Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam tells a news conference she welcomes plans by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to require election candidates to be vetted by a pro-Beijing committee, in Beijing, March 8, 2021.

Hong Kong Leader Welcomes Electoral Changes Meaning More Control For Beijing

The move to ensure all electoral candidates are vetted by pro-China officials will make any expansion of seats or voting rights meaningless, commentators say.

USS Nimitz leads a formation of ships from the Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group during dual carrier operations in the South China Sea in February 2021.

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Proposes New Missile Capabilities to Deter China

2021-03-05

A woman holds a Taiwanese flag to mark Taiwan's National Day in a celebration in Hong Kong, Oct. 10, 2019.

Taiwan 'Will Defend Its Sovereignty' Against China's Ambitions

2021-03-05

The island's government warns that it will respect the opinions of its 23 million people, and protect freedom and democracy.

A village resident casts her vote during a local election in Wukan, China, in a file photo.

Activist Hounded After Standing For Village Election in China's Guangdong

2021-03-05

Tian Ruidi is currently in hiding after an intimidation campaign to get her to withdraw her candidacy.

Hong Kong's Legislative Council is shown in session in a Nov. 25, 2020 photo.

China's Election Reforms Will Exclude Political Opposition in Hong Kong

2021-03-05

Ruling Chinese Communist Party officials say Beijing needs to close off loopholes allowing 'hostile foreign forces' to disrupt Hong Kong's political life.

Restaurant workers in Shanghai prepare meals for app-based delivery in a file photo.

Food Delivery App Riders Take Action in China After Leader 'Disappears'

2021-03-04

Workers for food delivery apps Ele.me and Meituan are disputing deductions from their wages.

Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians and activists are escorted to a police van at the end of a bail hearing that saw all back behind bars, March 4, 2021.

Marathon Hong Kong Bail Hearing Ends With 47 Activist Behind Bars

2021-03-04

Defendants have been prevented from seeing case files, with some saying they have been denied access to legal representation in the closed-door hearing.

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are escorted to a police van a day after appearing at the West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong, March 2, 2021.

Hong Kong Activists Still in Court as Supporters Gather Outside

2021-03-03

Reports suggest Beijing is gearing up to ensure that only staunch loyalists hold public office in the city in future.

Bao Tong, political secretary to Zhao Ziyang, former general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is shown in a file photo.

China Steps up Curbs on Dissidents Ahead of National People's Congress

2021-03-03

State security police warn prominent critics not to say anything publicly, and are taking others on enforced 'vacations.'

Workers fill Vietnamese fishing boats with water to sink them after they were seized due to illegal fishing in Indonesia's waters, at Datuk island in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, May 4, 2019

New Technologies Can Help Southeast Asia Fight Illegal Activity at Sea, Report Says

2021-03-02

Protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks as they gather in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong, Nov. 5, 2019.

'I Didn't Expect These Students to Behave in Such a Frenzied Way'

2021-03-02

Chinese student Liu Tianyu was subjected to death threats and a torrent of online abuse after he showed support for the Hong Kong protest movement.

A Chinese naval Z-9 helicopter prepares to land aboard a Chinese naval frigate as the ship conducts a series of maneuvers and exchanges with a US destroyer in the South China Sea, in a file photo.

China Begins Month of Military Exercises in South China Sea

2021-03-01

The exercises follow numerous foreign military maneuvers in contested areas of the South China Sea.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is shown in a file photo.

Charging of Politicians For 'Subversion' in Hong Kong Sparks International Outcry

2021-03-01

The US calls for their immediate release, while the UK says the national security law is being used to eliminate political dissent.

Protesters rally outside a Hong Kong court as the authorities charged 47 pro-democracy activists picked up in mass arrests at the weekend, March 1, 2021.

Hundreds Protest as Hong Kong Locks up 47 Democracy Activists, Politicians

2021-03-01

Dozens of sitting councilors and former opposition lawmakers stand accused of "subversion" under China's National Security Law for Hong Kong.

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