China
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Father of activist Anna Kwok convicted under Hong Kong national security law
Kwok Yin-sang arrested after he tried to end pro-democracy daughter’s insurance policy and withdraw fundsA Hon…
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‘Wake-up call’ for Greece as air force officer accused of spying for China
Christos Flessas detained in case seen as exposing Beijing’s strategy of infiltrating western military and sec…
- Asia Pacific, China, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Media, Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Press freedom, World news
Hong Kong’s once-vibrant press stays silent or celebrates Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence
Lack of response shows security law and harassment by authorities have muzzled ‘critical voices’, say expertsT…
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‘A free limo is hard to turn away’: how car diplomacy turbo charges politics in the Pacific
A luxury Chinese sedan gifted to Fiji is the latest in a string of vehicles donated by foreign countries to de…
- China, European Union, Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai, Keir Starmer, Press freedom, UK news, United Nations, World news, Xi Jinping, Yvette Cooper
UK, UN and EU deplore ‘monumental injustice’ of Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence
Son says Hong Kong media figure, 78, fears dying alone while legal team say Lai is now world’s highest profile…
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Chinese technology underpins Iran’s internet control, report finds
The technologies include facial recognition tools used on Uyghurs in western China, say expertsIran’s architec…
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US not trying to dismantle Nato or undermine world order, says ambassador – as it happened
Matthew Whitaker, the US ambassador to Nato, responds to criticism in the Munich Security Conference reportJim…
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Jimmy Lai sentencing – as it happened
This blog is closedFull report: Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years over national security chargesFollowing Jimmy …
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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong pro-democracy figure, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Family of media tycoon say he will ‘die a martyr behind bars’ amid widespread criticism from press freedom gro…
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Treaties to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons are failing | Letters
Sue Miller suggests that there are diplomatic and practical steps that could make us all much saferSimon Tisda…
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China overturns death sentence of Canadian in sign of diplomatic thaw
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014 before Canada-China ties nosedived in 2018China…
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Macau’s Grand Emperor hotel rips up lobby floor to sell off gold bricks
Parent company says the bullion created a ‘sumptuous atmosphere’ but current market conditions offered a ‘good…
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Cuba open to talks with US ‘without pressure’ after months of Trump threats
Miguel Díaz‑Canel says Cuba is willing to engage Washington amid the island’s deepening economic crisisAfter m…
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Be ‘prudent’ about supplying arms to Taiwan, Xi tells Trump in call
Taiwanese president says ties with Washington ‘rock solid’, hours after leaders of US and China share first ca…
- Asia Pacific, China, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Energy, Environment, Ethical and green living, Greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable energy
Green energy sector drove more than 90% of China’s investment growth last year, analysis finds
Industry bigger than all but seven world economies, and accounts for more than third of China’s economic growt…