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China warns Hong Kong protesters of 'immense strength' of government
Aug 06, 2019 (AFP)
In its harshest warning yet Beijing said the immense strength of the central government should not be underestimated as police in the semi-autonomous city annou...
China warns Hong Kong protesters of 'dangerous abyss'
Aug 06, 2019 (AFP)
In its harshest warning yet, Beijing said the immense strength of the central government should not be underestimated, while police in the semi-autonomous city ...
China reiterates support for Hong Kong's embattled leader
Aug 06, 2019 (AFP)
The two-month crisis has become the biggest threat to Beijing's rule of the semi-autonomous southern Chinese city since its handover from the British in 1997. O...
Clashes, travel chaos in Hong Kong as leader warns city on brink
Aug 05, 2019 (AFP)
Clouds of tear gas billowed across multiple locations on Monday afternoon as the city buckled under a general strike, which protesters pushed to emphasise they ...
Beijing officials to address Hong Kong unrest
Aug 05, 2019 (AFP)
Two representatives from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council -- a prominent party organ that deals with the two semi-autonomous hubs -- ...
Founder of banned Hong Kong independence party arrested
Aug 02, 2019 (AFP)
In a statement, police said eight people -- seven men and one woman -- were arrested at an industrial building on Thursday evening in the district of Sha Tin on...
Flagging patience: colonial emblems divide opinion at Hong Kong protests
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
An elderly lady known as "Grandma Wong" is among the most ardent advocates of Britain's Union flag, with her diminutive but vibrant presence a regular feature a...
Trump takes back seat as China bristles over Hong Kong unrest
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
The semi-autonomous southern Chinese city has endured two months of protests that began with a government bid to introduce a law that would have allowed extradi...
China warns HK protesters with slick military video
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
The video, posted to social media on Wednesday by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison in Hong Kong, has a caption in which the military declares...
China's military warns HK protesters with slick video
Aug 01, 2019 (AFP)
The double-barrel signals on Wednesday were the strongest public interventions from China's armed forces into the crisis, which has seen masses of people take t...
China's anti-graft body investigates former top banker
Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)
Hu Huaibang worked his way up China's financial sector, moving between regulatory positions and state-owned companies before landing the top job at the Bank of ...
Tensions high as Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters face court
Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)
The announcement on Tuesday night that 44 people had been charged with rioting -- an offence that carries a jail term of up to 10 years -- immediately triggered...
Outraged Hong Kong's civil servants voice rare dissent
Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)
Multiple open letters have been signed by hundreds of anonymous civil servants in the past week condemning the administration of city leader Carrie Lam and the ...
Chinese billionaire indicted in $1.8bn tariff evasion scheme
Jul 31, 2019 (AFP)
Liu Zhongtian, the former chairman of China Zhongwang Holdings, is accused of exporting huge amounts of aluminum disguised as pallets to avoid paying customs du...
China anti-graft body probes high-level Xinjiang official
Jul 30, 2019 (AFP)
Enwaer Tursun, an ethnic Uighur, had worked his way up in his native Xinjiang, eventually rising to the post of deputy secretary-general of the region's People'...
China to weigh in on deepening Hong Kong crisis
Jul 29, 2019 (AFP)
What began as a mass display of opposition to an extradition bill two months ago has morphed into a wider pro-democracy movement that has thrown down the most s...
Years of ignoring peaceful protests fuels Hong Kong violence: jailed activist
Jul 29, 2019 (AFP)
Benny Tai, a law professor and staunch non-violence advocate, was jailed for 16 months in April over his role in the largely peaceful 2014 "Umbrella Movement" w...
China calls for swift punishment of Hong Kong violence
Jul 29, 2019 (AFP)
What began as a mass display of opposition to an extradition bill two months ago has morphed into a wider pro-democracy movement that has thrown down the most s...
Two Hong Kong police officers cleared in 2014 beating of protester
Jul 26, 2019 (AFP)
The ruling comes at a time of intense public anger towards the city's police force over its handling of a renewed round of protests that have seen tear gas and ...
Hong Kong police ban 'anti-triad' protest
Jul 25, 2019 (AFP)
Protest organisers have vowed to go ahead with their march despite the police denying their request. Public anger has been raging since last Sunday when a gang ...
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