Beijing has tapped local officials and business tycoons to sell a measure that could curtail the city’s civil and economic liberties and threaten its status as a financial center. ( read original story ...)
Global Stocks Slide as U.S.-China Tensions Simmer
Dow futures slipped as investors braced for President Trump’s response to China’s push for tighter security controls on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
‘This country doesn’t help you. You help yourself’: China’s rural migrants struggle with no work
He usually traveled to plumbing and electrical work for about $30 a day in Wuhan and other cities. Since January, though, he has been jobless at home, still struggling like many in Hubei province from ... ( read original story ...)
China Slams ‘Senseless’ US Move At UN Over Hong Kong
China accused the US of taking the UN hostage on Friday over a controversial security law for Hong Kong and warned Western nations to stay out of its internal affairs. The US, Britain, Canada and ... ( read original story ...)
Protest in Hong Kong over China move to pass security law
Dozens of people have protested in Hong Kong after a vote by China’s ceremonial parliament to approve legislation that could severely restrict opposition political activity and civic activity in the A ... ( read original story ...)
The reality of the ‘new cold war’ with China
It's a good time to be a China hawk. Beijing's new national security law for Hong Kong, the latest effort to neuter the region's promised autonomy, has rung alarm bells across the political spectrum ... ( read original story ...)
EU weighs China policy amid concern over Hong Kong moves
European Union foreign ministers are weighing how to manage increasingly testy relations with China as it asserts more control over Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
How China Is Planning to Win Back the World
Hua’s tweet was also an invitation to a conspiracy theory, and a message that, if President Donald Trump was determined to speculate about the virus first appearing in a Chinese lab—a notion that ... ( read original story ...)
China Says It Will Use Military Force to Take Control of Taiwan If Diplomacy Fails
Chinese General Li Zuocheng said the military will "take all necessary steps to resolutely smash any separatist plots or actions." ... ( read original story ...)
European Stocks Fall on Rising U.S.-China Tensions: Live Updates
European markets fell more than 1 percent in early trading on Friday after a mixed day in Asia, as investors confronted the possibility of worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing. Stocks in ... ( read original story ...)