Hong Kong Requiem • Checking Your Expat Privilege • Masks as Middle Fingers

It's the Foreign Influence Podcast, with American Bill Poorman and Dutchman Nikolaj Groeneweg taking you on a humorously serious and seriously humorous romp through the week's international events! This week:

• China lays the groundwork for a final crackdown on Hong Kong

• Reflecting on the privileges and restrictions of being an expat, based on this NYT article.

• Masks become a culture war icon, and we're baffled

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