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BREAKING: China says to impose 10% tariff on imports of crude oil, other goods from US | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

China said Tuesday it would slap 10 percent tariffs on imports from the US of crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement vehicles and pickup trucks. File photo: GovHK. The move comes after Washington announced 10 percent levies on Chinese imports, which Beijing’s finance ministry said “seriously violates World Trade Organization rules”. More to follow – refresh […]

Donald Trump’s commerce pick signals hawkish China stance

Donald Trump’s commerce secretary nominee told his US Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday he favors “across-the-board” tariffs targeting countries rather than products, while signaling a hawkish China stance. Howard Lutnick, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Commerce Secretary, speaks during his Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building […]

Hong Kong slams US lawmakers’ reintroduction of sanctions bill

Hong Kong authorities have condemned American lawmakers’ reintroduction of a bill urging sanctions on the city’s top officials, judges and prosecutors, calling the move “political grandstanding.” Central Government Offices. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. In a statement on Saturday, the government responded to US Representatives Young Kim and Jim McGovern’s updated Hong Kong Sanctions Act. The bill, […]

Online harassment targets student publication – HK press group

A new wave of online harassment that followed a journalism students’ investigation into government “care teams” echoed an “organised attack” last year that saw dozens of reporters targeted, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) has said. Hong Kong Journalists Association. Photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. In a statement released on Sunday, the HKJA said posts on Facebook […]

Policy making in Hong Kong should be evidence-based

Executive Council convenor and Legislative Council member Regina Ip recently asked Secretary for Justice Paul Lam questions that highlighted the government’s repeated loss of court cases focusing on the recognition of same-sex marriage. Ip asked why the government “insisted on lodging appeals despite considering that the cases would have a low success rate.” Put more bluntly, […]