China slaps sanctions on US over Hong Kong unrest
The move came as the world’s two biggest economies have been striving to finalise a “phase one” deal in their protracted trade war.
Arrows fired in Hong Kong campus stand-off
Police have warned that they may use live bullets if violence againt colleagues continues after policeman injured by arrow.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to withdraw extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she will withdraw the controversial extradition bill which triggered months of protests. The proposal, introduced in April, would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China. The bill was suspended in June when Ms Lam called it “dead”, but she stopped short of withdrawing it. Full […]
Hong Kong students defy China warnings with boycott
Thousands of black-clad students rallied Monday at the start of a two-week boycott of university classes, piling pressure on Hong Kong’s leaders to resolve months of increasingly violent anti-government protests that show no sign of easing Students have been the backbone of a movement that sprang up to oppose government plans to allow extraditions to […]
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders arrested in crackdown
Three prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have been arrested in an apparent police crackdown. Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow of the political party Demosisto were detained on Friday over a 21 June rally where protesters blockaded police headquarters for 15 hours. Independence campaigner Andy Chan was arrested at the airport on Thursday while trying to […]
Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders arrested in crackdown
Three prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have been arrested in an apparent police crackdown. Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow of the political party Demosisto were detained on Friday over a 21 June rally where protesters blockaded police headquarters for 15 hours. Independence campaigner Andy Chan was arrested at the airport on Thursday while trying to […]
China warns Hong Kong protesters not to ‘play with fire’
China has issued a strong warning to Hong Kong’s protesters, saying their attempts “to play with fire will only backfire”. A spokesman for China’s top policy office in Hong Kong told protesters not to “underestimate the firm resolve [of] the central government”. Anti-China forces are the “behind-the-scenes masterminds” of violence in the city, the spokesman […]