The United States Senate has approved a final version of legislation that would punish China for imposing a new security law on Hong Kong, a move by China that aims to destroy democratic freedoms and government accountability in Hong Kong. The legislation termed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act would impose sanctions on businesses and individuals that help China restrict …
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In response to China’s new security law imposed on Hong Kong which took full effect this week and is seen as a threat to the city’s freedom, the United Kingdom has announced it would offer a path to citizenship for eligible Hong Kong residents and condemned China’s new national security law, saying it constitutes “a clear violation of the autonomy of Hong Kong, and a direct threat to the freedom of its people.” …
The Chinese government on Monday June 29, announced that it will be imposing visa restrictions on US citizens who had “behaved egregiously” over Hong Kong dispute. On Friday, US President Donald Trump’s administration said it was restricting US visas for a number of unspecified Chinese officials for infringing on the autonomy of the Asian financial hub. In response, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Monday that the US “scheme… to obstruct the passage of the Hong Kong …
A protest in Hong Kong against Beijing’s controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the semi-autonomous financial hub, took a different turn today as teargas was fired at protesters. Videos shared online showed the protesters gathering in the busy Causeway Bay and Wan Chai districts with makeshift barricades as they chanted slogans such as “Five demands, not one less” in reference to their demands from the government, including investigation of alleged police brutality against anti-government protesters last …