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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2020
The publishing empire helping China silence dissent in Hong Kong
When Hong Kong’s richest tycoons declared their support for the city’s national security law in June, it wasn’t what they said that stood out as much as how they said it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2020
Long arm of China's security law alarms Hong Kongers in Japan
While other countries have loosened visa restrictions, offered routes to refugee status or sanctioned Chinese officials, efforts by Japan have focused on economic gains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2020
Japan sticks to well-worn diplomatic language after latest Hong Kong crackdown
The government's top spokesman did not directly address the arrests in which Beijing deployed a new security law to target 'black hands' behind pro-democracy protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2020
'Sheep without a shepherd': Hong Kong churches divided by politics
Beijing has closed churches outside China's state-controlled system and imprisoned worshipers on grounds they are more loyal to religion than the Chinese state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2020
This is the hard-liner China chose to oversee Hong Kong security
Artist. Propagandist. Urban planning enthusiast. Traditional Chinese medicine student. Zheng Yanxiong doesn’t fit the usual mold of a top Communist Party security agent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2020
American journalists in Hong Kong could be Beijing’s next target
China could take aim at American journalists in Hong Kong, if the U.S. doesn’t renew visas for Chinese journalists, Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2020
Hong Kong denies mass Chinese virus tests are bid to harvest DNA
The Hong Kong government 'solemnly clarified that this is absolutely unfounded,” pledging that samples 'will not be transported to the mainland for testing.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2020
U.S. condemns postponement of Hong Kong Legislative Council elections
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned Hong Kong’s decision to delay its Legislative Council elections by a year and urged the city’s government to reconsider.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2020
Hong Kong delays election by a year after a dozen opposition candidates barred from running
Leader Carrie Lam pinned the blame on the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2020
U.S. and Oregon agree to phase out federal agents from Portland
The federal government presence in Portland drew criticism from Democrats and civil liberties groups who alleged excessive force and federal overreach.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020
U.S. and U.K. voice new concern as Hong Kong considers election delay
The U.S and key allies Australia and the U.K. voiced new concern about Hong Kong’s upcoming elections, amid a flurry of local media reports that the government was considering postponing the vote for as long as a year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2020
Hong Kong considers postponing legislative elections, HKET reports
The Hong Kong government is considering postponing the upcoming legislative elections, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported, after a sudden surge in coronavirus cases raised new questions about the September vote.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2020
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong over security law
New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes following China's decision to pass a national security law for the territory, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 27, 2020
China questionnaires fan fears of ban on Hong Kong candidates
At least seven potential pro-democracy candidates for Hong Kong's Legislative Council elections have received questionnaires from the government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2020
Hong Kong is losing to Singapore as a venue for arbitration
International companies are increasingly avoiding Hong Kong as a jurisdiction for settling disputes through arbitration, one of the clearest signs yet that China’s tightening grip on the financial hub has eroded trust in its legal system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2020
Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law
About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020
China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong
For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.

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