Reform councilor Hao Du explains why East Asian values fit with right-wing populist party

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Hao Du, a Reform UK councilor, believes keeping Britain’s doors open to “unnecessary migration” could lead to an “unsustainable” demographic shift.” (Image from Du’s X account)

CARLA MESSINGER

September 21, 2025 15:32 JST

DIDCOT, England — One question Hao Du constantly faced during his local government election campaign for the right-wing populist Reform UK Party earlier this year was how an immigrant like him could support a political group whose central policy is to limit immigration.