The European Union has voiced concerns over what it sees as a diminishing space for civil society in Hong Kong after a once-powerful opposition party announced it might disband, with France also warning over the need for checks and balances. The representatives weighed in on Saturday, two days after the leadership of the Democratic Party,…
The European Union has voiced concerns over what it sees as a diminishing space for civil society in Hong Kong after a once-powerful opposition party announced it might disband, with France also warning over the need for checks and balances. The representatives weighed in on Saturday, two days after the leadership of the Democratic Party,…
Veterans of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party have described a motion to disband the group as “deeply sad”, saying the move takes into consideration the situation facing core members and those currently in prison. One of the party veterans also said on Friday that a contact in the Communist Party of China had previously expressed doubts…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once a powerful opposition force in the city’s political landscape, will ask its members whether the group should dissolve after its leadership backed the idea and set up a task force to handle the legal steps involved. Chairman Lo Kin-hei said on Thursday the task force, to be led by him,…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the largest force in the city’s opposition camp, will decide whether to disband “very soon”, the Post has learned. The party will hold a press conference at 11.30am on Wednesday to discuss its suggestions for the government’s latest budget to be announced later this month, and the leadership is expected…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Party, once the largest force in the city’s opposition camp, will decide whether to disband “very soon”, the Post has learned. The party will hold a press conference at 11.30am on Wednesday to discuss its suggestions for the government’s latest budget to be announced later this month, and the leadership is expected…
Mr. Musk’s recent stand against U.S.A.I.D., the federal agency responsible for administering foreign and development assistance since 1961, could have come directly from the state capture playbook — only often more brazen in intent. “U.S.A.I.D. is a criminal organization,” Mr. Musk posted over the weekend. “Time for it to die.” In that time, the agency’s…
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading system and a world economic order that once revolved around a U.S. economy that prized open investment and free markets. The speed and scope of the import duties that Mr. Trump unveiled in executive…
Of President Trump’s cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard, a former representative from Hawaii, could have the hardest time making it through the confirmation process. On Thursday, with several key senators still undecided, she appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee for an all-important hearing as senators grilled her on her past remarks about Edward Snowden and her…
A group of six Democratic governors pressed Senator Chuck Schumer of New York during a tense call on Wednesday night to be more aggressive in fighting back against President Trump’s nominees and agenda, all but begging the minority leader to persuade Senate Democrats to block whatever they could. The call, described in detailed notes as…