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From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive
Lam Wing-kee's Causeway Bay Books moves to a new location in Taipei, striving to offer books critic…
Huileng Tan
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How China turned a Tiananmen Square memorial into one of the most sought-after sculptures in the world
The "Pillar of Shame" was meant to spread all around the world. It didn't — until now, thanks…
Cezary Podkul
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China's zero-COVID lockdown protests drag on Chinese and Hong Kong stocks as unrest spooks investors
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index closed 1.6% lower, and mainland China's CSI 300 index dropped…
Phil Rosen
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Meet the typical Hong Kong millennial: They're supporting their parents, can't afford to buy homes, and have zero interest in moving to mainland China
Millennials are the last generation born before the July 1, 1997, handover of Hong Kong from the Un…
Faye Bradley
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Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam says she won't seek another term, citing 'unprecedented pressure' over pro-democracy protests and handling of Covid response
"There's only one consideration and that is family," said Lam, whose decision to avoid a second ter…
Julie Gerstein
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Beijing is cheering the election of a China loyalist as Hong Kong's next leader, heralding the start of a 'democracy with Hong Kong characteristics'
Beijing's new security office in Hong Kong hailed Lee's election as a step forward for Hong Kong to…
Cheryl Teh
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Hong Kong airline terminates flight attendants accused of mocking passengers' English and saying they could lie on the floor if they couldn't ask for a blanket
Cathay Pacific flight attendants told passengers "If you cannot say blanket in English, you cannot …
Pete Syme
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Disney drops 'Simpsons' episode in Hong Kong in which character references 'forced labor camps' in China, reports say
A character in the Simpsons episode says: "Behold the wonders of China: Bitcoin mines, forced labor…
Kate Duffy
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Xi Jinping says Hong Kong experienced 'true democracy' only after handover to China, which has brutally cracked down on dissent
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong to mark the 25-year anniversary of the city being tr…
Sinéad Baker
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Biden offers safe haven to Hong Kongers in the US as China begins prosecuting pro-democracy protesters
President Joe Biden signed a memorandum on Thursday directing the deferral of enforced removal of H…
Bryan Metzger
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Pop star Denise Ho and at least 5 pro-democracy journalists were arrested in Hong Kong's continued crackdown on opposition
National security police arrested seven people for sedition on Wednesday morning, including pop sta…
Joshua Zitser
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Hong Kong convicted a democracy protester of terrorism in its first trial under China's draconian security law
Tong Ying-kit was found guilty of terrorism and inciting secession under a new law that increases r…
Sinéad Baker
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China is set to pass a draconian new law in Hong Kong that would effectively stifle all dissent. Here's what could happen to people in the city.
China wants to pass a new security law that could further punish protesters and intensify Chinese a…
Sinéad Baker
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Seattle protesters are using umbrellas to block pepper spray and tear gas, mirroring tactics used by the Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations
Seattle anti police-brutality protesters showed up with umbrellas as a shield, and also as a potent…
Sinéad Baker
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Chinese state broadcaster CCTV aired its first NBA game nearly 2 years after the league was blacklisted
The league was banned after Daryl Morey, then-manager of the Houston Rockets, tweeted in 2019 in su…
Waiyee Yip
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Former US officials want to put a copy of a Tiananmen Square memorial sculpture across the street from China's embassy in DC
The artist of the sculpture has been inundated with requests for copies of the "Pillar of Shame" si…
Rebecca Cohen
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai predicted that he would be arrested under China's new national security law, but said he would still stay and fight
Lai predicted his arrest in May, when Beijing first outlined Hong Kong's draconian new law. He is t…
Sinéad Baker
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Black Lives Matter demonstrators are using leaf blowers to combat tear gas in a new protest tactic borrowed from Hong Kong
Protesters have been carrying leaf blowers to combat tear gas after seeing the tool in action in Ho…
Ashley Collman
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Hong Kong passes controversial bill to make disrespecting China's national anthem a crime
The bill states that anyone who insults China's national anthem faces fines of up to $6,380 or up t…
Rosie Perper
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Iran and China are using the George Floyd protests to undermine US criticism of their own authoritarianism
Iran and China are gloating and accusing the US of hypocrisy for its criticisms over how they treat…