President Trump’s press conference on Friday focused entirely on China. The U.S. President used sweeping rhetoric to announce measures punishing Beijing, but his announcements were not specific, and few would take place immediately.
China is experiencing its worst economic slowdown in decades with tens of millions of people unemployed and a demand slump around the world dampening chances for a quick recovery. Premier Li Keqiang nonetheless sounded an upbeat message on the sidelines of the National People's Congress.
As the fate of Hong Kong's autonomy looks increasingly bleak, Hong Kong citizens and foreign governments around the world consider their options for a response to Beijing.
After a long year of anti-Beijing protests and legal limbo, Beijing looks set to strengthen it's control of Hong Kong once and for all.
No one — Establishment or Democratic, progressive or conservative, outside observer or local resident — should want to see Hong Kong burn.
Yesterday, we reported that officials announced that Beijing would be passing new national security laws that will give the Communist Party more control over political activity...
The Two Sessions, China’s annual series of political meetings to approve and discuss new laws and give government work reports, kicked off today. The meetings...
Hong Kong’s education bureau announced (in Chinese) today that it had launched an investigation into the local Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) after a history question concerning colonial Japan’s invasion of China appeared in this year’s university entrance test. The question has caused widespread indignation in the mainland and drawn harsh condemnation by Chinese state media, including Xinhua News and People’s Daily.
Democratic legislation, the rule of law, freedom of speech, a liberal education system, and life as it has generally been known in the former British Colony are eroding rapidly under Beijing's encroachment.