投稿者: Helen Davidson
PLA commander says 10,000 troops are prepared to ‘safeguard’ city’s sovereignty as Beijing warns against ‘underestimating’ ChinaChina’s military is ready and able to “safeguard” Chinese sovereignty in Hong Kong, the commander of the city-based garrison…
Restrictions were due to end but Hong Kong extends social distancing measures for 14 days Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHong Kong has in effect banned an annual vigil for the Tiananmen Square massacre by extending its phys…
Measures tightened further in city of 700,000 close to Russian border that has been deemed a high-risk areaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChinese authorities have sealed off the north-eastern city of Shulan, home to about 7…
Report defends crackdown despite international outrage and allegations of brutalityActivists and legal experts have condemned a report by Hong Kong’s police watchdog, which found the force’s response to the city’s protests to be justified and within re…
Locals report confusion and lengthy waits as officials aim to test 11m residents in 10 daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChinese health authorities have begun testing millions of people in Wuhan, after the city that was on…
Village of Atulie’er gained worldwide fame for precarious ladder journey 800 metres up a cliff faceResidents from a famous village perched 800 metres up a cliff are among thousands being relocated by the Chinese government into apartment complexes as p…
Districts must submit plans to screen all citizens after cluster of new cases this weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChinese authorities are preparing to test 11 million people in Wuhan after a small outbreak this week.The…
The territory is braced for a summer of activism, but mass demonstrations may be a thing of the past as police target leaders, reporters and freedomsHong Kong is bracing for another summer of protest after renewed violence in parliament, shopping malls…
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreakKey developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Continue reading…
Cases rise in Shulan, near the Russian border, and in Wuhan, where stringent lockdown measures had been eased in recent weeksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn untraced coronavirus outbreak in a Chinese city near the Russian…
Beijing claims appear at odds with WHO saying requests were yet to be accepted; global deaths near 270,000; Australia’s three-steps out of lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has said it is “always open to cooperat…
Beijing escalates rhetoric as it is accused of using coronavirus as cover to ‘turn screws’Beijing’s top political office in Hong Kong has called protesters a “political virus” and said the semi-autonomous city will never be calm until “poisonous” and “…
Health body says any ‘aggressive investigation of wrongdoing’ regarding virus origins makes understanding it harderCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization says the United States government has not given…
Hong Kong’s government calls allegations from the US, UK and European parliament ‘totally unfounded’The Hong Kong government has accused foreign politicians of being ignorant and irresponsible after they criticised its recent crackdown on pro-democracy…
Calls for an investigation into the causes of coronavirus have enraged Beijing. Here’s how the spat unfolded• China bristles at Australia’s call for investigation into coronavirus originAn extraordinary war of words has erupted between Australia and Ch…