’ under security law
Audio
July 02, 2021
Activists Nathan Law, Glacier Kwong, and Victoria Hui, a political scientist at the lobbying group Hong Kong Democracy Council, appeared at the UNHRC event via video conference on Thursday.
DW News
Hong Kong national security law: Can civil liberties survive another year?
June 30, 2021
"The national security law is targeting the freedom of dissent," Victoria Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, told DW.
Bloomberg
University of Notre Dame Victoria Hui Discusses CCP's Anniversary
Video
June 28, 2021
Victoria Hui, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, discusses the future of Hong Kong as China celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party.
Bloomberg
China Hails Hong Kong Journalist Arrests, Warns Media Outlets
June 17, 2021
“Hong Kong has been left with little free speech under the national security law, which is really aimed at silencing all dissent,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.
The Diplomat
Hong Kong’s New Police State
June 01, 2021
Victoria Tin-bor Hui is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Notre Dame.
BBC News
From protests to 'patriots': Why China is crushing Hong Kong dissent
Video
May 26, 2021
Victoria Hui, a politics professor at the University of Notre Dame, talks to BBC News.
South China Morning Post
An ancient Chinese history lesson for today’s Hong Kong
May 20, 2021
I came across this historical comparison recently while reading War and State Formation in Ancient China and Early Modern Europe, which was originally the PhD thesis of Hong Kong native and University of Notre Dame political scientist Victoria Hui Tin-bor.
The Christian Science Monitor
‘He has not bowed’: Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s future
April 19, 2021
“These veterans have been sores in Beijing’s eyes for so long,” says Victoria Tin-bor Hui, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame.
Bloomberg
Professor Hui on U.S.-China Climate Talks, Taiwan Tensions
Video
April 15, 2021
University of Notre Dame Associate Professor Victoria Hui, discusses the U.S.-China climate meetings, tensions with Taiwan.
Los Angeles Times
As democracy fades, Hong Kong’s political opposition become political prisoners
March 19, 2021
“When lawyers, professors, social workers and journalists are arrested and put behind bars, it is a totalitarian system,” said Victoria Hui, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame and a Hong Kong native.
Deutsche Welle
China approves plan to reform Hong Kong electoral system
March 11, 2021
"After 2019, China basically said they had enough of it and they wanted to move on to construct a Hong Kong that’s based on a model of capitalism without freedom," Dr. Victoria Hui, associate professor in political science at the university of Notre Dame, told DW.
Vice
China Wants to Rewrite Hong Kong’s Election Rules to Eliminate Dissent
March 05, 2021
“This is really turning Hong Kong into the rest of China, except Tibet and Xinjiang,” said Victoria Hui, a political scientist at the University of Notre Dame in the United States. “There is really no room for dissent.”
Bloomberg
China Abandons 24-Year Experiment With Open Hong Kong Elections
March 05, 2021
“Beijing is so fearful of Hong Kong people that it is not enough to arrest and deny bail to those who participated in the 35-plus campaign,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of the department of political science at the University of Notre Dame.
Helsingin Sanomat
What does China want from Hong Kong? (Mitä Kiina Hongkongista haluaa?)
March 04, 2021
“China wants to keep Hong Kong’s economic freedoms so that it gets international funding through Hong Kong and international currency through the Hong Kong dollar - without any other freedoms,” says Victoria Hui, a professor of politics at the University of Notre Dame in the United States . (”Kiina haluaa pitää Hongkongin taloudelliset vapaudet, jotta se saa kansainvälistä rahoitusta Hongkongin kautta ja kansainvälistä valuuttaa Hongkongin dollarin kautta – ilman mitään muita vapauksia”, sanoo yhdysvaltalaisen Notre Damen yliopiston politiikan professori Victoria Hui.)
Bloomberg
Biden's Multi-lateral Approach to China, Hong Kong Probably the Way to Go, Says Notre Dame's Hui
Video
January 29, 2021
Victoria Hui, University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Political Science spoke about U.S. policy to China and Hong Kong with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on Bloomberg Daybreak:Australia.
Bloomberg
Why Enough Hong Kongers to Fill Belfast May Flee to the U.K.
January 29, 2021
“This time, many feel that there is no home to go back to,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame specializing in Hong Kong politics.
The Christian Science Monitor
Hong Kong mass arrests: A stark step in Beijing’s ‘drive for control’
January 11, 2021
“It’s a big sweep of all the opposition leaders. Essentially, anyone who dares to run in elections thereby is seen as challenging Beijing’s authority in Hong Kong,” says Victoria Tin-bor Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and a native of Hong Kong.
BBC News
Hong Kong national security law: Activists say arrests confirm worst fears
January 07, 2021
"It's not illegal for people to organise and plan together for a winning strategy," said Victoria Hui, a politics professor at the University of Notre Dame, saying she was left speechless by the arrests.
The Guardian
In Hong Kong it now looks like opposition is against the law
January 06, 2021
“What is normal in the rest of the world, and was normal in Hong Kong until a few months ago, is not normal in Hong Kong now,” said Victoria Hui, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, and specialist in Hong Kong politics.
Bloomberg
Beijing Sends Biden Stark Message with Hong Kong Crackdown
January 06, 2021
“If running for office and trying to win elections means subversion, it is clear that the national security law is aimed at the total subjugation of Hong Kong people,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame specializing in Hong Kong politics.
Bloomberg
Hong Kong Arrests U.S. Citizen, Dozens More Under Security Law
January 05, 2021
“This is a total sweep of all opposition leaders,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor at the University of Notre Dame specializing in Hong Kong politics.
The New York Times
Hong Kong Police Arrest Dozens of Pro-Democracy Leaders
January 05, 2021
“This is a total sweep of all opposition leaders,” said Victoria Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame who studies Hong Kong.
BBC News
Seismic change: How Covid-19 altered world events in 2020
December 31, 2020
Victoria Hui, a politics professor at Notre Dame University, says the authorities had always wanted to stop the anti-government protests, and "the pandemic gave the authorities an excuse" to do so under the guise of public health.
Politico
Did Beijing miss its soft power moment?
December 17, 2020
“The mass arrests and heavy jail terms have just barely begun,” and “there is not much the rest of the world can do to change the general direction of the crackdown,” Victoria Tin-Bor Hui, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, tells China Watcher.