Asia Power Watch

Hong Kong, a city of sorrow…

On March 4, 2021, Asia Power Watch founder & editor Nicolas Michelon gave a lecture at the University of Central Lancashire on the economic rationale behind China’s approach to contain the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Thank you to Prof. Moises de Sousa, Head of UCLan’s Northern England Policy Centre for the Asia-Pacific (NEPCAP) for his kind invitation.

Picture credits: Getty Images / University of Central Lancashire

Nicolas Michelon

Nicolas is a corporate geoeconomics and strategic & business intelligence expert with 25 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific region. He advises corporate executives on how to navigate the current geopolitical and geoeconomic environment, mitigate risk and develop prospective scenarios. He is also an Adjunct Professor & Guest Lecturer in geopolitics, geoeconomics and business intelligence at ESCP Business School (France), Galatasaray University (Türkiye), Ecole de Guerre Economique (Paris School of Economic Warfare) and the International University of Monaco.