For Xi Jinping, the new controversial law for Hong Kong is a means to send a message to Taiwan and the West, and to regain domestic credibility.
Taiwan pledges help for fleeing Hong Kongers, riles China
Taiwan promised on Thursday to settle Hong Kongers who flee the Chinese-ruled city for political reasons, offering help from employment to counselling, and prompting angry condemnation from Beijing as …
China’s national security bill for Hong Kong threatens liberties, autonomy: US, Western powers
Shortly after China’s legislature endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong on Thursday, the United States, and the governments of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom issued a joint …
UK will extend HK visa rights if China pursues security law
The British government says t it will grant hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents greater visa rights if China doesn’t scrap a planned new security law for the semi-autonomous territory …
China’s Surging Nationalism Has Claimed Hong Kong
China’s Surging Nationalism Has Claimed Ho… The moment that many people have dreaded may have finally come for Hong Kong after Beijing announced a bill on May 21 to “safeguard national security” in …
China approves controversial national security bill for Hong Kong
Beijing has approved a controversial national security bill impacting Hong Kong, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. no longer considers Hong Kong to be autonomous from China.
China passes draft Hong Kong security law, sparking fear and anger
“Hong Kong, in many ways, has become the new Berlin: the new meeting point of a big argument of big disagreement between two major powers.” …
Will the U.S. Soon Treat Hong Kong Like China? Much Is at Stake.
Washington has long given the former British colony a special status on trade and other issues. Changing that would threaten its position as a global business hub.
China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as tensions with U.S. rise
China’s parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could erode its …
Hong Kong’s business hub status imperiled by security law
A national security law proposed by China could imperil Hong Kong’s status as one of the world’s best places to do business. The law, approved Thursday in Beijing, …