Explainer: Why UK authorities arrested 3 men linked to Hong Kong’s trade office
HKFP looks at the accusations made against a Hong Kong trade office manager, a London police officer, and a security contractor in the UK. How did the arrests put the de facto consulate in the spotlight? And how has Hong Kong’s political sphere reacted to the incident?
Glory to Hong Kong: Is the banned protest song going the way of Barbra Streisand’s mansion?
“It is perhaps time for our leaders to contemplate the possibility that if they stop kicking this hive the bees will sleep,” writes Tim Hamlett of the years-long efforts to ban a 2019 protest song.
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Explainer: How, and why, the gov’t banned protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’
How was the 2019 protest anthem composed? Why is it controversial? How did the government get Glory to Hong Kong banned? Is the song pro-independence? And why did YouTube geo-block just a few dozen versions?
Hsiao Bi-khim: How ‘cat warrior’ US envoy became Taiwan’s vice-president
Hsiao, 52, has described her diplomatic style as “cat warrior” — an apparent allusion to China’s confrontational “wolf warrior diplomacy” on the world stage. She has vowed to keep working in a “complicated strategic environment to maximise Taiwan-US relations”.
Taiwan inauguration: How a presidential banquet is set to showcase the island’s identity
Lai Ching-te’s inauguration menu will feature a chicken soup common in small eateries, as well as the island’s signature bubble milk tea — a drink usually loaded with milk, sugar and tapioca pearls.