Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas and a water canon at protesters Sunday as thousands rallied in the streets against China’s move to impose a new national security law on the semi-autonomous city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas As Thousands Protest Planned Security Law
Demonstrators defied social distancing rules and thronged some of the busiest retail districts Sunday. China's parliament is planning legislation to tighten its grip on the semi-autonomous territory. ( read original story ...)
Former British governor: China has betrayed Hong Kong
Christopher Patten, who served as the final British governor of Hong Kong before it was handed over to China in 1997, is accusing Beijing of betraying the city with a new proposal that would curtail ... ( read original story ...)
Why China’s Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start
Xi Jinping’s China, emboldened by its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, no longer seems constrained by the threat of international rebuke. ( read original story ...)
US Aide Renews Warning On China’s Proposed Law For Hong Kong
The warning from national security advisor Robert O'Brien came amid soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing, and only hours after China's foreign minister Wang Yi warned that the two countries ... ( read original story ...)
China legislation on Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions, White House says
China's proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions and threaten the city's status as a financial hub, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of Hong Kong Demonstrators Protest China’s Proposed Ban on Subversive Activity
China's proposal would ban secessionist and subversive activity, as well as foreign interference, in the semi-autonomous territory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Last British Governor Blasts China, Says It ‘Cheats’ and ‘Tries to Screw Things in Its Own Favor’
Chris Patten, who served as the last British governor of Hong Kong, strongly criticized China and urged the United Kingdom to do more to protect the former colony's autonomy as the Chinese government ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water cannons at protest against proposed security law
China wants to control us. We just want to be ourselves and live with our freedoms, so that’s why we are here,' one protester told NBC News. ( read original story ...)
Memorial Day, Testing, Hong Kong: Your Weekend Briefing
Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. 1. The U.S. is approaching a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Almost all of them occurred within a three-month span at an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters rise up against security law
Thomson Reuters Anti-government protesters react as riot police fire tear gas to disperse them during a march against Beijing's plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong, China May 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing to impose Hong Kong security laws ‘without delay’
China says it will rush through anti-sedition law as police fire teargas at protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China security law proposal
Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes in ... ( read original story ...)
Will investors cool on Hong Kong as China takes closer control?
The most unsettling aspect of Friday’s 5.6 per cent plunge in Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was not its scale or its suddenness but its implications for the coming days and weeks. The drop — the ... ( read original story ...)