Tag Archives: Hong Kong

• US slaps sanctions on Hong Kong leader in new offensive on China 7 August 2020 | Shaun Tandon and Rob Lever, with AFP in Beijing This post has 4 comments

  The United States slapped sanctions Friday on Hong Kong's leader after effectively forcing Chinese internet giants TikTok and WeChat to end all US operations in a twin diplomatic-commercial offensive set to grow ahead of US elections. ...

• Hong Kong postpones elections by a year over coronavirus pandemic 31 July 2020 | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Hong Kong's democracy supporters were dealt a huge blow Friday as authorities postponed local elections for a year because of the coronavirus, capping a devastating month of political disqualifications, arrests for social media posts. ...

• Democracy activist Joshua Wong launches bid for Hong Kong legislature 21 July 2020 | Carol Mang and Yanni Chow This post has no comments yet

  Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city’s legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls. ...

• China vows retaliation after Trump ends preferential status for Hong Kong 14 July 2020 | Jeff Mason and Steve Holland This post has no comments yet

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliatory sanctions. ...

• Hong Kong man first to be charged under new China security law 3 July 2020 | Jessie Pang and Anne Marie Roantree This post has no comments yet

  A man carrying a “Liberate Hong Kong” sign as he drove a motorcycle into police at a protest against the territory’s Chinese rulers became on Friday the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new security law. ...

• Hong Kong activists discuss ‘parliament-in-exile’ after China crackdown 2 July 2020 | Natalie Thomas and Guy Faulconbridge This post has 2 comments

  Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to keep the flame of democracy alive and send a message to China that freedom cannot be crushed, campaigner Simon Cheng told Reuters. ...

• China is playing with fire in Hong Kong 1 July 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

  The rest of the world should not remain a mere spectator of the events in Hong Kong. The people must rise, and the governments must take action. ...

• Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests | Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao This post has one comment

  Hong Kong police made the first arrests under Beijing's new national security law on Wednesday as the city greeted the anniversary of its handover to China with protesters fleeing water cannon. ...

• China unveils details of national security law for Hong Kong 30 June 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China on Tuesday unveiled details of a contentious new national security law for Hong Kong, ending weeks of uncertainty that have exacerbated concerns over Beijing’s erosion of freedoms in the global financial hub. ...

• China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition | Clare Jim and Yew Lun Tian This post has one comment

  China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way of life since it returned to Chinese rule almost exactly 23 years ago. ...