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was not convinced by arguments that Hong Kong does not seek complete autonomy from China. At the waterfront, he told Global News that the actions of protesters abroad indicate movement towards a ... ( read original story ...)

China’s strict censorship and control of the media has allowed mainland news sites to propagate the false narrative that Hong Kong residents are under siege from a foreign-controlled cell of hooligans ... ( read original story ...)

Though not born in Hong Kong, she has gratitude for her adopted city, Luong said. The news of recent clashes, which she says has been manipulated by Chinese state media, made her want to stand with ... ( read original story ...)

“We wanted to send a message that we stand with Hong Kong,” John told Global News ahead of the event. He did not want his full name used citing safety concerns. He’s originally from Hong ... ( read original story ...)

In Taiwan, people held a flash mob demonstration in Taipei, the island's capital, in support of the Hong Kong protests. Associated Press writer Ken Moritsugu, videojournalist Yves Dam Van and news ... ( read original story ...)

who lives in Hong Kong with his family, told CBC News Network. "I think the biggest concern right now is we're not too certain about what is going to happen, how the Hong Kong government is going to ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese state-run news outlets promptly posted edited video of the attack, labelling the protesters as "rioters" who "tortured and humiliated" the man. One outlet called the demonstrators "street ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong clashes are leading to fear of further escalation for at least some of the 300,000 Canadians living there, with some describing scenes feeling “like a war movie.” Around the world people ... ( read original story ...)

A repeat of the military crackdown on the 1989 student-led protests in China would be a "big mistake", he told news outlet Voice of America. China's ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming, said Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

The tension boiled over this week as protesters swarmed Hong Kong's busy airport and shut it down, two days in a row. So how did it come to this, and where will it go from here? CBS News Asia ... ( read original story ...)

Chan said at a news conference. He said the government will increase payments for elderly and low-income residents and provide subsidies to small businesses and parents of schoolchildren. The package ... ( read original story ...)

Liu Xiaoming said extremists masquerading as pro-democracy activists are dragging Hong Kong "down a dangerous road." He told a news conference in London that if unrest becomes "uncontrollable . the ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — A top opposition leader imprisoned on public disorder ... restricting access to the facilities to those with travel documents, Tse said at a daily news briefing. While acknowledging some ... ( read original story ...)

“Our government is very aware that there are 300,000 Canadians in Hong Kong,” Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told a news conference Wednesday in Toronto, where she met with German ... ( read original story ...)