HSBC and Standard Chartered have backed China’s controversial imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong in a move likely to infuriate ministers in London.Peter Wong, HSBC’s senior executive …
Taiwan Preparing For Potential Influx Of Hong Kong Refugees, UK Also May Let Some In
Taiwan is preparing for a ‘surge of refugees’ from Hong Kong who seek to escape a draconian new security law to be imposed by China. Lam Wing-kee, a bookstore owner who fled H …
Trump says not mulling sanctions on China’s Xi over Hong Kong
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not considering placing sanctions on Chinese President Xi Jinping personally over China’s push to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong …
British PM Johnson tells China: We’ll not walk away from Hong Kong people
Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law that would conflict with its international obligations under a 1984 accord, Prime Minister Boris …
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong spooks western law firms
Among the large number of lawyers working for western law firms based in China, two anniversaries will be on their minds: 31 years ago today the Chinese government brutally quashed student protests in …
U.K. Willing To Admit Nearly 3 Million From Hong Kong If China Adopts Security Law
Boris Johnson wrote in a Times of London column that the law would infringe on the “one country, two systems” agreement China reached with Britain in 1997 when Britain ceded control of the territory.
HSBC’s Asia chief backs China security law for Hong Kong
Pacific Chief Executive Peter Wong signed the petition and HSBC itself “respects and supports all laws that stabilise Hong Kong’s social order”, the bank said in a post on social media in China.
HSBC and StanChart back China security law for Hong Kong
HSBC and Standard Chartered banks gave their backing to China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong on Wednesday in a break from their usual policy of political neutrality. HSBC’s …
Johnson Says China’s Actions in Hong Kong Risk Eroding Sino-UK Agreement
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a daily briefing to update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain June 3, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 …
Why China May Call the World’s Bluff on Hong Kong
The U.S. looks weak. Business is falling in line. Protests have been muted. For Beijing, the damage to the city and its own reputation from seizing greater control may be worth it.