The administrative agency also took aim at US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks that America was considering travel curbs for Hong Kong officials deemed “responsible for the intensifying crackdown on rights and freedoms”. “The relevant acts and deeds have confused right and wrong, stigmatised Hong Kong’s national security law … smeared the rule of … Read more
Observers said the move signalled that Beijing saw the need for legal professionals who understand “complex multi-jurisdictional matters” amid intensifying geopolitical competition with Washington and its allies. Ying Yong, head of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate, called on prosecutors to focus on cultivating talent with international legal expertise and experience in “international law enforcement and judicial … Read more
“Within the archipelagic waters of the Philippines, not only in the Sulu Sea but in many other areas, Chinese fishermen have the right to fish,” said Fu, who has served as an arbitrator in various arbitration tribunals in mainland China, Taiwan and Russia. Will Manila’s plans to build in South China Sea escalate tensions with … Read more
