Tag: China

Aug 2020. Hong Kong Elections Postponed

August 2020. The Hong Kong government has postponed September’s parliamentary elections by a year, saying it is necessary amid a rise in coronavirus infections. Hong Kong is currently experiencing a spike in Covid-19 infections, and reported 121 new cases on Friday.However, the opposition has accused the government of using the pandemic as a pretext to… Continue reading Aug 2020. Hong Kong Elections Postponed

Jul 2020. Chinese Consulate Closed in Houston

July 2020. The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, by Friday – a move described as “political provocation” by Beijing. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision was taken because China was “stealing” intellectual property. China’s foreign ministry condemned the move on Twitter, saying its embassy in Washington… Continue reading Jul 2020. Chinese Consulate Closed in Houston

Jul 2020. Hong Kong Extradition Suspended

July 2020. The UK government will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong “immediately and indefinitely”. Announcing the move, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the UK “wants a positive relationship” with China. But he said the “imposition” of the new security law in Hong Kong by Beijing was a “serious violation” of the country’s international… Continue reading Jul 2020. Hong Kong Extradition Suspended

Jul 2020. China Accused of Uighur Ethnic Cleansing

July 2020. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of “gross and egregious” human rights abuses against its Uighur population and said sanctions against those responsible cannot be ruled out. Reports of forced sterilisation and wider persecution of the Muslim group were “reminiscent of something not seen for a long time”, he told the… Continue reading Jul 2020. China Accused of Uighur Ethnic Cleansing

Jul 2020. UK – China Tensions

July 2020. Britain announced on Monday it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of a dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law for the former British colony. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab told parliament the treaty would be suspended immediately and an arms embargo would be extended… Continue reading Jul 2020. UK – China Tensions

Jul 2020. South China Sea Conflict

July 2020. China’s South China Sea gambit is heading toward a rocky phase, the warning signs of which were witnessed on July 13 when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally rejected China’s “historical rights” claims in the South China Sea. Terming the Chinese policy completely unlawful, he added that the international community will not… Continue reading Jul 2020. South China Sea Conflict

Jul 2020. Huawei 5G Decision

July 2020. Fast-growing Huawei is arguably China’s first global multinational. The Shenzhen-based company makes mobile phones, base stations and the intelligent routers that facilitate communications around the world. But its success increasingly concerns the US, which argues Huawei is ultimately beholden to the Chinese Communist party and has the capability to engage in covert surveillance… Continue reading Jul 2020. Huawei 5G Decision

Jun 2020. Silent Protest in Hong Kong

June 2020. Hundreds of Hong Kongers have marched silently through the city’s streets in protest against the looming national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. Riot police armed with shields were present on Hong Kong streets as a crowd of demonstrators marched from Jordan to Mong Kok in the Kowloon district.… Continue reading Jun 2020. Silent Protest in Hong Kong

Jun 2020. China, the UK, Hong Kong

June 2020. China’s foreign ministry has accused Britain of “gross interference” in the country’s affairs after Boris Johnson said he would offer millions of Hong Kong residents a path to UK citizenship if Beijing pushed ahead with a controversial security law for the city.The ministry’s spokesman Zhao Lijian told Britain to “step back … otherwise… Continue reading Jun 2020. China, the UK, Hong Kong