Tag: democracy
![A Hong Kong court has found seven pro-democracy protesters guilty of illegal assembly, including former legislator Margaret Ng. She was a featured speaker at a musical rally in Edinburg Square on Sep. 24, 2017, when about 500 protestors gathered in support of a jailed activist.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/04/36615852024_da833295b1_k-768x512.jpg)
Hong Kong Charges Pro-Democracy Leaders With ‘Illegal Assembly’
A Hong Kong court has found seven veteran pro-democracy activists guilty of “illegal assembly” for their...
![Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-ID) (L) and ranking member Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) talk during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill December 03, 2019, in Washington, DC. U.S. Senators laid out major bipartisan-sponsored legislation, dubbed the Strategic Competition Act of 2021](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/04/GettyImages-1191720248-768x512.jpg)
Senators Introduce Strategic Competition Act in Bid to Counter Beijing Hegemony
U.S. senators laid out major bipartisan legislation, dubbed the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, which...
![As the Chinese Communist Party continues to crush Hong Kong's freedom and democracy, now only "patriots" who are loyal to the Party may run for office.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/04/pexels-brayden-law-1738997-768x512.jpg)
Disintegration of Democracy With CCP-Controlled ‘Patriot’ Electoral System Approved for Hong Kong
Beijing has approved its ‘patriot’ plan in Hong Kong which mandates that all positions of political power...
![Hong Kong China politics protests democracy police](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/04/HONG-KONG-CHINA-POLITICS-police-1229902272-768x511.jpg)
State Department Reiterates Assessment That Hong Kong Is No Longer Autonomous
On March 31, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reported to Congress that Hong Kong — the former...
![The United States, European Union, Canada, and Britain launched coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials over their involvement in persecuting the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/03/Biden-Secretary-Of-State-Antony-Blinken-Testifies-At-Senate-Hearing-GettyImages-1230679333-768x512.jpeg)
Secretary of State Blinken Calls Taiwan a ‘Country’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently called Taiwan a “country,” a designation that his predecessors...
![protest-against-article-23-hong-kong](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/03/Hong-kong-article-23-protest-taiwanese-2003_GettyImages-2149552-768x557.jpg)
Beijing Pushes for the ‘Patriots Governing Hong Kong’ Plan
The Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, Xia Baolong, announced in a speech on February 22 that “...
![Donald Trump was recently acquitted in his second impeachment trial by the Senate. President Biden believes it’s a reminder of the fragility of democracy.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/02/Pro-Trump-Rally-Held-Near-Trumps-Mar-a-Lago-Estate-On-Presidents-Day--768x545.jpg)
‘Democracy is Fragile,’ Says Biden After Trump’s Acquittal
Donald Trump was recently acquitted in his second impeachment trial by the Senate. President Biden believes...
![People from Antifa and Black Lives Matter groups recently held a protest march through Washington D.C, with one video showing protesters chanting “If we don’t get it, burn it down” while walking through a residential neighborhood.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/02/Antifa_marches_Washington-768x512.png)
Antifa, BLM Protesters March in DC, Chant ‘Burn It Down’
People from Antifa and Black Lives Matter groups recently held a protest march through Washington, D.C...
![US Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes that citizens of Hong Kong who flee the city should be welcomed into the United States with refugee status.](https://img.visiontimes.com/2021/02/American-_passport_-768x445.jpg)
Blinken Wants Refugee Status for Fleeing Hongkongers
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes that Hongkongers who flee the city should be welcomed...
!['Heaven will destroy the Chinese Communist Party' nine commentaries hong kong](https://img.visiontimes.com/2020/01/TianMieZGfrontpage-768x431.jpg)
‘Persist in 2020’: 1 Million Hongkongers Take Part in New Year March
Hong Kong saw as many as a million people march on New Year’s Day 2020, chanting pro-democracy slogans...