Early on Monday, the police in Hong Kong arrested Jimmy Lai, founder of the popular tabloid Apple Daily, on charges of collusion with a foreign country, one of the vaguely defined crimes under the ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says he is not optimistic China will rethink its position on Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he is not optimistic that China will rethink its position on Hong Kong, particularly after the arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kong's new ... ( read original story ...)
Who are Jimmy Lai and Agnes Chow, two of the Hong Kong democracy advocates arrested Monday?
The arrests targeted two of the city’s best-known pro-democracy figures: newspaper mogul Jimmy Lai, 71, whose resistance to Beijing dates back to the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre; ... ( read original story ...)
China sanctions U.S. lawmakers, non-profit leaders over Hong Kong
China announced sanctions Monday against U.S. lawmakers and the heads of several U.S. non-profit organizations over their support for Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
China’s latest Hong Kong crackdown demands a strong U.S. response
The historic and tragic events unfolding today in Hong Kong are primarily an attack by Chinese authorities on the autonomy of the city and the freedoms of its people. But the Chinese government is ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, US allies decry ‘erosion of rights’ in Hong Kong
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. issued a joint statement Sunday decrying the "erosion of rights" in Hong Kong over Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai and Raids Headquarters
The police in Hong Kong arrested the pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, becoming the most high-profile person detained under China’s sweeping legislation. ( read original story ...)
China imposes sanctions on US senators over Hong Kong
The sanctions come in response to a decision by the US to sanction 11 Chinese officials and allies in Hong Kong for curtailing political freedoms. Among those targeted by China were Senators Ted Cruz ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai, Media Mogul, Under National Security Law
The pro-democracy figure is the most high-profile person detained under the sweeping law imposed by Beijing on the semiautonomous territory. ( read original story ...)
China imposes sanctions against U.S. lawmakers over Hong Kong
China said it would apply sanctions against 11 U.S. citizens including officials from Monday in response to Washington's move on Friday to impose sanctions on 11 Hong Kong and Chinese officials whom ... ( read original story ...)
China Sanctions 11 Americans in Retaliation for U.S. Action Against Hong Kong Officials
C hina said it will sanction 11 Americans in retaliation for similar measures imposed by the U.S. on Friday, but the list doesn’t include any members of the Trump administration. Those sanctioned ... ( read original story ...)
Prominent Hong Kong Publisher Arrested Under New National Security Law
Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon known as a fervent supporter of democracy and human rights, is the most prominent figure arrested thus far under China's new national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Arrest Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai and Raid His Newspaper Under National Security Law
Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the offices of his flagship newspaper, the most high-profile case yet against democracy activists in the city under a national security law ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested, newsroom searched
The 71-year-old owns popular tabloid Apple Daily and is an outspoken pro-democracy figure in Hong Kong who regularly criticizes China’s authoritarian rule and Hong Kong’s government. ( read original story ...)