On January 9, in his annual message to diplomatic envoys accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis voiced concern for the conflicts ravaging parts of the Middle East, Africa, the Caucasus, and Ukraine, as well as for the increasing number of political crises gripping Latin America. However, not a..…
reporter and editor for International Herald Tribune, contributor to The New Yorker and Salon, Patrick, based many years Hong Kong, brings years of experience as correspondent spiced with jaundiced view of America's stated international intentions to the columns of Consortium..…
And that was just South America. . Hong Kong has been in turmoil for months, Lebanon’s capital Beirut was at a standstill, parts of Barcelona resembled a battlefield last week and tens of thousands of Britons marched through London at the weekend over Brexit. . ..…
Shakespeare's words inspired British to expand beyond their borders, to export their laws, their way of life, to North America, to the tropics, to Argentine Basin, to Arabia, to Indian subcontinent, to Hong Kong Island to South Pacific, to the holy land and beyond.. ..…
Intervention by United States in the affairs of Hong Kong will inflame the aggression and aggravate the already challenging situation. Hong Kong offers no benefits to America's economy. Over the past decade, United States enjoyed surplus of some 297 U.S..…
US Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 was adopted by House and Senate committees.. ..…
Lawrence YK Ma is the executive council chairman of Hong Kong Legal Exchange Foundation and director of China Law Society, Chinese Judicial Studies Association and Hong Kong Legal Exchange Foundation. He let me see copy of the document, United States of America as nation and..…
Such attempts may signal moral support, say, to segments of the democracy movement in Hong Kong, but in so doing they risk putting off many more Chinese who are otherwise America-friendly and pro-democracy, and without whose support democratic reform in Hong Kong..…
Separately, US Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 appears headed for adoption.. ..…
The highest-ranking countries in this year’s index, co-published in the United States by the Fraser Institute and the Cato Institute, are Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United States. . Hong Kong still ranks first in the index—which is based on..…
There is not a single mention of possible US involvement or the meetings of the various leaders of the protest movement with Pompeo, Bolton, Pence, or the “Political Counselor” of the US Hong Kong consulate. . ..…
However, China not only views Hong Kong as physical territory and financial wealth, it understands that, in a trade or real war with the United States, Hong Kong can be used to not only physically position military forces but it can also be used to economically loot the..…
However, China not only views Hong Kong as physical territory and financial wealth, it understands that, in a trade or real war with the United States, Hong Kong can be used to not only physically position military forces but it can also be used to economically loot the..…
The Chinese side seriously urges the UK to stop its interference in China’s internal affairs and stop making random and inflammatory accusations on Hong Kong.” . ... This has only made the photographs of Julie Eadeh, the head of Political Office at the American Consulate in..…
Second, a politically free Hong Kong is good for U.S. national security. ... The 1992 United States-Hong Kong Policy Act obligates the United States to “promote Hong Kong’s prosperity, autonomy, and way of life.” ..…
Kurt Tong, the top US Hong Kong, said March that the proposal could complicate relations between Washington and Hong Kong. ..…
Yet America is on the verge of allowing Communist China to enslave the city of Hong Kong. ... It could even involve President Trump flying to Hong Kong, like JFK did West Berlin after the construction of Berlin Wall. ..…
Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams Trade war with US, Hong Kong protests showing no signs of slowing – is China on the verge of a collapse? ..…
By freezing their assets or denying them entry to the, United States Hong Kong officials responsible for undermining the core values of freedom and, United States.. ..…
A prominent official blamed Washington directly for the antigovernment protests upending Hong Kong. . Pointed hostility toward America, voiced by Chinese officials and state-run news organizations under the control of an all-powerful propaganda department, has escalated in recent..…
The militant direct actions sparked wave of international attention, with support campaigns and petitions launched by unions Europe, North America, Hong Kong, Philippines, and South Korea. ..…
In the post-colonial era, English is dominating the many countries particularly India, North America, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa etc. ..…
“The demonization of China is being fueled by a rising nationalism in the US that is manifested in anti-immigrant, anti-Chinese, pro-America-first rhetoric,” Bush, the 41st president’s third son, said in Hong Kong. ..…
Chan also referred directly to United States- Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, that U.S regards Hong Kong as independent customs territory and entity separate from the rest of China... ..…
Soccer Football - Copa America Brazil 2019 - Final - Brazil v Peru - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - July 7, 2019 Brazil's Richarlison and Alisson celebrate winning the Copa America with the trophy. . . . . . An anti-extradition bill protester shouts to riot police after a march at..…
Hong Kong’s ten richest citizens account for 35% of its GDP. . Hong Kong’s household GINI is 0.539, Singapore’s is 0.458 in 2016, America’s is 0.394 and the UK’s is 0.358. (0=equality). . ... One NED official, Louisa Greve, told the Voice of..…
Some decided to peacefully leave the building before 12 a.m. and urged the police not to forcibly clear the space, but a few wished to remain, according to Voice of America. . Around the same time, local rights group Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor made an “urgent appeal,”..…
Mass revolt has erupted – the ‘Arab’ spring, protests in Latin America, Sudan, Algeria and Hong Kong, movements around women’s oppression and the environment – yet the organised working class has not generally taken the lead. . . . ... To some extent, this has been..…
Mass revolt has erupted – the ‘Arab’ spring, protests in Latin America, Sudan, Algeria and Hong Kong, movements around women’s oppression and the environment – yet the organised working class has not generally taken the lead. . . ... To some extent, this has been shown..…
The five countries ahead of us — Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Ireland — are all pretty nice places. ... The five countries ahead of us — Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Ireland — are all pretty nice..…
Almost immediately following the 612 violent clashes, Ten congressmen led by Senator Marco Rubio introduced a bill to amend the US-Hong Kong Policy Act. ..…
The United States–Hong Kong Agreement for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders was ratified in 1997. ..…
NED, Greve, U.S Voice of America outlet that activists know the risks of working with NED partners Hong Kong, and do it anyway.. ..…
For now though, I have to say this is a much freer and more vibrant society than my home country of the United States of America. I would add that Hong Kong (no thanks to its former British rulers!), is also a much more tolerant and multi-cultural place, including for immigrants,..…
Beijing should copy Hong Kong and Singapore if it wants to converge with America. . ..…
What better example do you need than Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and what Chinese- Americans have done in the United States of America... ..…
Tai, who was born in Hong Kong, and four leaders who were born in Latin America. during 189th Annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 6, 2019 in Salt Lake City. ... Tai, who was born in Hong Kong, and four leaders who..…
Poverty is way down, and incomes lag those in North America, Western Europe and East Asia, including Taiwan and Hong Kong. ..…
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Defending Hong Kong’s protesters, Xinjiang’s imprisoned Uighurs and China’s other repressed citizens is not only a moral imperative for America. ..…
Well before Huawei incident there have been voices in the US calling for re-examination of its relationship with Hong Kong as provided in the 1992 US-Hong Kong Policy Act. ..…
This could, potentially, be seen as an indirect attack on Xi, whose personality cult has begun to resemble that constructed around Mao Zedong (Voice of America, July 16; Ming Pao (Hong Kong), July 16; Radio Free Asia, July 12). . ..…
. • Denise Powell (Dunedin) will travel to the United States of America, Hong Kong and Australia to visit leading organisations with co-enrolment programmes for deaf and hard of hearing students. ..…
Overseas Press Club of America Supports Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong . . NEW YORK—August 15, 2018--The Overseas Press Club of America spoke out in support Wednesday for the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong, which has come under..…
You can clearly see that they are concentrated at the world’s sea-gates—Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Panama Canal, etc. . America and Britain once controlled all of these sea-gates, but no longer. ..…
The press release gives us details on our balance of trade with selected countries December figures show surpluses, in billions of dollars, with South and Central America, Hong Kong, Brazil, Singapore, and United Kingdom. ..…
During the 1970s and 1980s, Myanmar produced the majority of the world’s processed heroin for export, trafficked through Thailand to Hong Kong and on to markets in North America and Australia. ..…