I am a fish in a tank,” says Ventus Lau, one of 47 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong facing possible life in prison.
China’s Leader Hails a Hong Kong ‘Reborn from Ashes’ Amid Crackdown
Before Xi Jinping’s tightly controlled appearance, Hong Kong sent officials, diplomats and others to hotels for days of isolation and Covid tests.
Xi Jinping leaves mainland China for the first time since the beginning of pandemic
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left mainland China for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, arriving in Hong Kong Thursday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from …
China’s Xi arrives in Hong Kong in his first trip off the mainland since the onset of the pandemic
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Thursday in the special administrative region of Hong Kong, state media said. The trip is for the 25th anniversary on Friday of Hong Kong’s handover to China from …
Asia stocks mixed after Wall St down, China manufacturing up
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after the U.S. economy contracted and China reported stronger factory activity. Shanghai and Hong Kong gained, while Tokyo and Seoul declined.
After a decade in power, where is Xi Jinping taking China?
Experts and dissidents argue the strangling of Hong Kong’s freedoms is part of a much broader crackdown the Chinese president Xi Jinping imposed across greater China during his ten years in power. CNN …
China throws media shield around Xi’s visit to Hong Kong
Journalists from leading international media organizations, including Reuters and CNN, have been barred from covering official ceremonies during Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong later …
G7 Leaders Get Tough on China
The Group of Seven was unambiguous about the West’s differences with Beijing, such as the quashing of democratic freedoms in Hong Kong and its failure to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
When the British handed its colony Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed Chinese on the …
China and Hong Kong: The UK Hongkongers living with handover’s legacy
Hong Kong, a former British colony, was handed back to China as a special administrative region (SAR). The island, both sides agreed, would continue to enjoy a high degree of autonomy until 2047 when …