HONG KONG (AP) — Two pro-democracy lawmakers were ejected from Hong Kong's legislative chamber Thursday morning, disrupting the start of a second day of debate on a contentious bill that would ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares Have A Green Light For Thursday
The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday wrote a finish to the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 450 points or 2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s proposed security law hurts Hong Kong courts, creates business ‘turbulence,’ academic says
The fear is that the proposed law would also allow for Beijing to set up its own agency in the city to supervise and direct the local government in enforcing the measures. ( read original story ...)
US-China Business Council President on Tensions Over Hong Kong
China Business Council, which represents American companies doing business in the Asian nation, looks at the tensions between the two governments over Hong Kong. The Trump administration said it could ... ( read original story ...)
Top campaign advisor says Biden would sanction China over Hong Kong
Joe Biden would sanction China if president for its plan to impose new national security rules on Hong Kong, his campaign said on Wednesday, and accused President Donald Trump of having "enabled" ... ( read original story ...)
Revoking Hong Kong’s special status is Trump’s ‘nuclear option’ that could trigger irrevocable U.S.-China split, analysts warn
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Hong Kong to be no longer autonomous from China Wednesday, a move that further increases U.S.-China tensions ... ( read original story ...)
SpaceX, Hong Kong, Larry Kramer: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing
Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. More than 100,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus, far more than any other nation in the world. The stark milestone comes just months after the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Trump admin tells Congress Hong Kong has lost its autonomy to China. Here’s what that means.
Hong Kong has lost its autonomy from the Chinese government, the Trump administration said in a historic report to Congress Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
‘No Reasonable Person Can Assert’ Hong Kong Has Autonomy From China, Pompeo Says
The U.S. secretary of state reports the reappraisal to Congress in a move that may place Hong Kong's special trade status in danger — and further stoke tensions between the U.S. and China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong no longer has autonomy under China, Pompeo says
"No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground," the secretary of state said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Stimulus, Huawei: Your Thursday Briefing
We’re covering new indications that the U.S. is likely to end Hong Kong’s special trade status, a new ruling in a Huawei executive’s extradition battle and how a celebrity chef feeds the poor in India ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Says Hong Kong’s Autonomy Is Gone, Sowing China Trade Doubt
China has warned that it would retaliate if the U.S. put sanctions on Hong Kong or interfered in its affairs. “If anyone insists on harming China’s interests, China is determi ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer warrants pre-1997 treatment
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had certified on Wednesday that Hong Kong no longer warrants special treatment under U.S. law in the same way as when it was under British rule, a ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. won’t certify Hong Kong’s autonomy from China, jeopardizing trade status
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he has officially notified Congress that Hong Kong is in effect no longer autonomous from mainland China. ( read original story ...)