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.
National security law: could Japan or South Korea take Hong Kong’s finance crown?
South Korea’s efforts, including campaigns to woo foreign investors since 2009, have not sparked a rise in foreign financial firms doing business there, with about 165 registered currently and almost …
Trump Administration Freezes Funds Intended to Benefit Hong Kong Protesters
The Trump Administration has frozen funding intended to help people in Hong Kong evade surveillance by the Chinese government, sources with knowledge of the matter tell TIME, just as the Chinese …