The Hong Kong government has hit out at US senators who have introduced a bill that could lead to sanctions on judges and prosecutors from the city, calling any attempt to interfere with the judicial system “reprehensible”. Authorities voiced their criticism on Saturday as Beijing’s top envoy in the city also said the rise of…
The rise of unilateralism and protectionism poses “a certain amount of challenges” to Hong Kong’s development, Beijing’s top envoy in the city has said, while urging youngsters to embrace patriotism. Cui Jianchun, the commissioner of the Chinese foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong, said on Saturday that some “large countries” were obsessed with putting themselves…
Hong Kong’s business and academic circles should step up exchanges with their overseas counterparts to help counter the bias of Western governments against the city and Beijing, a top government adviser has said. Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, who is the convenor of the key decision-making Executive Council, said on Friday that non-governmental efforts could help…
A former high-ranking US official on a trip to Hong Kong has accused the Trump administration of miscalculating Beijing’s power and called on the country to open up communications amid escalating trade tensions. Kurt Campbell, former US deputy secretary of state in the Biden administration, told a conference hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce…
A former high-ranking US official on a trip to Hong Kong has accused the Trump administration of miscalculating China’s power and called on the United States to open up communications amid escalating trade tensions. Kurt Campbell, former US deputy secretary of state in the Biden administration, told a conference hosted by the American Chamber of…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said his country has ample policy tools to “fully offset” any negative external shocks as President Donald Trump imposed an astounding 104% in tariffs across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, reported Bloomberg. China’s Premier Li Qiang delivers speech during an event in Beijing.(AP file) Li Qiang reiterated his optimism about the…
A wide range of economists are voicing alarm over President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on imports into the United States, sparking a trade war that experts say could tip many countries into recession. Here are comments by some leading economists: For Thomas Piketty, French author of the bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century, “Trumpism is…
Elon Musk has made personal appeals to Donald Trump to reverse his new wave of sweeping tariffs, The Washington Post reported over the weekend. As tensions rose over a planned 50% tariff on Chinese imports, Musk turned to social media to voice his opposition — while also trying to influence the president directly. Two people…
And as U.S. stock markets plunged following his announcement of sweeping tariffs on 180 countries this week, Trump beamed that all would soon rebound and boom. America’s heading to glory days. Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, complained critics were taking far too short-term a view: “We’re going to have a booming stock market for a…
In This Story It’s the end of the world as we know it, but investors seem to feel (mostly) fine, judging by the stock market. Costco’s Kirkland brand became a massive financial success. Here’s how Stocks closed mainly higher on Tuesday ahead of an announcement by Donald Trump on Wednesday in which he may unveil…