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July 16, 2025

Hong Kong

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Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong elections

December 20, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Candidates loyal to China’s Communist Party won a landslide victory in Hong Kong’s legislative elections after pro-democracy activists were imprisoned and authorities received the power to exclude those deemed inappropriate for office. […]

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Hong Kong police arrest man for booing national anthem

August 3, 2021 Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hong Kong police have arrested a man accused of booing the Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympic event at a mall. The 40-year-old man was allegedly waving colonial-era Hong Kong flags […]

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First person tried under Hong Kong security law found guilty

July 29, 2021 Alice Fung, Associated Press

HONG KONG — The first person to be tried under Hong Kong’s sweeping national security law was found guilty of secessionism and terrorism on Tuesday in a ruling closely watched for indications of how the […]

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Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong’s airport

June 28, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — An editorial writer of the now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the airport on Sunday night while attempting to leave the city, local media reported. Local newspaper South […]

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Taiwan to maintain Hong Kong office despite visa problems

June 22, 2021 Huizhong Wu, Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan says it will continue operating its de facto consulate in Hong Kong in spite of visa difficulties for its staffers while also providing consular services online. The Taipei Economic and Cultural […]

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Editors of Hong Kong newspaper arrested under security law

June 17, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law Thursday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers — the first time the […]

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Hong Kong watching Chinese nuclear plant after leak reported

June 15, 2021 Zen Soo and Joe McDonald, Associated Press

HONG KONG — China’s government said Tuesday no abnormal radiation was detected outside a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong following a news report of a leak, while Hong Kong’s leader said her administration was […]

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Hong Kong changes electoral law, reduces direct public vote

June 4, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s legislature passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically reduces the public’s ability to vote and increases the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the city. The new law […]

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Hong Kong businessman gets 14-month jail term over 2019 protest

May 28, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai was sentenced to more jail time Friday over his role in an anti-government protest in 2019, as authorities step up a crackdown […]

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Encrypted messaging app Signal blocked in China

March 16, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Encrypted messaging app Signal appears to have been blocked in mainland China, the latest foreign social media service to cease working in a country where the government tightly controls the flow of […]

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