Hong Kong Feels the Impact as Foreign Investors Vacate China

He said that some companies have halved the index weight to reduce risk exposure, while others have removed China from emerging market indices. The change brought about by CalSTRS is not an increase or decrease but a change in index weight.

Jailed Hong Kong, Chinese Attorneys Honored With Human Rights Award

The awards were to honor “the long-standing and outstanding commitment and sacrifice those three lawyers have demonstrated in upholding the fundamental values of the legal profession and in defending and advocating for human rights and the respect for the rule of law,” it said.

US Imposes Sanctions on 6 Chinese Firms Over Spy Balloon Programs

Since downing the balloon on Feb. 4, officials have revealed it to be a spying program spanning 40 countries across five continents. The latest discovery from the debris recovery includes the balloon’s ability to collect electronic communications. On Feb. 10, the administration said a U.S. military jet shot down another “high-altitude object” of unknown origin that was flying over Alaska at 40,000 feet.  ​​

Dozens of Young People Detained Over November’s ‘White Paper’ Protests

Footage of the Liangmahe protest was soon circulating on social media, as most young people turned out in a collective act of mourning for the victims of a fatal lockdown fire in Urumqi and to protest the zero-COVID policy they saw as being the cause of suffering as the economy stalled and travel bans left many confined to their neighborhoods and apartments.