The statements issued by China and Hong Kong after Monday’s arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai underlined how quickly a national security law passed in June is undermining the city’s independent judicial system. The Hong Kong Police Force on Twitter disputed a claim it searched ...

Once a coronavirus success story, Hong Kong is facing its worst outbreak yet, and policymakers are realizing how little they can do without making a bad situation worse.

Hong Kong, until recently an oasis of political stability in Asia, is now gripped with unprecedented regulatory and legal uncertainty that threatens its position as one of the world’s top financial hubs. China’s recent imposition of a sweeping, but vaguely worded national security law has ...

The leadership under Xi Jinping believes China is now strong enough that it can forcefully assert its agenda both at home and abroad.

When China passed its new Hong Kong security law on June 30, officials said it would only affect "extremely few criminals.” Less than two weeks later, it’s clear Beijing is trying to wipe away signs of the city’s protest movement from the streets. The law ...

Facebook, Google and Twitter are headed toward a showdown with China that could end up making Hong Kong feel more like Beijing.

The legislation fuels uncertainty not only among Hong Kong’s 7.5 million residents, but some 1,300 foreign companies with regional headquarters there.

Minutes after reports broke that China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong, Carrie Lam stood in front of a backdrop of the city’s iconic skyline for a weekly press briefing. With legions of reporters clamoring to hear details of the law that ...

The laws will shape the future of Hong Kong, raising questions about the autonomy of a city whose status is a underpinned by its distinction from the mainland.