The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 is a direct response by the U.S. Congress to the Anti-Extradition protests, to the violence committed against protesters, and to other rights infringements in Hong Kong. The bipartisan bill would require the U.S. Department of State to submit an annual certification of Hong Kong’s autonomy to Congress.
With China centering domestic consumption in its economic development agenda, a sound consumer protection regime that improves consumers’ rights and builds consumer trust is necessary.
On October 29, 2015, China scrapped its one-child policy, allowing all couples to have two children for the first time since strict family planning rules were introduced more than three decades ago. Despite the optimistic responses of some demographers and citizens on Chinese state media[1], the shift to the new two-child policy may disappoint… Read more »