Police in Hong Kong have arrested 15 of some of the city’s most high-profile pro-democracy activists. The group includes 71-year-old media tycoon Jimmy Lai as well as a number of prominent lawmakers.
Police in Hong Kong arrest 14 activists amid autonomy warnings
China office says that city’s right to self-rule is ‘authorised by the central government’ …
China Top Office in Hong Kong Declares Itself Not Bound by Basic Law
HONG KONG – China’s top representative office in Hong Kong said Friday it is entitled to get involved in Hong Kong affairs and is not subject to the semi-autonomous city’s constitutional restrictions …
Coronavirus live updates: Russia reports spike in cases; Taiwan to quarantine 700 navy sailors
Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country’s total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report.
Spring scenery of Hulun Buir Grasslands in Inner Mongolia
Horses forage on Hulun Buir Grasslands in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen) Horses forage on Hulun Buir Grasslands in north China’s Inner Mongolia …
New South China Sea Standoff: Chinese Ship Tags Malaysian Oil Exploration Vessel
The most recent skirmish occurred Friday when a Chinese survey vessel was observed “tagging” areas near where Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas is operating.
To avoid hostile takeovers amid COVID-19, India mandates approvals on Chinese investments
India amended its foreign direct investment policy on Saturday to include China in the list of neighboring nations that will need to seek approval from New Delhi for their future deals in the country.
‘Seeing a bright side’ in China: High school seniors reveal signs of COVID recovery
Teenagers Lily Chen and Steven Song are among the rare few to have experienced the global COVID-19 pandemic from virus hot zones on two continents.
Tucker Carlson: China is waging coronavirus distraction campaign
It’s clear how China sees the coronavirus pandemic: Not simply, or even primarily, as a public health disaster in which thousands are dying, but as part of a larger geopolitical struggle for control …
Coronavirus live updates: Singapore reports 623 new cases, another death
This week, the Southeast Asian country reported a jump in its number of infections, marking a shift from its relatively low numbers earlier in the outbreak.