Hong Kong

Washington condemned Hong Kong officials’ sentencing of pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years under a Beijing-backed law.

Hong Kong may now be used by Russia, North Korea, and the Chinese regime to evade international sanctions against the Russian war, lawmakers said.

The PLA said the port visit was intended to demonstrate China’s ‘firm determination’ to safeguard national sovereignty.

The government has faced criticism from lawmakers and human rights campaigners over how it handles China.

Resistance to the Chinese Communist Party’s suppression in Hong Kong has garnered bipartisan support in the United States.

Hong Kong sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison, in the largest single prosecution under the CCP-imposed national security law.

There have been ongoing concerns over the physical and mental wellbeing of Jimmy Lai, with the statement noting the 77-year-old’s health ‘is deteriorating.’

The Australian minister has issued a statement in response to the developments in the Beijing-controlled Hong Kong.

Legal scholar Benny Tai was among those sentenced on Nov. 19.

The case marks the longest sentence handed down in connection with the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

The report alleges that the Hong Kong government is pushing a pro-CCP narrative using a network of government agencies and associations.

Patrick Keane, who sits on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, faced protests outside his lecture in NSW, concerned at his role in legitimising Beijing’s rule.

British Judge Nicholas Phillips will leave Hong Kong’s top court when his terms ends on Monday due to ‘personal reasons.’

This is the first prison term handed down by Hong Kong’s court in a sedition case against journalists since the city’s handover to Beijing in 1997.