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LONDON (Reuters) - As anti-government demonstrations engulfed Hong Kong in August, Reuters broke a sensitive story: Beijing had rejected a secret proposal by city leader Carrie Lam to meet several of the protesters’ demands in a bid to defuse the unrest. Th…

BEIJING: A key economic conference presided over by Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for "contingency plans" to deal with the daunting economic slowdown of the world's second largest economy accentuated by the 18-month long trade with war with the US. …

By David Stanway SHANGHAI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China aims to double the amount of water it transfers from the flood-prone south to arid northern regions, officials said on Thursday, as the government prepares to launch the second phase of its controversial cr…

President Trump during a ralley in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He said he will not roll back tariffs. How ... hard China insists on this will decide the outcome off the phase one mini-deal, and the fate of the December 15 tariffs. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty I…

By: New York Times | Hong Kong | Published: December 9, 2019 1:40:35 pm Hundreds of thousands of people poured into Hong Kongs major thoroughfares for an authorized march meant to coincide with the United Nations Human Rights Day. (Lam Yik Fei/The New Yor…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday remotely inaugurated the Power of Siberia gas pipeline a massive cross-border undertaking not only central to Chinas energy security but also for bolstering special ties between…

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will visit Beijing on Dec. 16 and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Hong Kong broadcaster Cable TV said on Tuesday, citing sources. The visit would come as relations between China and the United States…

She said: There is a lot of evidence proving that these NGOs have supported anti-China forces to create chaos in Hong Kong, and encouraged them to engage in extreme violent criminal acts and Hong Kong independence separatist activities. With China having alr…

BEIJING (AP) The former governor of Chinas tense northwestern region of Xinjiang was sentenced Monday to life in prison on charges of taking bribes, becoming one of the highest-profile ethnic minority politicians to fall in an ongoing anti-corruption campaign…