Agnes Chow of Demosisto has been barred from running in a by-election for Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on the basis of that her party advocates “self-determination” for Hong Kong. What now for Hong Kong youth activists?...
The suspension from legislature of 26-year-old Macau lawmaker Sulu Sou, for a demonstration which crossed over into the street rather than remaining only on the sidewalk, would mark the deterioration of democracy in Macau along the lines of what has occurred in Hong Kong. This may be a warning sign for Hong Kong and Taiwan...
Following the recent disqualification of Hong Kong legislators, it remains a question as to how Hong Kong and Taiwan can collaborate to aid each other...
A visit by Hong Kong legislators to Taiwan over the past weekend for a conference organized by the New Power Party has seen protests from pro-China groups in Taiwan, as well as warnings from China against Taiwanese independence activists and Hong Kong independence activists seeking to ally with each other...
The rejection of Yau Wai-Ching and Baggio Leung’s appeal against their disqualification from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council should not be surprising. The real question now is how far Beijing's political purges will go...
Hong Kong would seem to be in the streets again, with a demonstration Sunday against Beijing’s intervention into Hong Kong legislature which saw over 13,000 participate, according to organizers. Namely, Beijing has ruled to bar pro-independence legislators-elect Yau Wai-Ching and Sixtus “Baggio” Leung from taking office after a political crisis prompted by their refusal to properly take oaths to be sworn into office...
Controversy over localist lawmakers-elect Yau Wai-Ching and Baggio Leung’s oath taking continues in Hong Kong, with attempts by the pro-Beijing camp to hinder their being sworn in through a walkout of LegCo and a last minute interim injunction by the Ministry of Justice aimed at preventing them from taking office...