It’s hard to fathom what Washington hopes to gain realistically by sanctioning six more senior Hong Kong officials. But US vindictiveness knows no bounds. The United States is still smarting over its inability to exploit Hong Kong as an international hub for foreign espionage and interference after the introduction of the national security law. Its…
Two Hong Kong judges hearing an appeal by the head of a now-dissolved pro-independence political party have questioned his lawyer’s argument that the national security law cannot be used for sentencing some conspiracy offences. Joseph John, 42, appeared before three Court of Appeal judges in the High Court on Friday to challenge his five-year jail…
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…