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Hong Kong pro-democracy movement loses ground in by-election
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Hong Kong pro-democracy movement loses ground in by-election

Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates won back only two of four seats in a crucial by-election in the semiautonomous Chinese region,…
China makes historic move to allow Xi to rule indefinitely
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China makes historic move to allow Xi to rule indefinitely

China’s rubber-stamp lawmakers on Sunday passed a historic constitutional amendment abolishing a presidential two-term limit that will enable Xi Jinping…
China’s lawmakers begin voting on scrapping term limits
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China’s lawmakers begin voting on scrapping term limits

China’s rubber-stamp lawmakers started casting votes Sunday on a historic constitutional amendment that would abolish term limits and enable President…
China silences critics of move to abolish term limits for Xi
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China silences critics of move to abolish term limits for Xi

The day China’s ruling Communist Party unveiled a proposal to allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely as Mao Zedong…
Economists see stability in Xi supremacy, Chinese eye exit
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Economists see stability in Xi supremacy, Chinese eye exit

As Xi Jinping marches toward presidency for life, economists are lauding the stability of his continued rule but the move…
Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety
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Move to extend Chinese leader’s role fuels business anxiety

The ruling Communist Party’s move to let leader Xi Jinping remain China’s president indefinitely is fueling anxiety that Beijing might…
China detains prominent human rights lawyer and Xi Jinping critic
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China detains prominent human rights lawyer and Xi Jinping critic

Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has been detained by Chinese authorities, hours after circulating a letter calling for constitutional reforms. Yu…
Beijing to build $2 billion AI research park: Xinhua
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Beijing to build $2 billion AI research park: Xinhua

Beijing authorities will build a 13.8 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) artificial intelligence development project in the city’s west, the official…
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown
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China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown

China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest…
US creating ‘sensational hype’ over China’s military modernization: ministry
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US creating ‘sensational hype’ over China’s military modernization: ministry

The United States has created “sensational hype” over China’s military modernization, the defense ministry has said in reaction to a…
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