Tag: Hong Kong

Beltway Confidential

Nike kneels for China

Madeline Fry Schultz · July 5, 2019 9:00 pm

Protesters holding umbrellas face off police officers in anti-riot gear in Hong Kong on Monday, July 1, 2019.

Hong Kong protesters destroy public building, locked in standoff with police

Ellie Bufkin · July 1, 2019 3:13 pm

Activists raise signs referencing the NBA's recent controversy during the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game between the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in New York.

Hong Kong protests fortify Taiwan, and the West, against China’s expansion

Joel Gehrke · June 26, 2019 11:00 am

China and Kong Hong national flags are displayed outside a shopping center in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s struggle against China’s new Iron Curtain

Matt Daniels · June 24, 2019 4:50 pm

A protestor waves a black version of the Hong Kong flag outside the police headquarters in Hong Kong, Friday, June 21, 2019. More than 1,000 protesters blocked Hong Kong police headquarters into the evening Friday, while others took over major streets as the tumult over the city's future showed no signs of abating.

Hong Kong reignites protests after demands not met

Ellie Bufkin · June 21, 2019 6:33 pm

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Cyberattack hits app used by Hong Kong protesters

Claude Thompson · June 21, 2019 3:00 am

Tens of thousands of protesters march through the streets as they continue to protest an extradition bill, Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Hong Kong. Hong Kong residents were gathering Sunday for another massive protest over an unpopular extradition bill that has highlighted the territory's apprehension about relations with mainland China, a week after the crisis brought as many as 1 million into the streets.

Hong Kong protesters claim turnout of 2 million

Sean Higgins · June 16, 2019 5:59 pm

Hundreds of mothers holding placards, some of which read "If we lose the young generation, what's left of Hong Kong", and lit smartphones protest against the amendments to the extradition law in Hong Kong on Friday, June 14, 2019. Calm appeared to have returned to Hong Kong after days of protests by students and human rights activists opposed to a bill that would allow suspects to be tried in mainland Chinese courts.

Hong Kong leader delays unpopular extradition bill after massive protests

Associated Press · June 15, 2019 1:13 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference in D.C.

US dismisses Beijing’s tongue-lashing over Hong Kong controversy

Joel Gehrke · June 14, 2019 10:48 pm

A worker puts the finishing touches on a display of Borg, which lines the walls at Star Trek.

Beltway Confidential

In Chinese propaganda on Hong Kong, echoes of the Borg Collective

Tom Rogan · June 14, 2019 9:07 pm

Riot police gather face off with demonstrators near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

Tear gas and rubber bullets: Violent protests rock Hong Kong over extradition laws

Tim Pearce · June 12, 2019 5:49 pm

Pro-democracy protesters carry placards with Chinese reads "Vindicate June 4th" and "Put an end to one-party Dictatorship" during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Sunday.

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Hong Kong’s remembrances of the Tiananmen Square Massacre strike fear in Xi’s heart

Tom Rogan · June 4, 2019 4:53 pm