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Beijing’s top diplomat says Taiwan separatists are ‘doomed’ and will ‘stink...
Taiwan separatists are doomed to “stink for eternity”, China’s top diplomat warned after the island’s President Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide re-election victory in a stinging rebuke to Beijing. Tsai,...
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‘LOL!’: China’s informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
by Jing Xuan Teng Chinese diplomacy has found a new voice on Twitter — and it’s not entirely diplomatic. The communist government has recently embraced the social media platform — despite blocking it...
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Why China’s move to bar Human Rights Watch chief from Hong Kong was contrary...
By Sophie Richardson, China Director “In Hong Kong” – this was the repeated and emphatic answer from the immigration officers at Hong Kong International Airport when Kenneth Roth, executive director...
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ID cards required to enter Hong Kong universities following campus protest...
Several local universities have implemented new security measures whereby students and staff members must present identification cards to enter the campuses. Some universities became battlegrounds...
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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam rejects call to cut immigration from mainland by half
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has rejected a call to half the number of people allowed to settle in Hong Kong from mainland China each day. Currently, 150 people from the mainland can move to the city...
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Hong Kong gov’t reveals HK$10bn pension, holiday and transport sweeteners;...
The Hong Kong government has announced a HK$10 billion welfare package, though has denied the relief measures are connected to the city’s seven months of protest and social unrest. The minimum age for...
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Partial victory for activists as Ocean Park axes dolphin shows as part of...
Ocean Park has said it will axe its Ocean Wonders live dolphin show following years of pressure from activists. On Monday, the amusement park announced a HK$10.6 billion redevelopment plan – funded by...
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