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May 13, 2020

NBA partnership with China's state-run TV still on the rocks following Rockets' Daryl Morey tweet: report

The feud between China’s state-run TV and the NBA was reignited on Monday after CCTV announced that it will continue its ban of the airing of any games following the fallout from Houston Rockets owner Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong tweet last year.

May 11, 2020

Hong Kong police arrest more than 200 after pro-democracy protests erupt again

Hong Kong police say they have arrested 230 people over the weekend during a chaotic pro-democracy protest that erupted amidst the coronavirus outbreak. 

April 28, 2020

Hong Kong announces some services set to reopen May 4

Some public services in Hong Kong are set to resume on Monday, when thousands of the city's civil servants head back to work, Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said. 

April 22, 2020

Former CIA station chief warns of China becoming more aggressive to the West

The divide between the United States and China will only continue to increase in the coming months and years following the coronavirus pandemic, former CIA Station Chief and Fox News contributor Daniel Hoffman said Wednesday. 

April 21, 2020

China ramps up tensions with Hong Kong in new statements

China ratcheted up tensions with Hong Kong on Tuesday by voicing its support for the arrests of pro-democracy dissidents over the weekend.

April 20, 2020

Hong Kong reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in weeks

For the first time in nearly seven weeks, Hong Kong reported no new cases of coronavirus Monday as health officials urged residents to follow social distancing practices. 

April 20, 2020

Hong Kong government using coronavirus as 'golden opportunity' to crack down on pro-democracy movement, arrested activist claims

The Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong government used the coronavirus pandemic as a “golden opportunity” to crack down on pro-democracy dissidence, knowing that the arrest of more than a dozen activists would have normally seen people “pouring out onto the street to protest,” according to one recently arrested political leader.

April 19, 2020

Pompeo, Barr condemn Hong Kong arrests of democracy advocates

The United States condemned the arrests of at least 14 veteran pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on charges of joining massive anti-government protests last year, saying the police action jeopardizes a high degree of autonomy guaranteed the southern Chinese city.

April 9, 2020

Hong Kong court strikes down blanket ban on coronavirus masks

A blanket ban on face masks in Hong Kong was ruled unconstitutional by a top appeals court Thursday, months after anti-government protests and at a time when much of the world is using them to combat the coronavirus. 

April 9, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown measures should not be lifted until vaccine found, study says

A new study says that despite stay-at-home measures being successful in flattening the curve of the coronavirus pandemic, any easing of restrictions could be counterintuitive, prior to a vaccine being discovered.