Chinese stocks are the latest flashpoint in an intensifying standoff between the United States and China. In recent days, US lawmakers, government agencies and stock exchanges have taken steps aimed … ( read original story…
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‘This is the end of Hong Kong,’ warns legislator, as China proposes new security law
“The international status of Hong Kong as a city, the international city, will be gone very soon,” continued Dennis Kwok, a lawyer and legislator in the territory. ( read original story …)
Trudeau Says China Just Doesn’t Get Canada’s Independent Judiciary
Beijing’s linking of its detention of two Canadians in China to the arrest of a Chinese executive in Vancouver shows it doesn’t understand the meaning of an independent judiciary, Prime Minister … ( read original…
Hong Kong’s Revolutionary Anthem Is a Challenge to China
HONG KONG—Twin crises have jolted this city: one of disease, the other of dissent. Over the past year, millions of people flooded city streets, defying China’s government as they demanded that Beijing … ( read…
‘This is the end of Hong Kong’: China pushes security law after unrest
China’s parliament said Thursday it will introduce a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move likely to stoke more unrest in the financial hub. At least…
Mitt Romney, senators urge U.S. to counter China’s ‘predatory’ economic activity amid COVID-19 pandemic
A bipartisan group of senators, including Utah Republican Mitt Romney, want the Trump administration to counter “disturbing” reports that China’s state-owned enterprises are exploiting the economic … ( read original story …)
House Republicans press TikTok on use of kids’ data, ties to Beijing
Two leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the founder of the popular video sharing app TikTok on Thursday, asking about potentially illegal use of data about … ( read…
China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Law, Tightening Control
Such rules would allow Beijing to take aim at the protests that have roiled the semiautonomous city and posed a direct challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. ( read original…
China Poised To Expand Control Over Hong Kong
The renewed push from Beijing to pass a national security law will almost certainly set off more protests against Beijing’s rule in Hong Kong, which is semi-autonomous. ( read original story …)
U.S. sees progress with China over farm products under Phase 1 trade deal
The United States on Thursday said it saw positive signs with Beijing over agricultural products as part of the Phase 1 trade agreement, saying certain U.S. farm products could now be exported to … (…
U.S. House Republicans press TikTok on use of kids’ data, ties to Beijing
Two leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the founder of the popular video sharing app TikTok on Thursday, asking about potentially illegal use of data about … ( read…
China – Hong Kong Relations: Beijing To Adopt Measure Limiting Pro-Democracy Protests
China is planning to clamp down on the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, preparing legislation to limit activities viewed as secessionist and subversive by Beijing, the South Chin … ( read original story …)
Beijing moves to impose new national security law on Hong Kong after anti-China unrest
The statement confirmed what three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, potentially sparking fresh anti-China protests in the freewheeling former British colony, which enjoys many … ( read original story …)
