China’s ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed a controversial national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Lawmakers Endorse Hong Kong National Security Law
China's ceremonial legislature has endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has strained relations with the United States and Britain. ( read original story ...)
Beijing is set to pass its national security proposal for Hong Kong. Here’s what we know so far
The law is aimed at prohibiting secession, subversion of state power, terrorism activities and foreign interference. ( read original story ...)
Asian stock market: Nikkei, Hang Seng occupy extreme ends amid mixed trading
Asian equities struggles for clear direction as economic hopes confront US-China tension. The US passes the bill to levy fresh sanctions on China, officially term Hong Kong “not autonomous.” China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares drop amid tensions with China
Shares rose in Tokyo and Sydney, but fell in China and Hong Kong, where tensions are flaring over Beijing’s effort to exert more control over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong drops nearly 2% as U.S.-China tensions heat up; oil prices fall
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, raising questions over the special administrative region's favorable trade ... ( read original story ...)
Some Hong Kong Democrats Want Trump to Hammer City’s Economy
Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates called on President Donald Trump to hit China hard, even to the point of revoking the city’s special trading status, over Beijing’s plan to impose ... ( read original story ...)
‘It’s a Sad Result.’ Mixed Feelings in Hong Kong Over U.S. Announcement on City’s Autonomy
It bypasses Hong Kong’s own legislature, which has not met its obligation to pass such a law since the territory was retroceded to China in 1997 after 156 years as a British colony. “No reasonable ... ( read original story ...)
Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as U.S.-China tensions rise
Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China's national anthem, and as the United States piled pressure on China to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is a ‘pawn’ in U.S.-China rivalry, says former diplomat
The U.S. and China have in recent days clashed over Beijing's plan to introduce a new national security law in Hong Kong. The U.S. criticized China's move for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy, while ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Has Lost Autonomy, Pompeo Says, Opening Door to U.S. Action
The State Department announcement comes as President Trump weighs hard measures against China, which is expected to approve a national security law on Hong Kong on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
U.S. business to Trump: Go slowly on Hong Kong response
Business groups are urging U.S. President Donald Trump to go slowly in responding to Bejing's planned imposition of new national security laws on Hong Kong, warning revoking the city's special U.S. ( read original story ...)
What it means for investors if Hong Kong loses its special status with the U.S.
Hong Kong's special status with the U.S. now appears to be under threat, as U.S.-China tensions ramped up after Beijing proposed a new security law for the Chinese special administrative region. ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally; Hong Kong lower
Asian stocks were mixed after an upbeat open on Thursday, as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus crisis. Shares rose in Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai but dropped in ... ( read original story ...)