Hundreds of police officers also stormed the newsroom of his pro-democracy media outlet, Apple Daily, rummaging through documents on journalists’ desks as Lai was led through the …
The world must not let China steamroll Hong Kong
AFTER YEARS of a slow, drip-drip, China is now rushing at high speed to end Hong Kong’s legendary freedom and independence. President Xi Jinping appears to have decided that, with a new national …
Pompeo says he is not optimistic China will rethink its position on Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he is not optimistic that China will rethink its position on Hong Kong, particularly after the arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kong’s new …
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon held amid sweep of arrests
The Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested along with other pro-democracy and media figures, raising fears of a broad crackdown by China. Mr Lai’s Apple Daily newspaper offices were …
Hong Kong’s Next Digital soars as activists rally support for arrested tycoon Jimmy Lai
Shares in media company Next Digital surged more than 340% on Monday as supporters of its chairman Jimmy Lai, a staunch democracy activist, scooped up the stock after he was arrested under Hong Kong’s …
Interview: HK finance official says global investors speak positively of national security law, confident in Hong Kong
Global investors largely speak positively of the national security law in Hong Kong and remain confident in the global financial center, said Hui Ching-yu, secretary for Financial Services and the …
Japan’s Fiscal Decline, A Warning For America
Indeed, as recently as 1970, Japan’s fiscal policy was rated by Economic Freedom of the World as being better than what exists today in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the country has since moved in the …
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai and Raids Headquarters
The police in Hong Kong arrested the pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, becoming the most high-profile person detained under China’s sweeping legislation.
Beijing’s Doublespeak in Hong Kong
Lam’s statements—and the Hong Kong government’s actions—during the height of the city’s prodemocracy protests last year struck those supportive of the movement as half-measures that came too late to …
What does Jimmy Lai’s arrest mean for Hong Kong press?
In the highest-profile use of China’s new national security law, Hong Kong authorities have arrested pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided his news organization’s headquarters. Some analysts …