Hong Kong has long been a safe haven of sorts for groups and entities which could never operate in China. But under a new security law, that could soon change.
China vows retaliation as Trump slaps sanctions on officials, companies interfering with Hong Kong’s autonomy
Michael Pillsbury, director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at The Hudson Institute, breaks down the latest in the souring relationship between Washington and Beijing.
Hong Kong Autonomy Act is US moving from tariffs to financial war on China
Even as the global economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing implemented its controversial national security law for Hong Kong this month. This resulted in strong condemnation and punitive …
China Is Dismantling the Empire of a Vanished Tycoon
Long before China tightened its grip on Hong Kong with the security law it imposed last month, Mr. Xiao’s disappearance shattered the illusion that the semiautonomous territory’s business community …
Best Mart 360 opens third shop in Macau, eyes Greater Bay Area after social unrest, coronavirus slashes profit by 80 per cent
Best Mart 360 has opened the third of as many as 20 outlets planned for Macau and hopes to expand in the Greater Bay Area, as the Hong Kong-listed snack shop chain aims to grow its business after the …
In Hong Kong, young democrats raring to ‘resist’ as nomination period kicks off for crucial election
Hong Kong formally kicked off a two-week registration period for candidates to run in a key legislative election in September, amid fears authorities might try to disqualify an assertive young …
‘My existence is a warning signal: the Hong Kong you knew is gone’
It’s a summer evening in central London, the last straggling office workers are drifting home and I’m sitting on a park bench, waiting for Nathan Law to arrive at the quiet square where we have …
Amid the rush to condemn the national security law, let’s count the freedoms Hong Kong still has
I have to confess that I have over the past decades rarely opened the pages of Harper’s Magazine despite its awesome reputation and its formidable 170-year history. But its “Letter on Justice and Open …
US tech and film ‘collaborating’ with China – Barr
His intervention is the latest criticism of China by White House and other US officials. Tensions between the US and China have been rising over a host of issues. The US this week removed Hong Kong’s …
Taiwan Envoy Exits Hong Kong After Balking at ‘One China’ Pledge
Taiwan’s top representative to Hong Kong returned home after refusing to sign a statement supporting the “one China” principle, the news site Up Media reported, in another example of the city’s …