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Hong Kong not becoming 'police state', says city's top cop
Jun 07, 2022 (AFP)
The Chinese business hub is preparing for an upcoming leadership change as well as the 25th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain, for which President...
Chinese blogger goes silent after showing 'tank cake' before Tiananmen anniversary
Jun 06, 2022 (AFP)
Discussion of the crackdown on June 4, 1989, when China set troops and tanks on peaceful protestors, is all but forbidden on the mainland. Li Jiaqi, a household...
Hong Kong detains several people as world marks Tiananmen anniversary
Jun 04, 2022 (AFP)
As night fell, candles appeared in the windows of several foreign countries' missions to Hong Kong -- in defiance of a warning not to do so -- and on various st...
Estonian court sentences woman for spying for China
Jun 03, 2022 (AFP)
Gerli Mutso was found guilty of assisting Chinese military intelligence in exchange for payment of more than 20,000 euros ($21,400). Court spokeswoman Viivika S...
Washington puts pressure on Europe over China
Jun 02, 2022 (AFP)
"Even before President Xi (Jinping) and President (Vladimir) Putin declared their 'no limits' partnership in February, the PRC (People's Republic of China) has ...
Hong Kong rights lawyer says he fled 'cold winds' of suppression
Jun 02, 2022 (AFP)
"Are you afraid of being arrested? Are you afraid of Hong Kong's security law?" journalists from pro-Beijing newspapers shouted as they chased him, cameras poin...
Hong Kong police warn against Tiananmen anniversary gatherings
Jun 02, 2022 (AFP)
Discussion of the 1989 clampdown, when the government set troops and tanks on peaceful protesters, is all but forbidden in mainland China. But semi-autonomous H...
Partner concerned for health of journalist detained in China
Jun 02, 2022 (AFP)
Cheng, a mother of two and former anchor at Chinese state broadcaster CGTN, was formally arrested in February 2021, when she was charged with "supplying state s...
Equity markets extend Wall St rally as China eases curbs
May 30, 2022 (AFP)
The gains extended a positive end to last week for global equities with some commentators saying there was a growing hope that the months-long sell-off may have...
Xi hails 'new atmosphere' in Hong Kong, welcomes next leader
May 30, 2022 (AFP)
Lee travelled to the capital on Saturday to receive Beijing's blessing as he prepares to take office in a month. The 64-year-old former security chief, who over...
Tiananmen masses axed as crackdown memorials erased in Hong Kong
May 30, 2022 (AFP)
Since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law in 2020 to snuff out pro-democracy demonstrations, once-packed candlelit vigils have been banned, a Tiana...
Hong Kong's next leader visits Beijing for official nod
May 28, 2022 (AFP)
Lee, 64, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement, was chosen as the next chief executive by a small committee of Bei...
Beijing says Blinken speech 'smears China'
May 27, 2022 (AFP)
In the most comprehensive statement to date on China by US President Joe Biden's administration, Blinken said on Thursday the Asian power posed "the most seriou...
Pope following the 'complex' life of Catholics in China
May 22, 2022 (AFP)
"I attentively and actively follow the often complex life and the matters of the faithful and pastors, and I pray every day for them," the pontiff told the publ...
Dazzling but empty stadiums a symbol of China's fading football dream
May 20, 2022 (AFP)
Ten cities across China have sunk billions of dollars to build eight new stadiums and renovate two others for the Asian Cup next summer. But with the country st...
Hong Konger gets over six years in jail for Telegram protest channel
May 19, 2022 (AFP)
Telegram played a key role in Hong Kong's massive and sometimes violent democracy rallies in 2019, with public channels used to coordinate demonstrations and re...
Top Hungary court bars vote on Chinese university plan
May 18, 2022 (AFP)
The Hungarian Constitutional Court said in a statement that holding a referendum on Fudan would be "unconstitutional". "According to the (constitution), a natio...
China defends Hong Kong cardinal's arrest as Western alarm grows
May 12, 2022 (AFP)
Retired cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the most senior Catholic clerics in Asia, was among a group of veteran democracy advocates arrested Wednesday for "colluding...
Chinese developer Sunac misses $29.5m payment as defaults rumble on
May 12, 2022 (AFP)
Since a government drive to curb excessive debt in the property sector, China's developers have sagged under the weight of massive borrowing which funded their ...
US, China congratulate Marcos for Philippine election win
May 12, 2022 (AFP)
Marcos, the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator, secured more than half of the votes in Monday's poll to win the presidency by a wide margin and ca...
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