The newspaper reported that Wong’s mother and younger brother “had left Hong Kong for Australia a few days ago.” Wong’s father allegedly sold the family’s apartment in the Hong Kong district of South Horizons at a price ten percent below market value, according to the report. Wong’s father refused to verify the developments when contacted by the Hong Kong newspaper. … [Read more...] about Report: Hong Kong Protest Leader Joshua Wong’s Family Flees to Australia
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Hong Kong: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tells China to ‘step back from the brink’
He added: "If China follows through with its proposed legislation, we will put in place new arrangements to allow BNOs to come to the UK without the current six-month limit, enabling them to live and apply to study and work for extendable periods of 12 months, thereby also providing a pathway to citizenship." … [Read more...] about Hong Kong: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tells China to ‘step back from the brink’
HSBC and StanChart voice support for China’s Hong Kong security law
More from Business COVID-19: Sunak urged to extend furlough scheme before budget HSBC to shut 82 bank branches as customers shift online London Metal Exchange to propose closure of historic trading Ring COVID-19: Christmas online demand boost from cooking sauces to kitchen appliances New electric car battery can charge in five minutes COVID-19: Hunger, cold, poverty and loneliness make for a bleak midwinter … [Read more...] about HSBC and StanChart voice support for China’s Hong Kong security law
Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’
China has denied all the charges, but Uighur forced labor has been linked by reporting from the AP to various products imported to the U.S., including clothing and electronic goods such as cameras and computer monitors. China says its policies in Xinjiang aim only to promote economic and social development in the region and stamp out radicalism. It also rejects criticism of what it considers its internal affairs. … [Read more...] about Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’
China Counters Trump Administration Sanctions, Takes Parting Shots at Mike Pompeo
Last week, Pompeo announced through the State Department website that six mainland Chinese and Hong Kong officials had been added to the U.S. sanctions list over the mass arrest of more than 50 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong earlier this month. … [Read more...] about China Counters Trump Administration Sanctions, Takes Parting Shots at Mike Pompeo
