Tag Archives: Hong Kong

  • NS Venkataraman Will China mend its ways after Hong Kong protest? 16 June 2019 | 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. ...

  • Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law 9 June 2019 | Jerome Taylor and Elaine Yu This post has no comments yet

    Huge crowds thronged Hong Kong on Sunday as anger swells over plans to allow extradition to China, a proposal that has sparked the biggest public backlash against the pro-Beijing leadership. ...

  • Hong Kong legislators brawl over contentious extradition law 12 May 2019 | James Pomfret and Jessie Pang This post has one comment

    Scuffles broke out in Hong Kong’s legislature on Saturday between pro-democracy lawmakers and those loyal to Beijing over a proposed extradition law that will extend Beijing’s powers. ...

  • Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition plan 28 April 2019 This post has one comment

    Tens of thousands of people hit Hong Kong's streets on Sunday to protest against a government plan to allow extraditions to mainland China, the crowds swollen by anger. ...

  • Xi Jinping launches mega bridge connecting Hong Kong to mainland 23 October 2018 | Leo Ramirez, with Elaine Yu in Hong Kong This post has one comment

    China's President officially opened the world's longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China Tuesday, at a time when Beijing is tightening its grip on its territories. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Hongkong and Tibet – China’s vulnerable spots 3 July 2017 | NS Venkataraman This post has one comment

    Hong Kong and Tibet are two territories that are coming in the way of China's efforts to occupy a world leadership role. ...

  • Tight security in Hong Kong as Xi leads celebrations 30 June 2017 | Elaine Yu, Michelle Yun and Aaron Tam This post has one comment

    Tight security contained protesters in Hong Kong Friday night as China's President Xi Jinping led lavish celebrations to mark 20 years since the politically divided city was handed back. ...