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How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong’s Protesters
Twitter took down nearly 1,000 accounts that it said were part of a state-directed effort to undermine protests. Here is a look at their activities.
DC drops Batman image after claims it supports Hong Kong unrest
Picture trailing new Frank Miller comic showed Batwoman throwing a molotov cocktail against the legend: ‘The future is young’
As Hong Kong suffers, China risks losing its financial window on the world
The territory’s recession is getting deeper and the US is threatening its special trading status, bringing serious consequences for Beijing
China's Uighur Crackdown Shows Fear and Insecurity
Xi has a brash foreign policy and a security state because he knows the real threat is from within.
U.S.-China trade deal close, Trump says; negotiations continue
The United States and China are close to agreement on the first phase of a trade deal, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, after top negotiators from the two countries spoke by telephone and agreed to keep working on remaining issues.
Beijing Was Confident Its Hong Kong Allies Would Win. After the Election, It Went Silent. (Published 2019)
Since the big loss for the pro-Beijing camp, Chinese state media has resorted to a favorite tactic by blaming the United States, a nationalistic message that plays well to the masses at home.
China Bottled Water Giant Said to Weigh Over $1 Billion IPO
Nongfu Spring Co., one of China’s biggest bottled water and beverage companies, is weighing an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise at least $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
Trump Says China Deal in ‘Final Throes’ as Top Officials Speak
President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that talks with China on the first phase of a trade deal were near completion after negotiators from both sides spoke by phone, signaling progress on an accord in the works for nearly two years.
China summons U.S. ambassador in protest over Hong Kong rights bill
China's foreign ministry summoned U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad on Monday to protest against the passing in the U.S. Congress of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, saying it amounted to interference in an internal Chinese matter.
Exclusive: China sets up Hong Kong crisis center in mainland, considers replacing chief liaison
Tightening control over efforts to manage the upheaval in Hong Kong, the Chinese leadership has set up a crisis command center on the mainland side of the border and is considering replacing its official liaison to the restive semi-autonomous city, people familiar with the...
Hong Kong Election Results Give Democracy Backers Big Win (Published 2019)
A surge in voting, especially by young people, allowed democracy advocates to win many more seats on local councils.
Hong Kong Court Reinstates Mask Ban Before Citywide Election (Published 2019)
The ruling came just days before a vote that is being seen as a referendum on the protest movement in the semiautonomous territory.
Battery Giants Hit By Slump in China’s Electric Vehicle Market
CATL and BYD Co. saw sharp declines in sales of electrified-vehicle batteries in September as demand weakened in China, where the government is cutting subsidies in the EV sector.
A U.S.-China 'phase one' trade deal may not be inked this year
Completion of a "phase one" U.S.-China trade deal could slide into next year, trade experts and people close to the White House said, as Beijing presses for more extensive tariff rollbacks, and the Trump administration counters with heightened demands of its own.
In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss (Published 2019)
China’s legislative body criticized a court ruling overturning a ban on wearing masks, signaling that it was the final arbiter of law in Hong Kong.
China accuses US of interference after Senate passes bills supporting Hong Kong protesters
The "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" interferes in China's domestic affairs, said foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang, according to an online statement in Chinese.
'I didn't think I would ever be let out': How China tortured a UK consulate worker over Britain's role in Hong Kong
Night had fallen as Simon Cheng Man-kit, a UK consulate employee, rushed to catch a train home to Hong Kong.
China Baby DNA Tests Used by Parents to Check for Prodigy Kids
Parents eager to turn their children into prodigies are fueling the boom.
Parents of Besieged Hong Kong Protesters Come to the Front Lines (Published 2019)
The parents of young people under siege at a university emerged as a call for compromise.
China threatens Sweden after Gui Minhai wins free speech award
Embassy hits out at judges and warns of ‘consequences’ after the Tucholsky prize goes to jailed Hong Kong publisher
