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Chinese Ambassador Urges Canada Not to Grant Asylum to Hong Kong Protesters

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020By Editor

China’s Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu urged Ottawa during a video conference not to grant asylum to Hong Kong protesters. … Read More >Chinese Ambassador Urges Canada Not to Grant Asylum to Hong Kong Protesters

Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong set to relax Covid-19 restrictions despite confirming ‘world’s 1st’ re-infection case

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020By Editor

The city authorities will ease some lockdown measures, allowing locals to not wear masks at country parks, reopening cinemas and beauty parlors, and enabling restaurants to stay open longer than they do now. … Read More >Hong Kong set to relax Covid-19 restrictions despite confirming ‘world’s 1st’ re-infection case

Journalism & Mass media

Western media’s favorite Hong Kong ‘freedom struggle writer’ is American ex-Amnesty staffer in yellowface

Posted on August 9, 2020By Admin

A prominent Hong Kong pundit and anti-China activist named Kong Tsung-gan has become a go-to source for Western media. … Read More >Western media’s favorite Hong Kong ‘freedom struggle writer’ is American ex-Amnesty staffer in yellowface

Asia & Pacific

‘Maybe I should send Trump $100 for asset freeze’: Chinese official mocks Washington over Hong Kong sanctions

Posted on August 8, 2020August 8, 2020By Editor

The head of mainland China’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong, Luo Huining, pointed out that the recent personal US sanctions will have zero effect on him and only prove that he is doing “the right thing.” … Read More >‘Maybe I should send Trump $100 for asset freeze’: Chinese official mocks Washington over Hong Kong sanctions

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US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong’s chief executive among other Chinese officials

Posted on August 7, 2020August 7, 2020By Editor

The US Department of the Treasury has issued personal sanctions against eleven Chinese officials, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Washington blasts each as responsible for the “degradation of Hong Kong’s autonomy.” … Read More >US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong’s chief executive among other Chinese officials

Journalism & Mass media

UK’s Stunning Hypocrisy over Hong Kong

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020By Editor

Further evidence the UK hides behind “human rights” rather than stands for them was demonstrated when London laced sanctions on Hong Kong after the passing of a security law aimed at combating overt foreign interference in the special administrative region of China. … Read More >UK’s Stunning Hypocrisy over Hong Kong

Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong leader uses emergency powers to postpone legislative election for a year

Posted on August 1, 2020August 1, 2020By Editor

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam invokes her emergency powers to postpone the city’s September legislative election by one year, citing coronavirus resurgence as reason. … Read More >Hong Kong leader uses emergency powers to postpone legislative election for a year

Business

Chinese banks urged to switch from SWIFT to domestic financial network amid looming US sanctions over Hong Kong

Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020By Editor

The Bank of China says the country should prepare for potential US sanctions by increasing use of its own financial messaging network for cross-border transactions on the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. … Read More >Chinese banks urged to switch from SWIFT to domestic financial network amid looming US sanctions over Hong Kong

Asia & Pacific

China ends Hong Kong’s crime-related agreements with Australia, Canada and UK for ‘politicizing judicial cooperation’

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020By Editor

Beijing is suspending Hong Kong’s crime agreements with Britain, Canada and Australia, China’s foreign ministry says, because they are “politicizing judicial cooperation” by halting their extradition treaties with Hong Kong. … Read More >China ends Hong Kong’s crime-related agreements with Australia, Canada and UK for ‘politicizing judicial cooperation’

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Britain says BNO passports for Hong Kongers are ‘legitimate’ after China threatens not to recognize them in citizenship row

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020By Editor

London insisted that British National Overseas (BNO) passports are “legitimate” after China said it may end its recognition of them amid a row over new visa rules offering 3 million Hong Kongers a path to British citizenship. … Read More >Britain says BNO passports for Hong Kongers are ‘legitimate’ after China threatens not to recognize them in citizenship row

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