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Chinese Media Use Race Clashes To Criticise US Over Hong Kong Protests
Chinese state media took aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities were gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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China Suspends US Warships, Sanctions NGO's Over Hong Kong Unrest
China on Monday slapped punitive measures on the US in retaliation for its backing of a pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, announcing sanctions on NGOs and suspending visits by US warships and aircraft.
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China Asks US To "Change Course" Over Hong Kong Bill, Summons Envoy
China's foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador on Thursday, urging Washington to refrain from applying a bill supporting Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement to "avoid further damage" to relations.
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China Army Leaves Hong Kong Barracks To Help Clear Debris After Protests
Soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army briefly left their Hong Kong barracks on Saturday to help the clean-up after a week of violence and disruption caused by pro-democracy protests, a rare and highly symbolic movement in a city lurching deeper into crisis.
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"Hey Democracy, Get Foreign Agents Outta Town": China Media On Hong Kong
"Get those foreign agents outta town", roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments.
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No Enemies : The Life-Long Advocacy Of China's Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Dissident Liu Xiaobo
During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China's best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: "We have no enemies."
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Chinese Court Jails Liu Shaoming, Author Of Tiananmen Report
A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced today to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP.
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27 Years On, Chinese Moms Of Tiananmen Victims Vow To Fight
Mothers of some of those killed in the bloody crackdown on China's 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement are condemning the Chinese government for failing to account for their children's deaths and vowing to continue pushing for the truth ahead of this weekend's 27th anniversary of the events.
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Hong Kong Unsettled By Case Of 5 Missing Booksellers
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers said today that they will press the government for answers after a fifth employee of a publisher specializing in books critical of mainland China's leadership went missing.
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Hong Kong 'Revolution' Defeated: Chinese Media
Chinese state-run media Friday triumphantly declared the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement "defeated", warning domestic and foreign "hostile forces" against destabilising the city.
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Chinese Media Use Race Clashes To Criticise US Over Hong Kong Protests
Chinese state media took aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities were gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
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China Suspends US Warships, Sanctions NGO's Over Hong Kong Unrest
China on Monday slapped punitive measures on the US in retaliation for its backing of a pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, announcing sanctions on NGOs and suspending visits by US warships and aircraft.
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China Asks US To "Change Course" Over Hong Kong Bill, Summons Envoy
China's foreign ministry summoned the US ambassador on Thursday, urging Washington to refrain from applying a bill supporting Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement to "avoid further damage" to relations.
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China Army Leaves Hong Kong Barracks To Help Clear Debris After Protests
Soldiers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army briefly left their Hong Kong barracks on Saturday to help the clean-up after a week of violence and disruption caused by pro-democracy protests, a rare and highly symbolic movement in a city lurching deeper into crisis.
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"Hey Democracy, Get Foreign Agents Outta Town": China Media On Hong Kong
"Get those foreign agents outta town", roars a music video by a patriotic Chinese rap group, one of a slew of creative efforts by Beijing attacking Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement as violent and spurred on by overseas governments.
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No Enemies : The Life-Long Advocacy Of China's Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Dissident Liu Xiaobo
During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China's best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: "We have no enemies."
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Chinese Court Jails Liu Shaoming, Author Of Tiananmen Report
A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced today to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP.
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27 Years On, Chinese Moms Of Tiananmen Victims Vow To Fight
Mothers of some of those killed in the bloody crackdown on China's 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement are condemning the Chinese government for failing to account for their children's deaths and vowing to continue pushing for the truth ahead of this weekend's 27th anniversary of the events.
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Hong Kong Unsettled By Case Of 5 Missing Booksellers
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers said today that they will press the government for answers after a fifth employee of a publisher specializing in books critical of mainland China's leadership went missing.
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Hong Kong 'Revolution' Defeated: Chinese Media
Chinese state-run media Friday triumphantly declared the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement "defeated", warning domestic and foreign "hostile forces" against destabilising the city.
