Hong Kong

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Trial against 47 activists begins in Hong Kong
The biggest trial to date since the controversial National Security Act came into force has started in Hong Kong. 47 democracy activists are accused of “conspiracy to subvert state power“. They allegedly organized unofficial primaries before the general election.The trial is considered a test of how independent the justice system in the Special Administrative Region […] continue reading →
Hong Kong’s difficult comeback
The Chinese Special Administrative Region was hit even harder by the pandemic than the People's Republic. Now the financial metropolis seeks to make a comeback. But that will not be easy. continue reading →
Zheng’s appointment – an ‘unprecedented move’
A so-called hardliner is Beijing's new top representative in Hong Kong. Zheng Yanxiong now controls the implementation of the national security law. Former democratic politicians in the city are appalled. continue reading →
Alibaba executive defends Hong Kong’s National Security Law
Alibaba founding member Joseph Tsai has explicitly endorsed the introduction of the National Security Law in Hong Kong in an interview. The Taiwanese with Canadian citizenship, who is responsible for strategic acquisitions and investments at the world’s largest internet company, defended the new legal framework’s extensive deprivation of the democratic rights of Hong Kong citizens […] continue reading →
Hong Kong: record emigration to Taiwan
In view of the new National Security Act and Beijing’s crackdown on protests, more and more Hong Konge citizens are moving to Taiwan. According to Taiwan’s Immigration Department, the number of residence permits issued to Hong Kong citizens reached a new high last year: around 11,000 Hong Kong citizens moved to the democratic island in […] continue reading →
Alexander Goerlach
Alexander Goerlach is a jack of all trades. The former journalist and founding editor of the debate magazine “The European” has devoted himself to science for several years. Goerlach, who holds two doctorates in Catholic theology and linguistics, has been in and out of Harvard and Cambridge. His field of research: the future of liberal […] continue reading →
Benny Tai
More than 50 opposition activists have been arrested in Hong Kong, including Benny Tai. The 56-year-old former law professor is one of Hong Kong’s best-known democracy campaigners. Hundreds of police poured out last Monday in a coordinated effort to arrest 52 members of the democracy movement in the largest wave of arrests since the National […] continue reading →