Politics

Protesters gesture the five demands sign during demonstrations on May 24: four of those have not been met.
Opinion

Hong Kong protests, one year on -- did they achieve anything?

Situation looks bleak as China imposes national security law, but resistance breeds hope

9 June 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga have stressed Tokyo's concern about the situation in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong protests

After defying 4-nation call, Japan seeks G-7 statement on Hong Kong

Tokyo wants united front in urging Beijing to maintain 'one country, two systems'

9 June 2020
A protester holds up a British National (Overseas) passport in Hong Kong. The U.K. government says it will grant around 3 million Hong Kong residents greater visa rights if China does not reverse course.
International relations

UK turns on China over Hong Kong, Huawei and coronavirus

Boris Johnson's route-to-citizenship offer risks end of golden era of ties

6 June 2020
When the bill to introduce a national security law in Hong Kong was announced at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in late May, the city's contingent applauded along with the rest of the delegates to the National People's Congress. The legislation has triggered fresh protests in the semi-autonomous city. (Source photo by Reuters and Xinhua/AP)
Comment

Hong Kong politicos show loyalty to China even as city in turmoil

Delegates to National People's Congress met Xi and discussed poverty

6 June 2020
Pro-democracy activists Nathan Law and Joshua Wong speak to the media in response to the national security legislation in Hong Kong on June 3.
Hong Kong protests

US senators seek precision shot at China to spare Hong Kong

Washington weighs whether getting tough on mainland will only hurt the city

5 June 2020
People in Hong Kong gather for a vigil on Thursday evening to remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, despite police permission for the event being denied.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protesters defy police ban to gather for Tiananmen vigil

Memorial comes hours after pro-Beijing lawmakers pass controversial anthem law

5 June 2020
HSBC says it "respects and supports" any laws that stabilize Hong Kong. 
Money market

HSBC and Standard Chartered back Hong Kong security law

UK-based banks follow moves by major businesses in the city

4 June 2020
Students observed a minute of silence to mourn those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown at the University of Hong Kong on June 4 in front of a memorial to the victims. 
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong activists fear first ban on Tiananmen vigil won't be last

Police cite virus, but democracy supporters see pretext for Beijing's control

4 June 2020
Chinese delegates at the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28.
Hong Kong protests

China to hold forums for Hong Kong security bill on mainland only

Beijing reiterates 'firm determination' in proceeding with new law

4 June 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping's stance toward Hong Kong lacks the pragmatism of late leader Deng Xiaoping's. (Nikkei Montage/Source photo by AFP/Jiji. Getty Images and Kosaku Mimura) 
China up close

China again moves to quash a rebellion, 31 years after Tiananmen

But Xi's high-handed measures on Hong Kong lack Deng Xiaoping's pragmatism

4 June 2020
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, right, looks at a book with Lam Wing-kee, owner of Causeway Bay Bookstore in Taipei, on May 28.
Hong Kong protests

Taiwan braces for 'surge of refugees' from Hong Kong

But political and legal concerns force Tsai administration to move cautiously

3 June 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping poised to vote on a national security bill in May: For many, the controversial law is a sign of Beijing's irrevocably tightening control over the territory of Hong Kong.
The Big Story

Despair and defiance as Hong Kong mounts its last stand

New national security law all but ends the city's autonomy

3 June 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump described the group as “outdated” while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One on May 30.
International relations

Trump's G-7 expansion falls flat on reluctance to exclude China

Moscow uneager to alienate Beijing; members cool on Russia re-entry

3 June 2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference over the new national security legislation in Hong Kong on June 2.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong blasts Trump's 'double standards' on riot response

Carrie Lam says Washington has no right to criticize city's handling of protests

2 June 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump walks out of the Oval Office at the White House on June 1 to deliver a statement in the Rose Garden on the ongoing protests.
Politics

America, champion of democracy, reels in pain

Trump vows to deploy military to halt rioting and looting

2 June 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in 2019.
International relations

US-China showdown over Hong Kong puts Japan in bind

Abe caught between Trump's expanded G-7 and Xi's state visit

2 June 2020
Trump is desperate to blame Beijing for both the coronavirus and America's sudden plunge into recession.
Opinion

Hong Kong is collateral damage in Trump's new trade war with China

Rest of Asia can expect to suffer too if US president pursues strategy

1 June 2020
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters hold U.S. flags during a Thanksgiving Day rally at the Edinburgh place in 2019.
Interview

US cannot fix China in one day, says ex-diplomat in Hong Kong

Hasty decisions put Washington at risk of falling into trap: Kurt Tong

31 May 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 29.
30 May 2020
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on Dec. 23. Both countries have been planning a reciprocal visit by Xi to Japan.
International relations

Abe urged to rethink Xi's Japan visit by own party, citing Hong Kong

China's security legislation raises concerns over 'freedom and democracy'

29 May 2020
People hold signs calling for China to release Canadian detainees Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig in Vancouver in March 2019: no one is safe once the CCP makes national security the priority.
Opinion

Hong Kong security law puts foreign residents and businesses in danger

Chinese Communist Party will use it to kidnap opponents and extort companies

29 May 2020
People's Liberation Army vessels at a naval base in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong protests

US and allies blast Hong Kong security law as China shrugs

State Department eyes response to 'change behavior' in Beijing

29 May 2020
Chinese President Xi Jinping casts his vote on the national security legislation for Hong Kong at the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on May 28.
China People's Congress

China approves Hong Kong national security law in face of US warning

City risks losing special status after Pompeo moves to drop autonomous designation

28 May 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been one of the Trump administration's leading China critics.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong no longer autonomous, Pompeo tells Congress

Legislators pass bill to sanction Chinese officials over Xinjiang rights abuses

28 May 2020
Anti-government demonstrators in Hong Kong scuffle with riot police during a lunchtime protest against the national anthem bill.
Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong police clash with protesters rallying against anthem bill

Officers arrest hundreds, while tycoons voice support for separate security law

27 May 2020