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A new proposal would increase China's national security presence in Hong Kong and give more power to law enforcement. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan urged China on Friday to "sincerely start a dialogue" with people in Hong Kong after China proposed new national security legislation for the former British colony. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped more than 3% Friday after news broke that Beijing would move to pass a hugely controversial national security law for the Asian financial hub. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks fell by more than 4 percent in early Friday trading after Chinese leaders announced their plans to tighten their grip over the territory and to boost government spending to battle the ... ( read original story ...)

Shares slipped in Asia on Friday as tensions flared between the U.S. and China and as more job losses compounded the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is "very anxious, angry and frightened" about Beijing's plans for a new security law, says Emily Lau, former Hong Kong lawmaker from the Democratic Party. She calls on the international ... ( read original story ...)

Real estate companies and financials were among the biggest victims in a stock market sell-off in Hong Kong on Friday after China submitted a security law proposal for the city that has fanned fears ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

The global distraction of the coronavirus pandemic has been "good timing" for China's President Xi Jinping to advance plans for a national security law in Hong Kong, which is a "very serious violation ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong Legislative Council Member Claudia Mo discusses China's move to impose a national security law on Hong Kong and what it would mean for the city. She speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” (So ... ( read original story ...)

Zhang Yesui said the National People’s Congress will deliberate a bill on “establishing and improving the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to ... ( read original story ...)

China is set to impose new national security legislation on Hong Kong after last year's pro-democracy unrest, a Chinese official said on Thursday, drawing a warning from President Donald Trump that ... ( read original story ...)

A proposed new security law has senators calling for sanctions. But the president is reluctant to jeopardize his ties to President Xi Jinping. ( read original story ...)

Traders are wagering that Hong Kong is facing another period of uncertainty after China’s plans for a new national security law roiled markets and raised the specter of renewed protests in the ... ( read original story ...)