Hong Kong’s legal boundaries with China have “blurred” with Beijing’s proposed national security law for the city, and international observers may get the impression that the “one country, two systems … ( read original story…
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Hong Kong’s legal boundaries with China have ‘blurred,’ says professor
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The Philippines plans to spend 1.3 billion pesos ($26 million) to build more structures on a disputed island in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Defeated China-Friendly Taiwan Mayor Says He Won’t Contest Loss
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A high-profile, China-friendly Taiwan mayor who lost a recall election last week said on Tuesday he would not contest the vote in the courts, smoothing the way for an election for ……
The border spat between India and China is turning into an all-out media war
China and India’s latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but it has been all-out war in the respective countries’ media. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong’s Leader Wants More Financial Integration With China
Hong Kong’s leader said she told Chinese officials the city should be transformed into a global hub for private wealth and a more prominent offshore Renminbi center, even amid concerns about the … ( read…
Hong Kong leader says financial hub cannot afford any more ‘chaos’
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday the city could not afford further “chaos” as it marked the first anniversary of the start of rolling mass pro-democracy protests. ( read original story …)
China Tries to Have It Both Ways With Virus Recovery
The country announced a slate of climate-friendly stimulus priorities, but has also loosened coal regulations. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong Bailout Lets Cathay Pacific Chart New Future Without Air China Takeover
Cathay was gradually being encircled by competitors, within Asia and further flung, that had fresh cash to steer them through aviation’s worst downturn. ( read original story …)
China is going much more ‘one country’ and much less ‘two systems,’ says expert
China’s critics and opponents in Hong Kong will find it much tougher going forward, says Richard McGregor, senior fellow at the Lowy Institute … ( read original story …)
China reins in nationalists clamoring for an invasion of Taiwan
A pandemic, an economic downturn and an untested military have forced Beijing to temper calls for war. The move highlights the dangers of harnessing nationalism to bolster party control. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong’s business community sees the need for national security laws, says think tank
Like most economies, Hong Kong should have a national security law — even if Beijing is the one imposing it on the city, a think tank said on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Novel coronavirus may have been spreading in China in August, Harvard research indicates
The novel coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August 2019, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine … ( read original…
Tragic Yarn: India-China Border Spat Hits Global Cashmere Production
Wool from pashmina goats, reared by nomads in the inhospitable high-altitude cold desert region of Ladakh, is the most expensive and coveted cashmere in the world. But the shaggy creatures that … ( read original…
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