China's proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions and threaten the city's status as a financial hub, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of Hong Kong Demonstrators Protest China’s Proposed Ban on Subversive Activity
China's proposal would ban secessionist and subversive activity, as well as foreign interference, in the semi-autonomous territory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Last British Governor Blasts China, Says It ‘Cheats’ and ‘Tries to Screw Things in Its Own Favor’
Chris Patten, who served as the last British governor of Hong Kong, strongly criticized China and urged the United Kingdom to do more to protect the former colony's autonomy as the Chinese government ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannons at protest against proposed security law
China wants to control us. We just want to be ourselves and live with our freedoms, so that’s why we are here,' one protester told NBC News. ( read original story ...)
Memorial Day, Testing, Hong Kong: Your Weekend Briefing
Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. 1. The U.S. is approaching a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Almost all of them occurred within a three-month span at an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters rise up against security law
Thomson Reuters Anti-government protesters react as riot police fire tear gas to disperse them during a march against Beijing's plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong, China May 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing to impose Hong Kong security laws ‘without delay’
China says it will rush through anti-sedition law as police fire teargas at protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal
Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes in ... ( read original story ...)
Will investors cool on Hong Kong as China takes closer control?
The most unsettling aspect of Friday’s 5.6 per cent plunge in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was not its scale or its suddenness but its implications for the coming days and weeks. The drop — the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters decry China security law plan
Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas against protesters taking part in the first pro-democracy demonstration since China announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory. Hundreds of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets Sunday to march against China's proposed tough national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as thousands march against security law
Large-scale unrest returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus epidemic disrupted life in the territory earlier this year, as pro-democracy protesters and ... ( read original story ...)
Police Fire Tear Gas as Marchers Defy Warning: Hong Kong Update
Almost 200 politicians and legislators from 23 countries issued a joint statement criticizing China’s plans to impose a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, and warned that it could spark more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas at Protest Against China’s Push
Protesters ignored rules on social distancing and set aside coronavirus fears to demonstrate against Beijing’s plan to impose security legislation they see as a threat to freedoms. ( read original story ...)