China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunday that China and the United States both stand to gain from cooperation and would lose from confrontation, adding that both sides must find a way for peaceful…
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Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters decry China security law plan
Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas against protesters taking part in the first pro-democracy demonstration since China announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory. Hundreds of … ( read…
Hong Kong Hit By Fresh Protest After China Security Proposal
The proposal is expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition, and comes after Hong Kong was shaken by months of massive, sometimes violent anti-government protests, and repeated warnings from … ( read original story …)
Morrison urged to confront Trump over concerns US-China trade deal is hurting Australia
Labor’s Penny Wong says PM should ‘pick up the phone’ to US president and Mike Pompeo warns Victoria over cooperation in China’s Belt and Road project … ( read original story …)
Last British governor says Hong Kong ‘betrayed’ by China
The last British governor of Hong Kong said China has betrayed the semi-autonomous territory by tightening control over the city it had promised could keep freedoms not found … ( read original story …)
China state planner confident consumption to show improvement in May
Chinese consumption will show signs of improvement in May as new forms of consumption such as e-commerce are encouraged, the state economic planner said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
China Has Betrayed Hong Kong So West Should Stop Fooling Itself, Former Hong Kong Governor Says
Patten, now 76, watched as the British flag was lowered over Hong Kong when the colony was handed back to China in 1997 after more than 150 years of British rule – imposed after B…
China Exporters Look Inwards As Virus Hits Overseas Markets
Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide — accelerating a long-standing push towards … ( read original story…
Why Beijing feels compelled to destroy Hong Kong’s freedom
The liberal democratic values that many Hong Kongers uphold – and are theoretically guaranteed in the city’s mini-constitution – are an inexorable threat to China’s repressive Marxist-Leninist … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong: World political figures condemn China’s security law plan
Nearly 200 political figures from around the world have added to growing condemnation of Beijing’s planned new security law in Hong Kong. Signatories from Europe, Asia, north America and Australia … ( read original story…
China reports three new coronavirus cases after first day with none
China recorded three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland for May 23, following the first day with no new cases since the outbreak began, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a … (…
China’s lonely fight to eliminate coronavirus
More than 2,000km away and 18 weeks after China’s first mass quarantine, residents in the city of Shulan in the far north-east of the country have suddenly discovered what the people of Wuhan endured. (…
Vice President Pence Threatens to Hold China ‘Accountable’ for Reported Concealment of COVID-19 Information
The vice president further accused the World Health Organization of being China’s “willing partner” in its reported concealment of COVID-19 information. ( read original story …)
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