Author: Free China Movement
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Rapid Response: 2019 Is the Baseline — Measure What Hong Kong Has Lost
Hong Kong’s strong 2019 freedom rankings were real. That is exactly why they matter today. They are not evidence that nothing changed. They are a baseline for measuring what changed after Beijing imposed the National Security Law in…
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Editorial: Hong Kong’s 2019 Freedom Ranking Is a Measure of What Was Lost
A statistic can be accurate and still be used to tell the wrong story. Hong Kong’s third-place finish in the 2019 Human Freedom Index was real. The index gave Hong Kong an overall score of 8.81 out of…
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Hong Kong Before and After 2019: The Freedom Rankings Tell a Story of What Was Lost
HONG KONG — September 12, 2026. A claim circulating in discussion of Hong Kong’s present political condition points to the city’s strong 2019 freedom rankings. Hong Kong ranked third worldwide in the Cato Institute’s 2019 Human Freedom Index,…
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Analysis: Opaque Iran-China Trade Tests Sanctions Enforcement
Opaque commodity-linked settlement mechanisms require transaction-level evidence, ownership records and careful separation of knowledge from association.
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Reuters Reports Barter-Like Iran-China Trade Used to Bypass Sanctions
Reuters reports that Iran used oil-linked, barter-like arrangements to finance Chinese goods and infrastructure outside conventional sanctioned channels.
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Analysis: Qingdao Ship Fire Demands a Transparent Safety Investigation
A credible investigation should publish the timeline, work permits, fire controls, responsibility findings and corrective measures without prejudging the cause.
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Qingdao Shipyard Fire Kills 25 People Aboard Ocean Melody
Twenty-five people died in a fire aboard the Ocean Melody during repair work at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding; the cause remains under investigation.
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Rapid Response: Protect Hong Kong Journalists’ Freedom of Association
Media employers should protect lawful union participation and maintain transparent, consistently applied employment policies.
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Analysis: Journalist Union Rights and Press Freedom Are Distinct but Connected
The ruling requires a precise distinction between an adjudicated union-rights violation and an unproven dismissal allegation.
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Hong Kong Court Convicts Dow Jones of Obstructing Selina Cheng’s Union Rights
A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones of obstructing Selina Cheng’s union right while acquitting the publisher on a separate dismissal charge.