Tag Archives: Hong Kong

  • Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong warn protesters as emergency rules fail to quell unrest 6 October 2019 | James Pomfret and Jessie Pang This post has no comments yet

    Chinese soldiers issued a warning to Hong Kong protesters on Sunday who shone lasers at their barracks in the city, in the first direct interaction with mainland military forces. ...

  • Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to ban masks 4 October 2019 | Jerome Taylor and Jasmine Leung This post has 2 comments

    Hong Kong's leader invoked colonial-era emergency powers Friday to ban protesters wearing face masks, but the move aimed at quelling months of unrest sparked immediate fresh rallies. ...

  • China could take ‘much harder’ line against Hong Kong after celebrations 2 October 2019 | Weizhen Tan This post has one comment

    Now that China’s 70th anniversary celebrations are over, Beijing could take a “much harder” line on Hong Kong if violence continues to mount, says a professor at Cornell University. ...

  • Hong Kong crisis threatens to spoil China’s 70th party 29 September 2019 | Poornima Weerasekara This post has 2 comments

    China's tightly choreographed 70th birthday bash next week risks being upstaged by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, casting a shadow over China's momentous anniversary celebrations. ...

  • Thousands rally to commemorate 2014 Hong Kong protests 28 September 2019 | Eileen Ng This post has no comments yet

    Thousands of people gathered Saturday for a rally in downtown Hong Kong, belting out songs, speeches and slogans to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2014 protest movement. ...

  • Hong Kong activists take cause to US Congress 17 September 2019 | Shaun Tandon This post has no comments yet

    Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement on Tuesday appealed to US lawmakers to exert pressure on Beijing, warning that an erosion of the city's special status would embolden China. ...

  • Hong Kong protesters hit pause to mark September 11 attacks 11 September 2019 | Jessie Pang This post has no comments yet

    Hong Kong activists called off protests on Wednesday in remembrance of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and denounced a Chinese state newspaper report. ...

  • Hong Kong leader tells US not to ‘interfere’ after fresh protests 10 September 2019 This post has one comment

    Hong Kong's embattled leader warned the United States on Tuesday not to "interfere" with her government's response to the city's pro-democracy movement, after fresh protests. ...

  • Laden Tshering Samdup The King Kongs of democracy 9 September 2019 | Laden Tshering Samdup This post has no comments yet

    It's quite possible that the Hong Kong protesters are digging the road to democracy for the rest of China. Freedom is not a constitutional right -- it's a birthright. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Hong Kong people will see it through 4 September 2019 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 2 comments

    Until their demand of true universal suffrage is met, the people of Hong Kong will not rest. Now that they have started, we know they will see it through. ...