Local tycoons and British-trained civil servants helped promote Beijing’s agenda in the territory. Now Beijing seems ready to push them aside.
Tag: Hong Kong Protests (2019)
Hong Kong Protests: Law to Tighten Beijing’s Grip With Security Presence
Pro-democracy politicians said the proposed security law would punch a hole in the city’s judicial system. Chinese lawmakers may take the issue up again in a matter of days.
Hong Kong Protests: Martin Lee, ‘Father of Democracy,’ Caught Between Extremes
Martin Lee, 82, has dedicated his life to bringing democracy to the Chinese territory while working within the system. Now he is under fire from both sides.
Hong Kong Protests: China’s National Security Plans, Explained
Chinese lawmakers are discussing legislation that could drastically curtail freedoms in the semiautonomous territory.
The Real Dangers of Surveillance
What Americans can learn from the protests in Hong Kong.
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.