https://www.scmp.com/rss/523705/feed The latest news and top stories on the US Consulate General, Hong Kong & Macau. A Hong Kong-based diplomatic mission the US Consulate is dedicated to advancing US interests and protecting American citizens in Hong Kong and Macau. Its main areas of focus include providing consular services fostering political and economic ties and promoting exchanges. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jeffie Lam Jeffie Lam Beijing has summoned the United States’ top envoy in Hong Kong to protest against the consulate’s move to issue an alert to American citizens about legal changes in the city that punish those who withhold smartphone passwords from police during national security investigations. The foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong revealed on Saturday that its commissioner, Cui Jianchun, had summoned and lodged “solemn representations” with US Consul General Julie Eadeh the day before in response to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348234/hong-kong-government-defends-changes-national-security-law-after-us-alert?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3348234/hong-kong-government-defends-changes-national-security-law-after-us-alert?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:23:25 +0000 Steven Okun Steven Okun In his farewell address, then US president Ronald Reagan advocated for the United States to do “a better job of getting across that America is freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare”. The Trump administration should follow Reagan’s advice as it designs global celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary. The US should showcase its founding principles of equality, pluralism, freedom of speech and religious liberty. It should... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3344465/250-us-should-promote-its-values-asia-not-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3344465/250-us-should-promote-its-values-asia-not-spectacle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:30:06 +0000