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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Outlet, Editors Found Guilty Of Sedition
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.
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Eyeing Return To Global Financial Map, Hong Kong Hosts Summit Amid Geopolitical Tension
Hong Kong aims to restore its reputation as a global financial hub by playing host to a bevy of top Wall Street executives this week, defying critics who say a talent crunch and geopolitical tension will hobble its ambition.
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Bookseller To Ask Nancy Pelosi To Help Hong Kongers At Taiwan Meeting: Report
A staunch defender of human rights and long-time China critic, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to meet rights activists in Taiwan on Wednesday, a move certain to ramp up already fraught tensions between Beijing and Washington.
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US Passes Resolution Against China's ''Human Rights Abuses'' In Hong Kong
The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution condemning China's "human rights abuses" and undermining of fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong.
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TikTok Considers Listing China Business In Hong Kong Or Shanghai: Report
Chinese tech giant ByteDance is considering listing its domestic business in Hong Kong or Shanghai, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, against a backdrop of rising Sino-U.S. tensions over its hit non-China video app TikTok.
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TikTok Parent ByteDance Said to Consider Listing China Business in Hong Kong or Shanghai
TikTok owner ByteDance is considering listing its domestic business in Hong Kong or Shanghai, against a backdrop of rising Sino-US tensions over its short-form video app. Sources suggest that the company prefers Hong Kong as its primary choice.
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UK "Clear About Challenges" Posed By China For India, Other Nations: Envoy
British High Commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton has said that his country was clear about the challenges posed by China for India and the rest of the world.
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UK Going Down "Wrong Path": China Over Hong Kong Extradition Treaty
China warned Monday that Britain was heading down "a wrong path" as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was expected to announce the suspension of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, raising tensions between the countries.
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Mike Pompeo, Top Chinese Diplomat Meet Amid Rising US-China Tensions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday amid a deep deterioration of ties between the strategic rivals, their first face-to-face meeting since last year.
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China Parliament Passes Hong Kong Security Bill As Tensions Rise With US
China's parliament approved plans Thursday to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will eradicate the city's promised freedoms.
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Riot Police Deployed In Hong Kong Over Protests Against Chinese Anthem Bill
Hong Kong deployed riot police around the Legislative Council on Wednesday as activists called for protests against a bill to criminalise disrespect of the Chinese anthem, amid soaring tensions over perceived threats to the city's freedoms.
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"Brink Of New Cold War": China On US Ties Amid Virus, Hong Kong Tensions
The United States is pushing relations with China to "the brink of a new Cold War", the Chinese foreign minister said on Sunday, with tensions soaring over coronavirus, Hong Kong's status and other issues.
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Hong Kong Student Who Fell From Multi-Storey Car Park During Clashes Dies
A Hong Kong student who fell from a multi-storey car park while police and protesters were clashing last weekend has died, hospital officials said Friday, in a development likely to raise tensions after months of violent rallies in the city.
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China To Mark 70th Anniversary With Massive Military Parade In Beijing
China marks 70 years of Communist rule next week, with a massive military parade in Beijing anchoring celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower, despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong.
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Givenchy, Coach Join Versace To Apologise To China Amid Hong Kong Unrest
As tensions in Hong Kong continue to escalate after months of political unrest, China has sought to rein in international brands that have mistakenly identified the semiautonomous territory - and other Chinese-claimed lands - as independent countries.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Outlet, Editors Found Guilty Of Sedition
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997.
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Eyeing Return To Global Financial Map, Hong Kong Hosts Summit Amid Geopolitical Tension
Hong Kong aims to restore its reputation as a global financial hub by playing host to a bevy of top Wall Street executives this week, defying critics who say a talent crunch and geopolitical tension will hobble its ambition.
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Bookseller To Ask Nancy Pelosi To Help Hong Kongers At Taiwan Meeting: Report
A staunch defender of human rights and long-time China critic, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to meet rights activists in Taiwan on Wednesday, a move certain to ramp up already fraught tensions between Beijing and Washington.
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US Passes Resolution Against China's ''Human Rights Abuses'' In Hong Kong
The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution condemning China's "human rights abuses" and undermining of fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong.
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TikTok Considers Listing China Business In Hong Kong Or Shanghai: Report
Chinese tech giant ByteDance is considering listing its domestic business in Hong Kong or Shanghai, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, against a backdrop of rising Sino-U.S. tensions over its hit non-China video app TikTok.
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TikTok Parent ByteDance Said to Consider Listing China Business in Hong Kong or Shanghai
TikTok owner ByteDance is considering listing its domestic business in Hong Kong or Shanghai, against a backdrop of rising Sino-US tensions over its short-form video app. Sources suggest that the company prefers Hong Kong as its primary choice.
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UK "Clear About Challenges" Posed By China For India, Other Nations: Envoy
British High Commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton has said that his country was clear about the challenges posed by China for India and the rest of the world.
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UK Going Down "Wrong Path": China Over Hong Kong Extradition Treaty
China warned Monday that Britain was heading down "a wrong path" as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was expected to announce the suspension of an extradition treaty with Hong Kong, raising tensions between the countries.
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Mike Pompeo, Top Chinese Diplomat Meet Amid Rising US-China Tensions
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday amid a deep deterioration of ties between the strategic rivals, their first face-to-face meeting since last year.
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China Parliament Passes Hong Kong Security Bill As Tensions Rise With US
China's parliament approved plans Thursday to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will eradicate the city's promised freedoms.
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Riot Police Deployed In Hong Kong Over Protests Against Chinese Anthem Bill
Hong Kong deployed riot police around the Legislative Council on Wednesday as activists called for protests against a bill to criminalise disrespect of the Chinese anthem, amid soaring tensions over perceived threats to the city's freedoms.
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"Brink Of New Cold War": China On US Ties Amid Virus, Hong Kong Tensions
The United States is pushing relations with China to "the brink of a new Cold War", the Chinese foreign minister said on Sunday, with tensions soaring over coronavirus, Hong Kong's status and other issues.
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Hong Kong Student Who Fell From Multi-Storey Car Park During Clashes Dies
A Hong Kong student who fell from a multi-storey car park while police and protesters were clashing last weekend has died, hospital officials said Friday, in a development likely to raise tensions after months of violent rallies in the city.
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China To Mark 70th Anniversary With Massive Military Parade In Beijing
China marks 70 years of Communist rule next week, with a massive military parade in Beijing anchoring celebrations of its emergence as a global superpower, despite a damaging year of trade tensions with the US and pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong.
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Givenchy, Coach Join Versace To Apologise To China Amid Hong Kong Unrest
As tensions in Hong Kong continue to escalate after months of political unrest, China has sought to rein in international brands that have mistakenly identified the semiautonomous territory - and other Chinese-claimed lands - as independent countries.
