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Even in death, Uighurs feel long reach of Chinese state
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Even in death, Uighurs feel long reach of Chinese state

China is destroying burial grounds where generations of Uighur families have been laid to rest, leaving behind human bones and…
NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore
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NBA backs free speech after Hong Kong tweet furore

The NBA has insisted it backs free speech, after US politicians accused it of caving to China in a row…
Hong Kong ‘won’t rule out’ Chinese help over protests: leader
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Hong Kong ‘won’t rule out’ Chinese help over protests: leader

Hong Kong’s under-fire leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said China intervening to end months of pro-democracy protests is an option…
US prefers a ‘big deal’ with China: Trump
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US prefers a ‘big deal’ with China: Trump

President Donald Trump said Monday he would prefer to strike a comprehensive trade bargain with China, in comments days before…
US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over ‘brutal’ Xinjiang abuses
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US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over ‘brutal’ Xinjiang abuses

The US is to blacklist 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs…
Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break out
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Hong Kong court rejects mask ban challenge as fresh protests break out

A Hong Kong court rejected on Sunday a challenge to an emergency law criminalizing protesters wearing face masks as democracy…
Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt
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Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt

Masked pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong in defiance of a ban on face coverings as much of the city…
Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever
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Pig farmers pessimistic as China tries to talk down swine fever

Sun Dawu sighs sadly when asked about the death of thousands of his pigs, killed by the African swine fever…
Hong Kong flash-mob rallies erupt as anger mounts over shot protester
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Hong Kong flash-mob rallies erupt as anger mounts over shot protester

Spontaneous flash-mob rallies broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as anger mounted over police shooting a teenage protester who…
Police shoot Hong Kong protester as China celebrates 70th birthday
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Police shoot Hong Kong protester as China celebrates 70th birthday

Hong Kong police shot a pro-democracy protester on Tuesday as the city was lashed by its worst unrest of the…
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