The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has lodged “solemn representations” against negative remarks made by officials and politicians from Britain, the United States, Australia and the European Union concerning Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s sentencing. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong issued a statement on Saturday, saying it had summoned representatives…
The Chinese embassy in Britain has slammed London’s “malicious” plan to expand an immigration pathway for Hongkongers after the sentencing of former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to 20 years in prison, accusing the UK of “manipulating” the issue. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy on Tuesday urged the UK government to stop interfering in…
Hong Kong’s High Court jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying to 20 years on Monday for national security crimes, in what mainland Chinese authorities described as a “powerful declaration” that severe punishment awaited those who dared to challenge the law. In the toughest punishment to date under the city’s national security law, Lai is…
Whitehall officials are tracking debris from a Chinese rocket hurtling towards Earth, though the government says it is ‘extremely unlikely’ to hit Britain 06:55, 30 Jan 2026Updated 07:42, 30 Jan 2026 Government experts are monitoring debris from rocket, which is due to enter atmosphere on Friday(Image: Getty) Mobile network operators have been ordered to ensure…
The European Union and India announced a landmark Free Trade Agreement on Tuesday. The two economies, which together represent about a quarter of the world’s population, spent nearly two decades haggling over the terms of the deal. So what brought them together to finally ink what the EU has lauded as the “mother of all…
Hong Kong’s exports in 2025 rose by 15.4 per cent year on year to a “historical high”, with authorities expecting sustained global economic growth, improved ties with new markets and strong demand for artificial intelligence-enabled products to continue supporting the city’s trade. According to the Census and Statistics Department, the total value of Hong Kong’s…
The United States no longer views China as a top security priority, according to the Pentagon’s 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS), as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks to focus on the Western Hemisphere in a break from a decade of foreign policy that saw Beijing as the biggest threat to US security and economic interests….
European lawmakers have renewed their calls for the bloc’s executive arm to revoke Hong Kong’s special trade status, and to sanction the city’s chief executive and officials to protest the conviction of former media boss Jimmy Lai on national security charges. During the debate in the European Parliament on Thursday, Hong Kong time, some MEPs…
US President Donald Trump has put allies and trade partners on notice, invoking national security powers to ease China’s chokehold on critical minerals, warning global suppliers to negotiate agreements to secure reliable, diversified supplies for the US or face new trade barriers, including tariffs. In a proclamation signed on Wednesday, the “America first” president declared…
China has developed smart power grid technology that cuts blackout recovery time to a 10th of a second, according to state media, which said the innovation was expected to play a bigger role in ensuring the safe and stable distribution of electricity worldwide. The grid protection technology enables power grid faults to be isolated and…