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Chinese Military Pushes For Wartime Law Amid Tension Over Taiwan: Report
The deputies of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature, during its current session, called for an urgent need for such legislation.
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Armed With Metal Rods, Hong Kong Protesters Break Parliament Doors
Hong Kong protesters streamed into the legislature building on the 22nd anniversary of the city's 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday in a direct challenge to Beijing, amid widespread anger over proposed laws that would allow extraditions to China.
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Chinese Media Calls Hong Kong Opposition 'Destroyers' After Electoral Reform Vetoed
Chinese state media lashed out at Hong Kong's opposition pro-democracy lawmakers today after the legislature in the financial hub vetoed a Beijing-backed electoral reform package.
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Senior Chinese Leader Zhand Dejiang Visits India
Top Chinese leader Zhang Dejiang today met Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai and expressed the need for strengthening cooperation between parliaments and provincial legislatures of the two countries.
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China Draft Law Lets Foreign NGOs Open Offices With Government
The Chinese legislature has amended a draft law on international non-governmental organisations to give them special permission to set up branches in China, after an earlier draft sparked concerns of a crackdown.
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China Plans to Scrap Death Penalty for Nine Crimes: Report
China's legislature is considering abolishing the death penalty for nine of the 55 crimes it is currently available for, state media said on Monday, including illegal fundraising, which has been at the centre of several controversial cases.
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In Chinese Shadow, Hong Kong Fights For Its Future
As skyscrapers around Hong Kong harbor erupted into a reverie of laser beams and giant digital displays during their synchronized nightly light show, one innocuous 28-story building near the water's edge had stayed dark for months, clad in bamboo scaffolding for a face-lift.
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China's Xi Jinping to take over as President in March
China's new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will formally take over as President in early March when the country's legislature opens to elect the leaders at various levels.
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Chinese issue letter criticising case against Bo Xilai
An array of activists, academics and dissidents are questioning the authorities' purge of Bo Xilai, demanding that China's legislature follow the rule of law and allow the disgraced leader to defend himself before lawmakers.
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Chinese Military Pushes For Wartime Law Amid Tension Over Taiwan: Report
The deputies of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature, during its current session, called for an urgent need for such legislation.
-
Armed With Metal Rods, Hong Kong Protesters Break Parliament Doors
Hong Kong protesters streamed into the legislature building on the 22nd anniversary of the city's 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday in a direct challenge to Beijing, amid widespread anger over proposed laws that would allow extraditions to China.
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Chinese Media Calls Hong Kong Opposition 'Destroyers' After Electoral Reform Vetoed
Chinese state media lashed out at Hong Kong's opposition pro-democracy lawmakers today after the legislature in the financial hub vetoed a Beijing-backed electoral reform package.
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Senior Chinese Leader Zhand Dejiang Visits India
Top Chinese leader Zhang Dejiang today met Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai and expressed the need for strengthening cooperation between parliaments and provincial legislatures of the two countries.
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China Draft Law Lets Foreign NGOs Open Offices With Government
The Chinese legislature has amended a draft law on international non-governmental organisations to give them special permission to set up branches in China, after an earlier draft sparked concerns of a crackdown.
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China Plans to Scrap Death Penalty for Nine Crimes: Report
China's legislature is considering abolishing the death penalty for nine of the 55 crimes it is currently available for, state media said on Monday, including illegal fundraising, which has been at the centre of several controversial cases.
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In Chinese Shadow, Hong Kong Fights For Its Future
As skyscrapers around Hong Kong harbor erupted into a reverie of laser beams and giant digital displays during their synchronized nightly light show, one innocuous 28-story building near the water's edge had stayed dark for months, clad in bamboo scaffolding for a face-lift.
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China's Xi Jinping to take over as President in March
China's new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will formally take over as President in early March when the country's legislature opens to elect the leaders at various levels.
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Chinese issue letter criticising case against Bo Xilai
An array of activists, academics and dissidents are questioning the authorities' purge of Bo Xilai, demanding that China's legislature follow the rule of law and allow the disgraced leader to defend himself before lawmakers.
