Ant Group’s wealth management services are illegal and the the company must undergo major restructuring to come into compliance, regulators say. ( read original story …)
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China rejects U.S. call to release Hong Kong fugitives
China urged the United States to stop using the Hong Kong issue to interfere with its domestic affairs on Monday, after the U.S. embassy called for the release of 12 Hong Kong fugitives on trial…
China Jails Citizen Journalist for Her Accounts of Covid-19 in Wuhan
Zhang Zhan documented how Covid-19 ravaged the city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected, in a case that underscores the lengths to which Beijing has defended its official narrative of … ( read…
Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China
Ten of 12 Hong Kong democracy activists arrested at sea as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat have gone on trial in mainland China, reports say. The hearing was closed to foreign reporters…
China jails citizen-journalist for four years over Wuhan virus reporting
A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year’s coronavirus outbreak, on grounds of “picking … (…
China sentences former lawyer who reported on coronavirus outbreak to 4 years in prison
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison. ( read original story …)
China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
A Chinese court has sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble.” … ( read original…
China sentences lawyer who reported on coronavirus outbreak to 4 years
A Chinese court has sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison. ( read original story …)
Ten Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Facing Trial In Shenzhen
On December 28, 2020, 10 out of the 12 detained Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are facing trial at Shenzhen Yantian People’s Court for charges pertaining to alleged illegal border crossing. ( read original story …)
Citizen journalist in China who reported on COVID-19 sentenced to 4 years
Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old citizen journalist who reported on crowded hospitals and the conditions in Wuhan earlier this year, was sentenced Monday to four years over the offense of “picking quarrels … ( read original…
China sentences citizen journalist to four years in prison for Wuhan lockdown reports
Zhang Zhan’s critical coverage offered a rare window into the desperation of residents at the initial center of the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story …)
China jails citizen journalist over coronavirus coverage
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who reported on the coronavirus outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan to four years in prison. ( read original story …)
Western diplomats gather outside court, US calls for release as trial of Hong Kong fugitives detained at sea begins in Shenzhen
As the high-profile trial of 10 of the 12 Hong Kong fugitives held in neighbouring Shenzhen began on Monday afternoon, diplomats from multiple Western countries gathered outside the court building, … ( read original story…