"If Hong Kong was a democracy, we would not need to start scuffles like this," Eddie Chu, one of the lawmakers carried out, told the BBC. "Unfortunately, we are forced into this situation. I can ... ( read original story ...)
China is using covid-19 to throttle Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement
It’s just the latest example of how the Chinese Communist Party is using covid-19 as a pretext to throttle Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. The city’s puppet government h ... ( read original story ...)
July 2nd Options Now Available For iShares Inc. – iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH)
Investors in iShares Inc. - iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (Symbol: EWH) saw new options begin trading today, for the July 2nd expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up ... ( 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 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 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 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 ...)