Hong Kong protesters hit the streets as China marks 70 years of ... - CNN
WEBOct 1, 2019 · Beijing officials have hinted at the possible deployment of troops in Hong Kong, and Chinese paramilitary police have recently held large drills in the bordering city of Shenzhen.
How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021 | AP News
WEBDec 29, 2021 · For Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, 2021 has been a year in which the city’s authorities and the central government in Beijing stamped out nearly everything it had stood for.
Hong Kong 47: Democracy leaders convicted on subversion charges ... - CNN
WEBMay 29, 2024 · More than a dozen of Hong Kong ’s leading democracy figures were found guilty Thursday on subversion charges, following the largest national security trial since Beijing’s sweeping crackdown...
Hong Kong marks 25th handover anniversary: Live updates | CNN
WEBJuly 1 marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s 1997 handover from British to Chinese rule, the halfway point in Beijing’s 50-year promise of “a high degree of autonomy” for the city under...
Hong Kong 47: Court finds 14 democracy activists guilty of ... - BBC
WEB29 May 2024. Summary. A Hong Kong court has found 14 democracy activists guilty of subversion and acquitted two in the biggest national security case. They are among 47 who were charged but...
Hong Kong's universities shrivel in Beijing's grip - BBC News
WEBDec 13, 2023 · The statue of the Goddess of Democracy, which was erected in memory of the thousands who died in Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, is gone. It was removed in the early hours of...
Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial LegCo election - BBC
WEBDec 20, 2021 · Pro-Beijing candidates have claimed a victory in Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) election, as the city saw its lowest-ever voter turnout. It was the first LegCo election since...
HK security law is final nail in coffin, say critics - BBC News
WEBMar 20, 2024 · Hong Kong's pro-Beijing parliament passed the law unanimously after a marathon sitting on Tuesday. Western leaders, the UN and rights groups have joined a chorus of criticism of Hong...
Beijing tightens its political grip on Hong Kong - NPR
WEBDec 8, 2023 · An escaped activist, a jailed protestor and a missing journalist: Here is what has been happening in Hong Kong this week — as Beijing furthers its control in the region.
Hong Kong election defines dramatic changes by Beijing | AP News
WEBDec 18, 2021 · HONG KONG (AP) — Elections for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Sunday mark the culmination of Beijing’s campaign to rein in the body that had once kept it from imposing its unrestrained will over the semi-autonomous territory.