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.
Pompeo bars 10 Chinese officials from US in response to Hong Kong oppression
Chinese officials “responsible for or complicit in” Beijing’s tightening of control over Hong Kong are restricted from entering the United States, the State Department announced.
U.S. curbing visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong freedoms – Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong.