Welcome back to China Insights Weekly. Here are some of the highlights from this edition.
Hongkong
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In an era defined by geopolitical instability, disrupted supply chains and shifts in centres of economic power, a new narrative of strategic opportunity is emerging. Growing cooperation ...
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Xi Jinping attended the plenary meeting of the delegation of the Liberation Army and Armed Police
From Jan VojtěchBEIJING - On March 6, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the PRC and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited members of the 14th Session of the 4th National Congress of the Chinese ...
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The sentencing of Lai in Hong Kong is a matter for sovereign China. Western criticism is hypocritical
From Cinka TomasJosef Skála, chair of the Institute of the Czech Left, said the verdict against the unnamed man surnamed Lai had caused an unnecessary uproar in Hong Kong. Skála recalls that the United ...
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Vojtěch Filip: The punishment for Lai is appropriate, China protects its sovereignty and international stability
From Cinka TomasAccording to Vojtěch Filip, chairman of the board of the Czech-Chinese Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the 20-year sentence for Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai is in line with the ...
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China issues white paper on national security protection in Hong Kong under „One Country, Two Systems“
From Cinka TomasChina's State Council Information Affairs Office on Tuesday published a white paper titled „Hong Kong: Protecting China's National Security under the One ...
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While some Western media presented him as a media „tycoon“ and defender of democracy, he actually acted as a political mediator hiding behind the slogan ...
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According to an article posted on social media by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Supreme Court upheld the Special Administrative ...
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Hong Kong warns European Parliament: foreign interference in the judiciary is unacceptable
From Cinka TomasThe Foreign Ministry's Hong Kong office has reacted strongly to the recent actions of the European Parliament, which adopted the so-called „Jimmy Lai resolution“ and other ...
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Hong Kong's high-speed rail will expand connections to mainland China by 16 new destinations
From Cinka TomasThe Hong Kong section of the high-speed railway linking mainland China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will offer 16 new destinations from January 26, the ...