What Americans can learn from the protests in Hong Kong.
Tag: Hong Kong Protests (2019)
Hong Kong Officer Is Summoned to Face Charges Over Shooting of Protester
The government could still block the case, which was filed by a pro-democracy lawmaker under a seldom-used legal mechanism.
Hong Kong Protests, One Year Later
The city’s worst political crisis in decades began in earnest with a mass march on June 9, 2019. Here is a look at some of the pro-democracy campaign’s key moments.
Defying Beijing, Thousands in Hong Kong Hold Tiananmen Vigil
Residents across the city gathered to commemorate the victims of China’s 1989 crackdown, despite a police ban. Hours earlier, the city made mocking China’s anthem a crime.
For Hong Kong, Tiananmen Looms Over the Future
In early 1989, change seemed unstoppable in Beijing. That it wasn’t, that China would push back with fury, casts a large shadow over Hong Kong today.
Boris Johnson Pledges to Admit 3 Million From Hong Kong to U.K.
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.
As Protests Engulf the United States, China Revels in the Unrest
Chinese officials and state media are seizing on the moment to tout Beijing’s authoritarian system and condemn American hypocrisy — a narrative that ignores many of their own issues.
Hong Kong Bans Tiananmen Vigil for 1st Time, in New Challenge to Protests
Days after China moved to enact new security laws for Hong Kong, the territory’s police rejected permission for an annual vigil to honor the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Hong Kong’s Protest Movement, Faced with Beijing’s Security Push, is In Crisis
As the Chinese government’s grip tightens, protesters are debating how and why to keep fighting, or whether resistance is even possible.
China Pressures Hong Kong to Support Security Law
Beijing has tapped local officials and business tycoons to sell a measure that could curtail the city’s civil and economic liberties and threaten its status as a financial center.