Tag "Occupy Central"
Asia Pacific
Politics
Turbulent twenties: China’s tightening grip on Hong Kong
As the China continues to exert control over the city twenty years on, the future of this financial hub is as uncertain as ever.
Asia Pacific
Politics
Protests jeopardise Hong Kong’s leverage with Beijing
Hong Kong protestors demand that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying step down and for Beijing to allow free elections in 2017. Yet, volatile financial markets undermine some of the city’s leverage with Beijing.
Asia Pacific
Politics
Unrest threatens Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s financial hub
Known for its capitalistic free economy advocating no barriers to trade and a low corporate tax rate, Hong Kong as entrepôt offers vital strategic importance to Beijing’s trade with the
