China plans to establish a bureau in Hong Kong to investigate and prosecute crimes considered threatening to national security. The proposal forms part of a new national security law which Beijing is …
China reviews heavily criticized Hong Kong security bill
China’s legislature is reviewing a controversial national security bill for Hong Kong that critics worldwide say will severely compromise human rights in the semi-autonomous Chinese region …
National security law: could Singapore take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
Even as Japan and South Korea seek to woo Hong Kong’s financial firms considering a Plan B in the face of Beijing’s tightening control, one Asian city seen as the most obvious beneficiary is keeping …
China’s New National Security Law Looms Over Hong Kong
Chinese lawmakers could approve the law within days, threatening to curb free speech and protest in the territory after a year of political tumult.
U.S. Curbs Visas for Chinese Officials Over Hong Kong Freedoms: Pompeo
Wall Street’s major indexes tumbled on Friday after a Wall Street Journal article said U.S. “meddling” on issues like Hong Kong and Taiwan could jeopardize Chinese purchases under …
Fact check: Hong Kong, not Japan, sprayed “looters and rioters” with blue dye
A post on social media makes the claim that in Japan “looters and rioters” are sprayed with an indelible blue dye so they can be later identified by law enforcement. While the photograph that …
US restricts visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong freedoms
Secretary of state Mike Pompeo says visa restrictions apply to ‘current and former’ communist party officials, but does not name them …
Is Taiwan the answer for firms leaving Hong Kong? It’s complicated
Taiwanese lawmakers are reportedly asking the government to do more to entice firms that have their Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock . A fter 20 years w …
In Seizing Control, China Sidelines Its Allies in Hong Kong
Local tycoons and British-trained civil servants helped promote Beijing’s agenda in the territory. Now Beijing seems ready to push them aside.
U.S. blocks visas for Chinese officials deemed responsible for ‘eviscerating’ Hong Kong freedoms
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the restrictions on an unspecified number of officials amid growing tension with Beijing.