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BEIJING (Reuters) - The last British colonial governor of Hong Kong said the city’s democrats are on the same side of history as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, and blamed Chinese President Xi Jinping for “tightening the screws” on the city’s freedoms. FILE PHOTO: Former Hong Kong governor Chris…

Protests have erupted across more than 580 cities in the United States, after the killing of George Floyd in the hands of police on May 25. Viral videos of the 46-year-old Black man's final moments – his neck pinned to the ground by a cop's knee despite consistent pleas that…

The protesters didn’t expect to be back on the streets so soon. Life in Hong Kong had only just started to resemble a new normal after the threat of the pandemic subsided. But there they were again on May 24, dressed in black, ready for the storm brewing. “This is…

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File PhotoBEIJING (Reuters) - China needs to improve its monitoring for diseases of unknown causes and unusual public health…

From asiatimes.com Strip away the veneer of President Xi Jinping’s “China Dream” policy and you will find 600 million people earning just 1,000 yuan a month. Depending on the conversion rate, that works out at US$140, or $4.6 a day. It was hardly surprising then that Premier Li Keqiang would…

People holding umbrellas cross Des Voeux Road in the Central district in Hong Kong - Ivan Abreu/BloombergChina’s move to impose national security law in Hong Kong has drawn international outcry, including from the UK, over worries that the territory’s treasured liberties are coming to an end. Activists have welcomed greater international…

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GettySecretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration no longer views Hong Kong as independent from China, a move that could cause it to lose special trading status with Washington as Donald Trump threatens to punish Beijing over coronavirus.White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters…

As precursors to possible nuclear war go, fistfights and stone throwing aren’t exactly the first things that come to mind. But along India and China’s long, contested border, that’s exactly what has been happening for the past month, prompting President Trump on Wednesday to offer to mediate what he called…