The commander of the People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong and the city’s leader defended Beijing’s push for new national security laws governing the territory.
Tag: Hong Kong
Why China’s Move to Rein In Hong Kong Is Just the Start
Xi Jinping’s China, emboldened by its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, no longer seems constrained by the threat of international rebuke.
Despite Coronavirus, Hong Kong Protesters Rally Against China
Marchers defied social distancing rules and a water cannon to demonstrate against Beijing’s plan for new security legislation in the territory.
‘I Am Just Hong Kong’: A City’s Fate in China’s Hands
This hybrid of East and West may have reached the limits of its middle ground.
China Deploys Propaganda Machine to Defend Move Against Hong Kong
State-run news media depicted the proposed national security laws as necessary to protect the rule of the Communist Party.
Top U.S. Officials Threaten Action on China Over Hong Kong Security Law
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the White House economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, signaled the Trump administration would punish China.
China’s Security Law Shakes Hong Kong’s Business World
The territory’s stock market plunged amid expectations that money would soon be leaving the Asian financial hub, which faces tough new measures from Beijing and retaliation from the United States.
Hong Kong Protesters Surprised by China’s Security Law
Beijing’s move to take a direct hand in the territory’s affairs will pit the pro-democracy movement against an uncompromising Communist Party.
What Happens to Hong Kong Now?
What could China’s move to strengthen control over Hong Kong with new security laws yield? And why did it propose this now? Some answers on these and other issues.
China Pushes for New Hong Kong Security Law
New security laws would allow Beijing to take aim at the protests that have roiled the semiautonomous city and posed a direct challenge to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.