Scrapping the privileges the U.S. affords Hong Kong would downgrade the city’s economic role, but a broader basket of financial sanctions could be even more painful for China. ( read original story ...)
Asian stock market: Nikkei, Hang Seng occupy extreme ends amid mixed trading
Asian equities struggles for clear direction as economic hopes confront US-China tension. The US passes the bill to levy fresh sanctions on China, officially term Hong Kong “not autonomous.” China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares drop amid tensions with China
Shares rose in Tokyo and Sydney, but fell in China and Hong Kong, where tensions are flaring over Beijing’s effort to exert more control over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong drops nearly 2% as U.S.-China tensions heat up; oil prices fall
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, raising questions over the special administrative region's favorable trade ... ( read original story ...)
Some Hong Kong Democrats Want Trump to Hammer City’s Economy
Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy advocates called on President Donald Trump to hit China hard, even to the point of revoking the city’s special trading status, over Beijing’s plan to impose ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shares Have A Green Light For Thursday
The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday wrote a finish to the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 450 points or 2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s proposed security law hurts Hong Kong courts, creates business ‘turbulence,’ academic says
The fear is that the proposed law would also allow for Beijing to set up its own agency in the city to supervise and direct the local government in enforcing the measures. ( read original story ...)
Revoking Hong Kong’s special status is Trump’s ‘nuclear option’ that could trigger irrevocable U.S.-China split, analysts warn
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Hong Kong to be no longer autonomous from China Wednesday, a move that further increases U.S.-China tensions ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Says Hong Kong’s Autonomy Is Gone, Sowing China Trade Doubt
China has warned that it would retaliate if the U.S. put sanctions on Hong Kong or interfered in its affairs. “If anyone insists on harming China’s interests, China is determi ... ( read original story ...)
Protests Dwindle, Police Arrest More Than 300: Hong Kong Update
Small groups of protesters remained on Hong Kong’s streets early Wednesday evening, after officers fired pepper spray projectiles and arrested more than 300 people in a return to unrest largely unseen ... ( read original story ...)
Oil falls on U.S.-China tensions over Hong Kong
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working on a strong response to China's proposed security law in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Protests Dwindle, Police Arrest Nearly 300: Hong Kong Update
Small groups of protesters remained on Hong Kong’s streets early Wednesday evening, after officers fired pepper spray projectiles and arrested nearly 300 people in a return to unrest largely unseen ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters defy police crackdown to resist China’s tightening grip
With the U.S. weighing sanctions over a new security law, Beijing’s allies in the financial hub push forward a bill criminalizing disrespect of China’s national anthem. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong says Beijing’s bill is about boosting Communist regime, not national security
Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called Beijing's proposed national security legislation "more evil" than the scrapped extradition bill that triggered mass protests in Hong Kong last year. ( read original story ...)