James To, a member of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, recently revealed that a Chinese internal security force, the People’s Armed Police (PAP), was present in the city to observe the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protestors. Though the protests have now subsided due to the CCP Virus outbreak, sentiment against the pro-Beijing government and the Chinese ...
Though the protests in Hong Kong aim at limiting Beijing’s influence in the city, there is a possibility that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) might actually use them as a tool to increase its hold over the region. At the recently concluded Central Committee plenum, the Party proposed plans to set up a “sound” legal ...
Thousands of Hong Kong students left schools and universities to peacefully rally for democracy on Monday, Sept. 2. Even during the strong rain, more than 40,000 people from various social fields, such as social workers, medical employees, and lawyers, joined the rally in support of the underlying democratic cause. On Monday, the organizer said that ...
As protesters continue to rail against the Hong Kong government, many people were surprised to see a few of the demonstrators waving American flags. While some believe that the flags represent a sign of freedom and democracy, pro-China media has used it as a way to insinuate that the U.S. is behind the current tensions ...
Protests against Hong Kong’s extradition bill have escalated over the past few weeks and have now come to a tipping point. The protests began as a public appeal from Hong Kong residents for Chief Executive Carrie Lam to revoke the extradition bill, which would allow the extradition of Hong Kong residents and foreigners residing in Hong Kong ...
Beijing’s increasing interference in Hong Kong is something that has been making businesses and the wealthy sections of the city concerned. With the ongoing mass protests against the government’s pro-China extradition amendment bill, capital outflows from the city have spiked. Capital outflows “We have seen a trend to offshoring assets in the last few years, ...
Chris Patten, the colonial era ex-governor of Hong Kong, has reminded Britain that the country must safeguard the democratic freedoms of the city, which is Britain’s debt of honor. He asked that Britain strongly oppose the extradition bill introduced by the administration of Hong Kong. Hong Kong at risk “Governments around the world — particularly ...
Hong Kong’s real estate prices have gone beyond affordable. Even young children are aware of it. A recent post of an elementary school pupil’s journal garnered much attention as the youngster’s dream of buying a cheap but spacious apartment is shared by many adults in Hong Kong. A fifth-grade teacher shared his pupil’s journal on the ...
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