Earnest, bespectacled, boyish, Nathan Law, 27, has a gentle, scholarly air that belies the fierceness of his convictions. Speaking to me from a small apartment in London – he will not disclose the location – the fear that drove him to flee his native Hong Kong is tangible. ‘Wherever I am in the world, I’m … Read more
Britain is set to tear up its extradition agreement with Hong Kong today as Dominic Raab warns the country must be ‘very careful’ in its dealings with China. In a move that will further escalate tensions, the Foreign Secretary is expected to announce that the Government will no longer hand over suspects to the former … Read more
Big MASK and Fries: Furious McDonald’s customer brutally beats a restaurant worker after being reminded to put on a face mask in Hong Kong Footage allegedly shows the man throwing punches at the worker in Hong Kong He reportedly got angry after the manager reminded him to wear a face mask The customer then pushed … Read more
Donald Trump has taken credit for the UK’s decision to dump ‘unsafe’ Huawei from its 5G plans claiming he personally intervened to block it. The US President has welcomed Boris Johnson‘s call to enforce a partial ban on the Chinese telecoms giant and begin ripping out its technology. Mr Trump said last night: ‘We convinced … Read more
200,000 Hong Kongers are set to come to Britain to live after UK offered them a route to citizenship Boris Johnson has unveiled plans to welcome three million Hong Kong residents The Foreign Office is working on estimates that 200,000 will take the offer Alan Mak, a Conservative of Chinese descent, said he doesn’t think … Read more
Ministers fear China will blitz UK with a devastating online attack – dubbed ‘cyber 9/11’ – amid perfect storm of diplomatic fallouts The Government prepares block Huawei from helping build Britain’s 5G network Security chiefs fear that attacks would cripple computer networks and blackouts Boris Johnson has also called for an inquiry into the true source … Read more
A respected Chinese virologist has claimed that the Chinese government covered up the coronavirus outbreak and says she has been forced to flee Honk Kong because she ‘knows how they treat whistleblowers’. Dr. Li-Meng Yan, who specialised in virology and immunology at the Hong Kong School of Public Health, has claimed that Beijing knew about the … Read more
British universities are warned not to censor themselves or water down ideas to appease China amid fears Beijing could punish institutions that speak out on issues like Hong Kong China expert Kerry Brown said that offending Beijing was ‘never difficult’ He added that it has become even easier under the rule of President Xi Jinping … Read more
TikTok says it will stop its app from working in Hong Kong following ‘recent events’ after insisting it does not share users’ information with Beijing TikTok said last night it would be stopping operations in Hong Kong within days Beijing last week imposed a sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong Facebook, Google and … Read more
Beijing’s ambassador to the UK has accused the British Government of a ‘gross interference in China‘s internal affairs’ after Boris Johnson offered up to three million Hong Kongers a route to citizenship. Mr Johnson announced the move last week after China pressed ahead with imposing a controversial national security law on Hong Kong. But Liu … Read more