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Hong Kong Hot Pot Scandal Angers Democracy Activists for 'Double Standards'
Over the past year, Hong Kong has threatened protesters with jail for holding demonstrations banned to due virus-control measures. Now, a decision to forgive three senior officials for attending a dinner in violation of Covid rules has provided a new rallying cry for pro-democracy activists.
Biden, Yellen to Maintain Trump's Halt in U.S.-China Economic Talks
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her staff have no plans to resurrect the regular U.S.-China economic dialogue that governed ties between the two nations during the Bush and Obama administrations, continuing for now the suspension put in place under President Donald Trump.
China Traders to Scrutinize Maturing Mega Loan for Policy Clues
Chinese stocks advanced while bonds declined as fears of a deep economic slowdown were allayed by the latest data.
Lalamove Said to Eye Shifting IPO From U.S. Amid China Curbs
Chinese on-demand logistics and delivery firm Lalamove is considering shifting its planned $1 billion U.S. initial public offering to Hong Kong, people familiar with the matter said, as regulators in its home country crack down on the wave of firms chasing overseas listings.
Chinese Tech Stocks Jump After Tencent Gets Deal Approval
Hong Kong-listed Chinese tech stocks rose the most in nearly three weeks on Tuesday as official approval for a Tencent Holdings Ltd. acquisition eased investor concerns about Beijing’s recent regulatory crackdown.
China’s U.S. IPO Queue to Shrink Amid Regulatory Crackdown
China’s crackdown on U.S. initial public offerings by its companies has put its burgeoning pipeline of potential listings at risk.
ByteDance Shelved IPO After Regulators Warn About Data, DJ Says
TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is working to ensure it complies with data security requirements before going public after meetings with Chinese government officials over the issue earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said.
Hong Kong Migrants Seek Fresh Start in U.K. After Crackdown
Many who have left the city say they feel less like refugees than trailblazers, eager to build a new home after watching their old one slowly transform under Beijing.
‘Growing risks’: Hong Kong pro-democracy group scales down
Organisation known for annual Tiananmen vigil lets go of all paid staff and halves its steering committee
China Tightens Rules on Foreign IPOs in New Blow to Tech Firms
China proposed new rules that would require nearly all companies seeking to list in foreign countries to undergo a cybersecurity review, a move that would significantly tighten oversight over its internet giants.
Hong Kong: Hundreds arrested as protest movement returns | DW | 11.05.2020
Police say they have arrested 230 people, some as young as 12, after a weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations. Activists are concerned that pandemic lockdown measures will be used by China to roll back more rights.
China Car Rental Firm eHi Said to Weigh $1 Billion Hong Kong IPO
eHi Car Services Ltd., a Shanghai-based car rental company, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
Biased Western media are fueling HK riots
Western reports on Hong Kong affairs have made the Chinese people see clearly how these media outlets put their standpoint ahead of objectivity without regard for professional ethics.
UK baking contest organizer disappoints netizens over HK riot-themed cake
Chinese netizens said they are disappointed with the organizer of a UK baking competition who did not remove two cakes from the event which allegedly professed support for the Hong Kong riots, saying the move has hit China's bottom line.
China’s Dovish Switch Ignites Fears Over Global Recovery Trade
China’s authorities signaled they may soon unleash more support for the economy, an unexpected shift in tone that suggests the world’s fastest pandemic recovery may be weaker than it appears.
Hong Kong: 100 days of protests
100 days of protests rock Hong Kong via @scmpgraphics
Tech Stocks Drag Key China Index in Hong Kong Toward Bear Market
A key gauge of Chinese stocks traded in Hong Kong neared a bear market as Beijing’s latest crackdown drives investors to dump shares of the nation’s technology giants.
How Western media promotes color revolution: a case study of Hong Kong
It is crucial to wake up from the dreams created by the Western mainstream media. The practice of these media actively participating in the color revolution will eventually be discarded by history. This tendency cannot be stopped by any forces.
Washington has no right to define HK’s high degree of autonomy
China has the ability to move forward getting rid of US interference. Hong Kong's special custom status is not a boon the US gives the city. It is mutually beneficial in nature. The city’s future will depend on how strong China is, and not on US attitude toward Hong Kong.
Beijing to Hong Kong: We make the laws
Zāng Tiěwěi 臧铁伟, the spokesperson of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. The Hong Kong High Court overturned…
A tipping point in Hong Kong?
The situation in Hong Kong is as volatile as it has ever been, as every day of the past week has brought fresh, violent clashes between protesters and police. This is the first time that the upheaval has not slowed during a single weekday. Two significant police actions ensured this: A second protester was shot by police with live bullets on November 11, as we covered last week. Police laid siege to university campuses, which had previously been treated as safe havens.
What do the Hong Kong protesters want?
Hong Kong is now paralyzed on a near-daily basis by violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police. How did we get here, and what is it, exactly, that the protesters want?
Schools close after third day of violent clashes in Hong Kong
Things in Hong Kong are not looking good: After three days of increasingly violent clashes between protesters and police, “Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong…
Hong Kong protester shot and critically injured
For most of the 24 weeks of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the city has seethed on weekends but returned to something resembling normalcy on…
‘Forgive me for loving freedom’: The enduring Hong Kong rock anthem
For 25 years, the 1993 ballad “Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies” from the Hong Kong band BEYOND has soared above protests, marches, and rallies in mainland…
Beijing will not let Hong Kong decide its own future
The city’s November 24 district council elections, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (黃之鋒 Huáng Zhīfēng) was disqualified from running last week, for his support for “self-determination.” The bottom line is that Beijing, and the Hong Kong government that it oversees, will not allow the people of Hong Kong to decide their own future.
Fear and loathing — anti-mainlander sentiment in Hong Kong
As anti-government protests simmer in Hong Kong, some demonstrators are increasingly focusing their anger on mainland Chinese in the city, hurling abuse and, in some…
The Panda in the Room: Hong Kong’s pro-independence movement
Some Hong Kong activists, faced with diminishing prospects for political liberalization and a government in Beijing that’s taken a marked authoritarian turn, have responded by…
Beijing denies it has plans to replace Carrie Lam
Last week, the Financial Times reported that Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam is on her way out, with Beijing seeking to replace her by March next year with a candidate who doesn’t have any connections with the extradition law mess. The Chinese foreign ministry initially dismissed this reporting as “political rumors with ulterior motives,” but has since scrubbed that denial from the official transcript of its press briefing.
Beyond The NBA China Issue: How China Forces American Companies to Apologize
We investigated the NBA and China situation and found other American companies that have been forced to apologize and submit to Chinese pressures. We take you behind the scenes of how China works, what makes China angry, and how China polices the world from inside its own borders.
What are the five key demands of Hong Kong?
The five key demands of Hong Kong protesters are: to withdraw the extradition bill; to stop labeling protesters as “rioters”; to drop charges against protesters; to conduct an independent inquiry into police behavior; to implement free elections for a chief executive.
Beijing seethes as House approves Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which would put the city’s special trading relationship with the United States under annual review, was unanimously…
After NBA affair, Silicon Valley turns against China
The NBA kerfuffle seems to have been a turning point in Corporate America, at least in the tech sector. Shelly Banjo, Hong Kong correspondent for…
‘We’ll grind you up and crush your bones’: Tough talk from China’s leader
A tweet from Chinese nationalist rag Global Times:…
Apple removes Hong Kong police-tracking app after complaints from China
Apple removes Hong Kong police-tracking app after complaints from China
NBA stands firm as CCTV cuts preseason broadcasts and brands flee
Two days after the NBA groveled to Chinese fans over a tweet by Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey that supported Hong Kong protesters and sparked outrage…
Everyone is jumping on Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s Hong Kong tweet
On Friday, Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, tweeted an image that read, “Fight for Freedom. Stand with Hong Kong,” a slogan…
