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Xi Jinping Welcomes New Hong Kong Leader, Assures Full Support
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Hong Kong's next leader John Lee in Beijing, telling him he has the full trust of the central government, state media said Monday.
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How China Crushed Democracy In Hong Kong - 'Hot Mic' with Nidhi Razdan
Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: Hong Kong got a new leader last week. Former security chief John Lee Ka-chiu was "elected" to the post - an election in which he was the only candidate. It's a move that critics say only reinforces the view that Hong Kong h
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China-Backed Hong Kong's New Leader Oversaw Pro-Democracy Crackdown
A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement was anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists.
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"Colonial Wine From New Bottles": Understanding Hong Kong's Sedition Law
The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a squeeze on press freedom.
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Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 Others Get New Jail Sentence Over Hong Kong Protests
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences on Friday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
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Over 50 Hong Kong Activists Arrested For Breaching Security Law: Reports
Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday for breaking the city's contentious national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown yet against the democratic opposition under the new law.
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Hong Kong Charges Teen Activist Tony Chung With Secession Under New Security Law
A teenage Hong Kong democracy activist was charged on Thursday with secession, the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city.
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China's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gamers Use Code Words, Middlemen to Enter Virtual World
The game has become a global bestseller as its players describe the ability to create virtual versions of themselves and their homes and interact with other gamers as a form of escapism from the real world of coronavirus lockdowns, but it is not licensed for sale in China's tightly regulated gaming industry.
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Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pulled From Chinese Platforms After Hong Kong Protest
A Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China's grey market e-commerce platforms, Reuters' checks show, after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong used the game to protest against Beijing’s rule of the Chinese territory.
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Boy, 12, Youngest To Be Convicted In Hong Kong Protests
A 12-year-old boy became the youngest protester to be convicted in the six-month-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as a court in the former British colony reserved orders to place him under counselling and supervision for up to three years.
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Desperate Hong Kong Protesters Use Sewers To Escape Police Siege
Protesters have removed metal manholes, some making exploratory forays into the fetid tunnels, following rumours of successful exfiltrations from a campus ringed for three days by baton-wielding police determined to arrest them.
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Won't Tolerate Challenge To Hong Kong's "One Country, Two Systems": China
China warned Friday it would not tolerate any challenge to Hong Kong's governing system, as it laid out plans to boost patriotism in the city and change how its leader is chosen or removed after months of pro-democracy protests.
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Halloween Is Latest Victim Of Hong Kong's Crackdown On Masked Protests
Halloween revelry in Hong Kong clashed Thursday with the reality of protests and emergency restrictions now in place, as police struggled to manage a crowd of demonstrators deliberately intermingled with costumed partygoers in a major nightlife district.
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China's President Xi Jinping Talks Tough On Hong Kong As Thousands Protest For Democracy
Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing won't tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marked the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China.
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'Unfair' Hong Kong Election Sparks Fresh Democracy Calls
The vote for Hong Kong's new leader kicks off this week, but most of its 3.8 million-strong electorate will have no say in choosing the winner, prompting calls for an overhaul of a system skewed towards Beijing.
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Xi Jinping Welcomes New Hong Kong Leader, Assures Full Support
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Hong Kong's next leader John Lee in Beijing, telling him he has the full trust of the central government, state media said Monday.
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How China Crushed Democracy In Hong Kong - 'Hot Mic' with Nidhi Razdan
Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: Hong Kong got a new leader last week. Former security chief John Lee Ka-chiu was "elected" to the post - an election in which he was the only candidate. It's a move that critics say only reinforces the view that Hong Kong h
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China-Backed Hong Kong's New Leader Oversaw Pro-Democracy Crackdown
A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement was anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists.
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"Colonial Wine From New Bottles": Understanding Hong Kong's Sedition Law
The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a squeeze on press freedom.
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Tycoon Jimmy Lai, 7 Others Get New Jail Sentence Over Hong Kong Protests
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was among eight democracy activists handed new prison sentences on Friday for attending protests on the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China that were followed by a sweeping crackdown.
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Over 50 Hong Kong Activists Arrested For Breaching Security Law: Reports
Over 50 pro-democratic activists in Hong Kong were arrested on Wednesday for breaking the city's contentious national security law, local media reported, in the biggest crackdown yet against the democratic opposition under the new law.
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Hong Kong Charges Teen Activist Tony Chung With Secession Under New Security Law
A teenage Hong Kong democracy activist was charged on Thursday with secession, the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city.
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China's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gamers Use Code Words, Middlemen to Enter Virtual World
The game has become a global bestseller as its players describe the ability to create virtual versions of themselves and their homes and interact with other gamers as a form of escapism from the real world of coronavirus lockdowns, but it is not licensed for sale in China's tightly regulated gaming industry.
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Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pulled From Chinese Platforms After Hong Kong Protest
A Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China's grey market e-commerce platforms, Reuters' checks show, after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong used the game to protest against Beijing’s rule of the Chinese territory.
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Boy, 12, Youngest To Be Convicted In Hong Kong Protests
A 12-year-old boy became the youngest protester to be convicted in the six-month-long pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as a court in the former British colony reserved orders to place him under counselling and supervision for up to three years.
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Desperate Hong Kong Protesters Use Sewers To Escape Police Siege
Protesters have removed metal manholes, some making exploratory forays into the fetid tunnels, following rumours of successful exfiltrations from a campus ringed for three days by baton-wielding police determined to arrest them.
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Won't Tolerate Challenge To Hong Kong's "One Country, Two Systems": China
China warned Friday it would not tolerate any challenge to Hong Kong's governing system, as it laid out plans to boost patriotism in the city and change how its leader is chosen or removed after months of pro-democracy protests.
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Halloween Is Latest Victim Of Hong Kong's Crackdown On Masked Protests
Halloween revelry in Hong Kong clashed Thursday with the reality of protests and emergency restrictions now in place, as police struggled to manage a crowd of demonstrators deliberately intermingled with costumed partygoers in a major nightlife district.
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China's President Xi Jinping Talks Tough On Hong Kong As Thousands Protest For Democracy
Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing won't tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as it marked the 20th anniversary of its return from Britain to China.
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'Unfair' Hong Kong Election Sparks Fresh Democracy Calls
The vote for Hong Kong's new leader kicks off this week, but most of its 3.8 million-strong electorate will have no say in choosing the winner, prompting calls for an overhaul of a system skewed towards Beijing.
