Hong Kong

Asia & Pacific 12/07/20, 17:39

After the United States sanctioned Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, and 10 other officials, it is now extending the measure against 14 more legislators for repression against citizens. "The U.S. is sanctioning the senior leadership of China’s National People’s Congress in connection with developing, adopting, and implementing the National Security ...

Asia & Pacific 10/26/20, 15:59

On Sunday, October 25, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, to protest the arbitrary detention of 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists by Chinese regime authorities as they attempted to flee to Taiwan last August. Reuters reported that the protests were presented as a global campaign in support ...

Asia & Pacific 08/14/20, 15:10

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-Ying, who was arrested on Monday Aug. 10 for allegedly colluding with foreign forces under Hong Kong's repressive national security law, called on the United States to support the fight for freedoms in the semi-autonomous territory. After being released on bail, the founder of Apple ...

Europe 08/13/20, 16:46

Western countries are increasingly discovering risk factors in the actions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for their nations. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the CCP threat is more significant than the danger of Russia during the Cold War. Pompeo visited the Czech Republic and said that countering the ...

U.S. 08/10/20, 18:17

A number of undefined restrictions have been placed on 11 U.S. politicians and CEOs by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They have all been accused of promoting democratic causes, and include Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), who has previously been singled out by ...

Asia & Pacific 08/10/20, 15:08

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) arrested the founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper, Jimmy Lai, and other prominent defenders of democracy in the city, under the controversial security aw. In addition to Lai, two of his sons were arrested; Cheung Kim-hung, CEO of Next Digital, the parent company of Apple ...

Asia & Pacific 08/07/20, 21:59

The United States on Friday, Aug. 7, sanctioned Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's head of government, and 10 other officials, for damaging the island's autonomy and restricting the freedom of expression of its citizens. The move comes on top of others by the Trump administration that seek to condemn the Chinese ...

Europe 08/04/20, 09:45

Traditionally neutral Switzerland said it would seek to defend its interests and values more strongly in the face of political restrictions and increasing human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said the CCP's economic liberalization has surpassed political liberalization and respect for human rights, ...

United Kingdom 07/21/20, 17:11

A spokesman for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Tuesday announced a strong counter-attack in response to Britain's announcement that it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told parliament that the extradition treaty will be suspended immediately and that the arms embargo ...

U.S. 07/17/20, 08:46

President Donald Trump signed a law and an executive order aimed at sanctioning people and banks that help suppress human rights and autonomy in Hong Kong. Those sanctioned will not be able to invest, withdraw, or trade any property or other securities in the United States, something that could be alarming ...

United Kingdom 07/15/20, 19:39

Liu Xaoming, the Chinese Communist Party's ambassador, is once again targeting the European community and Britain after the CCP imposed the controversial national security law. In a press conference, on Wednesday, July 15, the ambassador representing the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Britain, said, "Those who see China [CCP] as a ...

U.S. 07/13/20, 18:04

Rising tension in bilateral relations between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seems to have found no ceiling on a wide range of issues. In the eyes of several analysts, the harsh and inflexible stance of the Trump administration in the face of the abuses and authoritarianism ...

U.S. 07/13/20, 11:43

"Recognizing Taiwan as an independent country" would be the greatest punishment the United States could apply to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), given the multiple causes of friction between the two, said Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). The United States does not want to go to war with the CCP, but it ...

Asia & Pacific 07/07/20, 18:35

The enactment of the CCP's controversial new security law caused a huge stir in the international community as many analysts believe it was specially designed to move Beijing forward on Hong Kong's autonomy. But who really lost Hong Kong? That is the question posed by Japanese scholar Kunihiko Miyake as he ...

Asia & Pacific 07/07/20, 11:03

Joshua Wong, a 24-year-old young lawyer who is leading the defense of Hong Kong's autonomy in the face of oppression by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), urged the world to support his movement in Hong Kong's "fight for freedom." Wong appeared in court on July 6 on charges of participating in ...

Business 07/07/20, 06:09

U.S. social media companies, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google, said that they will deny requests for user data by Hong Kong authorities, citing the Chinese Communist Party's new national security law. CCP officials on June 30 enacted the new law to crack down on dissidents in Hong Kong, undermining the city’s ...

Politics 07/04/20, 19:39

The new National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Tuesday, June 30, has further increased tension between CCP and the United States in recent days.  Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that seeks to impose mandatory penalties on Chinese officials, protest repressors, and also on banks ...

Asia & Pacific 07/02/20, 11:45

Taiwanese Minister Chen Ming-tong warned that the National Security Law imposed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), in addition to violating Hong Kong's autonomy, threatens Taiwan and "all the people of the world." From the Ministry of the Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan (MAC), Chen said the CCP's law targeted both ...

U.S. 07/02/20, 06:50

After the House passed legislation to penalize Chinese banks over Hong Kong security law, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on the Trump administration to take strong measures on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), including visa limitations and economic penalties. U.S. lawmakers in the House on Wednesday, July 1, passed by ...

World 07/02/20, 05:12

The new security law enforced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Hong Kong is forcing health care workers and civil servants to swear an oath of allegiance to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. All levels of the health care system will be affected, which means doctors and nurses will be obligated ...