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HSBC and Standard Chartered have backed China’s controversial imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong in a move likely to infuriate ministers in London.Peter Wong, HSBC’s senior executive ... ( read original story ...)

Among the large number of lawyers working for western law firms based in China, two anniversaries will be on their minds: 31 years ago today the Chinese government brutally quashed student protests in ... ( read original story ...)

People light candles every June 4 for Tiananmen Square victims. This year police refused a permit. ( read original story ...)

Boris Johnson wrote in a Times of London column that the law would infringe on the "one country, two systems" agreement China reached with Britain in 1997 when Britain ceded control of the territory. ( read original story ...)

HSBC and Standard Chartered banks gave their backing to China's imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong on Wednesday in a break from their usual policy of political neutrality. HSBC's ... ( read original story ...)

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a daily briefing to update on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain June 3, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 ... ( read original story ...)

A top HSBC executive signed a petition supporting China’s move to impose security legislation on Hong Kong, putting the bank squarely on the side of Beijing in the fight over the future of the ... ( read original story ...)

"We hope greater clarity on the final legislative provisions will enable Hong Kong to maintain economic and social stability," a spokeswoman for the bank said in an email. ( read original story ...)

The Trump administration ordered a suspension of flights on Wednesday from China to the United States as tensions escalate between the two countries over the coronavirus and Hong Kong. The order, ... ( read original story ...)

Boris Johnson is gambling on a move that could hurt Beijing and alienate his voters ... ( read original story ...)

We reiterate that we respect and support laws and regulations that will enable Hong Kong to recover and rebuild the economy and, at the same time, maintain the principle of ‘one country two systems’.” ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. looks weak. Business is falling in line. Protests have been muted. For Beijing, the damage to the city and its own reputation from seizing greater control may be worth it. ( read original story ...)

World UK won't turn its back on Hong Kong, says Johnson. Posted . Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain won't turn its back on the people of Hong Kong -- a former British colo ... ( read original story ...)

The promise, in reaction to a new security law China is trying to impose on the semiautonomous city, a former British colony, would sharply raise the stakes in a developing standoff. ( read original story ...)