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Liberalism and autocracy

Has liberalism outlived its purpose, as Russia’s President Vladimir Putin claims, and can the freedoms of Hong Kong survive if China under Xi Jinping tightens its grip? Here’s the best of this week’s comment and analysis.

Liberalism will endure but must be renewed

It is a work in progress, not a utopian project

Beijing tightens its grip on the periphery

It is not hard to imagine the Chinese regime losing patience with the chaos in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s protests could end as a clash between east and west

An instrument of thuggery such as the extradition bill could only exist in a vacuum of democratic accountability

Podcast: Putin dismisses liberal elites in exclusive FT interview

Russian president dubs liberalism ‘obsolete’ and defends Moscow’s role in Syria

No, Mr Putin, western liberalism is not obsolete

Mainstream US and EU politicians must work harder to defend values and address discontent

Hong Kong stands at a perilous turning point

Protesters, city authorities and Beijing must strive to preserve calm

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America has become more tolerant since the election of Donald Trump, not less

Kamala Harris and faith in democracy won this week’s US debates

Democratic presidential contenders bubble over with passion for decency and justice

West backed Yeltsin in a highly suspect campaign

Letter from Peter Hitchens, London, UK

Hunter S Thompson saw that liberalism had failed

Letter from Mark Solon, London, UK