The Chinese embassy has invoked the colonisation of Ireland to claim that the Irish government should not criticise anti-protest legislation imposed on Hong Kong.The law introduced in Hong Kong by …
Why Hong Kongers Who Fear China Won’t Flood Into Nearby, Democratic Taiwan
Taiwan opened a government office this month to help Hong Kong citizens apply for residency as China passed a security law that worries people in the former British colony who have protested over the …
Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter Suspend Review of Hong Kong Requests for User Data
Facebook and its WhatsApp messaging service, along with Twitter, have suspended processing requests for user data from Hong Kong law-enforcement agencies following China’s imposition of a …
Facebook, WhatsApp Block Government Requests for User Data in Hong Kong
Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram will deny law enforcement requests for user data in Hong Kong as they assess the impact of a new national security law enacted last week. Facebook and its messaging app …
Facebook Temporarily Stops Hong Kong Data Requests
The social network said it would review the city’s punitive new national security law, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by a large American tech company.
Facebook blocks Hong Kong authorities from accessing user data
Facebook has said it will temporarily block Hong Kong’s authorities from accessing user data after the semi-autonomous Asian city threatened jail terms against companies that di …
Hong Kong: Chinese ambassador warns UK over ‘interference’
Image caption China has warned the UK not to interfere with Hong Kong following the imposition of a new securi …
Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Calls For Solidarity As Books Ordered Removed
Top Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called on the international community Monday to “stand with” the restless city, as authorities ordered schools to remove books for review under a …
Facebook pauses sharing WhatsApp user info with Hong Kong authorities
Facebook and its popular WhatsApp messaging service are putting a hold on what information they share with Hong Kong law enforcement, as the company reviews a sweeping new security law from Beijing.
Hong Kong activists skirt security curbs with coded slogans and blank walls
From blank post-it notes to coded slogans hidden in murals, Hong Kong activists are coming up with creative ways to skirt Beijing’s new national security law.