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Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon released on bail

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai was released on bail over a day after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening crackdown on dissent.

China

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai released on bail

The media mogul, who owns pro-democracy tabloid newspaper the Apple Daily, was arrested earlier this week under China's new national security law.

China

Hong Kong: China sanctions US politicians and pro-democracy groups

The number of Americans named by the ministry exactly equals the number of Hong Kong and Chinese officials placed on a sanctions list by the US last week.

China

US imposes sanctions on Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam

The sanctions were authorised by an executive order that President Donald Trump signed recently to levy penalties against China for its efforts to curtail anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.

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China

Hong Kong disqualifies 12 opposition candidates from election

The pro-democracy candidates had hoped to obtain a majority in the upcoming elections.

China

Four arrested under new Hong Kong security law for online posts

Beijing's new law was introduced on July 1. It criminalises subversion, secession and collusion with foreign forces.

World News

China warns EU not to interfere in Hong Kong matters

The EU said the China security law was "a matter of grave concern" and eroded Hong Kong's rights to freedom.

China

COVID-19: Hong Kong hospitals face 'collapse', China sees cases spike

Hong Kong was seen as a success story for how it controlled the outbreak at the beginning of the year, which was helped by the public embracing face masks and an efficient track and trace programme.

China

Hong Kongers get creative with protests to skirt new security law

Faced with stiff punishments under Beijing's new security law, Hong Kong protesters are finding creative ways to circumvent the new reality.

United Kingdom

Hong Kong: UK suspends extradition treaty over security law

Amid deteriorating relations with China, the UK's foreign minister announced a suspension of the country's extradition treaty with its former colony, Hong Kong.

USA

China threatens to impose sanctions after Trump signs Hong Kong order

Donald Trump has signed an order to end preferential treatment for the former British colony after China imposed a new security law on Hong Kong but Beijing has threatened retaliation.

Spotlight

How Hong Kong used homegrown tech to fight COVID-19

In partnership with Hong Kong

Hong Kong had already experienced the SARs outbreak. So it was ready and prepared when COVID-19 struck. It acted swiftly with health and safety measures, but also with a lot of homegrown tech, to contain the outbreak

Europe News

EU foreign ministers urge more action on Turkey and China

Returning to Brussels for the first face-to-face meeting in months, EU foreign ministers are being urged to take a more robust approach to China over the new security law in Hong Kong, as well as against Ankara over Mediterranean drillings and the Libya arms embargo.

China

Hong Kong inaugurates Beijing's national security office

it comes just a week after Beijing imposed a tough new law on the city that gives police sweeping powers to conduct searches without warrants and order internet service providers and platforms to remove messages.

Spotlight

Hong Kong's new business and cultural normal

In partnership with Hong Kong

As the world struggles with the coronavirus pandemic, Spotlight explores how Hong Kong's start-up and cultural scene is adapting.

China

Chinese app TikTok to quit Hong Kong amid new security law controversy

It is the latest social media platform to take action after China's crackdown on pro-independence activities.

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Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong amid protests over new security law

Critics say the new law ends freedoms that were guaranteed for half a century when British rule ended in 1997.

China

Hong Kong: China threatens to retaliate over UK citizenship plan

China's London embassy accuses the British of interfering over Hong Kong and warns "corresponding measures" may be taken if the UK presses ahead with its plan.

China

EU 'deplores' China's adoption of national security law for Hong Kong

The legislation is aimed at curbing subversive, secessionist and terrorist activities, as well as foreign intervention in the city's affairs. It follows months of anti-government protests that at times descended into violence in Hong Kong last year.

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Euroviews. The EU must be prepared to be critical of China. It can start with Hong Kong’s security law ǀ View

China’s action toward's Hong Kong is part of a pattern of increasingly confrontational behaviour that Europe needs to be much more forthright in calling out and responding to.