'No Reasonable Person Can Assert' Hong Kong Has Autonomy From China, Pompeo Says
4 years, 10 months ago

'No Reasonable Person Can Assert' Hong Kong Has Autonomy From China, Pompeo Says

NPR  

'No Reasonable Person Can Assert' Hong Kong Has Autonomy From China, Pompeo Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he has reported to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, a move that may have major implications for the trade relationship between the U.S. and the former British colony. "No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground." The State Department also has pushed back hard against China's recent plans for an aggressive new security law that would criminalize behavior in Hong Kong seen as critical of Beijing. Sponsor Message One of Hong Kong's most prominent activists, Joshua Wong, urged leaders abroad to reconsider whether its "special trade status can still be held since, once the law is implemented, Hong Kong will be assimilated into China's authoritarian regime, on both rule of law and human rights protections."

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Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over U.S. tariffs
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over U.S. tariffs

Raw Story  

Hong Kong will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization in response to heightened US tariffs on its goods, a government spokesperson said Friday, days after Beijing announced a similar move. US President Donald Trump over the weekend launched the opening salvo in an escalating trade war with China, imposing a 10 percent tariff hike on goods coming from …

The Fall of Hong Kong: How China-US Rivalry Ended a Geopolitical Neutral Zone
11 months, 1 week ago

The Fall of Hong Kong: How China-US Rivalry Ended a Geopolitical Neutral Zone

The Diplomat  

In a meeting of the U.S. National Security Council held on June 8, 1960, John F. Dulles, the secretary of state of the Eisenhower administration, made an interesting comment on Cold War Hong Kong: “Hong Kong exists because it is useful both to the Free World and the Sino-Soviet Bloc.” Sixty years later, Dulles’ comment remains insightful to understanding Hong …

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent
1 year, 2 months ago

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent

The Hindu  

Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law on January 30, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that has all but wiped out dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, calls for the city to enact a national security law, but it's been delayed for decades because of widespread …

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent
1 year, 2 months ago

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong began work on …

Q&A: Sebastien Lai on father Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong ‘show trial’
1 year, 7 months ago

Q&A: Sebastien Lai on father Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong ‘show trial’

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – The national security trial of Jimmy Lai, the jailed 75-year-old media mogul and founder of the now defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was supposed to start next month. Lai has been in custody since December 2020 and faces multiple charges related to Hong Kong’s democracy movement and protests. I think what’s happening with the foreign lawyer is unfortunate …

China demands US invite Hong Kong leader to economic meeting, adding to strains over crackdown
1 year, 8 months ago

China demands US invite Hong Kong leader to economic meeting, adding to strains over crackdown

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The Chinese government on Friday demanded the United States invite Hong Kong’s leader to an economic conference following a news report that Chief Executive John Lee would be barred due to his role in crushing the city’s pro-democracy movement. The Washington Post, citing unidentified U.S. officials, said Lee would be barred from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting …

Hong Kong's leader may be barred from a key economic summit. The city says that breaks conventions
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kong's leader may be barred from a key economic summit. The city says that breaks conventions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong government on Friday called on the United States …

Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who escaped to the West ‘will be pursued for life’
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who escaped to the West ‘will be pursued for life’

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses, dismissing criticism that the move to have them arrested was a dangerous precedent. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong tweeted that her country was “deeply concerned” by reports …

26 years of uncertainty: Hong Kong’s journey since the handover
1 year, 8 months ago

26 years of uncertainty: Hong Kong’s journey since the handover

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 03, 2023 19:20 IST - 2 MINS READ On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong officially returned to Chinese sovereignty after being a British colony for 156 years. One of the significant developments in recent years was the extension of the country’s national security laws to Hong Kong. The NPC, on its part, justified the move, saying it …

China condemns EU Parliament’s resolution on Hong Kong’s shrinking freedoms
1 year, 9 months ago

China condemns EU Parliament’s resolution on Hong Kong’s shrinking freedoms

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China’s Foreign Ministry condemned a resolution passed by the European Parliament concerning Hong Kong’s shrinking rights to free speech, even as Beijing seeks to restore economic links with the EU. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s office in Hong Kong issued a statement late Thursday alleging the parliament was trying to use Hong Kong to contain China’s growth, saying …

China erodes Hong Kong’s judicial independence: US Secretary of State
2 years ago

China erodes Hong Kong’s judicial independence: US Secretary of State

Hindustan Times  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced China for undermining the independence of Hong Kong’s courts, as the State Department released a new report condemning Beijing’s crackdown on dissent in the Asian financial center. “This past year, PRC and Hong Kong authorities have further criminalized dissent, undermining the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people in Hong Kong and dismantling …

CE pledges full confidence in the city with nation's backing
2 years, 6 months ago

CE pledges full confidence in the city with nation's backing

China Daily  

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivers a speech a reception at the Grand Hall of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, in celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Oct 1, 2022. Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiuon said Saturday he has full confidence in the …

Xi defends vision of Hong Kong on 25th anniversary of return
2 years, 8 months ago

Xi defends vision of Hong Kong on 25th anniversary of return

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China’s leader Xi Jinping marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return with a speech Friday that emphasized Beijing’s control over the former British colony under its vision of “one country, two systems” – countering criticism that the political and civic freedoms promised for the next quarter-century have been largely erased under Chinese rule. “Regardless of whether …

China’s Xi Jinping claims Hong Kong handover marked ‘beginning of true democracy’
2 years, 9 months ago

China’s Xi Jinping claims Hong Kong handover marked ‘beginning of true democracy’

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday claimed “true democracy” began in Hong Kong 25 years ago when China assumed control, as he marked a symbolic anniversary for the city transformed by his political crackdown. “After its return to the motherland, Hong Kong compatriots became masters of their own affairs, Hong Kong people administered Hong Kong with …

习近平在庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上的讲话（全文）
2 years, 9 months ago

习近平在庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上的讲话（全文）

China Daily  

7月1日上午，庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼在香港会展中心隆重举行。中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平出席并发表重要讲话。 新华社记者 姚大伟 摄 在庆祝香港回归祖国25周年大会暨香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼上的讲话 （2022年7月1日） 习近平 Address at the meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Xi Jinping 同胞们，朋友们： Fellow Compatriots, Dear Friends, 今天，我们在这里隆重集会，庆祝香港回归祖国25周年，举行香港特别行政区第六届政府就职典礼。 Today we are gathered here to celebrate this grand occasion marking the 25th anniversary of …

How a free and open Hong Kong became a police state
2 years, 9 months ago

How a free and open Hong Kong became a police state

The Economist  

An anatomy of erasure How a free and open Hong Kong became a police state Image: Terri Po A quarter of a century after Britain returned Hong Kong to China, the texture of the city, its sights and sounds, are little changed. China’s offer of “one country, two systems” was made because the Chinese Communist Party felt a flourishing post-handover …

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — When the British handed Hong Kong to Beijing in 1997, it was promised 50 years of self-government and freedoms of assembly, speech and press that are not allowed on the Communist-ruled Chinese mainland. Hong Kong also has banned annual protests marking China’s June 4, 1989, crackdown on the pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, with authorities …

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong in limbo 25 years after British handover to China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hong Kong also has banned annual protests marking China's …

Analysis: China’s Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed
2 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: China’s Xi Jinping brought Hong Kong to heel. Now he’s back in a city transformed

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese flags flutter above streets and red celebratory banners line the harbor front, as a beaming crowd of masked officials and school children wave and chant in unison inside Hong Kong’s high-speed rail terminus, welcoming the arrival of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images Protesters use a rope to lower themselves from a pedestrian bridge …

Hong Kong burnishes China ties as luster as global hub fades
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong burnishes China ties as luster as global hub fades

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Every few generations, Hong Kong transforms itself, evolving from a swampy fishing village to 19th century colonial port, to capitalist outpost and factory after China’s 1949 revolution, to 21st century financial center. “There are great opportunities in the Greater Bay Area that haven’t been realized yet,” said David Graham, executive director of the British Chamber of Commerce …

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity

China Daily  

Aerial photo taken on July 16, 2020 shows the Wan Chai of Hong Kong. And in its 25th year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has returned to the right track of "one country, two systems" after some twists and turns. Besides, a small number of radicals in Hong Kong colluded with foreign and separatist forces to derail "one country, …

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong to forge ahead toward prosperity

China Daily  

Aerial photo taken on July 16, 2020 shows the Wan Chai of Hong Kong. And in its 25th year, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has returned to the right track of "one country, two systems" after some twists and turns. Besides, a small number of radicals in Hong Kong colluded with foreign and separatist forces to derail "one country, …

Hong Kong’s last UK governor says crackdowns ‘heartbreaking’
2 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong’s last UK governor says crackdowns ‘heartbreaking’

Associated Press  

LONDON — Beijing’s crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong has been “a lot worse” than expected, the last British governor of the city said Monday as he launched a new book to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule. Chris Patten, who led Britain’s last government in Hong Kong before the Asian …

EXPLAINER: Why is China denying Hong Kong was a UK colony?
2 years, 9 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why is China denying Hong Kong was a UK colony?

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese territory was ever a British colony. “While Hong Kong was occupied by the British following the Opium War, it remained Chinese territory.” It is one of four sets of textbooks being offered to schools to replace those currently in use, all stating the …

Meeting John Lee, China’s Xi welcomes ‘new chapter’ for Hong Kong
2 years, 10 months ago

Meeting John Lee, China’s Xi welcomes ‘new chapter’ for Hong Kong

Al Jazeera  

Lee is the first security chief to hold Hong Kong’s top job with previous leaders mostly business tycoons. Chinese President Xi Jinping has hailed a “new chapter” for the former British colony of Hong Kong, after a meeting with the territory’s incoming leader in Beijing. Sitting far apart around a giant table, Xi praised former security chief and police officer …

China still needs to be vigilant against interference in HK
2 years, 10 months ago

China still needs to be vigilant against interference in HK

China Daily  

In this file photo dated Aug 5, 2019, a Star Ferry Co vessel sails across Victoria Harbor in front of the Hong Kong island skyline in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held the sixth-term chief executive's election on Sunday, with the central leadership taking all necessary measures to prevent external forces from interfering in the electoral process. …

Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s next leader
2 years, 10 months ago

Beijing loyalist John Lee elected as Hong Kong’s next leader

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — John Lee, a hard-line security chief who oversaw a crackdown on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was elected as the city’s next leader on Sunday in a vote cast by a largely pro-Beijing committee. The election followed major changes to Hong Kong’s electoral laws last year to ensure that only “patriots” loyal to Beijing can hold office. Without …

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader
2 years, 10 months ago

China installing former security chief as Hong Kong leader

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — China is installing a career security official as the new leader of Hong Kong in the culmination of a sweeping political transformation that has gutted any opposition in the Asian financial center and placed it ever more firmly under Beijing’s control. The election follows major changes to Hong Kong’s electoral laws last year to ensure that only …

Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses
3 years, 2 months ago

Hong Kong’s free press is being ‘gutted.’ Here’s what the world loses

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — In the past year, two of Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy media outlets were toppled after enormous government pressure, a series of arrests and police raids on their newsrooms. “ Carrie Lam is patiently unraveling the substance of press freedom in Hong Kong,” Reporters Without Borders said in a December 2021 report on China’s press freedoms. …

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — As the days of 2021 dwindled, so did any remaining traces of democracy in Hong Kong. any meaningful policy debates will now take place among a small circle of government loyalists,” said Kurt Tong, partner at The Asia Group and former U.S. consul general in Hong Kong and Macao. The most recent example was Wednesday’s raid by …

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021

LA Times  

Students clean the “Pillar of Shame” statue, a memorial for those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, at the University of Hong Kong in 2019. any meaningful policy debates will now take place among a small circle of government loyalists,” said Kurt Tong, partner at the Asia Group and former U.S. consul general in Hong Kong and Macao. The …

Why I left Hong Kong
3 years, 4 months ago

Why I left Hong Kong

Al Jazeera  

The national security law and its chilling effect on our civil liberties compelled me to leave my home. Earlier this month, almost half of 99 Hong Kong-based journalists polled anonymously by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club said they were considering or had plans to leave the city due to the decline in press freedom under the national security law. …

As Hong Kong sinks deeper into isolation, foreign firms despair
3 years, 4 months ago

As Hong Kong sinks deeper into isolation, foreign firms despair

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong, China – Before the pandemic, Basil Hwang enjoyed a globe-trotting lifestyle synonymous with high-flying expat executives in Hong Kong, travelling to visit his family in Singapore two or three times each month. China doesn’t have the real need to open the border.” The source told Al Jazeera they believed Hong Kong officials were sympathetic to the plight of …

Can Hong Kong’s economy survive China’s political crackdown?
3 years, 5 months ago

Can Hong Kong’s economy survive China’s political crackdown?

Al Jazeera  

Business is considering its options amid the national security law, currency fears and punishing COVID-19 quarantines. Over the past year, Hong Kong’s society has been torn apart by the Beijing-imposed national security law and changes to the electoral process designed to ensure only people deemed “patriots” can hold office in the territory. Last month, the institute’s annual report on economic …

China slams US for offering residents from Hong Kong safe haven
3 years, 7 months ago

China slams US for offering residents from Hong Kong safe haven

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson in Hong Kong condemned …

Who do US politicians really stand with?－Truth about US blatant interference in China's internal affairs on Hong Kong-related issues
3 years, 7 months ago

Who do US politicians really stand with?－Truth about US blatant interference in China's internal affairs on Hong Kong-related issues

China Daily  

People display China's national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in support of implementing the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" at Tamar Park in Hong Kong, March 6, 2021. The truth of the claim that "the United States stands with Hong Kong people" is that the US side will always stand with those who …

Biden offers Hong Kong people in US temporary ‘safe haven’
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden offers Hong Kong people in US temporary ‘safe haven’

Al Jazeera  

China has ‘fundamentally altered the bedrock’ of Hong Kong’s democratic institutions and ‘suppressed freedoms’, the US says. “Offering safe haven for Hong Kong residents who have been deprived of their guaranteed freedoms in Hong Kong furthers United States interests in the region,” Biden said. “Today we send a clear message that the United States resolutely stands with people in Hong …

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections
3 years, 7 months ago

By arresting singer, China is crushing any glimpse of opposition ahead of Hong Kong elections

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s authorities are poised to …

Is Hong Kong now a police state?
3 years, 8 months ago

Is Hong Kong now a police state?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 19:30 GMT: A year after China imposed a new sweeping security law, Hong Kong is a city transformed. China says changes were necessary to “stop chaos and restore order.” Officials have also said there’s “still a lot of work that needs to be done” in terms of securing the city. “Ultimately, this sweeping and …

‘Obey the Party’: The CCP steps out of the shadows in Hong Kong
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Obey the Party’: The CCP steps out of the shadows in Hong Kong

Al Jazeera  

Once forced into a low-key existence, the Chinese Communist Party has become increasingly assertive in the former British colony, Hong Kong, China – It is the governing party that has remained an underground organisation even in part of its own territory, but as the Chinese Communist Party marks its centenary this week there are signs it is stepping out of …

Highlights: An interview with China’s vice foreign minister
3 years, 11 months ago

Highlights: An interview with China’s vice foreign minister

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng spoke with The Associated Press on a range of issues from U.S.-China relations to human rights. A group of four or seven or a dozen countries, that is not multilateralism.” He called for “an atmosphere of global cooperation instead of small circles against one another.” The veteran Chinese diplomat acknowledged competition might …

‘Even dissent is controlled’: How Hong Kong’s world has changed
4 years ago

‘Even dissent is controlled’: How Hong Kong’s world has changed

Al Jazeera  

China’s new election system in Hong Kong has wiped out years of struggle for more democratic freedoms. Hong Kong – In mass rallies and large election turnouts, many people in Hong Kong have pushed hard to build a democratic system within China’s one-party state. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the changes were a “clear breach of the Joint Declaration,” …

UK, US condemn China’s overhaul of Hong Kong elections
4 years ago

UK, US condemn China’s overhaul of Hong Kong elections

Al Jazeera  

The United Kingdom and the United States have strongly condemned moves by China to further reduce political participation and representation in Hong Kong, as the territory announced a second delay to Legislative Council elections that were supposed to have taken place last September. “Today China enacted changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system which are a clear breach of the Joint …

US reaffirms Trump-era ruling that Hong Kong lacks autonomy
4 years ago

US reaffirms Trump-era ruling that Hong Kong lacks autonomy

Al Jazeera  

The United States has reaffirmed that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous and remains undeserving of preferential trade treatment, as a court in the Chinese-controlled city prepared to hand down verdicts in the case of several prominent democrats charged with taking part in an unauthorised assembly. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a notice sent to legislators on Wednesday, …

As democracy fades, Hong Kong’s political opposition become political prisoners
4 years ago

As democracy fades, Hong Kong’s political opposition become political prisoners

LA Times  

Former law professor Benny Tai was among 47 leading pro-democracy figures charged with subversion under a national security law. But seven years after they started dating, Wong found herself at the Lai Chi Kok Reception Center, one of Hong Kong’s largest prison facilities, delivering fresh clothes and taking meal orders for Lau, who is facing a possible life sentence on …

US sanctions 24 Hong Kong and Chinese officials ahead of Blinken meeting with Beijing
4 years ago

US sanctions 24 Hong Kong and Chinese officials ahead of Blinken meeting with Beijing

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Washington has sanctioned 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing’s ongoing crackdown on the city, ahead of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with top Chinese diplomats in Alaska later this week. Blinken said the new sanctions underscore “our deep concern with the National People’s Congress March 11 decision to unilaterally undermine Hong Kong’s …

Hong Kong activists say democracy fight to continue abroad
4 years ago

Hong Kong activists say democracy fight to continue abroad

India Today  

Hong Kong democracy activists have launched a new push to continue their fight among residents living abroad in the wake of a sweeping crackdown by Beijing and changes to the semi-autonomous Chinese city's electoral system aimed at shutting out opposition voices. Join us: https://t.co/UIXV9Sn1Au#StandWithHongKong pic.twitter.com/iCvGAx7103 — Nathan Law March 15, 2021 The letter, co-signed by eight prominent opposition figures, calls …

The Hindu Explains | How will China’s new election law impact Hong Kong’s autonomy?
4 years ago

The Hindu Explains | How will China’s new election law impact Hong Kong’s autonomy?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The National People’s Congress of China, the ceremonial legislature in Beijing, on March 11 approved what it called “a decision on improving Hong Kong’s electoral system”. Currently, 35 of the 70 members of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council are directly elected through “geographical constituencies”, while 35 are nominated from “functional constituencies”. If Hong Kong’s pro-democracy parties are …

Hong Kong move a ‘combination of punches’ to end chaos: China
4 years ago

Hong Kong move a ‘combination of punches’ to end chaos: China

The Hindu  

China’s plans for electoral reform in Hong Kong, coupled with the imposition of a security law, amount to a “combination of punches” to quell unrest in the southern city, a top Beijing official said on Friday. On Thursday, it moved to ensure only “patriots” run the city, when an annual rubber-stamp Parliament voted for sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral …

EXPLAINER: What's behind Hong Kong election law changes
4 years ago

EXPLAINER: What's behind Hong Kong election law changes

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China s ceremonial parliament this week approved a resolution to …

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