カテゴリー: China
Campaigns to expose personal details of those on both sides of protests skyrocket, with nearly 1,000 cases being investigatedHong Kong has seen an unprecedented wave of doxxing – the malicious spread of private information online – since anti-governmen…
Pacific nation changes allegiance to Beijing just days after Solomon Islands also cut ties with Taipei Taiwan has lost its second diplomatic ally in less than a week after the Pacific nation of Kiribati moved to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and es…
Amnesty International report cites beatings, arbitrary arrests and ‘thirst for retaliation’Amnesty International has warned of an “alarming pattern” of violence used by Hong Kong police at anti-government demonstrations over the past three months, with…
Release of food staple comes amid soaring prices and African swine flu epidemicChina will auction 10,000 tonnes of pork from its state reserves as surging prices threaten to mar an important political holiday.The sale on Thursday will be limited to 300…
Zhao Jiaxin and Howey Ou are trying to convince Beijing to take radical carbon-cutting actionOne is a student engineer who became obsessed after watching an incendiary film about air pollution. The other is a 16-year-old who went on China’s first clima…
Almost 12% of firm’s shares are held by Curaçao-registered entity linked to Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron More than $176m will find its way to a mysterious entity in the Caribbean tax haven Curaçao linked to Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron if a proposed …
Eight companies turned down opportunity because it would harm their reputationsThe Hong Kong government has tried but failed to secure help from any of the global public relations firms it has approached to salvage the financial hub’s tarnished reputat…
Blow for Taipei as largest remaining ally in region switches relations to Beijing The Solomon Islands’ government has voted to sever its longstanding ties with Taiwan and take up diplomatic relations with Beijing.The move is a huge blow to self-ruled T…
Demonstrators surround government complex, throwing rocks and molotov cocktailsA peaceful rally in Hong Kong has descended into chaos as police fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters who hurled petrol bombs, set fires, and clashed with residents…
Officers also fired teargas at the demonstrators, who had gathered outside the government office complex on Sunday. The latest violence came after tens of thousands defied a police ban and marched toward the seat of the government, chanting: ‘Five dema…
The Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist Liu Heung Shing’s images record China’s rise from self-imposed ruin to today’s superpower. His new book presents scenes of hope, hardship and change under Communist party rule. A Life in a Sea of Red is publis…
Thousands have gathered this week in a football match and at shopping centres across the city to sing in solidarityA newly composed song has become the rallying point for Hong Kong’s anti-government movement this week as thousands gathered at shopping …
Joshua Wong urges Berlin to halt export of equipment such as water cannon used against protestersThe activist Joshua Wong has called for Germany to stop the export of riot control weapons and equipment to Hong Kong police, as he embarked on a global to…
Lee Meng-chu from Taiwan held on state security charges after going missing weeks agoChina has detained a Taiwanese man on state security charges after he reportedly distributed photos of Chinese troops massing equipment on the Hong Kong border.Lee Men…
Simon Bridges said he was ‘amazed’ by China’s prosperity and also met Guo Shengkun, who is believed to have links to secret policeNew Zealand’s opposition leader has been accused of hijacking the government’s foreign policy after displaying what China …