August 14, 2021 China alters medal count to include Hong Kong, Taiwan to unofficially claim gold medal dominance over US Team USA dominated the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning both the overall medal count and gold medal tally, but Chinese state media has altered those figures in a way to assert itself as the gold medal leader.
August 5, 2021 Biden shields Hong Kong immigrants from removal, citing China's 'significant erosion' of rights President Biden on Thursday signed a memo shielding residents of Hong Kong living in the U.S. from deportation for at least 18 months, citing the "significant erosion" of freedoms in the territory by the Chinese communist regime.
July 30, 2021 Hong Kong protester sentenced to 9 years in prison for violating China-imposed national security law A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecution under Hong Kong’s national security law as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over the territory.
July 27, 2021 Guilty verdict in first trial under Hong Kong security law The first person to be tried under Hong Kong's sweeping national security law was found guilty of secessionism and terrorism on Tuesday.
July 22, 2021 Children’s books on sheep lead to 5 arrests in Hong Kong under new security law: report Hong Kong’s new national security police unit on Thursday arrested five people accused of working on ‘seditious publications’ in the form of children’s books about sheep, a report said.
July 13, 2021 Influencer plummets to death while snapping waterfall selfie A Hong Kong Instagram star tragically plummeted to her death after she slipped while snapping a selfie at a waterfall.
July 6, 2021 Hong Kong police arrest 9 in alleged bomb plot around city Hong Kong police on Tuesday said they arrested nine people on suspicion of engaging in terrorist activity, after uncovering an attempt to make explosives and plant bombs across the city.
July 4, 2021 Jason Chaffetz: July 4, 2021: 5 reasons to be grateful for America this Independence Day If the American spirit could be broken, I imagine 2020 would have been the thing to break it.
June 23, 2021 Hong Kong’s pro-democracy paper Apple Daily will close Next Digital, the parent of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, announced Wednesday that its printed paper and digital news site will close down no later than 11:59 p.m. Saturday.
June 17, 2021 Apple Daily increases press run after raid by Hong Kong police The Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper, increased its production on Friday—a day after hundreds of police raided its office and arrested top executives for breaking Beijing’s controversial national security law.