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 ...)
U.S. senators seek to sanction Chinese over Hong Kong
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators said on Thursday they would introduce legislation to impose sanctions on Chinese officials for violating Hong Kong's independence, after Beijing moved to impose ... ( read original story ...)
‘This is the end of Hong Kong,’ warns legislator, as China proposes new security law
"The international status of Hong Kong as a city, the international city, will be gone very soon," continued Dennis Kwok, a lawyer and legislator in the territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Revolutionary Anthem Is a Challenge to China
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 ...)
China Poised To Expand Control Over Hong Kong
The renewed push from Beijing to pass a national security law will almost certainly set off more protests against Beijing's rule in Hong Kong, which is semi-autonomous. ( read original story ...)
China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Law, Tightening Control
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 prepares to impose national security laws on Hong Kong
People’s Congress set to bypass territory’s own Legislative Council and could spark fresh pro-democracy protests ... ( read original story ...)
China to propose hugely controversial national security law in Hong Kong
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 ...)