China's rubberstamp parliament has announced that a new national security law in Hong Kong will be on the agenda at its upcoming meeting, a move likely to fuel further anger and protests in the ... ( read original story ...)
China proposes law giving Beijing more power to crack down on opposition in Hong Kong
China’s ceremonial parliament will consider legislation that would give Beijing greater powers to crack down on opposition in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
China Pushes New Security Law for Hong Kong, Increasing Party’s Sway
Such rules would allow Beijing to take aim at the protests that have roiled the semiautonomous city and posed a direct challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. ( read original story ...)
China plans national security laws for Hong Kong after last year’s unrest
China will propose national security laws for Hong Kong in response to last year's often violent pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Chinese rule ... ( read original story ...)
Protests continue in Hong Kong for 4th-straight week
In Hong Kong, another day and night of protests ended with police launching tear gas at activists. The unrest began building last month over a bill that would allow Hong Kong residents be extradited ... ( read original story ...)
Loo roll heist highlights curiousness of Hong Kong’s police state
I was sipping coffee in one of Hong Kong’s high-end malls when a crowd of riot police suddenly swarmed the thoroughfares of polished granite, shattering the sterile hum of faint muzak. Storming past ... ( read original story ...)
Violence escalates between Hong Kong police and protesters as city spirals further into chaos
The streets of Hong Kong descended into chaos for the seventh weekend in a row. Police and protestors clashed in the streets on Sunday. The unrest comes as the city's political crisis continues to ... ( read original story ...)
China proposes controversial Hong Kong security law
China is to discuss new security laws for Hong Kong which opponents fear may restrict freedoms and spark new protests. ( read original story ...)
The Challenge to China From Hong Kong’s ‘Sense of Country’
HONG KONG—Twin crises have jolted this city: one of disease, the other of dissent. Over the past year, millions of people flooded city streets, defying China’s government as they demanded that Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Considers Hong Kong’s Autonomy After Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Activists
S ecretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the recent treatment of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong has made it more difficult to asses the city’s autonomy from Beiji ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters defy police ban to march for 13th week of protests
Police fired tear gas Saturday morning in Hong Kong to break up what is the 13th weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations. Protesters were also hit with blue-dyed water when police used a water cannon ... ( read original story ...)
China says U.S.’s Pompeo ‘blackmailing’ Hong Kong government
China said on Thursday U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is "blackmailing" the Hong Kong government with the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and that Washington's recent actions amount to ... ( read original story ...)
Explosive summer of discontent is brewing in Hong Kong
Determined to prevent a repeat of last year’s protests, Beijing is cutting off the city’s avenues of peaceful dissent and raising the specter of more extreme resistance. ( read original story ...)
Patten urges Hong Kong protesters not to ‘lose faith’
Hong Kong’s last British governor, Chris Patten, is urging protesters not to “lose faith” over what he describes as moves by Beijing to tighten its control over the semi-autonomous city ... ( read original story ...)