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Hong Kong

Opposition Erased

The decision to dissolve the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, its largest opposition grouping, is stark confirmation of the city’s shifting political landscape.

Democracy Dismantled

The sentencing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under its controversial National Security Law signifies a turning point in the former British colony’s political and legal history.

China’s choice

China will almost certainly tighten its grip over the protectorate of Hong Kong with Sunday’s election of John Lee, a staunch supporter of the government in Beijing, as the chief executive, indeed the key office in the island territory.