After pro-democracy protests rocked Hong Kong in 2019, mainland China tightened its grip by imposing a broad national security law on the former British colony. Since then, dozens of opposition figures have been arrested, including Jimmy Lai, a former media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner. On Feb. 9, Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of national security crimes in a trial that demonstrated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s resolve to stamp out political disse
After pro-democracy protests rocked Hong Kong in 2019, mainland China tightened its grip by imposing a broad national security law on the former British colony. Since then, dozens of opposition figures have been arrested, including Jimmy Lai, a former media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner. On Feb. 9, Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of national security crimes in a trial that demonstrated Chinese President Xi Jinping’s resolve to stamp out political disse
Jimmy Lai, second from left, is led away from his residence by law enforcement officials in Hong Kong, in 2020.
The near-elimination of an entire generation of senior commanders has consequences.
Xi Jinping, China's president, stands in a vehicle while inspecting members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Chang'an Avenue at Tiananmen Square during a military parade to mark 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War II held in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. The once-a-decade parade is part of the Communist Party’s broader effort to fan nationalistic sentiment and showcase China's growing diplomatic sway and military might. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
An economist at one of China’s biggest investment banks said the time has come for authorities to allow for more appreciation in the yuan, a decision that would give consumers greater spending power and cool trade tensions.
An economist at one of China’s biggest investment banks said the time has come for authorities to allow for more appreciation in the yuan, a decision that would give consumers greater spending power and cool trade tensions.
China sent a letter to the United Nations vowing resolute self-defense if Japan “dared to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait,” as Beijing tries to rally international support for its position on the spiraling spat.
China sent a letter to the United Nations vowing resolute self-defense if Japan “dared to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait,” as Beijing tries to rally international support for its position on the spiraling spat.
Antonio Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), during a United Nations conference on a Palestinian two-state solution in New York, US, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. Canada, the UK and Australia on Sunday formally recognized a Palestinian state, joining a growing global consensus and pushing ahead with a policy that has drawn criticism from US President Donald Trump.
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