China says it will respond resolutely if UK sanctions officials
China will respond resolutely to any attempt by Britain to sanction Chinese officials following the imposition of a security law in Hong Kong, its ambassador...
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Tech firms suspend processing Hong Kong data requests, city leader remains confident
Hong Kong’s national security law does not spell “doom and gloom”, its leader said on Tuesday, as she tried to calm unease over legislation that...
Hong Kong merely seeking the freedom China agreed to honour in 1997
If the Chinese ambassador to Cyprus writes many more letters to the Cyprus Mail, the newspaper should grant him “CM Regular Columnist” status. The latest tirade by...
U.S. House passes bill to sanction Chinese banks over Hong Kong
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation late Wednesday that would penalize banks doing business with Chinese officials who implement a national security law that...
Hong Kong police fire water cannon at crowds protesting new security law
Hong Kong police fired water cannon on Wednesday to break up the first protest since China introduced sweeping security legislation and they made their first...
China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition
China’s parliament passed national security legislation for Hong Kong on Tuesday, setting the stage for the most radical changes to the former British colony’s way...
Hong Kong legislature starts voting on China national anthem bill
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council started voting on a controversial bill on Thursday that would make disrespecting China’s national anthem a criminal offence, amid heightened fears...
British PM Johnson tells China: We’ll not walk away from Hong Kong people
The United Kingdom will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China imposes a national security law which conflicts with Beijing’s international...
Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as U.S.-China tensions rise
Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday after mass protests a day earlier, as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of...
Hong Kong police fire pepper pellets to disperse protests over security bill
Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre on Wednesday, as national security legislation proposed...
Hong Kong and Beijing officials defend security laws, citing threat of terrorism
China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong and the city’s security chief on Monday defended proposed national security laws by describing some acts in mass...
Hong Kong residents fret over Beijing’s planned new security laws
Newspaper vendor Man, 60, was speechless when she saw the headline that Beijing plans to impose national security laws on Hong Kong, and worried what...
Hong Kong protesters face off with police in mall protests
Hong Kong riot police swept into several shopping malls on Saturday, chasing off and arresting some anti-government Hong Kong demonstrators who had gathered to press...
China warns U.S. of consequences for HK law as police enter ruined university
China warned the United States on Thursday it would take “firm counter measures” in response to U.S. legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and...
Landslide democratic win in HK election raises pressure on city’s leader
By Twinnie Siu and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s democrats scored a landslide majority in district council elections, which saw...
Hong Kong tips Beijing’s balance quandary
By Edward Hadas It may all make sense to Xi Jinping. For the Chinese leader, dissent, as seen in the Hong Kong protests, leads to...
At embattled Hong Kong university, a dramatic escape (Update)
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang Dozens of Hong Kong protesters staged a dramatic escape from a university campus sealed off by police on Monday by shimmying...
Hong Kong and China condemn attack on justice secretary as protests paralyse city
The Chinese and Hong Kong governments condemned on Friday an attack by a “violent mob” on the city’s justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators...
Hong Kong students arm themselves for showdown as police take breather
Pro-democracy protesters paralysed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing schools to close and blocking highways as students built barricades and...
Hong Kong protesters have no interest in democracy and freedom
By Huang Xingyuan, Ambassador of China to Cyprus RECENTLY, I was approached by some readers of Cyprus Mail about the reports on the current situation...
