Opinion | How John Lee’s policy address sets Hong Kong up for success

Opinion | How John Lee’s policy address sets Hong Kong up for success

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered his third policy address on October 16. As expected, he opened with an iteration of Beijing’s expectations of Hong Kong and the city’s institutional strengths under “one country, two systems”, plus the completion of its constitutional duty to enact national security legislation. Though economic competitiveness was not…

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Strengthening US shipbuilding to counter China becomes a focus of lawmakers

Strengthening US shipbuilding to counter China becomes a focus of lawmakers

Two members of the US Congress said on Wednesday that they would introduce bipartisan legislation to revitalise the US shipbuilding industry amid rising concerns around America’s maritime capacity, national security and economic competitiveness with China. Representative Mike Waltz, a Republican from Florida, and Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, announced the upcoming Ships for…

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