HONG KONG — All open forums to solicit views on China’s pending national security laws covering Hong Kong will be held on the mainland, the territory’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said in Beijing on Wednesday. The National People’s Congress bypassed Hong Kong’s deadlocked legislature in late May to enact its […]
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Hong Kong security bill forums to be held only in mainland China
HONG KONG — All open forums to solicit views on China’s pending national security laws covering Hong Kong will be held on the mainland, the territory’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said in Beijing on Wednesday. The National People’s Congress bypassed Hong Kong’s deadlocked legislature in late May to enact its […]
Taiwan braces for ‘surge of refugees’ from Hong Kong
TAIPEI — On a Tuesday night in an unmarked bookstore hidden away on the 10th floor of an office building in Taipei’s bustling Zhongshan district, a handful of shoppers leaf through books while a phone in the windowsill plays mellow jazz. This is not just any bookshop, it is Causeway Bay […]
Despair and defiance as Hong Kong mounts its last stand
HONG KONG — The last days of May were just another weekend in downtown Hong Kong. Alan, a 20-year-old university student, helped to build barricades from trash cans and bricks dug up from pedestrian streets nearby. He was calm as he used a pair of binoculars to monitor the waiting […]
Hong Kong blasts Trump’s ‘double standards’ on riot response
HONG KONG — Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam labeled Washington as hypocritical to criticize the city’s handling of pro-democracy demonstrations, saying the U.S. has been heavy handed in clamping down on people protesting over the police killing of an unarmed black man. “You know there are riots in the […]
US-China showdown over Hong Kong puts Japan in bind
TOKYO — The escalating U.S. pressure against China over Hong Kong has left Japan facing a delicate diplomatic balancing act between toeing the line with the top ally and boosting ties a neighbor ready to send its leader for a state visit. “It might be a G-10, G-11,” U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Nasdaq-listed NetEase kicks off Hong Kong stock sale of up to $3bn
HONG KONG — Game developer NetEase began Hong Kong’s biggest stock sale so far this year on Monday, seeking as much as $3 billion in a listing as the U.S. weighs new rules that would push Chinese companies out of the New York market. The Nasdaq-listed company is selling 171.48 […]
Hong Kong and China stocks jump as Trump’s remarks seen as tame
HONG KONG — Stocks in Hong Kong and mainland China soared on Monday as investors expressed relief after U.S. President Donald Trump stopped short of specifying tough sanctions over Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong. Stronger-than-expected manufacturing activity in China also contributed to the gains. Hong Kong’s Hang […]
Hong Kong Airport, Zoom results, and Tiananmen anniversary
Welcome to Nikkei Asian Preview. This week will be a tense one in Asia, following China’s controversial decision extending its national security law to Hong Kong, and President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will eliminate Hong Kong’s special status privileges in retaliation. The diplomatic standoff over Beijing’s crackdown on dissent […]
US cannot fix China in one day, says ex-diplomat in Hong Kong
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is making too many decisions on China too fast, preventing Washington from obtaining the policy goals it seeks, says Kurt Tong, a former U.S. consul general to Hong Kong. Tong spoke with Nikkei after U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to start stripping Hong Kong’s special privileges […]