Basic Law of Hong Kong

Hong Kong's courts are the one branch of government which retain some degree of autonomy, but one which may be sorely tested by the blunt instrument of Beijing's new security law.

Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for charges related to an illegal pro-democracy rally in 2019.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is one of the few major super powers yet to congratulate president-elect Joe Biden on his presidential win, though this is unlikely to further tamper the slew of foreign policy challenges facing U.S.-China relations.

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All of Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers resigned together Wednesday to protest a new law by China that allows for the removal of "unpatriotic" sitting legislators.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Hong Kong's decision to bar a dozen pro-democracy candidates from contesting legislative elections and then to postpone the vote by a ...

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong applied on Monday to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city's legislature, raising the prospect of a battle with authorities after being barred from running in previous polls.

Hong Kong's cruel new law doesn't just affect the city.

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The last British governor of Hong Kong has accused the Chinese Communist Party of setting out to "destroy" the Chinese territory by implementing a national security law there.

Canada is also halting exports of sensitive military gear to Hong Kong and updating its travel advisory so Canadians traveling there will know how the law might affect them

"It's really the first time that I had a genuine feeling that I would be arrested just because of speaking aloud a slogan or holding a poster on the street."

Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the airport early on Thursday on suspicion of stabbing and wounding an officer during a demonstration against a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the financial hub.

Britain has taken a stand on China's new security law in Hong Kong.

People in the city face life in jail for a host of offences under the new Chinese legislation.

Social media posts were erased, protest art was removed from buildings, and a pro-China lawmaker offered huge rewards to anyone willing to snitch on protesters who fled the city.

According to the South China Morning Post, the new legislation is expected to carry a maximum penalty of life in jail.

The Communist Party leadership says the national security law is needed to end political unrest after the city was rocked by months of pro-democracy protests last year,

After a virtual summit, Ursula von der Leyen calls out Beijing on cyberattacks and demands progress on trade disputes.

China will have overarching powers over the enforcement of a new national security law in Hong Kong, according to details released on Saturday that signalled the deepest change to the city's way of life since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.