Segurança Nacional

Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung stated on a radio program that the city faces four primary national security risks, with soft resistance being one of the most significant. He noted that the police national security hotline has received 1.1 million reports since its inception in November 2020, with some leading to arrests. Tang emphasized that due to geopolitics, risks from external forces negatively influencing Hong Kong persist undiminished.

28 de janeiro de 2026 Reportado por IA

A deputada dos Economic Freedom Fighters, Leigh-Ann Mathys, expressou apoio à intimação do investigador privado Paul O’Sullivan e do empresário do North West, Brown Mogotsi, para comparecerem perante a Comissão Ad Hoc do Parlamento sobre preocupações de segurança nacional. A comissão decidiu por esta medida após ambos os indivíduos indicarem que não estariam disponíveis nas datas de depoimento agendadas. Mathys também exigiu um relatório sobre a intimação de O’Sullivan, em meio a alegações de ameaças e incapacitação da comissão.

O representante Brandon Gill, republicano do Texas, apresentou legislação que chama de Student Visa Integrity Act, propondo prazos de visto mais curtos para certos estudantes, novos requisitos de divulgação de laços institucionais com a China e maiores autoridades de triagem para reduzir fraudes de visto e riscos à segurança nacional.

13 de janeiro de 2026 Reportado por IA

China's counter-espionage agency has warned that 'anti-China' actors are gathering information on natural resources, energy facilities and terrain in key areas through covert mapping. The data, crucial for infrastructure planning, resource management and military operations, is under constant threat from espionage activities aimed at undermining national security.

Almonty Industries is restoring the Sangdong mine in South Korea to become an exclusive supplier of strategic tungsten to the United States. The mine holds the world's most promising reserves outside China, aiding US efforts to diversify supply chains for defense needs. Commercial production is set to begin in the first quarter of 2027.

01 de janeiro de 2026 Reportado por IA

In 2025, Hong Kong's political landscape was shaped by key events, including the halted sale of ports in the Panama Canal by Li Ka-shing's firm and the conviction of Jimmy Lai in a national security trial.