The UK has set itself on a collision course with China after broadening its offer on extended visa rights from 350,000 to almost 3m Hong Kong residents. After Beijing announced plans this week to ... ( read original story ...)
Sanctions won’t erode Hong Kong’s role as global financial center: Expert
CNBC's Kelly Evans talks about China's crackdown on Hong Kong and the potential U.S. reaction to new security laws with Nicholas Lardy of the Peterson Institute for Institutional Economics. ( read original story ...)
Wall Street retreats ahead of Trump’s response on Hong Kong
Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday as investors were on edge ahead of a U.S. response to China's national security law on Hong Kong that threatens to take the shine off another month of strong ... ( read original story ...)
China and U.S. Tensions Rise Over Hong Kong
Tensions are rising between the two largest economies in the world as China looks to increase its control over Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong: Hong Kong Cannot Prosper Without Autonomy
The prosperity of Hong Kong is based on its autonomy, not Beijing’s dictatorship, writes Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Glacier Kwong. ( read original story ...)
Beijing should allow arbitrage in mainland China, Hong Kong shares -PBOC paper
China should allow arbitrage trading of shares in companies that are listed on both mainland stock markets and in Hong Kong, a research paper published by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong on borrowed time as China pushes for more control
Hong Kong has been living on borrowed time ever since the British made it a colony nearly 180 years ago, and all the more so after Beijing took control in 1997 and granted it autonomous status. ( read original story ...)
Former HK leader calls out HSBC following UK criticism of security law
Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying on Friday called out banking group HSBC Holdings plc for not making its "stance" clear on China's imposition of a new security law on the city, after the United ... ( read original story ...)
Battle for Hong Kong Is Shifting to City’s Financial Markets
Stability in financial markets would reinforce the message being promoted by officials and tycoons alike: that tougher laws on dissent will bring calm to a city wracked by violent protests. The city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, China Tries to Drown Out Security Law’s Critics
Beijing has tapped local officials and business tycoons to sell a measure that could curtail the city’s civil and economic liberties and threaten its status as a financial center. ( read original story ...)
Protest in Hong Kong over China move to pass security law
Dozens of people joined a protest in a mall in Hong Kong on Friday following a vote by China’s ceremonial parliament to approve legislation that could severely restrict ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong warns removing U.S. special status is a ‘double-edged sword’
Hong Kong told the United States to keep out of the debate over national security legislation being imposed by China, and warned that withdrawal of the financial hub's special status under U.S. law ... ( read original story ...)
EU weighs China policy amid concern over Hong Kong moves
European Union foreign ministers are weighing how to manage increasingly testy relations with China as it asserts more control over Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)