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Demonstrators defied social distancing rules and thronged some of the busiest retail districts Sunday. China's parliament is planning legislation to tighten its grip on the semi-autonomous territory. ( read original story ...)

Christopher Patten, who served as the final British governor of Hong Kong before it was handed over to China in 1997, is accusing Beijing of betraying the city with a new proposal that would curtail ... ( read original story ...)

The warning from national security advisor Robert O'Brien came amid soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing, and only hours after China's foreign minister Wang Yi warned that the two countries ... ( read original story ...)

China's proposed national security legislation for Hong Kong could lead to U.S. sanctions and threaten the city's status as a financial hub, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said ... ( read original story ...)

China's proposal would ban secessionist and subversive activity, as well as foreign interference, in the semi-autonomous territory ... ( read original story ...)

Chris Patten, who served as the last British governor of Hong Kong, strongly criticized China and urged the United Kingdom to do more to protect the former colony's autonomy as the Chinese government ... ( read original story ...)

China wants to control us. We just want to be ourselves and live with our freedoms, so that’s why we are here,' one protester told NBC News. ( read original story ...)

Here are the week’s top stories, and a look ahead. 1. The U.S. is approaching a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Almost all of them occurred within a three-month span at an ... ( read original story ...)

Police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gathered Sunday against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes in ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas in a popular shopping district as hundreds took to the streets Sunday to march against China's proposed tough national ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas against protesters taking part in the first pro-democracy demonstration since China announced plans to impose a new security law on the territory. Hundreds of ... ( read original story ...)

Large-scale unrest returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus epidemic disrupted life in the territory earlier this year, as pro-democracy protesters and ... ( read original story ...)

Almost 200 politicians and legislators from 23 countries issued a joint statement criticizing China’s plans to impose a sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, and warned that it could spark more ... ( read original story ...)

The proposal is expected to ban treason, subversion and sedition, and comes after Hong Kong was shaken by months of massive, sometimes violent anti-government protests, and repeated warnings from ... ( read original story ...)