The Lockheed contract comes as Beijing flexes its political muscle in Hong Kong, imposing a sweeping security law on the international business hub, a move that has caused concern in Taiwan.
UK halts military training for Hong Kong police as relations with China decline
The government has barred UK military personnel from training the Hong Kong police force and two other organisations amid worsening relations with China. Both the army and the RAF run limited drill …
Sen. Ted Cruz: China sanctions me again – Communist Party is terrified and lashing out
China announced sanctions against me this week for the second time in a month. This time it was for speaking out against China’s deepening control of Hong Kong.
Taiwan’s China-Friendly Opposition Routed in Mayoral By-Election
Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), which traditionally favours close ties with China, was routed in a key mayoral by-election on Saturday, a vote overshadowed by turmoil in Hong Kong …
‘Time is our weapon’: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai speaks after arrest – video report
The media tycoon and prominent pro-democracy figure spoke to the Guardian’s Helen Davidson after being arrested on suspicion of being in breach of Beijing’s national security law.
‘I do not trust the police’: Hong Kong minorities battle for equal treatment following suspect’s death in police custody
At around 5pm on May 7, Yau Tsim Mong district police officers subdued a man on Hong Kong’s Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for “five to seven minutes, a …
Hong Kong’s Plight Casts Shadow Over Taiwan’s Diplomatic Coups
China’s crackdown on democratic freedoms in Hong Kong has generated strong reactions in Taiwan, where senior officials are mourning Hong Kong’s losses even as they revel in a rare surge of diplomatic …
Google slows handling of Hong Kong police requests as Beijing tightens control
Hong Kong authorities will have to use a new system to obtain information from Google through the U.S. Justice Department’s Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, according to the Post.
YouGov won’t do polling on Hong Kong security law
The British polling company YouGov has requested that several questions be dropped from a survey it was asked to conduct in Hong Kong, fearing it could fall foul of the new security law China has …
Jimmy Lai says his arrest under Hong Kong’s national security law is a ‘symbolic exercise’
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has called his arrest a “symbolic exercise” by local authorities to demonstrate that the sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing last month has “teeth.” …