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Thousands of protesters, unbowed by a new national-security law imposed by China, staged the largest show of defiance in Hong Kong this year, with some risking heavy prison terms to chant slogans of ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told CNBC on Thursday that China's new law on Hong Kong is a betrayal of an international agreement. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to keep the flame of democracy alive and send a message to China that freedom cannot be crushed, ... ( read original story ...)

China’s sweeping national-security law for Hong Kong is prompting some ordinary citizens to quickly change behavior and hide their support of the city’s antigovernment movement, for fear of becoming ... ( read original story ...)

July 1 marks the 23rd anniversary of Britain's handover of Hong Kong to China, a date that holds increased significance as mainland China takes new legal and enforcement steps in Hong Kong to help ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON (Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are discussing a plan to create an unofficial parliament-in-exile to keep the flame of freedom alive and send a message to China that freedom ... ( read original story ...)

A new national security law will allow Beijing’s sprawling and secretive security system to establish a visible foothold in the territory. ( read original story ...)

The House of Representatives on Wednesday night passed a bill to impose sanctions on entities that help violate Hong Kong's autonomy and financial institutions that do business with them, a response ... ( read original story ...)

Democracies such as Britain and Australia are formulating measures to help, while risking blowback from a furious Beijing. ( read original story ...)

The breadth of the law and rapidly deteriorating relations between China and the West raise the prospect that international businesses or their employees could eventually become targets. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan citizens should avoid unnecessary transits through or visits to Hong Kong, Macau or mainland China after the passing of a new national security law for Hong Kong, a senior Taiwan government ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police arrested a man onboard a London-bound flight on suspicion of stabbing a police officer during protests of the new security law ... ( read original story ...)

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the passing of the law was a "clear and serious breach" of the 1985 Sino-British joint declaration. Under this declaration, Hong Kong was hand ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is watching events in Hong Kong with "great interest", Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday, as police in the city made more arrests after China imposed a new national ... ( read original story ...)