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- New policy to encourage street vendors is backed by Premier Li Keqiang as a way to create self-employed businesses to absorb newly unemployed
- Policy is a U-turn for the government, which previously cracked down on street vendors as part of urban rejuvenation programmes
Hao was the best known striker in China before his retirement in 2007 after playing in England with Sheffield United, while Ye is a two-time badminton world champion and Sydney Olympics bronze medallist.
Hao was the best known striker in China before his retirement in 2007 after playing in England with Sheffield United, while Ye is a two-time badminton world champion and Sydney Olympics bronze medallist.
Nine lawmaking bodies are represented in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, whose US members are Senators Robert Menendez and Marco Rubio.
Nine lawmaking bodies are represented in the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, whose US members are Senators Robert Menendez and Marco Rubio.
Chinese officials, social media users and state media have accused the US administration of applying a double standard amid Trump’s pledge to ‘quickly solve the problem’ of recent unrest with military forces.
Chinese officials, social media users and state media have accused the US administration of applying a double standard amid Trump’s pledge to ‘quickly solve the problem’ of recent unrest with military forces.
Police stood back as thousands poured into Victoria Park in Causeway Bay and took up a couple of football pitches.
Police stood back as thousands poured into Victoria Park in Causeway Bay and took up a couple of football pitches.
Washington’s moves so far to restrict China’s access to US capital markets are ‘skirmishes’ rather than start of all-out financial war, analysts say.
Washington’s moves so far to restrict China’s access to US capital markets are ‘skirmishes’ rather than start of all-out financial war, analysts say.
Hao Haidong delivers ‘manifesto’ in video, saying he’s backed by fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Hao Haidong delivers ‘manifesto’ in video, saying he’s backed by fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon.
Senator Tom Cotton accused of hypocrisy for supporting Hong Kong protesters then seeking ‘overwhelming show of force’ at home.
Senator Tom Cotton accused of hypocrisy for supporting Hong Kong protesters then seeking ‘overwhelming show of force’ at home.
Proposed ban on ‘denigrating’ TCM has sparked criticism on social media, with some calling it a further intrusion on free speech.
Proposed ban on ‘denigrating’ TCM has sparked criticism on social media, with some calling it a further intrusion on free speech.
That university administrations would comply with the law in general is taken for granted. Drawing attention to the national security law in particular publicly signals subservience to Beijing.
That university administrations would comply with the law in general is taken for granted. Drawing attention to the national security law in particular publicly signals subservience to Beijing.
This new generation of diplomats believe China’s time is now, but as they try to please their boss, they should not add to the country’s external uncertainties.
This new generation of diplomats believe China’s time is now, but as they try to please their boss, they should not add to the country’s external uncertainties.
The wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared a cartoon on Facebook from Singapore media contrasting Donald Trump’s reaction to protests in the US and Hong Kong.
The wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shared a cartoon on Facebook from Singapore media contrasting Donald Trump’s reaction to protests in the US and Hong Kong.
If the past offers any lessons for the present, then current concerns about America’s forthcoming decline could be hasty and overwrought, say Charles Crabtree and Elliot Silverberg.
If the past offers any lessons for the present, then current concerns about America’s forthcoming decline could be hasty and overwrought, say Charles Crabtree and Elliot Silverberg.
Communist Party anti-graft watchdog says Ren suspected of ‘discipline and law violations’.
Communist Party anti-graft watchdog says Ren suspected of ‘discipline and law violations’.
Though reluctant to play referee, Twitter has appended fact-check warnings to posts by President Donald Trump and Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
Though reluctant to play referee, Twitter has appended fact-check warnings to posts by President Donald Trump and Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
State media on Sunday published a 13-month-old speech from President Xi Jinping saying China has essentially doubled the size of its economy between 2010 and 2020.
State media on Sunday published a 13-month-old speech from President Xi Jinping saying China has essentially doubled the size of its economy between 2010 and 2020.
Tam Yiu-chung, the city’s only member of the NPC Standing Committee, vows there will be no U-turn on the decision to introduce the security legislation despite Washington’s threat of retaliatory measures.
Tam Yiu-chung, the city’s only member of the NPC Standing Committee, vows there will be no U-turn on the decision to introduce the security legislation despite Washington’s threat of retaliatory measures.
‘We’re taking seriously the threat of students who come here who have connections deeply to the Chinese state,’ US secretary of state tells Fox News.
‘We’re taking seriously the threat of students who come here who have connections deeply to the Chinese state,’ US secretary of state tells Fox News.
Neither the pro-democratic camp nor protesters waving the US flag have clearly spelled out the system they want. Beijing’s offer of electoral reform in 2014 was a decent compromise but that was rejected out of hand.
Neither the pro-democratic camp nor protesters waving the US flag have clearly spelled out the system they want. Beijing’s offer of electoral reform in 2014 was a decent compromise but that was rejected out of hand.
Those who support the central government’s efforts to enforce peace and order forget that Beijing aims to totally remake the face of the city, stripping it of its language and distinctness. The way of life we have come to cherish is under attack.
Those who support the central government’s efforts to enforce peace and order forget that Beijing aims to totally remake the face of the city, stripping it of its language and distinctness. The way of life we have come to cherish is under attack.
‘It is now clear that China is modeling Hong Kong after itself,’ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces, in a move that could jeopardise Hong Kong’s special trade status with the United States.
‘It is now clear that China is modeling Hong Kong after itself,’ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces, in a move that could jeopardise Hong Kong’s special trade status with the United States.
Questions over the rule of law in Hong Kong could lead to a mass exodus of capital and jobs while making reunification with Taiwan even more difficult.
Questions over the rule of law in Hong Kong could lead to a mass exodus of capital and jobs while making reunification with Taiwan even more difficult.
Party’s vice-chairman Isaac Cheng was arrested on Monday for alleged violations of trade description laws.
Party’s vice-chairman Isaac Cheng was arrested on Monday for alleged violations of trade description laws.
The country’s foreign minister and ambassador to Britain have backed the combative approach, but observers warn it may only alienate the rest of the world.
The country’s foreign minister and ambassador to Britain have backed the combative approach, but observers warn it may only alienate the rest of the world.
The rhetoric towards the self-ruled island has hardened in Premier Li Keqiang’s annual work report
The rhetoric towards the self-ruled island has hardened in Premier Li Keqiang’s annual work report
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers are angry about China’s new announcement on a new national security law concerning the city.
The measure was proposed at a press conference about China’s National People’s Congress annual meetings, on May 21, 2020. The US has vowed to react strongly if China enacts the legislation.
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers are angry about China’s new announcement on a new national security law concerning the city.
The measure was proposed at a press conference about China’s National People’s Congress annual meetings, on May 21, 2020. The US has vowed to react strongly if China enacts the legislation.
Anyone who disagrees with the Communist Party line is likely to become open to bullying, credit-scoring and revenge – reminiscent of the weaponisation of fear during the Cultural Revolution.
Reports of Hong Kong’s demise are premature. The effect of any US sanctions is likely to be more symbolic than material.
Imagine the goodwill China will reap if it can develop a Covid-19 vaccine and share it with the world.