Taiwan has raised its travel warnings for mainland China – as well as Hong Kong and Macau – after Beijing released new judicial guidelines that could carry the death penalty for “diehard separatists”. Taipei’s Mainland Affairs Council said the new rules “severely threatened” the personal safety of Taiwan residents. The updated guidelines raise the warnings … Read more
Thirty-one others had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit subversion and face possible prison terms ranging from three years to life. The ministry said the trial, which lasted 118 days, also asserted the “authority of the rule of law” and clarified legal disputes surrounding the national security legislation and the definition of relevant provisions. … Read more
HONG KONG: Vague provisions in Hong Kong’s new national security law around state secrets and links to foreign entities have put on edge many global businesses in the financial hub, with some consultants and hedge funds updating contingency plans and seeking legal advice in a bid to counter this political risk. Several corporations, worried about … Read more
“AN EFFECTIVE LOCK” Sanctioned by the United States for his oversight of the protests in his role as security chief, Lee has called the law “an effective lock to prevent burglars” as authorities seek to combat “threats posed by external forces and local terrorism”. Penalties run up to life in prison for sabotage endangering national … Read more
In the draft, the definition of state secrets appears quite broad, some lawyers said, saying it includes military, security and diplomatic secrets as well as classified social, economic and technological information involving the Chinese and Hong Kong governments, and their relationship. Some analysts and diplomats fear that research into China’s politics, economy and military and … Read more
WASHINGTON: The former leader of a Hong Kong pro-independence group, who was sentenced under a national security law imposed by China, fled to Britain and will seek asylum over there, he told the Washington Post. In November 2021, Tony Chung, who was then 20, was sentenced to 43 months in prison for trying to separate … Read more
