US President Donald Trump approved the legislation Tuesday after weeks of blaming Beijing for its handling of Hong Kong and treatment of minority groups in western China.
Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam will from now on be more closely supervised by several officials who have come up through the Communist Party ranks on the mainland.
The Hong Kong government had earlier said banners and chants calling for 'Hong Kong independence' were now illegal, without specifying that this also applied to the 'Liberate Hong Kong!' slogan.
Chinese President Xi Jinping sidelined Hong Kong’s leaders in shaping the city’s most important legislation since Beijing took control of the former British colony in 1997.
Xi Jinping Tuesday signed controversial security law that gives China new powers over Hong Kong that are tailor-made to curb dissent, protests and criminalise sedition.
In episode 483 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why China decided to choose this moment to go ahead with the national security laws for Hong Kong.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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