Posts Tagged: Hong Kong protests
How Will the West Respond to China’s Nefarious Hong Kong Crackdown?
In 1997, after 156 years of British rule, the United Kingdom transferred responsibility for the city-state of Hong Kong to China. Twenty-three years later, in...
World Welcomes 2020, but Wildfires, Protests, Cast a Pall Over Some Celebrations
The world celebrated the New Year on Wednesday with fireworks displays from Sydney to London, although celebrations were clouded by deadly wildfires in Australia, protests...
The Hong Kong Protests: It’s Monotheism, Stupid
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party domination of China, Chairman Xi Jinping, adorned in a Mao suit, rode in an open-top armored...
Why Jews Should Care About the Hong Kong Democracy Protests
JNS.org - It’s more than 30 years since pro-democracy student demonstrators were brutally crushed by Chinese security forces at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square -- a graphic...
The Hong Kong Demonstrations, China, and Lasting Change
Though it has been a part of China since 1997 -- following the transfer of power from Great Britain -- Hong Kong enjoys autonomy, a...
Hong Kong Dispute Echoes Holocaust Controversy
JNS.org - The Obama Administration's reluctance to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong revives a familiar clash between human rights and diplomatic relations—a conflict...
