Tag Archives: Hong Kong

• Hong Kong leader says extradition bill is dead, but critics unconvinced 9 July 2019 | Donny Kwok and Anne Marie Roantree This post has one comment

  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the Chinese-ruled city’s biggest crisis in decades is dead, but critics accused her of playing with words. ...

• Chinese state media says ‘Western ideologues’ to blame for Hong Kong unrest 4 July 2019 | Andrew Galbraith and Anne Marie Roantree This post has no comments yet

  Chinese state media blamed meddling by Western governments on Thursday for unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests. ...

• Hong Kong police vow action over parliament storming 3 July 2019 This post has no comments yet

  The semi-autonomous city has been shaken by massive anti-government demonstrations since last month, sparked by a proposed law that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China. ...

• Protesters storm Hong Kong parliament on China handover anniversary 1 July 2019 This post has one comment

  Protesters stormed Hong Kong's parliament building late Monday as the territory marked its China handover anniversary, smashing through reinforced windows and steel shutters. ...

• US House Speaker Pelosi backs bill aimed at protecting Hong Kong rights 20 June 2019 | Richard Cowan This post has one comment

  US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi threw her influence behind bipartisan legislation to require the Trump administration to certify Beijing is maintaining its special treatment of Hong Kong. ...

• Hong Kong leader apologizes as protesters press demands for her to quit 16 June 2019 | James Pomfret and Farah Master This post has 2 comments

  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of black-clad protesters maintained calls for her to resign over her handling of an extradition bill. ...

• Will China mend its ways after Hong Kong protest? | NS Venkataraman This post has no comments yet

  Comparing the Hong Kong protest to the way it crushed the Tiananmen Square protest, one must not think that the Chinese government has become less ruthless or more human rights conscious. ...

• Pressure mounts on Hong Kong leader over extradition plan 14 June 2019 | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong's embattled leader faced mounting pressure on Friday to abandon a deeply unpopular plan to allow extraditions to China, with protest organisers getting police go-ahead. ...

• China extradition clashes plunge Hong Kong into historic violence 12 June 2019 | Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor This post has one comment

  Hong Kong was rocked Wednesday by the worst political unrest since its handover to China, as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who tried to storm parliament. ...

• Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam vows to go ahead with extradition bill 10 June 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Hong Kong's pro-Beijing leader said she had no plans to scrap a controversial plan to allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland, a day after huge crowds came out to oppose the proposal. ...