Hong Kong

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law says he has left the city for an undisclosed location after testifying in a U.S. congressional hearing about a tough new security law imposed by mainland China on the semi-autonomous territory

China’s government and pro-Beijing activists in Hong Kong are condemning what they call foreign meddling in the territory’s affairs, as countries move to offer Hong Kongers refuge and impose sanctions on China over a new security law

Hong Kong police have made the first arrests under a new national security law imposed by mainland China, as thousands of people defied tear gas and pepper pellets to protest against it

People living in Hong Kong are starting to seek a way out after China passed a controversial new national security law that the people of Hong Kong said violates their autonomy. The passage of the law is seen as Beijing’s response to the year-long, anti-government protests that have swept the former territory.

China approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing’s boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between the semi-autonomous territory and mainland China’s authoritarian Communist Party system.

The Trump administration is barring defense exports to Hong Kong and will soon require licenses for the sale of items that have both civilian and military uses

China’s top legislative body has taken up a draft national security bill for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining the semi-autonomous Chinese region’s legal and political institutions

Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened after being forced to close in January due to the coronavirus pandemic. The theme park opened its doors to a limited number of local guests and implemented new health and safety measures.

Twitter has removed a vast network of accounts that it says is linked to the Chinese government and was pushing false information favorable to the country’s communist rulers. Beijing denied involvement Friday and said the company should instead take down accounts smearing China.

More than 100 protesters in Hong Kong marched and shouted slogans during a lunchtime protest Friday in a luxury shopping mall, marking the one year anniversary of a clash with police outside the semi-autonomous Chinese city’s legislature.

Defying a police ban on demonstrations, thousands of protesters gathered downtown Hong Kong to mark the first anniversary of the “million-person rally” that sparked months of pro-democracy protests.

Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban and marked the 31st anniversary of the crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square

Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a contentious bill that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem

The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party says U.S. moves to end some trading privileges extended to Hong Kong grossly interfere in China’s internal affairs and are doomed to fail

The United States and United Kingdom clashed with China and Russia over Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong during closed Security Council discussions that reflected increasing U.S.-China tensions

The stock market erased an early drop and ended mixed, capping a strong week and month

President Donald Trump announced that it would revoke special privileges granted to Hong Kong, including U.S. extradition policies and separate travel customs and visas from China, and will enact economic sanctions. The president said these measures were in response to China’s violation the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, which gives Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy from Beijing.

China’s legislature has endorsed a national security law for Hong Kong that has triggered new protests in the territory and strained relations with the United States and Britain

Protests in Hong Kong have sparked anew after China’s legislature approved a proposal to impose a controversial national security law in Hong Kong that critics fear could undermine the city’s autonomy.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China