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Don’t ‘quench your thirst with poison’, Taiwan tells Honduras after switch to China
Taiwan foreign ministry warns of China debt trap, as US says Beijing ‘makes many promises that are unfulfilled…
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Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for eight months over pro-democracy protests
Wong, a familiar presence at the rallies, used her court appearance to label Hong Kong’s government an ‘author…
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Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code system
Those in home isolation will be forced to wear a bracelet tracking their movements as territory introduces Chi…
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New Hong Kong leader John Lee spent $1.1m on election campaign in which he was sole candidate
Donations flooded in to office of security hardliner despite lack of any rivals to beat for job of chief execu…
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Desperation amid food shortages in Shanghai as Covid lockdown bites
Lockdown had been due to end on Tuesday, leaving residents unprepared to be indefinitely houseboundStories of …
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John Lee: the hardline security official leading race to become Hong Kong chief
Ex-police officer who oversaw government crackdown on protesters in 2019 is sole candidate with Beijing’s bles…
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Hong Kong protests documentary breaks Taiwan box office record in opening weeks
Revolution of Our Times looks at the 2019 demonstrations, which some Taiwanese saw as a warning sign about the…
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China builds new bridge to Hong Kong to rush in workers as Covid cases surge
The temporary bridge will aid work on a makeshift hospital as the city’s Covid death rate reaches world’s high…
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Chinese government adviser calls for law to ban ‘fake news’
Jia Qingguo claims the proliferation of misinformation online has fuelled tensions between China and foreign c…
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‘Atmosphere of fear’: Hong Kong students lament loss of Tiananmen statues
Staff and students say the recent destruction of massacre monuments is a manifestation of a new and uneasy cul…
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Hong Kong court denies bail to ex-editors after raid on news outlet
It comes as US secretary of state calls for release of Stand News editors, saying ‘journalism is not sedition’…
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Denise Ho: the Cantopop star and pro-democracy activist arrested in Hong Kong
The singer, who was swept up in a raid on people linked to StandNews, has been an outspoken critic of Beijing …
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Covid cases rise in Xi’an as China battles biggest community outbreak since 2020
A strict lockdown in the city of 13 million entered its fifth day as the country continues to pursue a ‘zero-C…
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China locks down 13 million people in Xi’an after detecting 127 Covid cases
Snap lockdown, which prompted panic in the city, comes little over a month before Beijing is set to host the W…
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China mulls bolstering laws on women’s rights and sexual harassment
Draft safeguards would mark major development in women’s rights as China faces calls for gender equalityChina …