If Brexit triggers a Europe-wide revolt against liberal elites, it would be the first time in history that Britain leads a wave of illiberalism in Europe. This would be a great tragedy – for Britain, for Europe, and for a world in which most of the major powers already are turning toward increasingly illiberal politics.

The UK, in voting to evict itself from the EU, is steering the West into uncharted territory. And the populist surge now rocking the West has its own echoes in Asia, where national rivalries remain raw, and historical memories continue to sow divisions.

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Human bodies can live up to 250 years. Afterwards, brains can be transferred to computers, allowing eternal life in a digital heaven. And this will happen during your lifetime. Such is the belief of Wang Jun, former chief executive of Chinese genome sequencing firm BGI and founder of iCarbonX, a start-up that raised RMB1 billion […]

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Tianfeng Securities has led a series B round in Blue Whale Media, an online business media start-up, with participation from Xiaomi Inc., Cheetah Mobile and other unnamed investors. The round is worth around RMB100 million (US$15 million), following a RMB50 million series A the company completed last July and a strategic investment from parent company […]

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Despite horrid pollution and congestion, Chinese cities might become "smart" than any other city in the world. That's the conclusion of a Ernst & Young research report on China's machine-to-machine (M2M) market, which means direct communication between connected devices such as smart meters, smart grid and smart cities. China's M2M market is already leading the […]

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Intel Capital has appointed four new managing directors, including naming Anthony Lin (pictured) as head of the Greater Asia region, the firm announced in an email today. Anthony Lin is to lead all equity investments, acquisitions and strategic business development for the Greater Asia Region. Lin joined Intel’s M&A team in 2008 and has executed […]

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Emerging-market tourists are heading to the UAE

China’s sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. is to appoint Shanghai’s deputy mayor Tu Guangshao (pictured) as its new general manager, replacing 60-year-old Li Keping who is retiring after heading the entity for the past two years, Chinese state media reported. Tu, 57, was previously head of the Shanghai’s Stock Exchange, a deputy chair at […]

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NATO’s Warsaw summit, coming on the heels of Britain’s vote to exit the EU, must put the Alliance on a path to ensuring the West’s continued unity. Given the centrifugal forces that Brexit has unleashed, the summit offers an opportunity to reunify the West that NATO cannot afford to miss.