Hong Kong is expected to report a slight Covid-19 rebound on Friday with more than 40 new cases, according to a source, as a leading government pandemic adviser said the Sinovac Biotech coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police widen purge to eliminate pro-democracy camp
But the police kept banging on the door and threatened to storm in.” Mr Lau, 27, was one of 53 pro-democracy activists, politicians and lawyers arrested in Hong Kong early on Wednesday in the largest ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong lawmaker returned to jail after failing to surrender British National (Overseas) passport
A former opposition lawmaker charged with taking part in an unauthorised rally last summer in Hong Kong has been remanded in custody once more after officers from the police force's national security ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: jury begins deliberations in inquest over death of student who fell from car park in 2019, told bar high for ruling he was unlawfully killed
A jury began deliberations on Friday over whether a Hong Kong student's fall from a car park near the site of a protest two years ago was a homicide or an accident. But Coroner Ko Wai-hung told the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested under national security law
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Thursday over an alleged violation of the city's national security law, just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Vow to Be Tough on Beijing Will Get Early Test With Hong Kong Arrests
The arrests of democracy advocates in Hong Kong presents the incoming Biden administration with limited options and an early test of its promised hard-nosed stance with China. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: The last gasps of Hong Kong democracy
It's no coincidence that China chose a volatile and sensitive time in America to round up pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists
More than 50 of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians have been arrested in the biggest crackdown since China imposed a draconian security law last year. About 1,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Media Liken Capitol Riot to Hong Kong Protests
Beijing and Moscow, which have long faced criticism from American leaders for their democratic shortcomings, turn the tables on Washington. ( read original story ...)
‘Deja vu’: China invokes Capitol crisis to justify Hong Kong crackdown
An angry mob’s storming of the U.S. Capitol has been received as a gift in Beijing, where a senior Chinese diplomat cited the crisis to justify the communist regime’s repression of Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
China Warns Joe Biden Administration to Stay Out of Hong Kong Affairs
President-elect Biden's pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, had tweeted in support of Hong Kong, saying the new administration would stand up to Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Capitol Hill Riots ‘Karma’ for Supporting Hong Kong, Chinese Media Jeers
China's foreign ministry further pushed the false equivalence on Thursday when its spokesperson accused the United States of double standards. ( read original story ...)
Last orders for Hong Kong taken at Club 71
Club 71 — the preferred watering hole of Hong Kong’s artists, filmmakers, journalists and anyone else who liked a cheap beer — was about to close. Get there for last drinks. I rushed up the hill ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawyer released on bail in Hong Kong crackdown on democracy activists
Attorney John Clancey, one of 53 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures rounded up by authorities, was granted bail even as another activist was arrested. ( read original story ...)