Hong Kong is set to welcome a new top US diplomat as early as the end of this summer, according to the country’s acting consul general in the city, who also indicated Washington’s keen interest in increasing engagement with the local administration. David Schlaefer also confirmed on Tuesday that there was only one candidate for…
People-to-people ties between the United States and Hong Kong have remained strong despite China and his country’s disagreements on “so many issues”, America’s outgoing top diplomat in the city has said. US Consul General Gregory May also said he wished to see Hong Kong retain its unique characteristics when he visited in the future in…
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top American diplomat said on Thursday that the policies of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments have curtailed freedoms, pointing to the cases of jailed prominent activist Jimmy Lai and what he called “transnational regression.” At a reception for the U.S. Independence Day, U.S. Consul General Gregory May, who…
Beijing’s foreign affairs representative in Hong Kong has met the top US envoy in the city to lodge “solemn representations” against the latest sanctions imposed by Washington on six mainland Chinese and local officials. Cui Jianchun, the commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, also told US Consul General Gregory May on…
I saw an amusing T-shirt for sale online at a MAGA (Make America Great Again) website the other day. It has this printed on the front, “Sorry I can’t hear you over the sound of my freedom.” It’s apparently a parody of “Sorry, but I can’t hear you over the sound of how awesome I…