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Families of Tiananmen victims urge China's Xi to 're-evaluate' crackdown
Jun 02, 2018 (AFP)
Open discussion of the crackdown is forbidden in China, where hundreds -- by some estimates more than a thousand -- died when the Communist Party sent tanks to ...
China Nobel dissident's widow says serving 'life sentence' for love
Jun 01, 2018 (AFP)
Liu Xia, 57, has been under de facto house arrest -- despite facing no charges -- ever since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, in a move th...
China top court overturns tycoon's conviction in rare reversal
May 31, 2018 (AFP)
Zhang Wenzhong, the former chairman of retailer and supermarket operator Wumart, was prosecuted in northern Hebei province in 2007 and later sentenced to 12 yea...
Nine jailed in Hong Kong for 'Fishball Revolution' riots
May 31, 2018 (AFP)
Aged from their late teens to over 70 years old, they were handed sentences ranging from 28 months to over four years for their involvement in the city's worst ...
Chinese police handling of teacher protest sparks fury; Merkel met wives of jailed China lawyers
May 28, 2018 (AFP)
The public security bureau in Lu'an, a small town in Anhui province, said it launched an investigation into allegations that officers beat some of the teachers ...
Hundreds march in Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen crackdown
May 27, 2018 (AFP)
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong is the only place on Chinese soil where the anniversary is openly marked with a famous vigil in Victoria Park on June 4 each year. The...
A shipwreck and an 800-year-old 'made in China' label reveal lost history
May 23, 2018 (SPX)
In the years since, archaeologists have been studying artifacts retrieved from the shipwreck to piece together where the ship was from and when it departed. The...
China jails Tibetan-language advocate for 5 years
May 22, 2018 (AFP)
Tashi Wangchuk was featured in a New York Times documentary that followed him on a trip to Beijing, where he attempted to get Chinese state media and courts to ...
Chinese Terracotta Warriors archaeologist dies aged 82
May 19, 2018 (AFP)
Zhao was the first archaeologist to identify fragments of terracotta found by local farmers digging a well in 1974 as relics dating back to the Qin dynasty and ...
Hong Kong independence leader found guilty of rioting
May 18, 2018 (AFP)
Edward Leung, 26, who was already in custody after pleading guilty to a separate charge of assaulting a police officer during the 2016 clashes, could be jailed ...
Hong Kong's behind-closed-doors gay weddings
May 17, 2018 (AFP)
Apprehensive about holding a wedding ceremony in the socially conservative city a year after they signed marriage papers in Britain, Chan and So were finally co...
Hong Kong activists use Mao to promote democracy
May 16, 2018 (AFP)
As concern grows that semi-autonomous Hong Kong's freedoms are under threat from Beijing, two large red political banners carrying quotes from Mao that purport ...
US film explores legacy of anti-Chinese immigration law
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
On May 6, 1882 -- the eve of the greatest wave of immigration in US history -- president Chester A. Arthur signed a history-making yet little-known piece of leg...
N. Koreans visit Beijing to learn about China's reforms: ministry
May 15, 2018 (AFP)
The Cold War-era allies have stepped up contacts in recent weeks as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepares for a historic summit with US President Donald Trum...
China approves $1 bn loan for Sri Lanka expressway
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
Construction of the first phase of the road linking the capital Colombo with the hill resort of Kandy had been delayed for more than two years due to a lack of ...
Hong Kong student leader draws fury in China over anthem
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
The vilification of the 21-year-old comes as concern grows there is no longer room for open political debate in Hong Kong under pressure from Beijing. Alice Che...
China defends treatment of Nobel dissident's widow
May 14, 2018 (AFP)
Liu Xia, 57, has been under de facto house arrest despite facing no charges ever since her husband was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. He died of liver c...
Former top Chinese Communist official jailed for life for bribery
May 08, 2018 (AFP)
Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member and party chief of the southwestern mega-city of Chongqing, was found guilty of taking more than 170 million yuan ($26.7...
Crackdown shakes Chinese city's 'Little Africa'
May 06, 2018 (AFP)
After demanding to see his visa, the agents carefully checked his papers before leaving to knock on other doors. The commercial hub has long been a magnet for f...
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker arrested over phone grab
May 05, 2018 (AFP)
Hui had grabbed the phone from the woman in the Legislative Council and dashed into the men's toilet. The 36-year-old has since apologised and said he did it be...
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