by WorldTribune Staff, June 4, 2020 On the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese Communist Party imposed a new rule in Hong Kong — disrespect of the China national anthem is prohibited. As another in a long line of moves by the Xi Jinping regime to eliminate Hong Kong’s autonomy was imposed, […]
FPI / June 4, 2020 Geostrategy-Direct.com The European Union, under pressure from Germany, has decided not to take any action against China for its imposition of new laws that will essentially end Hong Kong’s autonomy. In stark contrast to measures announced by the U.S. and UK, EU foreign ministers released a statement on May 29 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2020 The U.S. State Department has certified to Congress that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China. “This decision gives me no pleasure. But sound policy-making requires a recognition of reality,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Wednesday. “It is now clear that China is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 25, 2020 As Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators flood the streets to protest communist China’s new security law for the city, the usual chants of “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times,” could be heard. But, a new chant also emerged: “Heaven Eradicate the Chinese Communist Party.” Amid the coronavirus crisis, pro-democracy […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 24, 2020 Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators who gathered on Sunday to protest China’s new security law which bans what the communist regime terms “treason, secession, sedition [and] subversion” in Hong Kong. As the demonstrators and police were facing off, Chinese Foreign […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 19, 2020 The civil war between freedom-minded Hong Kong residents and Communist China was stymied by the outbreak of coronavirus. Now tensions have again erupted. Several pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong were dragged out of the city’s legislative chamber Monday during a dispute concerning a bill which would criminalize disrespect of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 20, 2020 In a series raids on April 18, Hong Kong police arrested 15 pro-democracy activists in what reports said was the biggest crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement since the outbreak of mass protests last year. Among those detained on charges of illegal assembly were Democratic Party founder Martin Lee, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2020 The Chinese government is engaged in a coordinated influence campaign which uses some 10,000 suspected fake Twitter accounts to spread propaganda and disinformation about the Wuhan coronavirus, a report said. ProPublica reported on March 26 that it has been tracking the fake accounts since August 2019. At first, the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 25, 2020 In an appeal he sent to the world’s 223 cardinals, Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired Bishop of Hong Kong, warned that the Catholic Church in China is being “murdered” by the communist regime while the Vatican stands idly by. “A totalitarian regime doesn’t compromise,” Zen said. “They want complete […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2020 Hong Kong independence activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Andy Chan Ho-Tin condemned the Hong Kong government, which serves at the Chinese Communist Party’s whim, for refusing to close its border with China, greatly increasing the risk that the Wuhan coronavirus would spread in the autonomous territory. As of […]
