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Trump signs bill supporting Hong Kong protesters

Despite his best efforts, U.S. President Donald Trump has not been able to ignore the Hong Kong protests as he desperately seeks a trade deal with China. But last week, Trump’s hand was forced by the U.S. Congress, which passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. Trump signed the veto-proof bill into law on November 27. China retaliated by banning U.S. military vessels from visiting Hong Kong, and issuing sanctions on five American NGOs.

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Feroza Aziz and TikTok’s censorship problem

TikTok — the short-video app owned by a Chinese company that has become popular among young Americans — has been the subject of growing scrutiny...

Jeremy Goldkorn

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Is Hong Kong in its ‘death throes’?

Photo: Lam Yik Fei, New York Times Two months into the Hong Kong protests this year, the respected lawyer Dan Harris wrote on the China Law...

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A second major Xinjiang leak

Only one week after the New York Times revealed records of high-level officials commanding the crackdown in Xinjiang, a second leak has further confirmed the worst of reporting about that ongoing atrocity. The new leaks, from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), directly concern the Chinese state’s management of its system of concentration camps, and confirm that they are indeed managed like high-security prisons.

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Hong Kong landslide for pro-democracy candidates

Hongkongers showed up to the polls in unprecedented numbers on November 24 to deliver a strong rebuke to the government establishment led by Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥 Lín Zhèng Yuè'é), ushering in more pro-democracy candidates into district council seats than ever before.

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A defected Chinese spy’s sketchy story

Last Friday, Australian media outlet The Age published an explosive report about a man named “William” Wáng Lìqiáng 王立强, who apparently defected and became “the first Chinese operative to ever blow his cover.” But not everyone believes his story.

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Desperate Trump sidelines Hong Kong

On Thursday, we noted that the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, sending the bill closer to President Trump’s desk. We...

Lucas Niewenhuis