投稿者: Helen Davidson and agencies
Twenty-two new cases reported day after ‘wartime’ measures introduced in UrumqiCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA coronavirus outbreak in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang has spread to a second city, one day after auth…
Beijing hits back after claims that Trump administration is considering blocking travel to US by ruling party cadres China has accused the Trump administration of being “very pathetic” amid reports that Washington is considering a sweeping visa ban on …
Glory to Hong Kong deemed politically dangerous, while China opens office to oversee enforcement of sweeping national security legislation China has continued to tighten its grip on Hong Kong by banning the singing of the unofficial pro-democracy anthe…
Police say arrests made for offences including some under national security lawsProtests erupt as China brings in controversial new security law – liveHong Kong police have arrested more than 180 protesters on the first day of life under the controvers…
Government accused of using coronavirus as a pretext to ban march on 4 June, the anniversary of the massacreOrganisers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square vigil have urged people to “be water” and find their own ways to hold commemorations after coronaviru…
Pro-Beijing leader pledges to overhaul school system, after weekend of heavy-handed police actionHong Kong’s pro-Beijing leader, Carrie Lam, has vowed to overhaul the city’s education system, saying its liberal studies curriculum helped to fuel last ye…
Nightclub balcony falls, killing two South Koreans and injuring aquatic athletes from the US, New Zealand, Netherlands, Italy and BrazilTwo South Koreans have died and several others, including athletes attending the world aquatic championships, have b…