The European Union has raised concerns that Hong Kong’s plan for a new national security law may weaken the city’s freedoms, with business leaders calling for greater clarity. City leader John Lee on Tuesday unveiled a legislative proposal that would introduce new categories of security crimes — on top of an existing national security law imposed by Beijing in 2020. Lee said …

Taiwan vote, Western politicians’ comments can’t cancel one-China principle, Wang Yi says CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday that the one-China principle cannot be changed by local election results in Taiwan and will not be shaken by the erroneous statements and actions of Western politicians. The rejuvenation of the Chinese …

CHINA ECONOMIC NET BEIJING, China – The “one country, two systems” principle is Hong Kong’s greatest advantage, Luo Huining, the new director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has said here. While Hong Kong compatriots have made significant contribution to China’s reform, opening-up and modernization, the motherland has been …