Commentary Hong Kong tastes the bitter fruit of China’s “whole-process people’s democracy.” The transition of Hong Kong’s democracy into a Chinese-run nightmare is painful to watch. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) is in the midst of being completely absorbed into communist China’s political system—despite the promises made by Beijing in 1997 that the…
Hong Kong’s Jailed or Exiled Democrats Lament Sunday Election
HONG KONG—For scores of Hong Kong democrats, this year’s legislative elections were supposed to be a landmark moment for the movement in the face of what they saw as Beijing’s increasing encroachment on Hong Kong’s way of life. Democrats thought they would win a majority that would give them a strong say in the future…
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 Others Jailed Over Tiananmen Vigil
December 13, 2021
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other activists received jail terms ranging from four to 14 months on Dec. 13 for their respective roles in a banned Tiananmen vigil last year. Lai, 72, the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is currently serving 20-month jail time for taking part in pro-democracy…
Pax Americana Unravels at the Feet of China
December 9, 2021
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News Analysis The news is coming fast and hard of peace and stability eroding globally in a manner that benefits Beijing’s attempts at global destabilization to make a path for its increasing control. As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to break apart the American-led order, including that of the United Nations that Washington developed…
Jimmy Lai, 2 Other Hong Kong Activists Convicted Over Tiananmen Square Massacre Vigil
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and two other prominent pro-democracy activists were convicted on Thursday for their participation in a Tiananmen vigil in June 2020. Lai, as well as rights lawyer Chow Hang-tung and former opposition politician and former journalist Gwyneth Ho, were found guilty of unauthorized asssembly charges over the vigil. Hong…
Trial of 47 Hong Kong Democracy Activists Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Subversion Adjourned Till March
HONG KONG—A closely monitored national security trial involving 47 Hong Kong democracy campaigners charged with conspiracy to commit subversion, most of whom have been in custody since March, has been adjourned till March next year, a judge ruled on Monday. Magistrate Peter Law adjourned the next hearing till March 4, after making directions for the…
20-Year-Old Hong Kong Activist Gets 43 Months in Prison Under Beijing-Imposed Security Law
A 20-year-old Hong Kong student was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison on Nov. 23, the youngest activist to be jailed under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The sentence was handed down three weeks after Tony Chung pleaded guilty to charges of secession and one count of money laundering. Despite the charges,…
Hong Kong’s ‘Captain America’ Protester Gets Almost 6 Years in Prison Over Pro-Democracy Chants
A Hong Kong court on Nov. 11 handed down a nearly six-year prison sentence to a pro-democracy protester, after ruling that he had violated a Beijing-imposed national security law through certain nonviolent acts, including chanting protest slogans. Former delivery man Ma Chun-man, 31, dubbed “Captain America 2.0” for wielding the superhero’s shield during protests, was…
Almost Half of the Journalists in Hong Kong Consider Leaving: Poll
Nearly half of the journalists and correspondents in Hong Kong are considering leaving as the working environment has “deteriorated significantly” under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The press freedom survey released on Nov. 5 by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) in Hong Kong found that about 46 percent of the respondents were considering or had…
New Hong Kong University Classes Set Out Dangers of Breaking Security Law
HONG KONG—Last month, several thousand Hong Kong university students, some under the watch of a CCTV camera, were the first to attend compulsory courses on the territory’s national security law. The content of the courses, some of which Reuters has seen exclusively, sets out the dangers of breaking the law, in one case demonstrating how…
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