Xi signs new security law restricting Hong Kong's freedom

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed a controversial security law that gave Beijing new powers over Hong Kong that are tailor-made to crackdown against dissent, criminalising sedition and......

Britain, China clash over new UK visa for Hong Kongers

Britain and China have clashed over the offer of British National Overseas passports to Hong Kong residents, observes Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: British National Overseas passports and Hong Kong......

How long will Hong Kong defy Xi Jinping?

'The notion of a single unarmed town challenging the might of the People's Republic is a little absurd,' says Mihir Sharma. IMAGE: A protester gestures as he tries to break into the legislative......

China trying to annihilate Buddhism: Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday accused China of trying to deliberately 'annihilate Buddhism' in Tibet by conducting a campaign of 'patriotic re-education' in monasteries......