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Anti-Beijing Hong Kong Lawmakers Disqualified From Parliament

Four pro-democracy lawmakers were disqualified from Hong Kong's parliament Friday in a move that will worsen growing...

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Tiananmen Leader Says World Failed To Save Mentor Liu

Exiled Tiananmen Square student protest leader Wu'er Kaixi said on Friday the world had "failed to save" Nobel peace...

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China Rejects Foreign Criticism Over Liu Xiaobo Death

China has rejected international criticism for not allowing its most prominent critic, Liu Xiaobo, to be treated abroad...

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Pain Runs Deep For Taiwan Artists 30 Years After ‘White Terror’

When saxophonist Chen Shen-ching was jailed during Taiwan's "White Terror" political purges, it was music that helped...

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World Reacts With Praise, Sadness To Liu Death

The world hailed Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as a brave fighter for human rights after his death from...

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Beijing ‘killed’ Liu Xiaobo

Chen Guangcheng, one of China's best-known activists who fled to the United States, charged Thursday that Nobel peace...

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Hong Kong Democracy Activists Mourn Death of Liu Xiaobo

Democracy activists and members of the public gathered outside China's liaison office in Hong Kong Thursday night to...

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Chinese Nobel Laureate With ‘no Enemies’

As Liu Xiaobo braced for his verdict, the late Chinese democracy activist penned a moving statement declaring his love...

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Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61

China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61....

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Botswana Risks China Ties With Visit From Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama will visit Botswana next month and meet with President Ian Khama, Botswana officials confirmed, in a...

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Apple Unveils ICloud Data Centre In China As Cyber Laws Tightened

Apple has unveiled plans to build a data centre in China to store its local iCloud customers' personal details, marking...

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China Under Pressure To Free Ailing Nobel Laureate

China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek...

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China’s Uighur Muslims Struggle Under ‘police State’

Worshippers quietly passed through metal detectors as they entered the central mosque in China's far western city of...

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China Says Trade With N.Korea Up 10.5% In First Half

China's first-half trade with North Korea rose 10.5 percent year-on-year, Chinese officials said Thursday, as the US...

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‘Concerned’ US Urges Release of China’s Nobel Laureate

The US government expressed concern Wednesday about the status of China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and urged Beijing...

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Germany Says Ready To Treat China’s Liu Xiaobo

Germany said Wednesday it was ready to treat terminally ill Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, and urged Beijing to let...

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China’s Central Bank Mulls Further Yuan Reforms

China appears to be considering further reforms to its foreign exchange market such as reduced state meddling and freer...

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China Ships Troops To Its First Overseas Base In Africa

China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's...

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Fitness and Finance Jostle For Football Pre-Season Spotlight

Real Madrid and Barcelona square off in a rare overseas Clasico while Manchester United and Manchester City meet for...