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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he is anticipating being the prime target of a controversial proposed national security law that could be voted on within a few days. Wong and critics ... ( read original story ...)

The "Hong Kong Autonomy Act" passed by unanimous consent. To become law, it must also pass the House of Representatives and be signed by President Donald Trump. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong believes he will be a "prime target" of Beijing's move to impose national security legislation on the Chinese-ruled city that critics say will crush its much ... ( read original story ...)

Support for year-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong has slipped, now getting the backing of a slim majority, as the city braces for the imposition of Beijing-drafted national security ... ( read original story ...)

Chris Van Hollen, a Democratic senator from Maryland and one of the bill’s co-authors, said the legislation would require the Trump administration to “impose sanctions on individuals in the government ... ( read original story ...)

There has been a sharp increase in the number of Hong Kong residents keen to buy property in London since Boris Johnson told about 2.85 million people in the region that he was willing to put them on ... ( read original story ...)

In a bipartisan rebuke of China, the Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to impose sanctions on business and individuals — including the police — that undermine ... ( read original story ...)

The United Nations’ former human rights chief and eight former U.N. special envoys have urged the body’s secretary-general to appoint a special envoy on Hong Kong, saying they are deeply concerned ... ( read original story ...)

The US Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill that would lay out sanctions on Chinese officials who undermine Hong Kong's autonomy as Beijing pushes forward with a controversial security law. ( read original story ...)

As the city braces for a new law that could stifle free speech, local artists are still spurring on the protest movement. ( read original story ...)

The director of a documentary about Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement says he has deleted a scene featuring a dissident artist playing China's national anthem after a law was passed criminalising ... ( read original story ...)

Activists estimate at least 200 protesters are in Taiwan, where authorities have discreetly allowed them to stay by extending tourist visas ... ( read original story ...)

It feels right that Irish novelist Naoise Dolan has appropriated part of that co-opted, mangled aphorism for her first book’s title. “Exciting Times” is set in Hong Kong post-secession, a “fragrant ... ( read original story ...)

How did it avoid the political backlash plaguing the West? Argument: How to Watch for Freedom Disappearing in Hong Kong How to Watch for Freedom Disappearing in H... DON'T LOSE ACCESS: Your IP ... ( read original story ...)