China has a new favourite electric car – and it’s not a Tesla. The Hong Guang Mini EV has recently become the nation’s best-selling EV, with the super-compact electric model costing from just £3,200 new. The car, which is produced as part of a joint venture between state-owned SAIC Motor (known locally as Wuling) and … Read more
China moves to strip millions of Hong Kongers of legal rights by refusing to recognise British dual citizens in defiance of handover deal UK Foreign Office warned dual nationality is no longer recognised in Hong Kong Move means millions of Hong Kongers who qualify for overseas citizenship may not be entitled to consular assistance if … Read more
A woman who was abandoned in Hong Kong before being adopted by a British couple has admitted she just wants to find relatives who ‘look and sound like her’ in ‘one of the toughest ever’ Long Lost Family searches. Claire Martin, 58, was nearly two-years-old when she arrived at Heathrow Airport from Hong Kong’s overcrowded orphanages in … Read more
Wimbledon is urged to sever ties with HSBC for failing to stand up for human rights in Hong Kong By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 February 2021 Major sporting events are under pressure to cut their ties with HSBC and Standard Chartered over … Read more
China was branded ‘weak, bullying and petulant’ today as it refused to allow Hong Kong citizens to leave using British passports amid a furious row over UK plans to grant residency to thousands of people. The communist regime’s foreign ministry today said it would not recognise the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document. … Read more
Fury in Beijing over Boris Johnson’s plan to grant millions of Hong Kong citizens UK residency intensified today as China said it will stop recognising the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document. The statement by foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian plunged the visa system into uncertainty just hours after it was announced to be … Read more
China has threatened a ‘counterstrike’ against Australia after Canberra condemned Beijing’s mass arrest of 55 politicians and activists in Hong Kong. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao, who has a fake image of an Australian soldier holding a bloody knife to a child’s throat pinned to the top of his Twitter account, said anyone who gets … Read more
Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten has called on the EU to scrap its controversial trade agreement with China as it would ‘spit in the face of human rights’. Former Hong Kong Governor Lord Patten has called on the EU to scrap its controversial trade agreement with China as it would ‘spit in the face … Read more
China’s crackdown in Hong Kong escalated dramatically today with police arresting more than 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the financial hub. The sweep is the latest salvo in Beijing’s battle to stamp out opposition after millions hit the streets in 2019 with huge and sometimes … Read more
Hong Kong’s highest court has revoked media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bail after prosecutors succeeded in asking the judges to send him back to detention. Lai had been granted bail on December 23 after three weeks in custody on charges of fraud and endangering national security. His appeal hearing is slated for February 1. The court … Read more