President Biden announced a task force on China issues during his first trip as president to the Pentagon on Wednesday. – Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images Updated on Thursday at 11:45 a.m. ET President Biden said he spoke for “two straight hours” … Read More
Protesters against the new national security law gesture with five fingers, signifying “five demands — not one less” on the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China from Britain in Hong Kong on Wednesday. –Vincent Yu/AP Attempts to dissuade China’s … Read More
The legislature rubber stamps rules outlawing disrespect to China’s national anthem, but a pending treason law will have far greater effect. Chinese stocks led losses for a mixed day’s trade in Asia on Wednesday, and Hong Kong looks like a … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, We’ve seen some pretty sad 4th’s of July come and go, and we remember the irony of fireworks celebrations when they weren’t warranted. But this one is the worst yet. Particularly in Texas where we thought, after … Read More
Employees face pressure to support pro-China candidates in local elections and echo the Chinese government’s official line.PHOTO: AFP HONG KONG (NYTIMES) – China and its allies are using threats and pressure to get business to back Beijing’s increasingly hard-line stance … Read More
A screen shows the result of the vote on a proposal to draft a security law on Hong Kong during the closing session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. China’s … Read More
The Chinese flag flutters at the office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Beijing on May 25, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Washington on Wednesday (May 27) requested an emergency UN meeting over a controversial … Read More
BEIJING (AP) – China reacted furiously to President Donald Trump´s signing of two bills on Hong Kong human rights and said the U.S. will bear the unspecified consequences. A foreign ministry statement Thursday repeated heated condemnations of the laws and … Read More
People stand in the lobby of the offices of China’s Xinhua News Agency damaged by protesters in Hong Kong, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Hong Kong riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon Saturday to … Read More