by Tyler | May 25, 2020 | Asia, British Empire, China, Chinese Communist Party, democracy, Hong Kong, London / Europe, Politics, Trending
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas and a water cannon at protesters in a popular shopping district on Sunday, as thousands took to the streets to march against China’s proposed tough national security legislation for the city.
by Tyler | Oct 3, 2019 | Asia, China, communism, Crime, democracy, Hong Kong, National Security, protests, Trending
Over 100 people were injured and police arrested nearly 200 during demonstrations in Hong Kong on Tuesday against China’s celebration of its 70th anniversary as a communist state.
by Tyler | Sep 3, 2019 | Asia, Carrie Lam, China, democracy, Education, Hong Kong, National Security, protests, students, Trending, university
Thousands of secondary school and college students in Hong Kong announced they would skip classes on Monday, the first day of the new school year, essentially staging a “strike” and adding their numbers to ongoing protests.
by Tyler | Aug 21, 2019 | Asia, Carrie Lam, China, democracy, extradition, Hong Kong, National Security, protests, Trending
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing chief executive Carrie Lam spun this weekend’s titanic peaceful protest as a victory for her administration on Monday, claiming the lack of violence was a sign the city is “returning to peace” and vaguely offering a “platform for dialogue with...
by Tyler | Jun 13, 2019 | Asia, China, democracy, demonstrators, extradition, Hong Kong, National Security, Trending, Umbrella Movement, United Kingdom
Another massive demonstration against Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill was held as planned on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of demonstrators filling the streets.
by Tyler | Jun 5, 2019 | Asia, China, democracy, Hong Kong, National Security, Tiananmen Square, Trending
Commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre is only possible in two semi-autonomous cities in China: Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kongers stepped up with an enormous candlelight vigil for the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre on Tuesday.
