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Universities’ freedom to think, teach and publish independently must remain non-negotiable and Beijing must make its stance ...
Dozens of countries have joined China in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group.
The Bank of China even took out full-page ads in local pro-government Hong Kong papers reading, "Stop the violence, contain chaos, restore order." Beijing has also thrown its full weight behind ...
“Beijing finally has a legislature in Hong Kong with few members who will dare to challenge its policies,” said Maya Wang, senior China researcher. “The LegCo, once hoped to be a model for ...
When the U.K. ceded control of Hong Kong to China in 1997, Beijing agreed that the city would enjoy "a high degree of autonomy" for half a century, through 2047, under a principle known as "One ...
China signed a convention on Friday setting up a global mediation body in Hong Kong, which aims to be comparable to ...
China pledged to preserve much of what makes Hong Kong unique when the former British colony was handed over in 1997. Beijing said it would give Hong Kong fifty years to keep its capitalist system ...
And while the mantra of Hong Kong and China coexisting as “one country, two systems” endured, it became steadily clear this was not a status quo that suited Beijing. As Hong Kong marks the ...
HONG KONG/BEIJING, Jan 15 (Reuters) - China resumed on Sunday high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
A senior Chinese official has reinterpreted the principle of "Hong ... of China, said Tuesday that Hong Kong's governance involves not only its residents but also the Central Government in Beijing.
In all areas of life, Hong Kong is hewing closer to mainland China, blurring distinctions that once cemented the city’s status as mostly free from the politics of Beijing. Legal rulings echo the ...