Tag Archives: Hong Kong

• Seven Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down 1 April 2021 | Zen Soo This post has one comment

  Seven of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates, including a media tycoon and an 82-year-old veteran of the movement, were convicted Thursday for organizing and participating in a march during massive anti-government protests in 2019. ...

• Myanmar going under China points to need for QUAD 14 March 2021 | NS Venkataraman This post has no comments yet

  Considering China's present economic and military strength and the greed to become the super power of the world at any cost, the economic, military, and political strength of the four QUAD partners are vitally needed. ...

• Chinese lawmakers endorse tighter control over Hong Kong 11 March 2021 | Joe McDonald and Ken Moritsugu This post has no comments yet

  China’s ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed the ruling Communist Party’s move to tighten control over Hong Kong by reducing the role of its public in picking the territory’s leaders. ...

• End of the road for Hong Kong’s democratic dream as China ‘improves’ its voting system 5 March 2021 | James Pomfret This post has one comment

  Ever since Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, opposition activists have tried to bring full democracy to the city, believing that China would live up to its promise to one day allow universal suffrage. ...

• Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents charged with security crime 28 February 2021 | Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi This post has one comment

  Dozens of Hong Kong dissidents were charged with subversion on Sunday in the largest use yet of Beijing's sweeping new national security law, as authorities seek to cripple the finance hub's democracy movement. ...

• UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China 29 January 2021 | Yew Lun Tian and William James This post has no comments yet

  Britain on Friday hailed a new visa offering Hong Kong citizens a route to citizenship after China’s crackdown but Beijing said it would no longer recognise special British passports offered to residents of the former colony. ...

• Five Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters seek asylum in United States 17 January 2021 | Louise Watt This post has no comments yet

  Five Hong Kong protesters who reportedly fled to Taiwan by boat six months ago have arrived in the United States and intend to seek asylum, according to an activist group. ...

• US hits China with Hong Kong sanctions, OKs Taiwan arms sale 8 December 2020 | Matthew Lee This post has no comments yet

  The Trump administration on Monday approved a new major arms sale to Taiwan and slapped new sanctions on Chinese officials over the crackdown on pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. ...

• Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam jailed 2 December 2020 | Zen Soo This post has one comment

  Three prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to jail Wednesday for a protest outside police headquarters as authorities stepped up a crackdown on opposition to tighten control by Beijing over the territory. ...

• Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong in custody after guilty plea 23 November 2020 | Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor This post has no comments yet

  Three young Hong Kong dissidents including Joshua Wong were remanded into custody on Monday after pleading guilty to inciting a rally during last year's pro-democracy protests, deepening the crackdown against Beijing's critics. ...