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August 15, 2019

Chinese diplomat warns Beijing ‘will not sit on its hands’; military runs drills near Hong Kong border

The Chinese ambassador in the United Kingdom issued a stern warning Thursday, saying that Beijing will “not sit on its hands” amid ongoing near-daily street protests in Hong Kong.

August 15, 2019

Trump suggests 'personal meeting' with China's Xi on Hong Kong protests

President Trump in a tweet Wednesday evening suggested a “personal meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid tensions in Hong Kong and fears that an escalating trade war could trigger a global recession.

August 14, 2019

FBI 'indifferent' to possible China hack of Hillary Clinton's server, as State Department fought to protect her, interviews suggest

Interviews with intelligence community officials have revealed that senior FBI leaders "seemed indifferent to evidence of a possible intrusion by a foreign adversary" into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s non-government server, and that State Department officials allegedly sought to "downgrade classified material found on the server," according to Senate investigators still probing the matter.

August 14, 2019

Chinese tech giant apologizes for saying typhoon killed 99 million people

China’s largest video streaming giant Tencent Video on Wednesday apologized for saying Typhoon Lekima killed everyone in Shandong, a province which has about 99 million people.

August 14, 2019

Christian Whiton: China’s Xi looks increasingly dazed and confused – Could Hong Kong win this showdown?

As protests in Hong Kong continue China's Xi Jinping has painted himself into a corner.

August 14, 2019

Chinese military vehicles stashed across Hong Kong border in soccer stadium, satellite images appear to show

Satellite images this week apparently captured more than 500 Chinese military vehicles in and around a soccer stadium near the border with Hong Kong in what many speculate was a response to several days of violent protests that disrupted operations at one of the world’s busiest international airports.

August 14, 2019

Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after protest chaos

Flights resumed at Hong Kong's airport Wednesday morning after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence that highlight the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

August 13, 2019

Hong Kong protests much like Boston Tea Party, former National Security Council official says

Though China is demanding the U.S. stay out of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, the demonstrators who've stormed one of the world's busiest airports this week resemble those who dumped tea into Boston Harbor more than two centuries ago, according to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding.

August 13, 2019

China denies request for US Navy warships to visit a restive Hong Kong

China has rejected a request for two upcoming U.S. Navy warship visits to Hong Kong amid massive, weeks-long protests that are taking place in the former British colony, a U.S. defense official told Fox News.

August 13, 2019

Hong Kong protesters clash with riot police armed with pepper spray at airport

More than 100 flights were canceled at Hong Kong International Airport Tuesday as thousands of demonstrators flooded the airport’s main terminal for the fifth consecutive day, prompting Chinese officials to liken the pro-democracy movement to “terrorism.”