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Jimmy Lai’s lawyer says rape threats precede public events

Jimmy Lai’s lawyer says rape threats precede public events

Congress is told Beijing is ‘the world leader on transnational repression’ that forces critics to 'shut up.'

Repression without borders: autocratic governments try to silence reporters

Repression without borders: autocratic governments try to silence reporters

A Freedom House report says intimidation and attacks against exiled journalists are increasing.

Papua New Guinea, Australia to sign security agreement this week

Papua New Guinea, Australia to sign security agreement this week

The pact will allow for Australian police to work closely with Papua New Guinea’s police.

Ratings agency cuts China’s credit outlook

Ratings agency cuts China’s credit outlook

Moody’s says high local government debt poses challenges to the country’s economic growth.

Manila embarks on ‘name and shame’ strategy to counter Beijing

Will neighboring countries follow the Philippines’ assertive transparency campaign in the South China Sea?

China seeks a more ‘inclusive’ Taliban

China seeks a more ‘inclusive’ Taliban

Beijing last week became the first country to accept an ambassador from Afghanistan’s new government.

Children and their parents wait in an outpatient area at a children’s hospital in Beijing on Nov. 23, 2023. Chinese health officials have blamed the surge of sickness on a variety of pathogens, including mycoplasma pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus, seasonal influenza and COVID-19.

China restarts COVID-19 testing in hospitals, airports

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Official directives highlight the coronavirus as one of several respiratory illnesses ripping through the country.

Police officers escort Tsang Chi-kin off a police van at the district court on July 14, 2022 in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong protester shot by police appears in video 'confession'

2023-12-06

Tsang Chi-kin, whose shooting in 2019 made headlines, says he was 'incited' and 'instigated' to protest by others.

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Clashes erupt between supporters and protesters during Chinese president’s U.S. visit

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Land reclamation sweepstakes

Land reclamation sweepstakes

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‘Secret’ New York police station is mere sliver of Beijing’s US harassment push

Chinese interference 'looms large' over Taiwan's presidential poll

Chinese interference 'looms large' over Taiwan's presidential poll

Chinese officials are stepping up influence operations targeting officials, social media users, reports say.

Chinese warships docking at Ream naval base, Dec. 3, 2023.

Chinese warships dock at Cambodia’s Ream naval base for ‘training’

Until now, there has been no known instance of foreign warships gaining access to the naval base.

Huang Guoan attended a protest in the southern city of Guangzhou last year.

Former 'white paper' protester describes torture in police custody

Security guards wearing masks monitor access to a neighborhood near QR codes used for scanning health code statuses, June 20, 2022, in Beijing. China’s health-code app was used during the zero-COVID era to confine people to their homes.

Chinese censors delete news report probing return of COVID tracking

Littoral-combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords during an exercise in the South China Sea, May 2020.

US ship conducts navigation operation near Second Thomas Shoal

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Zoned out: China-Myanmar Economic Corridor still going nowhere

Zoned out: China-Myanmar Economic Corridor still going nowhere

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