With the U.S. and its allies distracted by the pandemic, China’s leader has taken bold steps on issues where he’s often faced international pushback, including Taiwan, the South China Sea and a ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Weighs Sanctions on China Finance Sector Over Hong Kong
President Donald Trump has discussed targeting China’s financial sector through sanctions and trade policy in retaliation for Beijing’s moves to curb Hong Kong’s autonomy, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Set To Discuss Response To China’s Grab Of Hong Kong
The White House has scheduled a press conference for Friday afternoon following administration criticism of Beijing's assertion of power. Watch President Trump's remarks live. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: China fury amid global pressure over security law
China has rejected foreign criticism. By law, Hong Kong has some freedoms - of the press and association - not guaranteed on the mainland. These are a legacy of the agreement under which Hong Kong was ... ( read original story ...)
Should the United States Punish China for Aggression Toward India and Hong Kong?
As Beijing flexes its muscle from Hong Kong to Ladakh, the U.S. government must decide how to respond. In Britain’s hierarchical culture, the crime for the upper classes isn’t telling lies—it’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Taiwan are cultural powerhouses. That terrifies Beijing.
Arthur Tam is a journalist and was formerly an editor at Time Out Hong Kong and Cedar Hong Kong. The successes of Hong Kong, Taiwan and the rest of the Chinese diaspora have always been an ... ( read original story ...)
UK widens visa rights offer to almost 3m Hong Kong residents
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 ...)