China has rejected foreign criticism. By law, Hong Kong has some freedoms - of the press and association - not guaranteed on the mainland. These are a legacy of the agreement under which Hong Kong was ... ( read original story ...)
Should the United States Punish China for Aggression Toward India and Hong Kong?
As Beijing flexes its muscle from Hong Kong to Ladakh, the U.S. government must decide how to respond. In Britain’s hierarchical culture, the crime for the upper classes isn’t telling lies—it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Taiwan are cultural powerhouses. That terrifies Beijing.
Arthur Tam is a journalist and was formerly an editor at Time Out Hong Kong and Cedar Hong Kong. The successes of Hong Kong, Taiwan and the rest of the Chinese diaspora have always been an ... ( read original story ...)
UK widens visa rights offer to almost 3m Hong Kong residents
The UK has set itself on a collision course with China after broadening its offer on extended visa rights from 350,000 to almost 3m Hong Kong residents. After Beijing announced plans this week to ... ( read original story ...)
Sanctions won’t erode Hong Kong’s role as global financial center: Expert
CNBC's Kelly Evans talks about China's crackdown on Hong Kong and the potential U.S. reaction to new security laws with Nicholas Lardy of the Peterson Institute for Institutional Economics. ( read original story ...)
Wall Street retreats ahead of Trump’s response on Hong Kong
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday as investors were on edge ahead of a U.S. response to China's national security law on Hong Kong that threatens to take the shine off another month of strong ... ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong: Hong Kong Cannot Prosper Without Autonomy
The prosperity of Hong Kong is based on its autonomy, not Beijing’s dictatorship, writes Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Glacier Kwong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong on borrowed time as China pushes for more control
Hong Kong has been living on borrowed time ever since the British made it a colony nearly 180 years ago, and all the more so after Beijing took control in 1997 and granted it autonomous status. ( read original story ...)
Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city ... ( read original story ...)
Protest in Hong Kong over China move to pass security law
Dozens of people joined a protest in a mall in Hong Kong on Friday following a vote by China’s ceremonial parliament to approve legislation that could severely restrict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong warns removing U.S. special status is a ‘double-edged sword’
Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the debate over national security legislation being imposed by China, and warned that withdrawal of the financial hub's special status under U.S. law ... ( read original story ...)
EU weighs China policy amid concern over Hong Kong moves
European Union foreign ministers are weighing how to manage increasingly testy relations with China as it asserts more control over Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. Might Revoke Hong Kong’s ‘Special Status.’ Here’s What That Means For Business in the Global Financial Hub
The news comes following Beijing’s decision late last week to draw up a national security law for Hong Kong. The move came after Hong Kong’s Legislative Council failed in its obligations to enact such ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tensions end winning streak for global stock markets – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as heightened tensions between the US and China over Hong Kong push stocks lower ... ( read original story ...)