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James Pomfret

China, Hong Kong, Western Visayas

Special Correspondent at Reuters

@Reuters Special Correspondent covering China/Taiwan/HK. Focused on politics/policy. ex @CNBC, radio guy. Tips: pls DM for Signal or [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | jp.reuters.com | James Pomfret |Jessie Pang

    4月13日、香港最大の民主派政党である民主党は、開催した特別総会で、党の解散に向けた手続きに着手することを賛成多数で決めた。写真は、記者会見に出席する民主党のロー・キンヘイ委員長。4月13日、香港で撮影(2025年 ロイター/Tyrone Siu) [香港 13日 ロイター] - 香港最大の民主派政党である民主党は、13日に開催した特別総会で、党の解散に向けた手続きに着手することを賛成多数で決めた。国家安全保障上の取り締まりが強化される中、中国からの圧力に直面していた。 民主党の幹部はここ数カ月の間、解散しなければ、逮捕を含む深刻な事態に見舞われると中国側から警告されていたという。 もっと見る 民主党は1994年の結党。香港が中国に返還された97年以前から活動してきた。数十年にわたって香港の民主派勢力を束ね、中国に民主化改革を要求してきたが、2019年の民主化デモ以降は、中国による締め付けが強化され、現在は議席を失っている。 羅健熙主席は記者団に、13日の会合で党員のうち9割が、解散手続きを進める権限を党中央委員会に移譲することに同意したと述べた。...

  • 1 week ago | msn.com | James Pomfret |Jessie Pang

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  • 1 week ago | ca.marketscreener.com | James Pomfret |Jessie Pang

    HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong's last remaining major opposition party took a key step towards disbanding itself on Sunday after a special meeting approved arrangements to do so in the face of pressure from China, amid a national security crackdown. Five senior members of the Democratic Party had earlier told Reuters that Chinese officials or middlemen had warned it in recent months to disband or face serious consequences, including possible arrests.

  • 1 week ago | usnews.com | James Pomfret |Greg Torode |Jessie Pang

    By James Pomfret, Greg Torode and Jessie PangHONG KONG (Reuters) - An Australian judge became the latest foreigner to resign from Hong Kong's highest court before the end of his term on Friday as a security crackdown fans international criticism of a perceived erosion of the rule of law in the financial hub.

  • 1 week ago | streetinsider.com | James Pomfret |Greg Torode |Jessie Pang

    1. SPY2. TLT3. CYBR4. JPM5. TSLA6. RMR7. FAST8. WMT9. ARGX10. STZ Tweet Share E-mail0 shares FILE PHOTO: A statue of Lady Justice at the Court of Final Appeal is pictured, in Hong Kong, China, September 5, 2023.

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