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Why mighty Xi Jinping is afraid of tiny Hong Kong

Something is worrying Chinese ruler Xi Jinping. On a two-day visit to Hong Kong, he did not spend the intervening night in the territory,...

Under pressure from Beijing, Hong Kong’s schools become more patriotic

A decade ago, thousands of Hong Kong students hit the streets to protest proposed changes in the school curriculum they felt were designed to...

Hong Kong: 6 arrested on 33rd anniversary of Tiananmen massacre

Police confirmed that they had arrested five men and one woman, between the ages of 19 and 80. One was accused of possessing an...

Hong Kong: 3 jailed for 44 months over rioting during 2019 unrest

The trio Chan Lok-yi, 26, and Chau Kam-wai, 25 – a couple – and Edmund Wong, 45 were accused of taking part in riots...

Hong Kong churches no longer off-limits as Beijing tightens grip on dissent

On a drizzly Sunday evening in May at the Hong Kong government headquarters, a small group gathered under a footbridge around an altar made...

Arrest of 90-yr old Hong Kong cardinal sparks outcry over Beijing’s national security law

Amid rising fears that Beijing would begin instituting closer control over the church in Hong Kong, the detention of a 90-year-old retired bishop of...

Cardinal Zen, Others Arrested in Hong Kong, Then Released on Bail

The 90-year-old prelate has been shortly detained together with an academic, a barrister, and a singer and LGBT activist with the pretext of his...

Hong Kong leader appointment violates democratic norms: EU foreign policy chief

EU Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell Fontelles on Sunday expressed regret over the election of John Lee as the new Chief Executive of Hong...

Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices

The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor, on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material, has troubled academics and journalists alike...

US report blames China of undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy

US State Department report on human rights abuses blamed China for undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy. 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong...

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