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President Donald Trump says the U.S. will be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in China ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea on Saturday expressed its support for China's decision to impose new national security laws in Hong Kong, calling it a "legitimate step" to safeguard the state security. "Since Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will restrict Chinese students and start reversing Hong Kong's special status in customs and other areas, as Beijing imposes a controversial ... ( read original story ...)

Trump announces China sanctions over Hong Kong, termination of WHO relationship. He did not mention the death of George Floyd during the White House event. ( read original story ...)

The president also told a Rose Garden news conference he was ending ties to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Donald Trump said the US will revoke special trade privileges for Hong Kong and sanction officials from the territory and mainland China after Beijing moved to impose new security laws on the former ... ( read original story ...)

The president, angered by China’s security crackdown in Hong Kong and its handling of the coronavirus, said he would also terminate the United States’ relationship with the World Health Organization. ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was directing his administration to begin the process of eliminating special treatment for Hong Kong in response to China plans to impose new security ... ( read original story ...)

President Trump said Friday the U.S. would pull out of the World Health Organization and threatened to revoke financial benefits afforded to Hong Kong, to sanction Beijing for its crackdown there. ( read original story ...)

With the U.S. and its allies distracted by the pandemic, China’s leader has taken bold steps on issues where he’s often faced international pushback, including Taiwan, the South China Sea and a ... ( read original story ...)

The White House has scheduled a press conference for Friday afternoon following administration criticism of Beijing's assertion of power. Watch President Trump's remarks live. ( read original story ...)

China has rejected foreign criticism. By law, Hong Kong has some freedoms - of the press and association - not guaranteed on the mainland. These are a legacy of the agreement under which Hong Kong was ... ( read original story ...)

As Beijing flexes its muscle from Hong Kong to Ladakh, the U.S. government must decide how to respond. In Britain’s hierarchical culture, the crime for the upper classes isn’t telling lies—it’s ... ( read original story ...)

Arthur Tam is a journalist and was formerly an editor at Time Out Hong Kong and Cedar Hong Kong. The successes of Hong Kong, Taiwan and the rest of the Chinese diaspora have always been an ... ( read original story ...)