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Hong Kong Judges Battle Beijing Over Rule Of Law As COVID-19 Chills Protests
The independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told Reuters, posing the gravest threat to the rule of law since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
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Hong Kong Independence Activists Granted Refugee Status In Germany
Two former Hong Kong independence activists have been granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.
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Don't Cross 'Red Line': Chinese President's Tough Message In Hong Kong
China's President Xi Jinping said Saturday Hong Kong was freer than ever before but laid down an uncrossable "red line" for any challenge to Beijing's authority as the city marked 20 years since it was handed back by Britain.
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Taiwan, Hong Kong Independence Supporters Will Fail: China
Quoting a poem by the China's communist leader, Mao Zedong, China's government said on Wednesday that the efforts by Hong Kong and Taiwan independence supporters to link up were doomed to fail, as they would be dashed to the ground like flies.
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Beijing Warns Hong Kong Radicals Over Calls For Independence
Several pro-independence candidates won seats in Hong Kong's first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014, prompting a robust warning from China that any independence would damage the city's security and prosperity.
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Young Activists Take On China In Key Hong Kong Election
Young Hong Kong independence activists calling for a complete break from China stood for the first time Sunday in city-wide legislative elections, the biggest polls since mass pro-democracy protests in 2014.
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Hong Kong On High Alert For Chinese Visit As Independence Calls Grow
Authorities worried about increasingly strident calls for Hong Kong independence are taking no chances ahead of a rare visit from one of China's top ranking officials, shutting down swathes of the city and reportedly gluing down pavers to quell the prospect of violent protests.
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Hong Kong Judges Battle Beijing Over Rule Of Law As COVID-19 Chills Protests
The independence of Hong Kong's judicial system is under assault from the Communist Party leadership in Beijing, senior judges in the city told Reuters, posing the gravest threat to the rule of law since Britain handed its former colony back to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
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Hong Kong Independence Activists Granted Refugee Status In Germany
Two former Hong Kong independence activists have been granted refugee status in Germany in what is one of the first cases of dissenters from the semi-autonomous Chinese city receiving such protection.
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Don't Cross 'Red Line': Chinese President's Tough Message In Hong Kong
China's President Xi Jinping said Saturday Hong Kong was freer than ever before but laid down an uncrossable "red line" for any challenge to Beijing's authority as the city marked 20 years since it was handed back by Britain.
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Taiwan, Hong Kong Independence Supporters Will Fail: China
Quoting a poem by the China's communist leader, Mao Zedong, China's government said on Wednesday that the efforts by Hong Kong and Taiwan independence supporters to link up were doomed to fail, as they would be dashed to the ground like flies.
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Beijing Warns Hong Kong Radicals Over Calls For Independence
Several pro-independence candidates won seats in Hong Kong's first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014, prompting a robust warning from China that any independence would damage the city's security and prosperity.
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Young Activists Take On China In Key Hong Kong Election
Young Hong Kong independence activists calling for a complete break from China stood for the first time Sunday in city-wide legislative elections, the biggest polls since mass pro-democracy protests in 2014.
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Hong Kong On High Alert For Chinese Visit As Independence Calls Grow
Authorities worried about increasingly strident calls for Hong Kong independence are taking no chances ahead of a rare visit from one of China's top ranking officials, shutting down swathes of the city and reportedly gluing down pavers to quell the prospect of violent protests.
