Tag: Hong kong protests

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 12:31 UTC

  Trump praises Xi and says the Chinese leader can “humanely” resolve the Hong Kong situation

  

  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Xi Jinping can “humanely” resolve the violent standoff with protesters in Hong Kong and appeared to suggest meeting the Chinese leader.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:54 UTC

  Trump calls Hong Kong unrest “riots” and suggests it's an issue between HK and Beijing

  

  President Donald Trump has labelled recent protests in Hong Kong as “riots”, adopting the language used by Chinese authorities and suggesting that the United States would stay out of an issue that was “between Hong Kong and China”.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:45 UTC

  US lawmakers urge Trump administration to suspend sales of crowd control equipment to Hong Kong

  

  A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Friday urged the Trump administration to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong police which has been accused of using excessive force against anti-government protesters.

• Thursday, July 4th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

  China and UK clash over the protests in ex-British colony Hong Kong

  

  China bluntly told Britain on Wednesday to “refrain from further interference” and London summoned Beijing's ambassador for a dressing down in a rapidly-escalating diplomatic feud over Hong Kong.

• Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Protests in Hong Kong turn into chaotic street battling with pepper gas and rubber bullets

  

  Hong Kong on Thursday postponed the legislative debate on the controversial extradition Bill for a second day,  after a massive rally that witnessed violent clashes between protesters and the police on Wednesday. “The Legislative Council will not hold a session today to debate the Bill”, said a notice to lawmakers, without elaborating further.