EditorialA scene of the intense protest over a draft extradition law in Hong Kong, that Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised as “courageous", on Aug. 25, 2019. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
EditorialA temporary isolation site to house patients with COVID-19 on Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong, Feb. 27, 2022. (Billy H.C. Kwok/The New York Times)
EditorialHong Kong Harbor, Lt. Humphrey John Julian, active 18421849, 1843, Watercolor and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper, Sheet: 8 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (21.9 x 9.8cm), harbor, sky, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Xianggang, Zhonghua.
EditorialHistory of the Chinese Empire. 19th century. Opium War. Sino-British War between 1832 and 1842. Following the signing of the Peace of Nanking (1842) Great Britain managed to open the five-port shipping traffic and control of the island of Hong Kong. Co...