ANALYSIS: China is losing its patience with Australia, and that could spell bad news for the export market
This calculation is not a simple one that pits values against interests. While there is a moral urgency to questions about Hong Kong, the city's fate is not just an abstract question of principle for policy makers in Canberra.
As the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade puts it: "Australian businesses are drawn to Hong Kong because of the transparency and efficiency of its regulatory environment, the integrity of Hong Kong's financial markets and the rule of law."
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Australia joins joint declaration rebuking China over Hong KongAustralia, Canada and the United Kingdom have issued a joint statement underlining the importance of law guaranteeing civil liberties for Hong Kong's residents in response to China's moves to impose its own national security laws on the territory
Read more »
Australia, UK, Canada rebuke China over Hong Kong interventionThe three countries warned China's planned laws forbidding treason, secession, sedition, and subversion against the Central People's Government in Beijing would 'clearly undermine' Hong Kong's autonomy and its citizens' civil liberties.
Read more »
China pledges to 'ensure national security' in Hong Kong and MacauIn his opening address to the National People's Congress, Premier Li Keqiang says China will establish 'enforcement mechanisms' in Hong Kong and Macau that will give Hong Kong's chief executive responsibility for preventing acts that endanger national security.
Read more »
China considering new security law for Hong Kong after protestsChina’s ceremonial parliament will consider a bill that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, a spokesperson said on Thursday, appearing to confirm speculation that China will sidestep the territory’s own lawmaking body in enacting legislation to crack down on activity Beijing considers subversive.
Read more »
This is the end of Hong Kong': China pushes security law after unrestPro-democracy activists say they fear 'the end of Hong Kong', as China's proposed new security law could spell the end of the 'One Country, Two Systems' policy.
Read more »
Hong Kong's controversial security law: What is it and why does China want it?Pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong have vowed to protest what they say is China's fiercest assault on the city's treasured autonomy with its move to impose a security law. But what does this law really mean?
Read more »