How China Has Stacked the Deck in Hong Kong Elections
While the campaigning looked a lot like any mayoral election, with stump speeches, rallies and policy platforms, the voting ...
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Hong Kong activists jailed for illegal assembly in 2019 protests
HONG KONG, Sept 1 – Seven Hong Kong democracy activists were sentenced on Wednesday to up to 16 months ...
Reality TV Is the Last Thing Hong Kong Wants
It’s easy to see why Hong Kong authorities would welcome such a project and also why it has caused ...
Hong Kong Chooses Fear Over Living With Covid
Hong Kong’s government-mandated “centers” are hotels – not specifically designed for medical isolation with the right ventilation and drainage ...
China alters medal count to include Hong Kong, Taiwan to unofficially claim gold medal dominance over US
Team USA dominated the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning both the overall medal count and gold medal tally, but Chinese ...
China’s ‘sleeper spies’ apply for UK special visa aimed at Hong Kong citizens – report
Chinese “sleeper spies” have applied for British National (Overseas) visas, according to Government sources. Sleeper spies are agents that infiltrate ...
People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government’s effort ...
'Safe haven!’ Biden delays deportation of Hong Kong residents ‘deprived of freedoms’
The US president justified the move by highlighting the “significant erosion” of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. President ...
Hong Kong authorities arrest pro-democracy singer for ‘corrupt conduct’
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with “corrupt conduct” at a 2018 election rally, the ...
Why Some Hong Kongers Are Leaving But Big Money Isn’t
Hong Kong’s population fell 0.6% in 2020, the first annual decline in 18 years, and anecdotal evidence suggests departures ...
