Hong Kong

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Hong Kong is global trade hub for world’s most brutal regimes, report says
Pro-democracy campaign group finds exports of goods to Russia, vital to its war efforts, roughly doubled in a year

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

22, Jul, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists blocked from accessing pensions
Case raises questions about complicity of western financial institutions in persecution of Chinese government critics

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

22, Jul, 2024 @1:00 AM

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Wall Street Journal fires new chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association
Selina Cheng says she believes her termination is linked to her taking up the position at the embattled union

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

17, Jul, 2024 @3:23 PM

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Jimmy Lai: son of detained media tycoon urges Hong Kong’s foreign judges to reconsider staying
Sebastien Lai tells Australian audience the idea that rule of law remains in Hong Kong amid imprisonment of pro-democracy protesters ‘is not true at all’

Daniel Hurst in Canberra

01, Jul, 2024 @10:10 AM

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Labor urged to put human rights record before trade as Chinese premier visits Canberra
Anthony Albanese should seek commitments for concrete action in his talks with Li Qiang, campaigners say

Amy Remeikis

16, Jun, 2024 @3:00 PM

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Remaining British judges urged to resign from Hong Kong’s top court
The three British judges still on territory’s top bench under pressure to quit after two others stepped down last week

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

12, Jun, 2024 @1:31 PM

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The Guardian view on the rule of law in Hong Kong: the verdict of foreign judges is damning | Editorial
Editorial: The conviction of peaceful pro-democracy activists is another shameful moment in the ongoing crackdown

Editorial

11, Jun, 2024 @5:25 PM

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Hong Kong is ‘slowly becoming a totalitarian state​’, says UK judge
​L​ord Sumption, who last week quit territory’s top court​, speaks out on ‘paranoid atmosphere’ under Chinese rule

Jamie Grierson

11, Jun, 2024 @7:37 AM

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Two more British judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Democracy campaigners welcome move by Lord Sumption and Lord Collins, who cited political situation in statement

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

07, Jun, 2024 @3:40 AM

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Tiananmen Square anniversary: Hong Kong police detain artist who made sign in the air
Sanmu Chen appeared to write the date of massacre in the air as anniversary becomes increasingly sensitive in Hong Kong

Helen Davidson in Taipei

04, Jun, 2024 @11:37 PM

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China’s crackdown on Tiananmen memorials shows its obsession with security – and growing paranoia | Louisa Lim
Under Xi Jinping, national security has swallowed up all other state policies, and Hong Kong’s activists are paying the price, says author Louisa Lim

Louisa Lim

04, Jun, 2024 @1:00 PM

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China and Hong Kong reportedly detain dissidents before Tiananmen Square anniversary
Events marking 35 years since troops ended peaceful protest with deadly violence are banned in China and Hong Kong

Helen Davidson in Taipei

03, Jun, 2024 @7:05 AM

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