Hong Kong to Shut All Schools After Mild Virus Spike
Hong Kong will close all schools after a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus infections, the city’s education minister said Friday.
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Australia’s Refuge Offer to Hong Kongers Infuriates China
Australia offered pathways to permanent residency for thousands of people from Hong Kong on Thursday in response to China’s crackdown on dissent, drawing a furious reply from Beijing.
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Hong Kong National-Security Law Scrutinized in House Hearing
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday heard from a range of experts on the Chinese Communist Party, as a national security law takes effect in Hong Kong that threatens the “one country, two systems” framework.
Read moreHong Kong Makes First Security Law Arrests Amid Protests
Hong Kong police made the first arrests under Beijing’s new national security law Wednesday as the anniversary of the city’s handover to China was met by thousands defying a ban on protests.
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China Approves Tough New Hong Kong Security Law
China approved a tough new national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on political resistance in Hong Kong.
Read moreWith China & US on the Outs, EU Wades In
Top European Union officials were holding talks Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang at a time of rising tensions between major trading partners over the fallout from the coronavirus crisis and Beijing’s increasing control over Hong Kong.
Read moreChina Says It Will Handle ‘Some’ Hong Kong Security Cases
China will have jurisdiction over “some extremely rare” national security cases in Hong Kong under a new law to be imposed on the semiautonomous city, a senior official said Monday.
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Wall Street Loses Some Zip Thanks to Mounting Job Loss, Trade Gap
U.S. markets flattened on Thursday, capping a four-day rally, as unemployment and trade deficits both rise.
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In Test of Trump, China Says US Lacks Power to End Trade Status
China brushed off the threat that the United States will end a designation that gives Hong Kong’s special trading privileges, saying Thursday that such a sanction would violate World Trade Organization rules.
Read moreHong Kong Protesters Defy Tiananmen Vigil Ban
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters defied a ban against gathering at a park to commemorate Thursday’s anniversary of China’s Tiananmen massacre, with tensions seething in the financial hub over a new security law.
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China Warns Britain Not to Interfere in Hong Kong
China warned Britain on Wednesday that interfering in Hong Kong will backfire, after the former colonial power vowed to give sanctuary to locals who may flee the city if a controversial security law is passed.
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China Says It Will Counterattack US Over Hong Kong Curbs
Beijing warned Washington on Monday of retaliation after President Trump announced restrictions on Chinese students in the United States in protest against a new national security law in Hong Kong
Read moreHong Kong Bans Tiananmen Vigil for First Time
Hong Kong police on Monday banned a June 4 vigil marking the Tiananmen crackdown anniversary, citing the coronavirus pandemic, the first time the gathering has been halted in three decades.
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Investors Skittish Ahead of Expected Sanctions on China
Wall Street is starting to feel the sting of U.S.-China tensions, as investors await President Trump’s announcement on potential sanctions later Friday.
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Trump Considers Mass Expulsion of Chinese Grad Students
The Trump administration may soon expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities and impose other sanctions against Chinese officials in the latest signs of tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong.
Read moreHong Kong Restrictions Made Official in Blow to Global Trade
Members of Chinese parliament in Beijing approved a sweeping national-security law Thursday that critics say jeopardizes Hong Kong’s autonomy from the mainland country’s communist government.
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Reopenings Rally Investors, Despite Surge in US-China Tensions
The relief from the dropping number of Covid-19 cases nationwide and reduction in stay-at-home orders nationwide over the Memorial Day weekend has carried through to mid-week.
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US to Pull Hong Kong’s Special Status as China Tightens Grip
No longer considering the territory autonomous from China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday that the United States will work toward stripping Hong Kong of special diplomatic status.
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China Tightens Its Grip on Hong Kong
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers sharply criticized China’s move to take over long-stalled efforts to enact national security legislation in the semiautonomous territory, saying it goes against the “one country, two systems” framework in which Beijing promised the city freedoms not allowed on the mainland.
Read moreHong Kong Bars Tiananmen Anniversary Observance
Hong Kong on Tuesday extended anti-virus measures limiting public gatherings until June 4, a move that means an annual vigil marking the Tiananmen crackdown will likely not take place for the first time in 30 years.
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