Alexandra Wong, 66, was a fixture of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests three years ago. On Wednesday, she was incarcerated for unlawful assembly. A court sentenced her to eight months in jail because of the “scale and disturbance to social order” of the protests. HONG KONG: An elderly woman who became a fixture of Hong Kong … Read more
China has warned that the UK will “bear the consequences” if it keeps going “down the wrong road” in Hong Kong. The UK has suspended an extradition treaty with Hong Kong over the controversial security law. The Chinese ambassador in London said in response that the UK had “blatantly interfered” in China’s matters. Liu Xiaoming said: “China has … Read more
Microsoft and Zoom have decided not to process data requests made by the Hong Kong authorities. Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Telegram had earlier announced the same decision. Apple says it is “accessing” the rules. Services of Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Telegram are blocked in China whereas the services of Microsoft, Zoom, and Apple are not … Read more
US President Donald Trump announced to grant preferential treatment for Hong Kong in trade and travel. Donald Trump announced the decision in response to the security law enforced by China. He has declared China’s decision as a “tragedy”. He said that he no longer declared Hong Kong to be separate from China. He spoke to … Read more
